Pre-Business Administration, A.A. (Western Michigan University)

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Academic Program Code: 632

This academic program lays the foundation to transfer to Western Michigan University to obtain a Bachelor of Business Administration. The program leading to a Bachelor of Business Administration degree is designed to provide students with a well-rounded, educational experience that blends the theoretical and the practical. Major components of the program are designed to provide solid foundations in the liberal arts, broad general business concepts and specialized majors.

General Education Courses

Select a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work from the General Education course list. Course work must be selected as directed in the areas below.

English Composition and Communications

EN 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3
EN 102 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3

Humanities

Select two (2) Humanities General Education Electives from two (2) different subject areas. Only one (1) Foreign Language course can be used for the Humanities requirement.

Humanities General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course
Humanities General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course

Social Sciences

PS 110 - American Government Credit Hours: 3
EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Natural Sciences

Select two (2) Natural Sciences General Education courses from two (2) different subject areas; one (1) must be a lab.

Nat Sci Lab/Non Lab General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course
Nat Sci Lab General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course

Mathematics

MA 127 - Finite Mathematics with Applications Credit Hours: 4
OR
MA 129 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 5
OR
MA 131 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
OR
MA 133 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 5

General Education Total Credit Hours

30 (minimum)

Program Courses

BA 103 - Introduction to Business Credit Hours: 4
BA 256 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
BA 257 - Principles of Accounting II Credit Hours: 4
BA 270 - Marketing Credit Hours: 3
BA 282 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
BA 288 - Introduction to International Business Credit Hours: 3
BA 145 - Computer Applications in Business I Credit Hours: 3
OR
CIS 100 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
BA 254 - Introduction to Statistics with Applied Models Credit Hours: 3
OR
MA 215 - Statistics Credit Hours: 4
Wellness Elective - (min. of 1) Credit Hours: 1

Total Credit Hours

University/College Admissions Requirement

To participate in this program, students must meet the admissions requirements of Western Michigan University and the Haworth College of Business.

Transfer Notes

Western Michigan University agrees to accept designated GRCC courses toward completion of the Bachelor of Business Administration program, provided that the student earns a grade of “C” or better (2.0) in each course.