2024-2025 Catalog SVC
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Program Overview
The business world today moves quickly. Always changing, always evolving. To succeed there, you need to be prepared. It is competitive, exciting, and global-offering countless opportunities for innovation. Whether you are interested in pursuing a career in management, sales, accounting, finance, human resources or marketing, SVC can help you get started.
The Associate in Business Direct Transfer Agreement/Major Related Program (BUS DTA/MRP) degree is designed for students who are majoring in Business and transferring within Washington State. Completion of this degree fulfills lower division general education requirements for completion of a bachelor’s degree and prerequisites for the Business major. See Program Map for more information.
Sample Career Options Include:
Transfer
If you are considering a major in Business and transferring to:
Our Transfer Program Planning Guide is designed to provide you with recommended courses to complete your Business Direct Transfer Agreement, Major Related Program degree. The Business Major Related Program (MRP) helps prepare you to transfer by requiring specific courses in the first two years that can reduce the time it takes to complete the bachelor’s degree in Business. Of course, educational plans may vary, based on which quarter you begin, how many credits are taken, placement into Math and English, and your preferred transfer institution. To keep you on the best pathway, we encourage you to consult with an Academic Advisor for scheduling options.
Degree Options
Degree Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 90 quarter credits in transferable courses numbered 100 or above with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in order to graduate from SVC with an Associate in Business Degree. At least 25 college-level credits of the 90 credits must be earned at SVC. Credits must satisfy course requirements listed below. Students should contact potential transfer institutions regarding specific requirements where options are listed.
Note: An ampersand (&) designates Common Course Numbering.
Learning Outcomes
1. First Quarter Experience (5 cr.)
2. Communication Skills (10 cr.)
Note: EWU requires the second composition course be equivalent to EWU’s English 201-College Composition: Analysis, Research, and Documentation.
3. Quantitative Skills (5 cr.)
Note: An additional five credits may include finite math or pre-calculus prerequisites for calculus or other course to prepare for business calculus. See Natural Sciences, below, for preferred math course.
4. * Physical Education (3 cr.)
or one of the following options:
- PE 103 - Wellness Movement (2)
and one PE activity course (1)
- PE 190 - Weight Control Movement (1)
and one PE activity course (1)
* Excluded activity courses: PE 200, PE 204, and PE 205
5. Integrative Learning Experiences (2 required)
Two Integrative Learning Experiences (ILE) are required. One ILE must be a Learning Community. The second ILE may be another Learning Community or an Integrative Experience.
- A Learning Community (LC) is the integrated combination of two or more courses from different areas of inquiry (e.g. sociology and literature, physics and math, etc.) Learning Communities are indicated in the course schedule.
- Integrative Experiences (IEs) are typically seminar courses in which students use an interdisciplinary approach for a specific topic or current issue (e.g. Ethics in Science). Integrative Experience seminars are indicated in the course schedule.
Note: Integrative Learning Experiences specifically designed for this degree may be offered; consult your advisor for information.
Recommended:
6. Diversity Requirement
At least one Diversity Intensive course is required. Students should use the SVC online quarterly class schedule search or consult with their faculty advisor or counselor to identify courses that fulfill this requirement.
7. Distribution Requirements (45 cr.)
Select credits from three areas of study: Natural Science, Social Science and Humanities. Eligible courses for each distribution area are listed in the Associate in Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement Distribution List . These courses may also satisfy the Integrative Learning Experiences or Diversity requirement.
A. Natural Sciences (15 cr.)
Select from at least two disciplines. No more than 10 credits allowed from any one discipline. Five credits in statistics (business statistics preferred). At least 10 credits in in physical, biological and/or Earth science, including at least one lab course. See Natural Sciences in the Associate in Arts-Direct Transfer Agreement degree distribution list.
Note: Students intending the manufacturing management major at WWU should consult WWU regarding the selection of natural science courses required for admission to the major.
B. Social Sciences (15 cr.)
Note: Students should contact their potential transfer institutions for advice on which additional social science course to take.
C. Humanities (15 cr.)
Select from at least two disciplines. No more than 10 credits allowed from any one discipline. No more than 5 credits in foreign language at the 100 level. No more than 5 credits in the performance/skills courses allowed.
Note: Students intending the international business major should consult their potential transfer institutions regarding the level of world language required for admission to the major. Students are encouraged to include a speech or oral communication course (not small group communication).
8. Required Business Core Courses (15 cr.)
Required business courses for all transfer institutions:
9. Electives (7-10 cr.)
BUS 120 - Business Computers and Applications (5) recommended. This class may be required at transfer institution; check with SVC advisor.
Note: Students should contact their potential transfer institutions for advice on which general elective course to take. Gonzaga, PLU, WSU, and WWU have requirements for admission to the major that go beyond those specified above. Students can meet these requirements by careful selection of electives that are equivalent to the following:
- Gonzaga: Management Information Systems, BMIS 124.
- PLU: Computerized Information Systems, CSCE 120, or an equivalent course or skills test.
- WSU (all campuses): Management Information Systems, MIS 250.
- WWU: Introduction to Business Computer Systems, MIS 220.
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