NIU College of Business
(Articulation for Illinois Valley Community College)
To enroll in UBUS 310, the first course taken in our upper-level programs, a student must
complete a Transcript Review Form in the Undergraduate Studies Office, and have completed
the following criteria:
 Be in junior standing (have at least 60 semester hours completed)
 Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (Transfer & NIU Hours)*
 Complete the following 100-200 level business core with a C grade or better
 Complete a transcript review form the semester before enrolling in the upper-level
program
NIU
Course #
Course Title
IVCC
Course #
ACCY 206
Introductory Financial Accounting
ACT 1010
ACCY 207
Introductory Cost Management
ACT 1020
MGMT 217
Legal Environment of Business
BUL 2000
OMIS 259
Introduction to Business Information Systems
CSI 1002 or CSP 1203
UBUS 223
Introduction to Business Statistics
ECN 2004 or MTH 1008
ECON 260
Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 2002
ECON 261
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN 2003
ENGL 203
Rhetoric and Composition II
ENG 1002
MATH 211
or
MATH 229
Calculus for Business & Soc Sci
or
Calculus I
MTH 1007
or
MTH 2001
PSYC 102
Introduction to Psychology
PSY 1000
Note: Some of our departments require additional criteria (higher GPA’s or certain grades) for
retention in their programs. Please see individual departments for their retention criteria.
* GPA is based on all transferable work attempted at both community colleges and universities and
attempted NIU work. Meet with an advisor for further information.
Effective for NIU Catalog 2015-2016