Business Transfer Major

Location(s): Calmar, Peosta, Online

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Campus Location: Calmar, Peosta, Online

Program Entry: Enrollment may occur during any term

Award: Associate of Arts degree

Enrollment Process: See Enrollment Process

The Associate of Arts Business Transfer Major provides a course of study which will transfer to specific four-year colleges and universities within Iowa. You will take courses in science, communication, math, humanities, social science and required business subject areas in preparation to transfer into a bachelor’s degree program.

If you plan to transfer to a four-year college, you should select courses to satisfy requirements of the specific institution to which you intend to transfer. Consult your advisor at the transferring four-year institution anytime you have questions about course selection.

Program Learning Outcomes:

Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences using various methods.
Students will demonstrate competence in problem-solving, logical thinking, and the application of mathematical processes.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply fundamental concepts in the natural sciences.
Students will understand the methods and models by which the social sciences study individuals, cultures, and societies.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of diverse cultures, historical viewpoints, and global perspectives.
Students will locate, evaluate, and responsibly use and share information.

Minimum Credits: 60

General Degree Requirements

The Associate of Arts degree will include a minimum of 60 semester hours of courses designed and acceptable for transfer, and may include up to 16 semester hours of career-technical courses. Note: Students not ready to begin college/transfer level writing and math courses may need additional prerequisite coursework that requires them to exceed the 60 credit hours minimum.
Students transferring an Associate of Arts degree to a public university must have maintained a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0 on all graded arts and sciences courses acceptable for transfer.
A 2.0 cumulative GPA and a passing grade in all required courses.
Earn a minimum of 15 credit hours at NICC that meet degree requirements.
Completion of SDV 179 - The College Experience course.

General Education Core Requirements

Communication: 9 Credits

Humanities: 12 Credits

Credits must be transfer level courses from ART, ASL, CLS, DRA, FLS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, REL

One of the following Literature courses is required: LIT 101 , LIT 110 , LIT 111

One of the following History courses is required: ART 203 , ART 204 , HIS 131 , HIS 132 , HIS 151 , HIS 152 , HIS 214

One of the following diversity courses is required: ASL 131 , ASL 161 , ASL 271 , COM 148 , FLS 141 , FLS 142 , FLS 241 , FLS 242 , HIS 214 , HUM 108 , LIT 134 , SOC 208

Math and Science: 10 Credits

MAT 140 and MAT 156 OR MAT 156 and MAT 210 and one transfer-level BIO, CHM, ENV, PHS, PHY with a lab required.

Remaining credits must be transfer level courses from MAT, BIO, CHM, ENV, PHS or PHY.

Social Science: 9 Credits

ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics
Remaining credits must be transfer level courses from GEO, POL, PSY or SOC

Elective(s): 20 Credits

ACC 152 - Financial Accounting
ACC 156 - Managerial Accounting
BUS 185 - Business Law I
CSC 116 - Information Computing
SDV 179 - The College Experience
The remaining credits will be accepted from arts and sciences electives designed and acceptable for transfer. (See the Course Classification and Description System )