Business Administration Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Business Administration emphasis is designed to provide the student with the first two years of education necessary to complete a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UBA

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9^{* **}
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
History Electives Credits: 6^{* **}
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8^*
MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics Credits: 3 ^***
-OR- MATH 1710 - Precalculus Algebra Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 1020 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 ^****
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credits: 3 ^*****
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: 3
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3
General Elective Credit: 1^******

Total: 60 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements . Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville should take Introduction to Ethics as one of their humanities/fine arts courses or as an alternative elective.

^**Minimum one course in literature required.

^***MTSU and UT Knoxville should take MATH 1630. Students transferring to TSU, UTC, or UTM should take a college algebra course. UofM requires MATH 1710 or MATH 1830. APSU requires MATH 1710 only. ETSU requires MATH 1530. Johnson University requires MATH 1530.

^****Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville must complete MATH 2050 - Calculus-based Probability & Statistics.

^*****Applied Calculus is NOT required at UT Martin, MTSU, or TTU. MATH 1830 is a prerequisite to MATH 2050 for UT Knoxville requirement.

^******General electives must be selected from courses which are part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Consult the Course Descriptions section in this catalog. Courses which are designated as **Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway** should not be taken as general electives. Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville should take BUSN 2330 as their elective.

Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville will be required to demonstrate intermediate level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UT Knoxville. Students may demonstrate intermediate level competence after transferring to UT Knoxville.

Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville will be required to complete ENGL 295 at UT Knoxville if they have not completed an equivalent course at their community college. Advisors are invited to contact the UT Knoxville Transfer Center to learn more about course equivalencies.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.