John Tyler/JMU College of Business Academic Advising Guide
Designed for students who plan to graduate with approved transferrable associate degree and interested in pursuing a
JMU Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in: Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics1,
Finance1 International Business1, Management, or Marketing. Students must complete 10 lower-level B.B.A. core classes
before they are formally accepted to the JMU College of Business2. Students may complete 6 of the 10 courses at John
Tyler. Please note courses do not need to be taken in the order listed on this guide.
Business Administration Associate of Science (A.S)
Student Name: _______________________________ Student ID: _______________________________
JTCC REQUIRED COURSES
COURSE TITLE
CREDITS
ACC 211
ACC 212
BUS 100
CST100 or 110
Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Accounting II
Introduction to Business
Principles of Public Speaking or
Introduction to Communication
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
College Composition I
College Composition II
Elective
3
3
3
3
COB 241
COB 242
BUS 160
SCOM122 or 121
3
3
3
3
3
ECON 200
ECON 201
WRTC 100
WRTC 103
See note below
Elective
Introduction to Computer
Applications & Concepts
Laboratory Science Elective
Laboratory Science Elective
Pre-calculus I
Applied Calculus I
Introduction to Business Statistics or
Statistics - Transfer Elective
Physical Education/Health Elective
Elective
3
3
See note below
None
4
4
3
3
3
See note below
See note below
MATH 155
MATH 205
COB191 or
MATH220
See Note Below
See Note Below
ECO 201
ECO 202
ENG 111
ENG 112
3,6
HISTORY or POLITICAL
SCIENCE ELECTIVE
4,6
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE
ITE 115
5,6
LAB SCIENCE
LAB SCIENCE
MTH 163
MTH 270
BUS220 or MTH 240
5,6
6
HLT___ or PED___
1
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL
3
SCIENCE ELECTIVE
SDV 100
College Success Skills
1
6,8
TRANSFER ELECTIVE
Elective
3
6,8
TRANSFER ELECTIVE
Elective
3
TOTAL CREDITS FOR JOHN TYLER BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION A.S. DEGREE = 61
6,7
Update 11-15-15
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JMU EQUIVALENT
None
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GRADE
NOTES
1
JMU also offers a B.A. and B.S. degree in Economics and a B.S. degree in Quantitative Finance (QFIN).
 The B.A. in Economics requires foreign language proficiency through the intermediate level (202) and a
philosophy course. Students interested in this degree are encouraged to begin their foreign language at JTCC.
 QFIN is an interdisciplinary major that includes minors in economics and math. It does not require students to
complete the BBA core courses Students interested in QFIN should complete MTH166 in lieu of MTH163 and
MTH173 in lieu of MTH270 and take MTH174 and MTH277 as transfer electives. Students may also consider
completing the General Studies degree incorporating the aforementioned math, ECO201 and 202 and ACC211.
 International Business requires foreign language beyond the intermediate level. It is strongly recommended that
students complete the foreign language proficiency before transferring with the associate’s degree for this major.
2
Students must complete 10 lower-level B.B.A. core courses before they are formally accepted to the JMU College of
Business. These courses transfer to the College of Business at JMU (JTCC course is listed first, followed by the JMU
equivalency in parentheses): ACC 211 & 212 (COB 241 & 242), ECO 201 & 202 (ECON 200 & 201), MTH 270 (MATH
205), and BUS220 (COB191) or MTH 240 (MATH220 will substitute for COB 191). There are four additional courses
required, COB 202, COB204, COB218, and COB 291, for which there are no equivalents at John Tyler. These 10
courses comprise the lower-level BBA core.
In order to be formally accepted to the JMU College of Business students must achieve a JMU GPA of 2.7 in the core
courses (with the exception of calculus). Only grades for courses taken at JMU will be used in the GPA calculation.
3
The history/political science elective requirement can be satisfied by the following courses: PLS 135, PLS 211, PLS
212, PLS 241, HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 121, HIS 122.
4
Degree requirements include a conceptual humanities course (i.e., literature, philosophy, religion) that offers
breadth of knowledge, therefore the elective requirement may be satisfied by completing an approved
conceptual humanities course. See web site www.jtcc.edu/humanitieselectives for a list of approved conceptual and
applied humanities electives.
5
The laboratory science requirement can be satisfied by the following courses: BIO 101, BIO 102, BIO 110, BIO 120,
CHM 101, CHM 102, CHM 111, CHM 112, ENV 121, ENV 122, GOL 105, NAS 125, PHY 101, PHY 102, PHY150, PHY
201, PHY 202, PHY 241, and PHY 242.
6
While the A.S. degree will fulfill all General Education requirements at JMU, some courses may not transfer,
resulting in the loss of credit. For more information, consult the VCCS – JMU Course Equivalents,
http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/transfer/vccs_index.shtml.
7
At JTCC the social/behavioral sciences elective requirement can be satisfied by courses with the following prefixes:
ECO, GEO, PLS, HIS, PSY (Except PSY100) and SOC.
8
JTCC Transfer elective list can be found at www.jtcc.edu/transferelectives
Differential tuition for College of Business courses took effect fall 2014. Students are charged an additional $50 per
credit for all College of Business courses (with the exception of ECON 200 and BUS160):
https://www.jmu.edu/ubo/rates/2015-16.shtml . Go to http://www.jmu.edu/news/cob/2013/06/11-bov-differentialtuition.shtml for more information.
JMU Transfer Advisor - Regina Adams adamsrx@JMU.edu
Update 11-15-15