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Mar 15, 2026
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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog [DRAFT]
Applied Business, AA
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The Associate of Arts in Applied Business provides students with a solid introduction to the world of business while grounding their studies within a Christ-centered learning community. The program helps students build practical skills in communication, management, marketing, accounting, and economics, offering a strong foundation for entry-level positions or for continuing a bachelor’s degree.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students should be able to apply core business knowledge and demonstrate understanding of business disciplines and contexts.
- Students will understand and apply skills in writing, listening, speaking, information fluency, digital literacy, quantitative reasoning, recognizing diverse neighbors in social-historical contexts, and collaboration in ways that align with the commands to love God and neighbor
- Students will demonstrate appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the created world (including humans as created in the image of God) and of human artistic creations in visual art, music, and/or literature while engaging in the creative process
- Students will discern options for both callings and career pathways, articulate how Christian ethics guides those life callings and careers, and grow in virtues that align with Christian vocation
- Students will demonstrate knowledge and love of self and of their diverse neighbors
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AA Core Courses (39 hours)
Step 1: Seek Christ in College (6 credit hours)
Step 2: Build Foundational Skills (12 credit hours)
Step 3: Appreciate Creation (9 credit hours)
Humans Created in God’s Image Menu (choose one from among)
Beauty in the Creative Order Menu (choose one from among)
Step 4: Live for the Kingdom (7 credit hours)
Social Institutions and Kingdom Menu (choose one from among)
Step 5: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself (5 credit hours)
Notes:
- MATH 138 not required for incoming students with an ACT Math score of 25 or greater.
- MATH 138 not required for majors that require MATH/PSYC 140 or BUS 240 or any MATH course above MATH 140 .
- SCI 202 not required for Natural and Health Science majors who complete one of the following classes: BIOL 332 , BIOL 371 , BIOL 372 , EXSC 413 , CHEM 312 .
- CORE 200 not required for Nursing majors who complete NURS 441 , NURS 442 , and NURS 462 ; all majors in the Division of Business and Technologies (except Mathematics) who complete BUS 281 ; and all Communication, Visual, and Performing Art and English majors (except Integrated Language Arts) who complete COMM 281 /ENG 281 .
- CORE 320 not required for Nursing majors who complete NURS 202 .
- CORE 330 not required for Nursing majors who complete NURS 203 .
Applied Business Major Courses (21 hours)
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