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 Transfer Notes & Michigan Transfer Agreement

The coursework needed to complete this program is listed below. The courses transfer and satisfy requirements at Western Michigan University.

Students should contact Western Michigan University to obtain additional detailed information about transfer requirements. Western Michigan University 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 Western Michigan University and this business administration 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 Western Michigan University 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 Western Michigan University requirements.

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 a discipline 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
MA 129 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 5
MA 131 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
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