INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Transfer Program to Kansas State University
College of Business Administration
B.S. in Marketing
Contact: Alice Niedfeldt
Phone: (785) 532-6180
Email: alicen@ksu.edu
Home Page: cba.k-state.edu
The Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) at Independence CC is a general transfer degree and partners well with the first
two years of most bachelor degree programs. Students pursuing the A.A. may select courses that satisfy both the
A.A. degree requirements and lower division requirements for a bachelor’s degree at four-year institutions. The 33
hours of electives within the A.A. allows students to complete additional general education and lower division
courses required for specific majors. The A.A. degree requires completion of 64 credit hours, the maximum
number of hours from a community college that will be applied toward a bachelor’s degree at most four-year
schools. Meeting with an Independence CC counselor is strongly recommended for selection of appropriate
courses.
 The College of Business Administration offers majors in accounting, finance (options in financial
management, financial controllership, or financial services), entrepreneurship, management information
systems, management (emphasis in human resources, operations and general/entrepreneurship) and
marketing. Total hours to earn a B.S. degree in Business Administration is 126 credit hours.
 Students entering college for the first time and eligible for admission to K-State must enroll in the
business administration pre-professions program (BAPP). Students must achieve a 2.5 K-State GPA by the
time they complete 30 credit hours to remain in good standing. Students with previous academic work
(either at K-State or elsewhere) requesting transfer to the College of Business Administration must have a
2.5 or higher grade point average and enroll in the BAPP curriculum. Transfer students, entering with 45
or more credit hours, must achieve a K-State GPA of 2.5 or higher on the first 15 or more hours of K-State
course work to be able to continue in the College of Business Administration.
 Admission to a degree plan (major) in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, management, management
information systems, or marketing is necessary for graduation. Applicants for admission to one of the
degree plans, other than accounting will be accepted upon completion of a minimum of 45 credit hours
with a K-State grade point average of 2.5 or above. For accounting the grade point average for admission
to the degree plan is 3.0 K-State GPA.
 Transfer students must meet the above requirements and complete at least 12 graded hours at K-State
before they can be admitted into a degree plan.
 All transfer coursework approved by the K-State Admissions Office, with a grade of C or better, will be
reviewed by the CBA Office of Student Services for equivalency within the business curriculum and is
subject to final approval. (Transfer coursework carrying a grade of D will not be accepted toward a
student’s business degree requirements.)
Each student must successfully complete credit-bearing courses/experiences to cover all of the K-State 8 areas. A
minimum of four different course prefixes (e.g. AGEC, MATH, FSHS) must be represented in the fulfillment of the KState 8 requirements. Students who began at K-State before Summer 2011, may choose to move to the K-State 8
program or complete their degrees with University General Education (UGE) requirements. For more information:
General Education: K-State 8
Aesthetic Experiences and
Interpretive Understanding
Empirical and Quantitative
Reasoning
Ethical Reasoning and
Responsibility
Global Issues and Perspectives
Historical Perspectives
Human Diversity within the U.S.
Natural and Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
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Kansas State CBA Requirements
Independence CC Equivalents
Communication Core Courses (11 credit hours)
COMM 105 Public Speaking IA (2) or COMM 106 Public
Speaking (3)
ENGL 100 Expository Writing I (3)
COM1203 Public Speaking (3)
ENGL 200 Expository Writing II (3)
ENGL 417 Written Communication for the Workplace (3)
ENG1013 English Composition II (3)
No Equivalent
ENG1003 English Composition I (3)
ENG1005 English Composition I (5)
Quantitative Core Courses (18 credit hours)
MATH 100 College Algebra (3)
MAT1023 College Algebra (3)
MAT1025 College Algebra (5)
MATH 205 General Calculus and Linear Algebra (3)
STAT 350 Business and Economic Statistics I (3)
MAT1055 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I (5)
MAT1103 Elementary Statistics (3)
BUS2043 Business Statistics (3)
STAT 351 Business and Economic Statistics II (3)
ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
ECON 120 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
No Equivalent
BUS2033 Macroeconomics (3)
BUS2023 Microeconomics (3)
Non-business (K-State 8) Courses (16 credit hours)
Aesthetic Experience and Interpretive Understanding (3)
ENG1073 Introduction to Literature (Modern) (3)
ENG2043 Introduction to Dramatic Literature (3)
ENG2113 American Literature II-1865 to Present (3)
FRL1005 French I (5)
FRL1025 Spanish I (5)
MUE2263 Survey of Rock and Roll Music
THR1013 Theatre Appreciation (3)
THR1023 Introduction to Acting (3)
Global Issues and Perspectives (3)
FRL1005 French I (5)
FRL1025 Spanish I (5)
HIS1003 History of Early Civilizations (3)
HIS1013 History of Modern Civilizations (3)
POL1013 Introduction to Political Science (3)
SOC1023 Anthropology (3)
SOC2013 World Regional Geography (3)
Historical Perspectives (3)
HIS1003 History of Early Civilizations (3)
HIS1013 History of Modern Civilizations (3)
HIS1163 Black History (3)
HIS1173 Kansas History (3)
MUE2263 Survey of Rock and Roll Music (3)
THR1013 Theatre Appreciation (3)
Human Diversity within the U.S. (3)
HIS1023 United States History I: to 1877 (3)
HIS1063 United States History II: 1877 to Present (3)
SOC1003 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Natural and Physical Sciences with lab (4)
BIO1005 General Biology (5)
BIO1115 Principles of Cellular & Molecular Biology (5)
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PHS1015 General Chemistry (5)
PHS1025 College Chemistry I (5)
PHS1055 Engineering Physics I (5)
Business Core Courses (30 credit hours)
GENBA 101 Business Orientation
GENBA 110 Business Foundations (3)
GENBA 166 IT Skills Proficiency Exam (0)
No Equivalent
No Equivalent
No Equivalent
ACCTG 231 Accounting for Business Operations (3) AND
ACCTG 241 Accounting for Investing and Financing (3)
ACC1003 Accounting I (3) AND
ACC1023 Accounting II (3) AND
ACC2033 Managerial Accounting (3)
FINAN 450 Principles of Finance (3)
MKTG 400 Intro to Marketing (3)
MANGT 366 Information Technology for Business (3)
MANGT 420 Management Concepts (3)
MANGT 421 Intro to Operations Management (3)
MANGT 595 Business Strategy (3)
MANGT 596 Business Ethics & Corporate Citizenship (3)
No Equivalent
No Equivalent
No Equivalent
No Equivalent
No Equivalent
No Equivalent
No Equivalent
Marketing major (42 hours)
Major Field Requirements (15 hours)
MKTG450 Consumer Behavior
MKTG542 Fundamentals of Professional Selling
MKTG544 International Marketing
MKTG642 Marketing Research
MKTG690 Marketing Management
Credits
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3
3
3
3
Independence CC Equiv.
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N/A
Major Field Electives (9 hours)
MKTG496 Special Topics in Marketing
MKTG497 Topics in Fin. Serv Marketing
MKTG541 Retailing
MKTG543 Integrated Marketing Comm
MKTG545 Marketing Channels
MKTG546 Services Marketing
MKTG550 Business Marketing
MKTG 560 Sales Force Leadership
MKTG 570 Advanced Selling
MKTG 580 Business Intelligence
MKTG630 Sports Marketing
MKTG635 Electronic Marketing
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Economics Electives (6 hours) (500 level or higher)
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3
3
N/A
N/A
Unrestricted Electives (12 hours)
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3
3
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3
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