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Build a Strong Foundation with an A.S. in Business Studies Online Degree

Pursue new career opportunities with Cornerstone University’s 100% online Associate of Science in business studies. Our ACBSP-accredited program offers the flexibility and affordability to balance your education with life’s demands. Gain market-ready business foundations in leadership, marketing, entrepreneurship, global business, communication, and problem-solving to help you advance your career. Taught from a Christian worldview perspective by experienced faculty, you’ll be equipped with business degree essentials to thrive in today’s marketplace or continue toward a bachelor’s degree.

Market-Ready Skills for Business Degree Professionals

Build a strong resume with these highly sought-after business foundations and skills acquired through Cornerstone University’s comprehensive curriculum.

Business Foundations – Understand core business operations and goal achievements.

Communication – Use clear written, verbal, and people skills to work well with teams, customers, and clients.

Financial Literacy – Manage money wisely with skills in budgeting, saving, credit, and financial decision-making.

Problem-Solving – Apply practical tools to analyze challenges and develop effective solutions in everyday business situations.

Critical Thinking – Evaluate information, make sound decisions, and approach problems with clarity and confidence.

Leadership – Inspire and lead in a team setting, business, or community organization.

Entrepreneurship – Understand idea creation and cultivate a growth mindset.

Marketing – Connect with customers, build trust, and promote products or services in today’s marketplace.

Global Awareness – Know how businesses operate around the world and how to work across cultures.

Morally Grounded Leadership – Inspire and ethically guide teams toward achieving organizational objectives, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.

Courses

Cornerstone is ready to help you excel in your chosen field. The information below reflects just a few of the industry-focused courses you will experience to achieve your degree. Courses may include:

Featured Courses

BUS-217: Intro to Global Business

Explore how globalization shapes business, culture, trade, and the opportunities and challenges faced in today’s global marketplace.

MGT-232: Entrepreneurship

Explore entrepreneurial models and learn how to develop innovative, sustainable businesses that meet customer needs and make economic and social impact.

MGT-233: Leadership Studies

Examine leadership fundamentals through theory and case studies, focusing on problem-solving, group dynamics, and effective presentation techniques.

BUS-234: Current Problems in Business: Case Study

Analyze real-world business cases that integrate social issues with strategic decision-making, exploring solutions that impact both companies and society.

BUS-241: Personal Finance

Learn principles of personal stewardship from a Christian worldview and create a personal financial plan covering budgeting, credit, investments, retirement, and more.

MKT-252: Introduction to Marketing

Study core marketing principles and decision-making strategies, with emphasis on both traditional methods and modern applications, including social media and digital influence.

View all of the courses for your academic program.

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General Education

The Cornerstone Core™ Statement

The Cornerstone Core offers a groundbreaking general education unlike any other college or university in America. Faith, civic understanding and career preparation are fully integrated into one coherent formation. Developed by our renowned Christian worldview scholars, this focused 33-credit-hour curriculum develops both depth of character and clarity of thinking. The Cornerstone Core new general education curriculum is an antidote to the rising popularity of relativism, skepticism, doubt and moral ambiguity. Graduates are prepared to succeed in their professions and strengthen the institutions and communities they serve as Biblically grounded moral leaders to influence the world for Jesus Christ.

Students in every major study three areas:

The Beauty of Christianity

Examine the beauty of God, the Gospel, and the core doctrines of the Christian faith. Discover the coherence of a worldview rooted in God’s truth through Scripture applied today —- shaping character, conviction, and spiritual depth. We believe that beauty is more important than arguments and these courses will introduce students to the grandeur and beauty of Jesus and His creation and our place in the redemptive work of Jesus.

The Wisdom of the American Experience

Engage with Cornerstone’s Great Works Canon of the American Experience, by exploring the original speeches, sermons and foundational texts that shaped the American Republic, wrestling with enduring questions of liberty, order, duty and self-government. Graduates will learn what it means to be Christian citizens who are dutiful, wise, and formed with character to influence themselves, their families, and our nation.

Marketplace Intelligence

Develop analytical reasoning, scientific thinking, ethical utilization of artificial intelligence, commitment to free market economics, ethical clarity, and truthful and effective communication strategies to create solutions to complex challenges and serve society and humanity with excellence. Graduates will be able to consider and discern what is true, beautiful and good.

Learn more about the Cornerstone Core.

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Influential Careers with an A.S. in Business Studies Degree

  • Marketing or Sales Assistant
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Sales Associate or Sales Representative
  • Office Manager
  • Accounting Assistant
  • Human Resources Assistant
  • Retail or Store Manager
  • Entrepreneur or Small Business Owner
  • Operations Coordinator
  • Marketing Manager

Tuition

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$4,740 per semester for full-time students

Generous scholarship and payment options available.

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Start your degree at one of the most affordable Christian universities in the region. An admissions counselor is ready to help you begin the enrollment process.

  1. Apply — our application is free.
  2. Set goals — your admissions counselor is here to guide you.
  3. Maximize your credits — you could transfer in up to 75% of your degree credits.
  4. Discover affordability — scholarships and grants are available for qualified students.

My studies at Cornerstone have helped shape my development into more of a polished professional. My perspective has shifted from inward to outward awareness, allowing me to be the leader God has called me to be!

—Valerie T.

Cornerstone helped me become a more well rounded person with a deep empathy for those God’s heart yearns for, even in a secular business setting.

—Hope S.

Cornerstone helped prepare me for my career by providing me with professors that care about me as a student and show me what the field is like and what to expect.

—Hailey S.

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