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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Area of Study in Agricultural Business Online

Learn to apply the concepts of production economics to the food and agriculture industry, while gaining an understanding of the science behind maintaining and producing various plants and animals.

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Program Overview

Discover our online B.S.B.A. in Agricultural Business degree

Cultivate a successful future in the agricultural trade when you earn the B.S.B.A. with an Area of Study in Agricultural Business degree from A-State. This 100% online, AACSB-accredited bachelor’s program gives you valuable business acumen and prepares you for roles where you can maintain growth in a vital, thriving industry.

Learn to assess and overcome challenges unique to farming commerce. Our curriculum enhances your ability to apply the concepts of production economics to the food and agriculture enterprise while helping you understand the science behind maintaining and producing various plants and animals. You will graduate with experience and knowledge in areas such as animal science, crop physiology, the physical and chemical properties of soil, and economic principles in agriculture.

In addition to agribusiness-focused requirements, business administration courses in communication, strategic management, marketing and financial accounting will help you stand out to hiring managers and advance to the next level in your career. This affordable, flexible degree puts you on the path for unlimited potential in a growing field.

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Prepare for a career as a:

  • Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Workers
  • Farm/Ranch Manager
  • Buyer/Purchasing Agent
  • Landscaper or Groundskeeper
  • Agricultural/Food Science Technician
Prepare for a career as a:+
  • Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Workers
  • Farm/Ranch Manager
  • Buyer/Purchasing Agent
  • Landscaper or Groundskeeper
  • Agricultural/Food Science Technician

Learn industry-relevant skills that employers seek:

  • Purchasing
  • Procurement
  • Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Finance
Learn industry-relevant skills that employers seek:+
  • Purchasing
  • Procurement
  • Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Finance

Also available:

A-State offers a variety of undergraduate business administration programs in a convenient online format. Explore our full range of online undergraduate business administration programs.

Per Credit Tuition: $276
Transfer Credits: Up to 90 hours
Credit Hours 120

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Tuition

Low tuition plus financial aid packages are available to those who qualify

A-State's online programs are affordable and convenient. You may also qualify for financial aid. Learn more.

The B.S.B.A. – Agricultural Business online program offers the same low, pay-by-the-course tuition to all U.S. residents. All fees are included.

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour: $276
Tuition Per Course: $828

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The schedule for our online agricultural business B.S.B.A. degree

Our B.S.B.A. – Agricultural Business is a flexible online program featuring accelerated coursework and multiple start dates per year.

Please note Summer 1 and Summer 2 terms are 5 weeks in duration for this program.

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Admissions

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Arkansas State University has a streamlined admission process that makes it easy for you to enroll in B.S.B.A. – Agricultural Business online program. Enrollment specialists are available to walk you through the admission process, so you will be able to complete your application quickly.

Admission Requirements:

  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • 2.0 GPA for transferring credits
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There are several paths to admittance at A-State:

  • If you have 13 or more transferrable college credit hours, you would be admitted if you have a cumulative college GPA of at least 2.0 on previous college coursework
  • If you have 0-12 transferrable college credit hours and have been out of high school for five years or more, you would be admitted if you:
    • Have a high school diploma or state-approved equivalent
    • Have completed 12 or fewer earned college hours
    • Have never enrolled as a student at A-State
    Note: If you’re admitted as non-traditional first-time freshman, you may be required to successfully complete a predesignated curriculum of 12 hours (Certificate or Non-Degree). Upon successful completion, you will be transitioned to a degree seeking program.
  • If you have 0-12 transferrable college credit hours and have been in high school within the last 5 years, you would be admitted if you have one of the following:
    • 3.0 cumulative high school grad point average (or GED test score equivalent), OR
    • 19 minimum ACT super score or minimum 990 combined SAT super score, OR
    • Class rank in the top 20% of your graduating class

​Application Submission Requirements

Submitting your application takes three easy steps: filling out the application, submitting your documents and paying the application fee.

  1. When completing the online application, select 100% online student and then complete all the steps on the online application.
  2. Pay $30.00 non-refundable application fee.
  3. Submit all official college transcripts.
  4. Submit official high school transcripts (if applicable).
  5. Submit official ACT/ SAT test scores (if applicable).

