Franklin University – Business Administration
BS Degree Completion Transfer Guide
124 Semester Credit Hours   
Effective Fall 2003-Summer 2004   Last updated 10/01/200
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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:
check mark Accounting/Finance
check mark Business Administration
check mark Business Transfer

or  

Other AA, AS, AGS or AAS degree    

or 

Completion of 60 semester hours 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, 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 127 MS Access Comprehensive
Introduction to Spreadhseets CIS 021 Excel: Windows or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration or 122 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:

Additional 8 semester hours in Business Administration related courses (i.e. Accounting, Management, etc.)
Note: Taking Major Area Electives to fulfill the "University Electives" requirement under "Capstone" may affect this section. Please see your Student Services Associate for more information. 

Elective Bridge Courses (taken at Jackson Community College)  
Non-development level courses taken at JCC and not applied directly toward another Bridge requirement will be applied to this area.  An official evaluation of transfer credit will determine the need for electives.  If you need additional courses to meet the 124 semester hour minimum required for a Bachelor/s degree, please select business or computer-related courses from those offered at JCC.  Other courses may be acceptable in this area.  Please see a JCC 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 PH 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 PH 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)  
BSAD 460 Organizational Policy & Ethics
BSAD 495 Improving Organizational Performance (4)  

Major Area Elective (select 2 from the following):  
BSAD 325 Organizational Behavior (4)
OLM 320 Leadership: Theory (4)
AMGT 490 Project Management (4)
MIS 300 Management Information Systems (4)
HRM 300 Human Resource Management (4)
BSAD 476 Global Business Issues (4)  
MKTG 330 Marketing Behavior (4)
MKTG 332 Marketing Research (4)
MKTG 340 Internet Marketing (4)
MKTG 450 Glocal Marketing (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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