Business, AA (with Designation)

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The Associate of Arts Degree with Designation in Business prepares students to transfer to a bachelor’s degree business program.

Program Description

Students who complete an AA degree and the prescribed curriculum in the articulation agreement and are admitted (with no academic deficiencies that require additional coursework) to a receiving institution participating in this agreement are guaranteed the following:

Junior standing with no more than 60 remaining credits to meet the graduation requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the degree program covered by this articulation agreement. Completion of the curriculum prescribed within this statewide articulation agreement does not guarantee admission to a participating receiving institution.

Program Requirements

Students must meet all admission and application requirements at the receiving institution including the submission of all required documentation stated deadlines. In addition to the requirements listed below, you must:

Earn a minimum of 60 semester hours of course work
Earn a minimum of 15 graded semester hours at PCC
Earn a minimum of “C” in all coursework for the degree

Consult with a PCC Business advisor or transfer advisor to find out which Colorado Statewide Guaranteed Transfer Courses (GT Pathways) or elective courses meet the degree requirements of the four-year college to which you plan to transfer.

To earn an AA degree with Designation in Business, you must complete at least 60 college-level credits, as described below:

Total Credits: 60

* Refer to CCCS Guaranteed Transfer (GT) - Pathways Courses for a full list of all GT Pathway Courses

Required Courses General Education (32 credits)

(Written) Communication (6 credits)

A GT Pathways-approved CO1 course (GT-CO1) and a GT Pathways-approved CO2 course (GT-CO2)

A GT Pathways-approved CO2 course (GT-CO2) and a GT Pathways-approved CO3 course (GT-CO3)

Mathematics (4 credits)

MAT 1340 - College Algebra: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
OR
MAT 1320 - Finite Mathematics: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
OR
MAT 1400 - Survey of Calculus: GT-MA1 Credit(s): 4
OR a higher-level Calculus course
^{Note: University of Colorado Colorado Springs and University of Northern Colorado require MAT 1400}

Arts & Humanities (6 credits)

PHI 2005 - Business Ethics: GT-AH3 Credit(s): 3
AND
- One GT Pathways Arts & Humanities course from the following AH categories: GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4

History (3 credits)

One GT Pathways History course (GT-HI1)

Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

ECO 2001 - Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1 Credit(s): 3
ECO 2002 - Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1 Credit(s): 3

Natural & Physical Sciences (7 credits)

Two GT Pathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GT-SC2), one must be with a laboratory (GT-SC1)

Additional Required Courses (21-23 Credits)

ACC 1021 - Accounting Principles I Credit(s): 4
ACC 1022 - Accounting Principles II Credit(s): 4
BUS 1015 - Introduction to Business Credit(s): 3
BUS 2016 - Legal Environment of Business Credit(s): 3
BUS 2017 - Business Communication & Report Writing Credit(s): 3
BUS 2026 - Business Statistics Credit(s): 3
COM 1150 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

Electives (5-7 credits)

Transfer Degrees

This degree transfers to the following Colorado public four-year institutions of higher education:

Adams State University (B.A. Business Administration, emphasis in in Advertising, Business Teacher Education, General Business or International Business; B.S. Business Administration, emphasis in Accounting, Agribusiness, Economics, Finance, General Business, Health Care Administration, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, or Small Business Management)
Colorado Mesa University (Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) concentrations in Business Economics, Emerging Markets, Energy Management/Landman, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Hospitality Management, Human Resource management, Information Systems, Insurance, Management, Managerial Informatics, or Marketing)
Colorado Mountain College (as four-year institution) (B.S. Business Administration)
Colorado State University-Ft. Collins (B.S. Business Administration)
Colorado State University – Global Campus (B.S. Accounting, Business management, Healthcare Administration and management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology Management, Management Information Systems and Business Analytics, Marketing, Project Management)
Colorado State University-Pueblo (B.S. Business Administration, majors in Management, Accounting, or Economics)
Fort Lewis College (B.A. Business Administration, Business Administration option)
Metropolitan State University of Denver (B.S. Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Finance, Management, Marketing
University of Colorado, Boulder (B.S. Business Administration)
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (B.S. Business, emphasis in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing PGA Golf Management, Service Management, or Sport Management)
University of Colorado, Denver (B.S. Business Administration, emphasis in Accounting, Finance, Financial Management, Human Resources Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, or Marketing)
University of Northern Colorado (B.S. Business Administration, all emphasis)
Western State Colorado University (B.A. Business Administration)