Note: If you have 0-12 transferrable college hours, test scores will still need to be submitted for reporting purposes to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE); however, they are not needed for an admission decision. Accuplacer test scores are an acceptable alternative to ACT/SAT scores.

If you have any questions along the way, call us at 866-621-8096 and we’ll be happy to help answer questions.

Document Submission Address

Submit all documents to:

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P.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467

Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]

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Courses

Requirements for the B.S.B.A. – Agricultural Business program curriculum

To earn your Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Area of Study in Agricultural Business, you need to complete 120 credit hours of coursework. The program includes 38 credit hours of general education courses, 57 credit hours of major courses, 15 credit hours of Agricultural Business courses and 10 credit hours of electives. You can finish faster by transferring previously earned credit hours. Transfer credit hours will be evaluated during the admission process.

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You will take the courses listed below and select either STAT 2003 or ECON 2113 from the courses listed below.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to accounting and the accounting cycle includes focus on basic accounting and reporting for merchandising and service-oriented business organizations. Primary emphasis is on accounting principles applicable to measuring assets, liabilities, owners' equity and income. Special measurement problems for partnerships and corporations.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course covers basic accounting and reporting for manufacturing companies. The course is also devoted to managerial uses of accounting data for the decision-making function and to special accounting reports.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Theories and principles of written, interpersonal and oral communication.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Statistical methods used in studying business and economic data, averages and dispersions, probability, sampling, statistical inference, estimation, tests of hypotheses, index numbers, linear regression and correlation. Fall, Spring, Summer.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Legal forms of American business organization, policies, methods and institutions involved in financing business are examined. The principles of financial management will be studied with emphasis on the corporation, including cash flows, securities, financial structures, expansion and acquisitions.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines aspects of moving raw materials and finished goods through the firm’s networks of warehousing, inventory control, materials management, and order processing. The student will examine trade off possibilities and management alternatives to minimize cost of production flow and to maximize customer service. Special course fees may apply. Prerequisite, MKTG 3013.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will learn basic computer skills that can be used immediately, throughout college and beyond. Emphasis is on learning basic office applications in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation graphics.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides understanding of information needs of management, information technology used by various business subsystems, and how technology can be utilized for competitive advantage. Prerequisite: CIT 1503 or CS 1013.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Contemporary processes, methods, techniques, tools and datasets that organizations use to implement knowledge discovery projects; focus on development of critical thinking through use of in-depth assignments that utilize project management fundamentals. Prerequisites, ISBA 1503, ACCT 2033, ACCT 2133, and STAT 3233.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the fundamental elements of the Anglo American legal system and its common law origins. The scope of the course will include the application and operation of the legal system in the remedy of business disputes, the development and operation of the court system, and the regulation of American business and industry by the United States government.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an overview of foundational management principles, including internal and external assessment and planning, organization structure and design, leadership and motivation, and decision and control processes.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines business activities performed which direct the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user in order to satisfy customers and accomplish company objectives.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Designed to give students the opportunity to study administrative processes under conditions of uncertainty including an integrating analysis applied to all fields of business. Special emphasis is given to policy determination at the overall management level.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Survey course designed for students to become familiar with the usefulness of statistics in solving real world problems. Includes sampling, observational studies and designed experiments, regression, graphical descriptive methods, measures of cen­tral tendency and variation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.

These B.S.B.A. – Agricultural Business Area of Study electives must be completed to earn your degree.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Structure and organization of agricultural business. Basic economic principles and their application to agriculture. Fall, Spring.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Economic importance of risk-taking, the process of designing, launching, and running a new business, cultivating leadership, and personal selling. Prerequisite, AGEC 1003 or ECON 2313.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Function of futures markets in price discovery, price risk transfer, and speculation. Marketing strategies for agricultural, financial, and other commodities using futures contracts and options on futures. Prerequisite, AGEC 1003 or ECON 2313 or ECON 2323. Fall, Spring.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Economic developments in agriculture, role of the government in agriculture and policies affecting rural people are considered. Text and current information are utilized. Prerequisite, AGEC 1003 or ECON 2313 or ECON 2323. Fall, Spring.

