2014–2015
TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYL AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TRANSFER GUIDE
required course for the major or minor
* course meets content requirement but not upper-level minimum
UL – UL stands for upper-level junior/senior courses and denotes the minimum upper-level credit that must be taken at UMUC for graduation
^ only 21 credits of vocational technical are permitted for transfer at UMUC
NOTES:
Courses placed in the ELECTIVES/MINOR section from TCC may meet degree requirements depending on which course the student takes
from the list of courses offered for the Associates degree.
Any credit TCC accepts as transfer credit must also meet UMUC’s transfer credit policy.
CHECKLIST FOR FULFILLMENT OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS See catalog for overview of all requirements.
30 credits at UMUC, including at least half of the major and minor and 15
upper-level credits.
45 upper-level credits, including half the credit for the major and for the minor.
All required courses and minimum number of credits for major and minor.
Prerequisites for major and minor courses, if needed.
UMUC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
COMMUNICATIONS
WRTG 101 or WRTG 101S Introduction to Writing (3) GenEd
course
WRTG 293 (3) Or other 3-credit WRTG course except 288, 388, 486A,
486B. ENGL 102 and JOUR 201 apply.
COMM 202 (3) Or other communication, writing, or speech GenEd
course
All General Education Requirements.
Grade of C or better in all courses for the major and minor.
Overall GPA of at least 2.0.
At least half the credit for the major earned through graded coursework.
Total 120 credits.
TCC COURSE
UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
Credits:
CREDITS
FROM
TCC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
9
3
ENG 111
WRTG 101
3
ENG 112
WRTG
3
CST 100 or 110
SPCH or
COMM
3
WRTG 394 (3) Or other upper-level advanced writing GenEd course
3UL
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
HUMN 100 (3) Or other first arts/humanities GenEd course (not ARTH or
HIST)
HIST 125 (3) Or any ARTH or HIST for arts/humanities GenEd course
from a 2nd discipline
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
ECON 201 Macroeconomics (3) Behavioral/social science GenEd
course and related requirement for major
BEHS 103 (3) Or other non-ECON behavioral/social science GenEd
course
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
BIOL 103 (4) Or other biological/physical science GenEd course with
related lab
NSCI 100 (3) Or other 3-credit biological/physical science GenEd course
Credits:
6
Humanities
Elective except
ART1
Arts/Humanities
3
History Elective2
HIST
3
Credits:
ECO 201
INTERDISCIPLINARY OR EMERGING ISSUES
3
3
3
3
Credits:
Science with Lab
Elective3
Science with Lab
Elective3
MATHEMATICS
MATH 106 or higher-level math course (3) GenEd course
ECON 201
0
Lab Science
4
Science
4
Credits:
MTH 163
8
MATH 107
Credits:
LIBS 150 Introduction to Research (1) GenEd course
IFSM 201 Concepts & Applications of Information Technology
(3) First computing GenEd course
IFSM 300 Information Systems in Organizations (3) Second
0
3
0
3
0
7
1
3
3UL
computing GenEd. Related requirement for major
1
Select any Humanities Elective on page 40 of TCC’s 2014-2015 College Catalog except for ART courses.
Select HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, or 122.
3
Select any Science with Lab Elective on page 40 of TCC’s 2014-2015 College Catalog.
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TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYL AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TRANSFER GUIDE
UMUC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
TCC COURSE
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR
BMGT 110 Introduction to Business & Management (3).
Students with business experience should substitute another course
(chosen from ACCT, BMGT, ENMT, FINC, HMGT, HRMN, or MRKT) in
last 60 credits of study
ACCT 220 Principles of Accounting I (3) Required foundation
course for major
STAT 230 Introductory Business Statistics (3) Or STAT 200.
Required foundation course for major
ACCT 221 Principles of Accounting II (3) Required foundation
course for major
UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
Credits:
CREDITS
FROM
TCC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
12
21
BUS 100
Approved
Business
Administration
Elective
BMGT 110
3
ACC 211
ACCT 220
3
BUS 216
STAT 230
3
ACC 212
ACCT 221
3
BMGT 364 Management & Organization Theory (3) Required
3UL
core course for major
BMGT 365 Organizational Leadership (3) Required core course
MRKT 310 Marketing Principles (3) Required core course for
3UL
for major
3UL
major
BMGT 380 Business Law I (3) Required core course for major
HRMN 300 Human Resource Management (3) Required core
3UL
3UL
course for major
FINC 330 Business Finance (3) Required core course for major
3UL
BMGT 496 Business Ethics (3) Required core course for major
3UL
CAPSTONE COURSE FOR MAJOR
BMGT 495 Strategic Management (3) Required capstone course
for major
Credits:
MUST BE TAKEN AT UMUC
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
ECON 203 Microeconomics (3) Related requirement for major
Credits:
ECO 202
ELECTIVES/MINOR
Choose any electives to meet degree requirements. Note
minimum requirements for upper-level coursework.
See requirements of individual minor.
Recommended minors: human resource management,
marketing, finance, or other business-related minor
Recommended: WRTG 490 and MATH 140 (for those
continuing to graduate school -- note prerequisite of MATH
108 or MATH 115 for calculus)
Students who complete their undergraduate degree at UMUC
with a major in Business Administration and pursue the MBA
can reduce the total coursework for the graduate degree by 3
credits. Please see a UMUC advisor or visit UMUC’s website
for more information.
0
ECON 203
Credits:
3UL
3
0
3
17
SDV 100
Elective
1
Health/Physical
Education
Elective
Elective
1
MTH 270
MATH 220
3
Elective
3
Elective
6
Elective
3
BUS 280* or
ECO 210
Approved
Business
Administration
Elective
Humanities
Elective
3
Upper Level Electives at UMUC
22
15UL
Any Electives at UMUC
Total Minimum Credits Needed for Graduation: 120
7
Total Credits:
61
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