NIU College of Business
(Articulation for Heartland 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
Heartland
Course #
ACCY 206
Introductory Financial Accounting
ACCT 120 or ACCT 200
ACCY 207
Introductory Cost Management
ACCT 201
MGMT 217
Legal Environment of Business
BUSN 210
OMIS 259
Introduction to Business Information Systems
BUSN 130
UBUS 223
Introduction to Business Statistics
MATH 142
ECON 260
Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 101
ECON 261
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 102
ENGL 203
Rhetoric and Composition II
ENGL 102
MATH 211
or
MATH 229
Calculus for Business & Soc Sci
or
Calculus I
MATH 151
or
MATH 161
PSYC 102
Introduction to Psychology
PSY 101
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