Bachelor's Degrees From UAM

Earn A Bachelor's Degree While Staying In Harrison!

North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas Monticello have partnered to bring a bachelor’s degree to Harrison.

Beginning in August 2026, UA Northark students can earn a Bachelor of Business Administration. All four years of the bachelor's degree are offered on the UA Northark campus. Students earn an associate degree from UA Northark and a bachelor's degree from UAM during the program.

Eligible students also can receive a $3,000 Pioneer Transfer Scholarship per semester to offset tuition costs, making the UAM degree offered at UA Northark one of the most affordable bachelor's degrees in the state.

Transfer Requirements

Pioneer Transfer Scholarship

Bachelor of Business Administration

Students will complete four semesters (62 credit hours) in UA Northark's business program, earning an Associate of Science in Business. The last four semesters (58 credit hours), students will be enrolled at the University of Arkansas Monticello but attend classes at UA Northark's campus and online, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration.

English/Communication (9 credit hours)

Prefix	Course Number	Course Name	UAM	Credit Hours
ENGL	1013	English Comp I	ENGL 10103	3
ENGL	1023	English Comp II	ENGL 10203	3
SPCH	2303	Public Speaking	SPCH 10003	3

Mathematics (6 credit hours)

Prefix	Course Number	Course Name	UAM	Hours
MAT	1223	College Algebra	MATH 11003	3
MAT	2123	Survey of Calculus	MATH 22003	3

Fine Arts & Literature (6 credit hours)

Prefix	Course Number	Course Name	UAM	Hours
ART or MUS	1003 or 1003	Art Appreciation or Music Appreciation	ARTA 10003 or MUSC 10003	3
ENGL	2213, 2223, 2013, 2023	World Lit. or World Lit. II or American Lit. or American Lit. II	ENGL 21103, 21203, 34053, 34153	3

History/Government (6 credit hours)

Prefix	Course Number	Course Name	UAM	Hours
HIST	1113 or 1123	World Civ. I or World Civ. II	HIST 11103 or 11203	3
HIST or PLSC	2003, 2013 or 2003	US History I or US History II or American National Governement	HIST 21103, HIST 21203, PLSC 20003	3

Social Sciences (3 credit hours)

Prefix	Course Number	Course Name	UAM	Hours
SOC	2013	Intro to Sociology	SOCI 10103	3

Lab Sciences (8 credit hours)

Prefix	Course Number	Course Name	UAM	Hours
BIOL		Biology Elective with Lab	General Education Science	4
CHEM, GEOL, PHSC, PHYS		Chemistry (excluding CHEM 1213), Geology, Physical Science, or Physics course with Lab	General Education Science	4

Business Core (24 Credit Hours)

Prefix	Course Number	Course Name	UAM	Hours
BA	2003	Accounting Principles I	ACCT 20003	3
BA	2013	Accounting Principles II	ACCT 20103	3
BA	2713	Legal Environment of Business	BLAW 20003	3
BA or MAT	2133 or 2133	Intro to Statistics	BUSI 21003 or MATH 21003	3
CIS	1103	Intro to Info Tech	CPSI 10003	3
ECON	2313	Macroeconomics	ECON 21003	3
ECON	2323	Microeconomics	ECON 22003	3
BA or MAT	1003, 2103, 2113	Intro to Business or Business Communications (required by UAM) or MAT 2113 Finite Math	BUSI 10103, 20103, Elective	3

UAM Courses (58 hours)

Prefix	Course Number	Course Name	Hours
BADM	32303	Business Statistics II	3
BADM	33503	International Business	3
BADM	34903	Business Ethics	3
BINS	41303	Management Information Systems	3
BUSI	20103	Business Communications (if not taken at UA Northark) or free elective UAM Online	3
ECON	34563	Money, Banking, and Credit	3
FINN	34703	Principles of Finance	3
FINN	34803	Real Estate Principles	3
MGMT	34303	Entrepreneurship	3
MGMT	34703	Principles of Management	3
MGMT	46333	Human Resource Management	3
MGMT	46503	Strategic Management	3
MKTG	34043	Principles of Marketing	3
MKTG	34443	Selling and Sales Administration	3
MKTG	34643	Consumer Behavior	3
OMGT	46403	Production/Operations Management	3
BADM	47001	Business Professionalism	3
		Free Elective - UAM Online	3
		Free Elective - UAM Online	3
		Free Elective - UAM Online	3

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Important Info

You will apply for UAM admissions when you are ready to take your first UAM upper-level course.

You will officially be a UAM student at the point of admittance. Consequently, UAM will award financial aid for both dual and standard enrolled students.

If you are applying for financial aid, you should add UAM (001085) to your FAFSA.

If you are a dual enrolled student, you must complete and submit the North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas - UAM Consortium Agreement to the North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas Financial Aid office. The Agreement will be given to you by the Dean or Program Faculty Mentor at the appropriate time.

Scholarships and Important UAM Contacts

Contact Info

Darren Young

870-391-3199

darren.young@northark.edu