Associate in Applied Science in Business Management to
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
The following is presented as an articulation agreement between Triton College and Governors State University
(GSU) for the Business Administration degree program based on the current catalogs of both schools. The student
would receive an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Business Management from Triton College and a
Bachelors of Arts (BA) degree in Business Administration from GSU.
I.
TRANSFERABLE GENERAL EDUCATION CORE CURRICULUM: (19 Hours)
Communications (9 hours)
RHT 101
- Rhetoric and Composition (3)
RHT 102
- Rhetoric and Composition (3)
SPE 101
- Effective Speaking (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts (1 hour)
HUM 126
- Modern Business Ethics (1) (Used towards Electives at GSU)
Mathematics (3 hours)
ECO 170
- Statistics for Business and Economics (3) OR
MAT 170
- Statistics (3) (Req’d by GSU)
Physical and Life Sciences (0 hours)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)
ECO 102
- Macroeconomics (3) (Req’d by GSU)
ECO 103
- Microeconomics (3) (Req’d by GSU)
II.
AREA OF CONCENTRATION/MAJOR FIELD (36 Hours)
ACC 101
- Financial Accounting (3) (Meets GSU ACCT 2110)
ACC 105
- Managerial Accounting (3) (Meets GSU ACCT 2111)
BUS 127
- Principles of Marketing (3) (Meets GSU MKTG 2100)
BUS 141
- Introduction to Business (3)
BUS 150
- Principles of Management (3) (Meets GSU MGMT 2100)
BUS 154
- Human Relations in Labor & Management (3)
BUS 161
- Business Law I (3) (Meets GSU BLAW 2100)
BUS 171
- Introduction to Customer Service (3)
BUS 172
- Problem Solving in Customer Service (3)
BUS 188
- Business Writing (3) (not equiv to GSU MGMT 3200; req’d for AAS)
BUS 285
- Project Management (3)
CIS 101
- Intro. to Business Computer Systems (3) (Meets GSU MIS 2101)
III.
ELECTIVES (8-10 Hours)
MAT 110
- College Algebra (5) OR
MAT 124
- Finite Mathematics (3) (Req’d by GSU)
MAT 131
- Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (5) OR
MAT 134
- Intro. to Calculus for Business and Social Science (5) (Req’d by GSU)
Free Electives (0-1)
REQUIRED A.S. DEGREE PROGRAM TOTAL: 64 Hours (64-65 hours as written)
* Refer to the Triton AA/AS guidelines for a list of course choices in Section I.
**Student must satisfy the Multicultural Diversity requirement within either the Humanities or Social
Science section.
Note: Students can complete up to 80 hours at TC by taking course from Section IV.
IV.
TO BE TAKEN AT EITHER TRITON OR GSU (19-20 Hours)
Social and Behavioral Science courses other than Economics* (3)
Humanities Course* (3)
Fine Arts Course* (3)
Humanities or Fine Arts Course* (3)
Life Science Course* (3-4) (either life science or physical science must contain a lab)
Physical Science Course* (3-4) (either life science or physical science must contain a lab)
V.
TO BE TAKEN AT GSU (45-48 Hours)
Business Required Courses (30 hours)
ECON 3404
- Managerial Economics (3)
FIN 3110
- Principles of Financial Mgmt. (3)
MGMT 3099
- Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3)
MGMT 3200
- Business Communications (3)
MGMT 3400
- Production and Operations Management (3)
MGMT 3500
- Organizational Behavior (3)
MGMT 4600
- Globalization of Business (3)
MGMT 4900
- Strategic Management (3)
MIS 3101
- Mgmt. Information Systems (3)
STAT 3700
- Statistics for Management II (3)
Concentration (15-18 hours)
Select courses from one of the following areas:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Minimum Required for BA in Business Administration: 120 Hours
(127-133 hours as written to meet all AAS, General Education and Degree Requirements.)
* Refer to the Triton AA/AS guidelines for a list of course choices in Section IV.
For Additional Information:
Governors State University
Office of Admissions
(708) 534-4490
[email protected]
www.govst.edu/cob
Triton College
Counseling and Transfer Center
708-456-0300 ext. 3588
www.triton.edu
GSU Transfer Guide 4.5.2016