James Madison University
NOVA Transfer Guide for the A.S. in Business Administration
Designed for students interested in pursuing Hospitality Management at James Madison University. HM majors
earn a minor in General Business at JMU.
1st Semester
ENG 111
1
HIS Elective
2
ITE 115
5
MTH Elective
4
Natural Science/Lab Elective
SDV 100
Total
3rd Semester
3
ACC 211
6
CST Elective
ECO 201
2
General Elective (ITE 100
recommended)
6
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
Total
Credits
3
3
3
3
4
1
17
3
3
3
3
3
15
2nd Semester
BUS 100
ENG 112
5
MTH Elective
4
Natural Science/Lab Elective
PED 116
Total
Credits
3
3
3
4
1
14
4th Semester
3
ACC 212
ECO 202
6
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
6
General Elective
6
General Elective
Total
3
3
3
3
3
15
*It is important for students intending to transfer for HM to start working on the required 600 hours of related
work experience before transferring to JMU. This is a pre-requisite to one of the HM junior year courses.
Approved businesses and industries that will meet this requirement are hotels, motels, catering companies,
restaurants, food services for college dining halls, resorts, travel companies, airlines, cruise ship lines, and event
management companies. Students can provide copies of pay stubs or a memo from their supervisor documenting
the number of hours worked.
1
Choose from HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121 and 122.
ITE 115 is required for graduation from NOVA, however ITE 100 is the equivalent of COB 204 which is required
for all JMU Hospitality Management majors.
3
ACTG 244, Accounting for Non-Business majors, is required. There is no equivalent at NOVA, however if
students complete both ACC 211 and ACC 212, that will satisfy the ACTG 244 requirement.
4
Students may take a sequence of two science courses (e.g. BIO 101, 102) or two difference sciences.
5
May select only from the following combinations of MTH courses to fulfill the NOVA degree: MTH 163 + 271 (6
cr.); MTH 241 + 271 (6 cr.); MTH 166 + 271 (8 cr.); MTH 271 + 272 (6 cr.); or MTH 173 + 174 (10 cr.)
2
6
To be chosen from NOVA’s approved electives to complete the degree. Please keep in mind that, 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.
Differential tuition for College of Business majors/minors will take effect Fall 2014. Students will be charged an
additional $50 per credit for all College of Business courses (with the exception of GECON 200). Go to
http://www.jmu.edu/news/cob/2013/06/11-bov-differential-tuition.shtml for more information.