Bachelor of Science in Commerce – Online Degree
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Small Business Management (3 + 1 degree)
If you have ever dreamed of managing a small business or starting one of your own, here’s the degree you’ve been waiting for — the all-new Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC).
The first BSC major, Small Business Management, lets you pursue an in-depth examination of small businesses built on a foundation of courses in traditional business areas such as accounting, management and marketing. The Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree is designed to accommodate students straight out of high school, adult learners or transfer students, associate degree holders in business or other majors, and military veterans.
To graduate with the Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Small Business Management, students must also meet Miami’s general requirements for graduation, including a minimum of 30 credit hours taken at Miami, 12 of the last 30 credit hours taken at Miami, and a 2.00 cumulative grade point average upon graduation.
Miami University Regionals Website – Commerce, Small Business Management
Parallel LCCC Programs
- Associate in Applied Business in Accounting
- Associate of Applied Business in Entrepreneurship
- Associate of Applied Business in Human Resource Management
- Associate of Applied Business in Management
- Associate in Applied Business in Marketing
- Associate of Arts
AAB, Accounting to BS in Commerce – Small Business Management Transfer Pathway
AAB, Entrepreneurship to BS in Commerce – Small Business Management Transfer Pathway
AAB, Human Resource to BS in Commerce – Small Business Management Transfer Pathway
AAB, Management to BS in Commerce – Small Business Management Transfer Pathway
AAB Marketing to BS in Commerce – Small Business Management Transfer Pathway
Associate of Arts to BS in Commerce – Small Business Management Transfer Pathway
Admission Requirements
- Transfer students can apply at any time, but it is recommended that you apply within one to two semesters before your intended start date. Please work with your LCCC advisor to ensure you meet any transfer requirements, including Ohio Transfer 36 and LCCC graduation requirements.
- If you are a graduating high school senior who has earned CCP credits, you will apply to Miami University Regionals as a new student (non-transfer). These students should apply via our Online Admission Application and pay the $35 application fee. If the application fee would cause hardship, please send a fee waiver request to MURegionalsAdmission@MiamiOH.edu.
- Miami University accepts post-secondary college credit from regionally accredited institutions. Only coursework transcribed on an institution’s official transcript issued by the institution’s registrar’s office or similar authorizing designee and sent directly from the institution providing the transcript to Miami University will be eligible for transfer credit consideration. Please visit our online bulletin for questions about Miami University transfer credit policies.
- Transfer students applying to Miami University Regionals must have a 2.0 GPA and be in “good standing” at their prior colleges or universities.
- A high school transcript is required for admission if the transfer student has not earned 20 college credit hours or more from their previous institutions.
- ACT and SAT scores are not required for transfer student admission.
- Students must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA or have been out of college for at least two years to be considered for admission. If you do not meet these qualifications, please contact the Office of Admission to petition for special admission consideration by emailing MURegionalsAdmission@MiamiOH.edu.
Admission Procedures
To apply to the Partnership, follow the steps below:
- Review the Transfer Application Checklist
- Complete the online regional transfer application
- Pay the $35 non-refundable application fee*. Application fee waivers are provided during our campus visit opportunities. Please attend one of our virtual campus events, and attendees are given a fee waiver code to use at the time of application. If unavailable, all Pell-eligible students can apply for the NACAC Transfer Application fee waiver. The form is downloadable through the link. See note below*
- Request all colleges and universities to send an official transcript directly to Miami University.
- Once your materials are in, check your email for an admission decision.
- You will schedule an advising appointment with your assigned Miami University academic advisor.
- Once admitted, complete all the steps in the Miami New Student Checklist, including the SOAR Student Orientation, which students complete via the Miami Canvas module.
Note: Application Fees are waived for students who have previously attended Cincinnati State Community College, Columbus State Community College, or Sinclair Community College. Miami also grants fee waivers to U.S. Veterans and Military Personnel. Applicants may select these options when filling out the application.
Submit all college-level transcripts to:
Miami University
Office of the Registrar
301 S. Campus Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-8703
How do I know if I am in the University Partnership?
- You are following the UP Curriculum Pathway from the associate to the bachelor’s degree.
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- For 2:2 degrees, you have been admitted to the partner institution and have registered for your first classes the upcoming semester, 3rd year of partner classes. The first day of the 3rd year class, you are officially a UP student.
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- For 3:1 degrees, you are a UP student if you are registered for the 3rd year in either bridgework LCCC classes or UP partner classes. You may not be necessarily admitted with the UP partner just yet. The first day of the 3rd year of UP or LCCC bridgework class, you are officially a UP student.
- UP Office will use the email address your partner institution shares with us, which is once a semester, to email out a reminder to you about the UP program supports and services.
- If you are unsure if you are in the UP, you are welcome to email or call the UP Office to verify your status.
- UP@Lorainccc.edu
- (440) 366-4949
How do I show proof I am a UP student to receive benefits and supports offered at LCCC
- Go to the Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor of the LCCC Bass Library (440) 366-4026.
- Show your class registration for UP classes with the partner institution or LCCC bridgework classes.
- Bass Library staff will place a color coded sticker on the back of your LCCC or partner institution ID card. If you have no LCCC or UP ID card, a UP ID card will be issued to you.
- You will need to get a new sticker (date specific) each semester that you are registered for UP partner classes.
- An ID card is not required but would be needed if you are seeking benefits and supports at LCCC while in the partnership.
- Supports and services are for Elyria Campus and the Learning Centers (Community Learning Center at Lorain High School, Lorain Learning Center at City Center, LCCC Wellington Center, and University Partnership Ridge Campus).
For More Information for Prospective Students
Miami University, Regionals
513-785-3111
Devon Cox – Devon.Cox@MiamiOH.edu
Crystal Walker – Crystal.Walker@MiamiOH.edu
Schedule an Advising Appointment – Current Students
Dan Carroll – Chief Department Advisor – carroldc@miamioh.edu
Ted Light – Department Chair – lighttb@miamioh.edu
513-785-7705
See the Miami University Academic Calendar for important academic dates and deadlines.
Tuition Information
Regional Undergraduate Tuition