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GRCC & GVSU Pre-Business Agreement

Pre-Business, A.A. (Grand Valley State University)



Academic Program Code:  660

This academic program lays the foundation to transfer to Grand Valley State University to obtain a Bachelor of Business Administration. This 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 Transfer Notes


The coursework needed to complete this program is listed below.  The courses transfer and satisfy requirements at Grand Valley State University

Students should contact GVSU to obtain additional detailed information about transfer requirements. GVSU ultimately makes the decisions about how each course will be used to meet the bachelor’s degree requirements. Students should also review the specific admission requirements for GVSU and this GVSU program.

GRCC advisors and faculty are available to help students navigate transfer resources and create an individualized transfer plan, including selection of elective courses, which meets all GRCC and GVSU requirements.

Graduates of this program will earn an Associate of Arts degree from GRCC and may be eligible to earn the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) credential.

General Education Courses


Select a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework from the General Education course list. Select coursework as directed below.  Use transfer resources available and advising to select coursework based on Grand Valley State University requirements.  See the “Program Elective Courses” section for courses that may also satisfy GRCC General Education Requirements.

English Composition and Communications


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 General Education requirement.

Social Sciences


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

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.

Mathematics


Select one (1) Mathematics General Education Elective.

General Education Total Credit Hours


30 (minimum)

Open Elective Courses


The remaining number of courses needed to complete the program will depend on the number of credit hours still needed to reach the 60 credits required for graduation. Course selections should be made based on degree, major, minor, or academic interest at Grand Valley State University.

Total Credit Hours


60

In What Order Should I Take Courses?


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-Mathematics

General Education Course

BA 256 - Principles of Accounting I  

BA 270 - Marketing  

EN 102 - English Composition II  

General Education Course

EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics  

BA 257 - Principles of Accounting II  

BA 144 - Applied Excel in Business  

Priority III Priority IV

BA 207 - Business Law I  

General Education Course

General Education Course - Natural Science (Lab/Non)

BA 283 - Business Management  

Open Elective Course

General Education Course - Natural Science (Lab/Non)

EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics   

BA 254 - Introduction to Statistics with Applied Models  

OR

MA 215 - Statistics  

Program Course - Select one from (MA 110 MA 129 MA 133 PL 202 

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 Academic Progress for specific degree requirements.