Germanna/JMU College of Business Academic Advising Guide
Designed for students who plan to graduate with the approved transferrable associate degree and interested in pursuing
a JMU Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in: Accounting, Computer Information Systems9 Economics1,
Finance1, International Business1, Management, or Marketing. Students must complete 10 lower level B.B.A. core
classes before they are formally accepted to the JMU College of Business2. Students may complete 6 of the 10 courses
at Germanna. Please note courses do not need to be taken in the order listed on this guide.
Business Administration Associate of Arts & Science (A.A. & S.)
Student Name: _______________________________ Student ID: _______________________________
GERMANNA REQUIRED
COURSES
SDV100
ENG111
ENG 112
3
ENG ___
MTH 163
MTH 271
BUS220 or MTH 157 or 240
COURSE TITLE
CREDITS
PLAN TO
TAKE
JMU EQUIVALENT
GRADE
College Success Skills
1
None
College Composition I
3
WRTC 100
College Composition II
3
WRTC 103
English literature
3
See Note Below
Pre-calculus I
3
MATH 155
Applied Calculus I
3
MATH 205
Introduction to Business Statistics
3
COB191 or
or Elementary Statistics or Statistics
MATH220
- Transfer Elective
4
HISTORY
History Elective
3
See Note Below
4
HISTORY
History Elective
3
See Note Below
3,5
HLT___ or PED___
Health or Physical Education Elective
2
See note below
3,6
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE I
Humanities Elective
3
See note below
3,7
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE II
Humanities Elective
3
See note below
ECO201
Principles of Economics I
3
ECO200
ECO202
Principles of Economics II
3
ECO201
3,8
LAB SCIENCE
Lab Science I
4
See note below
3,8
LAB SCIENCE
Lab Science II
4
See note below
CST100 or 110 or 126
Principles of Public Speaking, or
3
SCOM122,
Introduction to Speech
SCOM121, or
Communication or Interpersonal
SCOM320
Communication
9
ITE115
Intro to Computer Applications &
3
See Note Below
Concepts or Transfer Elective
ACC211
Principles of Accounting I
4
COB241
ACC212
Principles of Accounting II
3
COB242
BUS100
Introduction to Business
3
BUS160
TOTAL CREDITS FOR GERMANNA BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION A.A. & S. DEGREE = 63 with JMU recommended courses
Updated 11-15-15
NOTES
1
JMU also offers a B.A. and B.S. degree in Economics and a B.S. degree in Quantitative Finance (QFIN).
 The B.A. in Economics requires foreign language proficiency through the intermediate level (202) and a
philosophy course. Students interested in this degree are encouraged to begin their foreign language at
Germanna.
 Students interested in QFIN should complete MTH166 in lieu of MTH163 and MTH173 in lieu of MTH270 and
take MTH174 and MTH277 as transfer electives. QFIN is an interdisciplinary major that includes minors in
economics and math. It does not require students to complete the BBA core courses. Students may also
consider completing the General Studies degree incorporating the aforementioned math and ECO201 and 202
and ACC211.
 International Business requires foreign language beyond the intermediate level. It is strongly recommended that
students complete the foreign language proficiency before transferring with the associate’s degree for this major.
2
Students must complete 10 lower-level B.B.A. core courses before they are formally accepted to the JMU
College of Business. These courses transfer to the College of Business at JMU (Germanna course is listed first,
followed by the JMU equivalency in parentheses): ACC 211 & 212 (COB 241 & 242), ECO 201 & 202 (ECON 200 &
201), MTH 270 (MATH 205), and BUS220 (COB191) or MTH 157 or 240 (MATH220 which can be substituted for COB
191). There are four additional courses required, COB 202, COB204, COB218, and COB 291, for which there are no
equivalents at Germanna. These 10 courses comprise the lower-level BBA core.
In order to be formally accepted to the JMU College of Business, students must achieve a JMU GPA of 2.7 in the core
courses (with the exception of calculus). Only grades for courses taken at JMU will be used in the GPA calculation.
3
While the A.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.
4
Choose from HIS101, 102, 111, 112, 121 or 122
5
HLT143, 250, 261, 262, 263 and 290 DO NOT meet the HLT/PED requirement at Germanna
6
ART101, ART102, ART106, HUM100 or any REL
7
Complete any ONE course from ART, ENG Lit., HUM, MUS, PHI, REL, or foreign language (Not ASL)
8
Any two-semester sequence from BIO, CHM or PHY (ex. BIO101 & 102) Note: BIO141-142 & GOL105 -106 do not
meet the LAB science requirement at Germanna
9
Students graduating from this program must demonstrate proficiency in specific computer competencies by passing
ITE 115 (transfer elective) or an equivalent competency test. If successful testing out of ITE115 than choose a
transfer elective from this site http://www.germanna.edu/counseling-center/transfer-electives.asp and verify that it
transfers to JMU by checking JMU Course Equivalents link under footnote 3. Students interested in CIS and who test
out of ITE115 may want to take ITP120 = CIS221@JMU as their 2nd transfer elective. CIS221 is not a prerequisite for
the College of Business but does fulfills a CIS core course requirement.
Differential tuition for College of Business majors/minors took effect fall 2014. Students are charged an additional $50
per credit for all College of Business courses (with the exception of ECON 200 and BUS160):
https://www.jmu.edu/ubo/rates/2015-16.shtml .Go to http://www.jmu.edu/news/cob/2013/06/11-bov-differentialtuition.shtml for more information.
JMU Transfer Advisor - Regina Adams adamsrx@JMU.edu
Updated 11-15-15