Connecting the Dots: The Transition from Community College to a Four-Year University Murray Stach Counselor

General Education for Transfer to a Four-year University

Prerequisite Courses For Transfer to Local Universities California State University, Northridge (CSUN) –Accounting 101 and 102 –Business Administration 106 and 120 –CS/IS 101 –Economics 101 and 102 –Math 112 and Math 136 –

California State University, Los Angeles –Accounting 101 and 102 –Business Administration 120 –CS/IS 101 –Economics 101 and 102 –Math 136

University Prerequisites University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) –Accounting 101 and 102 –Economics 101 and 102 –Math 103 and 104 University of Southern California (USC) –Accounting 101 and 102 –Economics 101 and 102 –Math 112

California State Universities vs. University of California Most California State Universities offer degrees in Business Administration while most University of California schools offer a degree entitled Business Economics. The difference in the degrees is that the UC programs are more mathematically based and require that the student take at least one semester of calculus (Math 103) prior to transfer.

Course Comparison AA vs. Transfer AA in Business Admin -Accounting 101 and 102 -Business Administration 101 -Business Administration 120 -CS/IS 101 -Additional General Education Requirements –Health 104 –Health 101 –Physical Education Transfer to Cal. State LA –Accounting 101 and 102 –Business Administration 120 –CS/IS 101 –Economics 101 and 102 –Math 136

What Classes Will I Take After Transfer The classes that you will take after transfer will vary depending upon which area of business you decide to pursue. Following is a list of business degree options at local schools:

Cal. State Los Angeles Accounting Business Arts-Prelegal Business Economics Entrepreneurship Finance Human Resource Management International Business

Cal. State Los Angeles (continued) Management Marketing Management Operations Management Real Estate Retailing Special Business-interdisciplinary programs in business

Cal. State Northridge Accounting Business Law Financial Services Global Supply Chain Management Real Estate Systems and Operations Management Management Marketing

UCLA Business Economics –Requires Math 104 completed Fall prior to transfer USC Finance and Business Economics Information and Operations Management Management and Organization Marketing Special Programs

Bachelor of Science in Management-CSUN Common Upper Division Core (16 Units) –BUS 302/L-Gateway Experience –FIN 303-Financial Management –MGT 360-Management and Organizational Behavior –MKT 304-Marketing Management –BUS 497-Capstone

Upper Division Required Courses for the Major in Management (27 Units) –Management (15 Units) BLAW 308-Business Law II SOM 306-Operations Management MGT 370-Management Skills Development MGT 380-Employment Practices Select one of the following: –ENGL 306-Report Writing –ENGL 305-Intermediate Expository Writing –ENGL 407-Composition and the Professions –PHIL 305-Business Ethics and Public Policy –COMS 323-Group Communication –COMS 443-Rhetoric of Business

Management Major (12 Units) –ECON 308-Economics for Managers –MGT 498C-Internship-Management –Two additional classes from the following: MGT 450-Organization Change and Development MGT 454-Leadership, Power and Politics MGT 456-Negotiation and Conflict Management MGT 458-Decision Making and Creativity MGT 460-Strategic Human Resource Management

Management Major(continued) MGT 462-Private Management and Public Policy MGT 464-International Business Management MGT 466-Future Directions in Management MGT 496-Experimental Topics Course- Management MGT 499-Independent Study

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