Associate of Science (A.S.) Degree

The Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Business Administration is designed for students who wish to complete a baccalaureate degree in such areas as Management, Accounting or Marketing. Articulation with four-year institutions of higher education enables students holding an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree to move smoothly into their program of choice or be prepared for immediate employment.

The Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Fire Science Management is designed to allow for maximum transferability into a higher educational degree program. Its target audience includes current and potential fire officers. The Fire Science Management core courses will be offered through Internet course delivery allowing participants the maximum opportunity to obtain their degree. General Education requirements may also be obtained via Internet courses or by way of traditional delivery.

The Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Education is designed to allow students ease of transfer into a teacher education baccalaureate degree program for K-6 Elementary Education, Middle School Language Arts/Social Studies, Middle School Math/Science or K-12 Special Education offered at Henderson State University or Southern Arkansas University.

Completion of this degree will also meet the educational requirements for paraprofessional positions at many Arkansas public schools. This degree is also designed for transfer to other Education programs at four-year universities in Arkansas. Students should work with their advisor to determine the elective courses to be taken for transfer.

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment in the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Course transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as “NO COMPARABLE COURSE.” See individual course descriptions in the catalog for applicable ACTS courses. ACTS may also be accessed on the Internet by going to the ADHE website at Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS).