2014–2015
TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AAS IN ACCOUNTING
TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYL AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BS IN ACCOUNTING (With Business Administration Minor)
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:
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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.
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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.
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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
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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:
ENG 111
WRTG 101
CREDITS
FROM
TCC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
6
6
3
WRTG 391 (3) Or other upper-level 3-credit WRTG course except 388,
3UL
486A, 486B.
COMM 202 (3) Or other communication, writing, or speech GenEd
course
AST 205,
Recommended
Business
Elective
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)
Humanities
Elective except
ART1
Credits:
3
Arts/Humanities
3
HIST 365 or ARTH 372 (3) Or any UL ARTH or UL HIST for
3UL
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
3
Credits:
ECO 201
Recommended
ECON 201
3
3
3
GVPT 401 (3) Or other upper-level non-ECON behavioral/social science
3UL
GenEd course
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
BIOL 103 (4) Or other biological/physical science GenEd course with
Credits:
0
7
4
related lab
NSCI 362 (3) Or other upper-level 3-credit biological/physical science
3UL
GenEd course
MATHEMATICS
MATH 106 or higher-level math course (3) GenEd course
Credits:
MTH 121, 158 or
163
Recommended
INTERDISCIPLINARY OR EMERGING ISSUES
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
Mathematics
Credits:
0
3
4
4
1
ITE 115
IFSM 201
computing GenEd. Related requirement for major
1
3
4
3UL
Select any Humanities Elective on page 40 of TCC’s 2014-2015 College Catalog except for ART courses.
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UMUC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
TCC COURSE
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR
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ACCT 220 Principles of Accounting I (3) Required core course
for major
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ACCT 221 Principles of Accounting II (3) Required core course
for major
 ACCT
310 Intermediate Accounting I (3) Required core course
for major
 ACCT
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321 Cost Accounting (3) Required core course for major
ACCT 311 Intermediate Accounting II (3) Required core course
for major
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UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
Credits:
CREDITS
FROM
TCC
20
ACC 211
ACCT 220
3
ACC 212
ACCT 221
3
ACC 221
ACCT 310*
4
ACC 231
ACCT 321*
3
ACC 222
ACCT 311*
4
ACCT 323 Federal Income Tax I (3) Required core course for
3UL
major
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ACCT 422 Auditing Theory & Practice (3) Required core course
for major
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ACC 241
ACCT 422*
3
ACCT 436 Internal Auditing (3) Or other supplemental major
3UL
course (any UL ACCT)
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ACCT 438 Fraud and Forensic Accounting (3) Or other
3UL
supplemental major course (any UL ACCT)
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ACCT 425 International Accounting (3) Or other supplemental
3UL
major course (any UL ACCT)
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ACCT 433 Audit and Control of Information Technology (3)
3UL
Or other supplemental major course (any UL ACCT)
CAPSTONE COURSE FOR MAJOR
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ACCT 495 Contemporary Issues in Accounting Practice (3)
Required capstone course for major
Credits:
elective for students with no prior business experience
Credits:
230 Business Statistics (3) Or STAT 200. Required for
minor
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BMGT 364 Management & Organization Theory (3) Required
for minor
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3UL
3
BUS 100
BMGT 110
Credits:
9
BUS 220
STAT 230
3
BUS 200
BMGT 364*
3
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BMGT 380 Business Law I (3) Required for minor
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MRKT 310 Marketing Principles (3) Required for minor
3UL
BUS 241
BMGT 380*
3
3UL
ELECTIVES
Choose any electives to meet degree requirements. Note
minimum requirements for upper-level coursework.
9
3UL
BMGT 496. Required for minor
FINC 330 Business Finance (3) Required for minor
3
3
ACCT 411 Ethics & Professionalism in Accounting (3) Or
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3
3
MINOR (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
 STAT
0
MUST BE TAKEN AT UMUC
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
ECON 203 Microeconomics (3) Related requirement for major
BMGT 110 Introduction to Business (3) Strongly recommended
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
15
Credits:
15
SDV 100
Elective
1
ACC 215
ACCT 328*
3
Recommended Electives: ACCT 326, 410, 424, and 452
BUS 125
Elective
3
The Graduate School will accept up to two courses toward the
completion of the MS in accounting and financial management,
accounting and information systems, or management with a
specialization in accounting for a maximum of 6 credits. Please
see a UMUC advisor or visit UMUC’s website for more
information.
ACC 261
ACCT 417*
3
Elective
3
Elective
2
ACC 297 or
Business
Elective
Health/Physical
Education
Elective
1
Upper-Level Electives at UMUC
Any Electives at UMUC
Total Minimum Credits Needed for Graduation: 120
1
Total Credits:
66
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