You must complete 10 credit hours of electives to satisfy the 120 credit hours required for this program. Courses must be chosen with the assistance of an advisor and per your degree plan. Electives can come from any courses offered as long as prerequisites are met.

These additional business courses must be taken to complete your degree. Alternative electives may satisfy these requirements.  Your advisor can work with you on alternative business electives in your degree plan.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of how and why occupational fraud is committed, how fraudulent conduct can be deterred, and how allegations of fraud should be investigated and resolved.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course explains economic theories as they relate to national policy making. Emphasis is on causes of inflation and unemployment.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Economic theory and history of international trade. Topics such as comparative advantage, the effect of protectionism and determination of exchange rates will be emphasized.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This is an in-depth study of financial institutions such as banks, savings and loans, insurance companies, and financial markets. Primary emphasis will be on depository institutions.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Leadership processes and application at the organization, group and individual levels. Emphasis on team activities. Prerequisite: MGMT 3123 or MGMT 3153.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course features an evaluation of the extensive body of research evidence pertaining to the consumer, and an assessment of the marketing implications of the various processes and facets of consumer motivation.

Students must take the following courses.

First-year course - Students must take the following Making Connections online course. If you transfer in more than 12 credit hours, you will not be required to take the Making Connections course. You may replace that 3-hour course with a 3-hour elective course.

First-year course (3 hours)
UC 1013

Departmental (3 hours)
COMS 1203

Communication Requirement (6 hours)
ENG 1003
ENG 1013

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)
MATH 1023

Arts and Humanities Requirement (6 hours)
MUS 2503
ENG 2003
ENG 2013

Social Sciences Requirement (9 hours)
Three hours must be POSC 2103 or HIST 2763, and six hours must be ECON 2313 & ECON 2323.

Life Science Requirement (4 hours)
Students must complete BIO 1003 with BIO 1001 lab.

Physical Sciences Requirement (4 hours)
Students must complete CHEM 1043 with CHEM 1041 lab.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Laboratory, must be taken with BIO 1003. There will be a fee when purchasing the LabKit. Please visit the tuition and fees page for pricing.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The major characteristics and processes of life emphasizing the human organism. Promotes understanding of diversity and unity among living organisms with focus on ecological interactions and responsibilities of people within their social and natural environment. Lecture three hours per week. Special course fees may apply. Must be taken with BIO 1001.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Special course fees apply. Prerequisite or co-requisite of CHEM 1043. Fall only.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to selected fundamental concepts including dimensional analysis, mole concept, atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, intermolecular interactions, gases, mixtures, kinetics, equilibrium and acid base chemistry. Fall only.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The theory and practice of communication in interpersonal, small groups, and public speaking contexts, emphasizing proficiency in message organization, delivery, and critical thinking.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines national income accounting, inflation and unemployment, competing theories of national income, fiscal policy, the Federal Reserve System and monetary policy, and international trade.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Principles of resource allocation, supply and demand, consumer behavior, costs of production, the competitive model, oligopoly, and factor markets are examined.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study and practice of fundamentals of written communication, including principles of grammar, punctuation, spelling, organization, and careful analytical reading. Prerequisite, with grade of C or better, for ENG 1013.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Continues the practice of ENG 1003 to develop further the skills learned in that course. Based on reading and discussion of various types of writing, the students’ essays will provide practice in different kinds of rhetorical development, including research and documentation.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of literary works from several historical periods ranging from early civilizations through the Renaissance.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of literary works from several historical periods ranging from the Renaissance to the present.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
United States history. Social, economic, and political developments from Columbus to the end of Reconstruction.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices, and miscellaneous topics. No credit given if taken following MATH 1054.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to music for the listener who has had no formal training or experience. By exploring the history of Western Art music, learners will begin to connect the development of music with the changing of society and culture.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
American politics. The constitution, government, and politics of the United States.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Required course for all first semester freshmen. Course content is centered around the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful ASU student, including academic performance, problem solving, critical thinking, self-management and group building skills, university policies and other relevant issues.

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