Focus Area: Business and Professional Services
Pathway: Business Transfer to Columbia College
Visit your Academic Advisor, CCC.edu or your College’s Transfer Center for more information
Catalog 2016-2017
Degree Codes: AA 0210
This is a RECOMMENDED course sequence for students interested in pursuing a degree from Columbia College Chicago for Business, Marketing Major.
It does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If this pathway is followed as outlined, you will earn an Associate in Arts (AA)
degree. One course will satisfy the Human Diversity (HD) requirement, and is labeled with an (HD) in the sequence below.
The digitally focused BA in Marketing aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to pursue careers in traditional and digital marketing
and communication businesses. Students have the opportunity to learn how to devise marketing and communication plans that target new and
existing audiences. The program’s full-time and adjunct faculty consists of academics and creative professionals who integrate current industry
practices into their classroom to prepare students for professional marketing careers.
Make informed course choices in consultation with your CCC College Advisor
Communications and Math pre-degree requirements.
Placements based on COMPASS, ACT or department chair
recommendation
English Placement
□ ESL/FS Writing
□ ESL/English 98
□ ESL 99
□ ESL/English 100
D: Degree
GECC:
General
Education
Core
Curriculum
D GECC
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Reading Placement
□ ESL/FS Reading
□ ESL/Reading 99
□ ESL Reading 100
□ Reading 125
Math Placement
□ FS Math I
□ FS Math II
□ Math 98
□ Math 99
College Level Courses that can be taken while in predegree courses
General Education Courses
□ Fine Arts: (May choose 2) Art
103, Music 121, Fine Arts 104
□ Humanities: Afro Am 101
Elective Courses
□ College Success
□ Business 111
□ World Languages
□ CIS 120
□ CIS 123
2-Year Program Plan for Full-time Students
All plans can be modified to fit the needs of part-time students by adding more semesters.
All classes must be passed with a C or better for transferability.
SEMESTER 1
English 101 – Composition I (3)
Mathematics 140 – College Algebra(4)
Fine Arts Course (3)
Social Science 102 – General Course I
(3)
Business 181 – Financial Accounting (4)
CCC CATEGORY
Communications
Elective
Fine Arts/Humanities
Social/Behavioral
Science
Elective
COLUMBIA CATEGROY
52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I (GECC)
56-2710 College Algebra (GECC)
Fine Arts/Humanities (GECC)
Social/Behavioral Science (GECC)
College-Wide Elective
17 CREDIT HOURS
D GECC
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SEMESTER 2
English 102 – Composition II (3)
Speech 101 – Fundamentals of Speech
Communications (3)
Mathematics 141 – Trigonometry (3)
Economics 201 – Macroeconomics (3)
Business 182 – Managerial Accounting
(4)
CCC CATEGORY
Communications
Communications
Mathematics
Social/Behavioral
Science
Elective
52-1152 Writing and Rhetoric II (GECC)
52-1401 Oral Expression (GECC)
ACHIEVEMENTS and
NEXT
STEPS
DO
THIS
- Meet with
Advisor to discuss
academic goals and plan
coursework
DO THIS– Visit your
campus Transfer Center
ACHIEVEMENTS
and
DO
THIS – Meet with
NEXT STEPS
advisor
to confirm plans
College-Wide Elective
28-1112 Managerial Economics
(Program Core)
College-Wide Elective
16 CREDIT HOURS
D GECC
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SEMESTER 3
Economics 202 – Microeconomics (3)
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Physical Science Course (3-4)¹
Humanities/Fine Arts Course (3)
Business 211 – Business Law I (3)
D GECC
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SEMESTER 4
Philosophy 105 – Logic (3)
Business 231 – Principles of Marketing
Life Science Course (3-4)¹
Business 269 – Principles of Mgmt (3)
Mathematics 204 – Calculus fr Business
(5) OR
Mathematics 207 – Calculus I (5)
CCC CATEGORY
Social/Behavioral
Science
Physical Science
Humanities/Fine Arts
Elective
CCC CATEGORY
Humanities
Elective
Life Science
Elective
Elective
College-Wide Elective
Physical Science (GECC)
Fine Arts/Humanities (GECC)
28-2111 Entertainment Law
12-13 CREDIT HOURS
51-1410 Critical Thinking (GECC)
28-1115 Entertainment Marketing
Life Science (GECC)
28-1110 Introduction to Management
56-2721 Calculus II (CWE)
56-2720 Calculus I (CWE)
DO THIS - Meet with
Advisor and discuss
upcoming deadlines for
graduation
DO THIS - Apply to
Columbia College Chicago
DO THIS – Complete your
FAFSA
DO THIS – Apply for
graduation!
