BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

 This recommended transfer program for business students meets the requirements for an associate in arts degree and the recommendations of the Illinois Articulation Initiative business major panel. Students will choose a major within the business field at the four-year institution they attend. Requirements for schools vary. Students should check individual school requirements before completing the curriculum as outlined.

General Education Courses
Communications:
ENG 101 Composition I 3
ENG 102 Composition II 3
SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
total: 9
Mathematics:
MTH 134 Calculus for Social Sciences or
MTH 200 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I or
MTH 201

Calculus with Analytic Geometry II or
MTH 202 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III 4-5
Physical and Life Sciences (1) 7
Humanities and Fine Arts (2) 9
Social and Behavioral Sciences:
ECO 211 Microeconomics 3
ECO 212 Macroeconomics 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences elective (3) 3
total: 9
Special Electives:
MGT 111 Introduction to Business Organizations (4) 3
CIS 100 Computer Literacy or
CIS 101 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3
total: 6
Approved Electives:
MGT 225 Applied General Statistics 4
ACC 101 Introduction to Financial Accounting 4
ACC 102 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3
ACC 211 Business Law I (6) or
ACC 213 Legal Environment of Business 3
Other elective credit (5) 1-2
total: 15-16
Total 60


  1. Select one physical and one life science course. At least one must include a lab. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  2. Select at least one course from humanities and one from fine arts. Interdisciplinary courses may count in either category. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  3. PSY 101 is recommended. Select in consultation with an advisor.
  4. As part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (Phase II), participating schools will accept MGT 111 as elective credit.
  5. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  6. As part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (Phase II), participating schools will accept ACC 211 or 213 in place of an equivalent business law or legal and social environment of business courses.