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Associate in Business Administration

The Associate in Science in Business Administration degree provides students with a foundation of general education and business principles that help working adults apply what they learn in the program directly to their jobs and careers. Students can complete the degree entirely online.

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What You Can Expect

  • Apply up to 30 transfer credits
  • Embed an employer-recognized certification into your program
  • Credit awarded for select professional certifications 
  • Courses offered in online and hybrid formats 
  • Weekly, optional, live, virtual sessions with your professors
  • Program fits seamlessly into BS in Business Administration

What You Will Learn

  • Accounting Principles
  • Economics
  • Financial Accounting
  • Business Law
  • Marketing

This program is ACBSP-accredited. Learn more about this accreditation and CHEA student achievement.

The program prepares graduates for continuing their education and baccalaureate level as all credits apply directly to the Bachelor’s in Business Administration at Peirce.

Program at a Glance:

Credits:

61

Courses offered:

Online & Hybrid formats

Transfer Credits:

Up to 30 transfer credits can be applied to this degree

Tuition:

$600 per credit

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*Tuition is based on current Peirce College tuition and does not include fees or books.

Emergency Student Aid

Emergency Student Aid grants are available for Peirce students. Grants can be used to pay off balances, cover tuition, buy books, and for all costs of attendance, including food, rent, childcare, and transportation. Learn more.

Curriculum for the AS in Business Administration

INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:Min. Credits
PRCPRC 100 or PRC 101*1
BIS 111Application Software Fundamentals3
COM 112Speech Communication3
ECO 101Macroeconomics3
ENG 101English Composition3
ENG 103Rhetoric and Research3
HUM 102Introduction to Ethics3
MAT 101Introduction to College Mathematics3
MAT 102College Algebra3
SCIScience Course (choose 1)3
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:Min. Credits
BUS 100Introduction to Business3
ACC 101Accounting Principles 3
ACC 201Financial Accounting3
ECO 102Microeconomics3
FIN 201Introduction to Finance3
LAW 103Business Law3
MKT 101Introduction to Marketing3
BUS 250Associate Business Capstone Course3
CWE 104 or ELECooperative Work Experience or Elective3
ELERecommend Business Elective - Focus Options
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TOTAL: 61 Credits

*Students who place into developmental education courses and/or who have fewer than 15 transfer credits are required to enroll in PRC 100: Student Success Seminar.

Course Descriptions and Information

View course descriptions and prerequisite information in our Undergraduate Catalog

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