Business (A.S.B.)

Program: A.S.B.
SBMS Undergraduate Student Affairs Center
Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences

Neff Hall 366 ~ 260-481-6472 ~ www.ipfw.edu/bms

Upon completion of the Associate Degree in Business, students will be able to:   

• Identify, define, describe and/or discuss fundamental business terminology and concepts
• Extract, analyze, and summarize data into useful business information
• Demonstrate effective verbal skills
• Demonstrate effective written skills  

Business Administration

The A.S.B. option in business administration is a preprofessional degree. The academic program leading toward the degree helps you prepare for careers at the operational level of business.

All credits earned in the business administration option can be applied toward the Bachelor of Science in Business if you qualify for admission to that program.

Degree Requirements

You must satisfy the requirements of IPFW (see Part 8 ) and the Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences (listed in this section) and earn a minimum of 63 credits in courses in (1) general education and (2) general business and economics. The final 15 consecutive credits required for this degree should be completed after you have been admitted to the A.S. program.

To remain in the program and graduate, you must earn a grade of C or better in all ENG writing courses and all business and economics courses, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better. Business and economics courses completed by correspondence are not applicable.