Business & Computer Technologies
Articulation Agreement: Business Administration
Associate of Arts in Business Administration at Northampton Community College with
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Requirements
- Grade of “C” or better or a 2.0 course grade or better is necessary to transfer courses
- Of the final 60 credits required by the bachelor-degree curriculum, 36 must be completed at Penn College
Course Equivalencies
General Education Courses
| Northampton | Penn College | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 – English I (3) | ENL 111 – English Composition I | |
| ENGL 151L or C - English II (3) | ENL 121 – English Composition II | All concentrations except Human Resource Management (BBH) require ENL 121. BBH require ENL 121 or ENL 201 – Technical and Professional Communications |
| CMTH 120 – Speech Communications (3) | SPC 101 – Fundamentals of Speech | |
| CISC 101 – Intro. to Computers (3) | CSC 110 – Intro. to Information Technology | |
| Mathematics Elective (3) | Evaluated on a course by course basis | Recommend taking MAT 140 College Algebra which is equivalent to PCT MTH 180. MTH 180 is required in all business concentrations. |
| Science Elective (3/4) | Evaluated on a course by course basis | Science Elective (3) or Science with lab Elective (4) |
| General Education Electives (3,3,3,3) | Evaluated on a course by course basis | Art, Humanities, Social Science, Liberal Arts, and Humanities/Social Science/Art/Foreign Language Electives Human Resource Management (BBH) concentration requires General Psychology (NCC – PSYC 103) and Introduction to Sociology (NCC – SOCA 103) |
| Mathematics or Science Elective (3/4) | Evaluated on a course by course basis | Liberal Arts Elective (3) or Science Elective (3) or Science with Lab Elective (4) |
| Elective (3) | Evaluated on a course by course basis | Recommend a transferable Business course (3) (e.g., BUSA 131 or BUSA 226) Art Elective or Humanities Elective or Liberal Arts Elective or Humanities/Social Science/Art/Foreign Language Elective |
Business Program Core Courses
| Northampton | Penn College | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 101 – Accounting I (3) | Open Elective | |
| ACCT 151 – Accounting II (3) | ACC 113 – Intro. to Financial Accounting | |
| ECON 201 – Macroeconomics (3) | ECO 111 – Priciples of Macroeconomics | Social Science Elective |
| ECON 251G – Microeconomics (3) | ECO 112 – Principles of Microeconomics | Social Science Elective |
| BUSA 152 – Business Law I (3) | MGT 301 – Business Law I | |
| BUSA 201 – Business Statistics I (4) | MTH 160 Elem. Statistics with Computer Applications (4) | |
| Business Elective (3) | Evaluated on a course by course basis | Recommend taking BUSA 205 as the equivalent to PCT MGT 115 (Principles of Managamnet) which is a prerequisite to most PCT business major courses |
| Keyboarding | OIT 101 – Keyboarding and its Application | Required course in the bachelor’s degree. OIT 101 is waived for students transferring with a completed associate’s degree |
Business Program Other Courses
| Northampton | Penn College | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 202 – Managerial Accounting (3) | ACC 123 – Introduction to Managerial Accounting | Required course in Mgt. concentration (BBM) Directed Elective in Banking and Finance concentration (BBF) Open Elective in Marketing (BBK) and Human Resource Management (BBH) concentrations |
Northampton Total AS Degree Credits (61/63)
Potential PCT Transfer Credits (61/63)
Articulation Agreement implemented: January 22, 2009
