Franklin University – Applied Management
BS Degree Completion Transfer Guide
124 Semester Credit Hours   
Effective Fall 2003-Summer 2004  Last updated 10/01/2003

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:
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or  

Other AA, AS, AGS or AAS degree with 24 semester hours in Applied Technology credit  

or 

Completion of 60 semester  credit hours with 24 semester hours in Applied Technology credit and a 2.5 GPA.  

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
Management BUA 220 Principles of Management
Marketing BUA 230 Principles of Marketing
Business Law BUA 250 Business Law I

Applied Management Technical Management Technical Area:

   24 semester hours in an approved applied management discipline.

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 124 semester/186 quarter hour minimum required for a Bachelor's degree, please select business, computer or applied management-related courses from those offered at your community college. Other courses may be acceptable in this area. Please see your community college advisor or 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 (20 semester hours):
BSAD 320 Business Decisions and Policy Issues (4)  
AMGT 330 Technical Business Systems (4)  
AMGT 490 Project Management (4)  
AMGT 495 Technical Management Capstone (4)

Major Area Elective (select one from the following):  
 BSAD 325 Organizational Behavior (4)  
BSAD 460 Organizational Policy & Ethics
BSAD 495 Business Administration Capstone (4) 
OLM  320 Leadership:  Theory (4)  

University Elective Courses (8 semester hours):  
Select an additional 8 hours from any Franklin University course offering at the 300 or 400 level.  
Additional Major Area Elective course is recommended, but contact your SSA for other options.

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