Associate of Arts to
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
The following is presented as an articulation agreement between South Suburban College (SSC) and Governors State University
(GSU) for the Economics degree program based on the current catalogs of both schools. The student would receive an Associate in
Arts (AA) degree from SSC and a Bachelors of Arts (BA) degree in Economics from GSU.
I.
TRANSFERABLE GENERAL EDUCATION CORE CURRICULUM: (38-40 Hours)
Communications (9 hours)
ENG 101
- Composition and Rhetoric (3)
ENG 102
- Composition and Research (3)
SPE 108
- Oral Communications (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
Fine Arts Course (3)*
Humanities Course (3)*
Humanities or Fine Arts Course (3)*
Mathematics (4-5 hours)
MTH 180
- Calculus for Business and Social Science (4) OR
MTH 190
- Calculus and Analytical Geometry I (5) (Req’d by GSU)
Physical and Life Sciences (7-8 hours)
Select one life science course and one physical science course. One course must have a lab.
Life Science Course (3-4)*
Physical Science Course (3-4)*
Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
ECO 201
- Principles of Economics, Macro (3) (Meets ECON 2302)
ECO 202
- Principles of Economics, Micro (3) (Meets ECON 2301)
Social and Behavioral Science courses other than Economics (3)*
II.
ADDITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATON REQUIREMENT (1 Hour)
OCS 121
- Overview for College Success (1)
III.
AREA OF CONCENTRATION/MAJOR FIELD (13 Hours)
ACC 120
- Financial Accounting (4) (Meets ACCT 2110)
ACC 121
- Managerial Accounting (3) (Meets ACCT 2111)
BUS 203
- Principles of Marketing (3) (Meets MKTG 2100)
BUS 220
- Principles of Management (3) (Meets MGMT 2100)
IV.
ELECTIVES (8-10 Hours)
MTH 161
- Finite Mathematics (4) OR
MTH 165
- College Algebra (4) (Req’d by GSU)
Electives (4-6)
REQUIRED A.A. DEGREE PROGRAM TOTAL: 62 Hours
* Refer to the SSC AA/AS guidelines for a list of course choices for Section I.
V.
TO BE COMPLETED AT SSC OR GSU (6-7 Hours)
Information Technology (3) (SSC MIS 101 or GSU MIS 2101)
Statistics for Management (3-4) (SSC MTH 126 or MTH 211 or GSU STAT 2700)
VI.
TO BE COMPLETED AT GSU (51-52 Hours)
Business Courses (9 hours)
FIN 3110
- Principles of Financial Management (3)
MGMT 3200 - Business Communications (3)
STAT 3700
- Statistics for Management II (3)
Core Courses (24 hours)
ECON 3099 - International Economics (3)
ECON 3302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
ECON 3404 - Managerial Economics (3)
ECON 4900 - Research Methods in Economics/Capstone (3)
And select four of the following:
ECON 3501 - Money and Banking (3)
ECON 3502 - Economic Development (3)
ECON 3503 - Labor Economics (3)
ECON 3515 - International Trade (3)
FIN 4530
- Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
FIN 4350
- International Financial Management (3)
Electives (18-19 Hours)
(18 hours must be 3000 level or above.)
Minimum Required for the BA in Economics: 120 Hours
For Additional Information:
Governors State University
Office of Admission
(708) 534-4490
[email protected]
www.govst.edu/cbpa
South Suburban College
Counseling & Transfer Ctr
(708) 596-2000 Ext. 2241
GSU Transfer Guide 12.11.2015