COMPLETION of
Associate in Arts degree
17-18 CREDIT HOURS
MINIMUM TOTAL AA CREDIT HOURS: 62
WRITTEN PATHWAY CREDIT RANGE: 62-64
¹One physical/life science course must include a lab (4 ch)
Programs offered at:
Focus Area: Business and Professional Services
Pathway: Business Transfer to Columbia College
Visit your Academic Advisor, CCC.edu or your College’s Transfer Center for more information
Catalog 2016-2017
Degree Codes: AA 0210
Columbia College Program
All plans can be modified to fit the needs of part-time students by adding additional semesters.
SEMESTER 5
CATEGORY
ACHIEVEMENTS and NEXT ACTIONS
28-1501 Promotional Marketing
28-1113 Information Management
28-2120 Business Writing
College Wide Elective
College Wide Elective
College Wide Elective
Program Major
Program Core
Program Core
DO THIS - Meet with Advisor to discuss
academic goals and plan coursework
SEMESTER 6
CATEGORY
ACHIEVEMENTS and NEXT ACTIONS
28-2510 Brands and Branding
28-2500 Introduction to Market Research
28-2502 Creativity in Marketing
College Wide Elective
College Wide Elective
Program Major
Program Core
Program Core
DO THIS – Meet with advisor to confirm
plans
SEMESTER 7
CATEGORY
ACHIEVEMENTS and NEXT ACTIONS
28-3416 Digital Media Strategies
28-2515 Marketing Data Analytics
College Wide Elective
College Wide Elective
College Wide Elective
Program Major
Program Core
DO THIS – Apply for graduation!
SEMESTER 8
CATEGORY
ACHIEVEMENTS and NEXT ACTIONS
28-3501 Marketing Case Workshop
28-3505 Marketing Yourself
College Wide Elective
College Wide Elective
College Wide Elective
Program Major
Program Core
COMPLETION of Bachelor of Arts degree
DO THIS – Visit the Career Center
14-15 CREDIT HOURS
14-15 CREDIT HOURS
DO THIS-Meet with your Advisor to
discuss course choices and degree
completion
15 CREDIT HOURS
DO THIS – Visit the Career Center
15 CREDIT HOURS
MINIMUM TOTAL HOURS: 120
WRITTEN PATHWAY HOURS TOTAL: 56-58
Transfer Guidelines
Columbia College Chicago participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). Students who complete the AA and
transfer to Columbia College Chicago will be eligible for the IAI General Education Core. Full-time status at Columbia
College Chicago is 12-16 credits per term. All degree-seeking undergraduate students are required to complete Global
Awareness (3 credits), U.S. Pluralism (3 credits), Writing Intensive (3 credits), and upper division (2000 level or higher)
LAS core courses (6 credits). This plan assumes completion of Global Awareness, U.S. Pluralism, and 2000-level LAS
core in transfer, and Writing Intensive will be completed at Columbia College Chicago.
For in more information regarding CCC’s degree requirements and options, please visit the Columbia College Catalog.
Columbia College Chicago
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Phone: 312-369-7130
Email: transfer@colum.edu
Programs offered at: