Associate in Science to
Bachelor in Arts in Economics
The following is presented as an articulation agreement between Kankakee Community College (KCC) 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 Science (AS) degree from KCC and a Bachelors of Arts (BA) degree in Economics from GSU.
I.
TRANSFERABLE GENERAL EDUCATION CORE CURRICULUM: (43-44 Hours)
Communications (9 hours)
ENGL 1613
- English I (3)
ENGL 1623
- English II (3)
SPCH 1553
- Introductory Speech (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
PHIL 2523
- Ethics (3) (recommended)
Fine Arts Course (3)*
Humanities or Fine Arts Course (3)*
Mathematics (8-9 hours)
MATH 1774 or BSNS 2514
MATH 1834
MATH 2515
- Statistics (4) (Meets STAT 2700) AND
- Calculus for Business & Social Sciences (4) OR
- Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (5) (Req’d by GSU)
Physical and Life Sciences (8 hours)
Select one life science course and one physical science course. One course must have a lab.
Life Science Course (4)*
Physical Science Course (4)*
Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
ECON 1553
- Principles of Macroeconomics (3) (Meets ECON 2302)
ECON 1563
- Principles of Microeconomics (3) (Meets ECON 2301)
Social and Behavioral Science course other than Economics (3)*
II.
MAJOR REQUIREMENT (16 Hours)
ACCT 1514
- Financial Accounting (4) (Meets ACCT 2110)
ACCT 1523
- Managerial Accounting (3) (Meets ACCT 2111)
BSNS 2553
- Principles of Management (3) (Meets MGMT 2100)
COSC 1513
- Introduction to Information Processing (3) (Meets MIS 2101)
MKTG 1553
- Principles of Marketing (3) (Meets MKTG 2100)
III.
ELECTIVES (9-10 Hours)
BSNS 1553
- Introduction to Business (3) (Req’d by KCC)
BSNS 1653 or 1663 - Business Law or Legal and Social Environment of Business (3)
(Req’d by KCC)
MATH 1713
- Finite Mathematics (3) OR
MATH 1814
- College Algebra (4) (Req’d by GSU)
REQUIRED A.S. DEGREE PROGRAM TOTAL: 65 Hours (68 hours as written)
* Refer to the KCC AA/AS guidelines for a list of course choices in Section I and III.
Note: Students can complete up to 80 hours at KCC by taking additional electives reducing the GSU Electives .
IV.
TO BE COMPLETED AT GSU (52 Hours)
Business Courses:
FIN 3110
MGMT 3200
STAT 3700
(9 Hours)
- Principles of Financial Management (3)
- Business Communications (3)
- 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 4350
- International Financial Management (3)
FIN 4530
- Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
Electives (19 Hours)
Free Electives (19)
(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
Kankakee Community College
Transfer Center
(815) 802-8208
www.kcc.edu/transfer
GSU Transfer Guide 12.11.2015