NIU College of Business
(Articulation for Highland 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
Highland Community
College Course #
ACCY 206
Introductory Financial Accounting
ACCT 213
ACCY 207
Introductory Cost Management
ACCT 214
MGMT 217 Legal Environment of Business
BUSN 229
OMIS 259
Introduction to Business Information Systems
INFT 180
UBUS 223
Introduction to Business Statistics
BUSN 221 or MATH 177
ECON 260
Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 112
ECON 261
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 111
ENGL 203
Rhetoric and Composition II
ENGL 122
MATH 211
or
MATH 229
Calculus for Business & Soc Sci
or
Calculus I
MATH 172
or
MATH 168
PSYC 102
Introduction to Psychology
PSY 161
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