PART A - ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE OR
EQUIVALENT
To
enter the Jackson Community College/Franklin University program, you must meet
one of the following admissions criteria:
|
Associate’s degree in:
Accounting/Finance
|
or |
Other AA, AS, AGS or AAS degree
|
or |
Completion of 60 semester credit hours with a 2.5 GPA.
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PART B - BRIDGE COURSES
The
following courses are required to be taken at
Jackson Community College if not
previously completed.
General Education Bridge:
| Franklin Competency
Requirement |
Community
College Equivalent |
| English |
ENG 131 Writing Experience |
| Speech |
SPH 231 Comm Fundamentals
or 233 Argumentation & Debate
or 234 Public Address or 240 Interpersonal Comm |
| Business/Technical
Writing |
ENG 232 Technical & Business Writing |
| Statistics |
CIS 205 Intro to
Statistics or MTH 133 Intro to Probability & Statistics |
| Science Course |
select from courses in the Science academic discipline at your community college |
| Social/Behavioral
Science Course |
select from courses in anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, economics, or political science |
| Humanities Course |
select from courses in the Humanities or History academic disciplines at your community college |
| Economics |
ECN 231 Macroeconomics
or 232 Microeconomics |
| Introduction to
Databases |
CIS 022 MS Access Workshop
or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration or 122 MS Access Comprehensive |
| Introduction to
Spreadhseets |
CIS 021 Excel: Windows
or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration
or 121 MS Excel |
| General Ed
Elective (4 semester hours) |
select from non-developmental courses in any general education discipline at your community college |
Business
Core Bridge:
| Financial
Accounting |
ACC 231 Principles of Accounting I |
|
Managerial Accounting |
ACC 232 Principles of Accounting II |
| Management |
BUA 220
Principles of Management |
| Marketing |
BUA 230
Principles of Marketing |
| Business Law |
BUA 250 Business Law I |
|
Finance |
FIN 210 Principles of Finance *no longer
taught at JCC |
Major Area Bridge:
|
Intermediate Accounting I |
ACC 240
Intermediate Accounting |
|
Cost Management |
ACC 232
Managerial Accounting |
Elective Bridge Courses
(taken at Jackson Community College)
Non-developmental level courses taken at your community college and not applied
directly toward another Bridge requirement will be applied in this area. An
official evaluation of transfer credit will determine the need for electives. If
you need additional courses to meet the 128 semester hour minimum required for a
Bachelor's degree, please select business or computer-related courses from those
offered at your community college. Other courses may be acceptable in this area.
Please see your Franklin University SSA for approval prior to taking the
course.
FRANKLIN
UNIVERSITY
PART C - CAPSTONE (40 semester hours)
The following Capstone courses are available online
and must be taken through Franklin's Community College Alliance program. All
students must take Franklin's orientation course, PF 321 Learning Strategies,
prior to other online courses at Franklin. It is recommended to take PF 321
before beginning bridge courses at your community college. Degree-seeking
students must meet all the requirements for the degree(s) and major program(s)
in effect at the time they declare in writing a specific degree and major and
earn credit toward a degree by taking PF 321.Professional
Foundations (12 semester hours):
PF
321 Learning Strategies (2)
PF 302 Applied Research Methods (4) or PF 304 Strategies for
Motivation (4)
PF
305 Global Cultures (4)
PF
310 Effective Presentational Communications (2)
Major Area (28 semester hours):
ACCT 320 Intermediate Accounting II
(4)
ACCT 360 Governmental & Not-for Profit Accounting (4)
ACCT 390 Federal Taxation I (4)
ACCT 425 Accounting Ingo Systems (4)
ACCT 470 Auditing (4)
Acc4 495 Accounting Capstone (4)
Major
Area Elective (select one from the following):
ACCT 420 Federal Taxation II (4) (CPA Exam recommended)
BSAD 476 Global Business Issues
MIS 300 Management Information Systems (4)
Yes
No Algebra Competency Met
Special Notes:
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Students interested in the CPA Exam are encouraged to contact their State
Accountancy Boards to determine state-specific requirements.
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This
degree is not approved in Illinois or Arkansas. Please see your SSA for more
information if you are in one of these states.
