Business Transfer Planning Guide The Business Administration Major Related Program (BMRP) is an Associate in Arts (AA) degree that prepares students to transfer to a four year college or university and earn a baccalaureate degree with a major in a business concentration. All public universities in that offer business majors, as well as several private colleges and universities have signed on to accept the BMRP as a Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA). This Agreement serves to create a smooth transfer process that maximizes the transferability of your credits earned at Clark.

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General Information: Most of the required classes for the BMRP have the prerequisite that a student be eligible for college level math. Not all students Universities that accept the BMRP: who begin at Clark start out at this level; students who test below Central Washington University: www.cwu.edu college level math should be prepared to take a math class University: www.ewu.edu every quarter. : www.washington.edu Washington State University: www.wsu.edu Gonzaga University: www.gonzaga.edu Each college or university is different, and the requirements to enter : www.heritage.edu into their business programs will be different too. Work closely Pacific Lutheran University: www.plu.edu with the Admissions and Advising staff of your transfer Seattle Pacific University: www.spu.edu institution to ensure that you understand the transfer process. : www.seattleu.edu • Entrance into business programs may require a separate : www.wallawalla.edu admissions application as well as a competitive selection process. • Many Schools include Management Information Systems (MIS) and lower level law coursework as prerequisites for entry into business programs. Students make the best decisions when they explore all • Colleges that are not legally bound to accept the DTA may of their options. The Catalog will help a have different program prerequisites and may evaluate course- student understand their choices by providing detailed work in a way that makes it more advantageous for a student to information about all of the programs offered. Elements earn the Associate in Arts General Transfer degree instead. of the Catalog include: For example, Portland State University does not require MATH • General Education Requirements 105 or MATH& 148 for entry to their program, but does • Course Descriptions require BUS& 101, BUS 211, and BTEC 150. Students • transferring to PSU are better served by earning the General Policies and Procedures AA and building business requirements into the various • Directories distribution areas. Potential PSU students are also encouraged View the catalog online at: to explore dual enrollment options to minimize out of state http://www.clark.edu/currentcatalog, or scan the QR tuition costs. code with your smart device. Business Transfer Planning Guide

Associate of Arts— Business DTA/MRP 90 college level credits, full-time students can complete The composition, analytical and the degree in approximately two years. synthesizing skills you learn in these classes are essential for the projects and papers that will be required upon Communication Skills—10 credits A strong mathematical foundation will transfer. • ENGL& 101 • ENGL& 102 Prerequisites: provide you with the analytical, problem ENGL&101: ENGL 098 (“C” or higher) (English Comp I) (English Comp II) solving and logical reasoning skills or COMPASS placement score necessary for future academic and career ENGL&102: ENGL& 101 (“C” or higher) Quantitative Skills—10 credits success. • • Prerequisites: MATH 105 MATH& 148 MATH 105: COMPASS placement, or Humanities coursework spans a (Finite Math) (Business Calculus) MATH 093/095 (“C” or higher) variety of subject areas exploring the MATH& 148: MATH 105/111 (“C” or human experience. See the general AA Humanities—15 credits higher) degree worksheet for a complete list of Must include one of the following: options. • CMST& 210* • CMST& 220* • CMST& 230* (Interpersonal (Public Speaking) (Small Group Micro and Macroeconomics inform *To satisfy the Oral Communication Business students of the economic Requirement, students must complete Communication) Communication) principles that inform the decision making one of the Communication Studies process of nations, industries, and courses listed. Social Sciences—15 credits individuals. Must include both: Prerequisites: Statistical analysis is essential for using • ECON& 201 • ECON& 202 ECON& 201/202: COMPASS placement, the complex economic and financial data (Micro Economics) (Macro Economics) or, MATH 093/095 (“C” or higher), or used in all aspects of business practice. ECON 101. Prerequisites: Sciences—15-16 credits BUS 203: COMPASS placement, In order to meet the 15 credit minimum, MATH 093/095 (“C” or higher) Must include both: five credits of a second subject area is BUS 204: BUS 203 • BUS 203 • BUS 204 required. See the general AA degree worksheet for a complete list of options. An additional 10 credits of Natural (Descriptive Statistics) (Inferential Statistics) Science, including one lab science, is required. See the general AA degree Major Area Requirements—20 credits A fundamental understanding of the worksheet for a complete list of options. principles of accounting is necessary in • every aspect of business administration. ACCT& 201—Principles of Accounting I Classes should be taken in order and • ACCT& 202—Principles of Accounting II are not offered during summer term. • ACCT& 203—Principles of Accounting III Prerequisites: COMPASS placement eligibility for • BUS& 201—Business Law MATH 093/095 and ENGL& 101. Students use their limited amount of general electives wisely by choosing General Electives—4 credits Business Law provides students with coursework that will satisfy Management Recommendations: CTEC 205 and/or COLL 101 practical understandings of legal issues Information Systems (MIS) requirements in the business world and should be or that enhance their college taken during the second half of the performance. program.

SUGGESTED FIRST QUARTER CLASSES: • English—Determined by COMPASS placement • Math—Determined by COMPASS placement • COLL 101, Humanities, or Social Science coursework

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