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

Select one (1) Social Sciences General Education Elective from adiscipline other than EC.

EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course

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

Select one (1) Mathematics General Education Elective.

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
EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3

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 Higher (2.0) in each course.

For Western Michigan University accouting majors only, students need to have earned at least a “C+” in BA 256 and BA 257 .

In What Order Should I Take Classes?

Please select courses from the Priority I list. Select courses based on the number of credits you are taking in the semester, for example, if you are a part time student you do not have to take all of the courses listed. If you are unable to schedule Priority I courses, move to and select from the list of Priority II, Priority III, and Priority IV courses.

Priority I	Priority II
EN 101 - English Composition I General Education Course General Education Course-Mathematics BA 103 - Introduction to Business BA 270 - Marketing	EN 102 - English Composition II General Education Course EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics BA 256 - Principles of Accounting I BA 145 - Computer Applications in Business I OR CIS 100 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems
Priority III	Priority IV
General Education Course General Education Course-Nat Sci BA 257 - Principles of Accounting II BA 288 - Introduction to International Business	General Education Course-Nat Sci BA 282 - Organizational Behavior EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics BA 254 - Introduction to Statistics with Applied Models OR MA 215 - Statistics

NOTE: This priority schedule assumes the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semesters may be required to complete this degree.

Meet with an Academic Program Advisor and consult My Degree Path for specific degree requirements.