Franklin University – Digital Communication
BS Degree Completion Transfer Guide
122 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:
check mark Visual Communication
     - Graphic Design
     - Multimedia & Web Design

check mark Computer Programming Specialist
check mark Microcomputer Applications Specialist

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 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
Introduction to Databases CIS 022 MS Access Workshop or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration or 122 MS Access Comprehensive
Introduction to Spreadsheets CIS 021 Excel: Windows or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration or 121 MS Excel
Introduction to Presentational Software CIS 113 MS Powerpoint Workshop or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration
General Ed Elective (13 semester hours)  select from non-developmental courses in any general education discipline at your community college

Digital Communication Core Bridge:  

WWW Design & Implementation CIS 143 HTML and 144 Web Page Design
Principles of Graphic Design CIS 132 Graphic Illustration
Marketing BUA 230 Principles of Marketing

Major Area Bridge

Web Development Track

Introduction to UNIX CIS 113 Operating System: UNIX
Computer Science I (CPS 177 CSI: Science & Engineering and CIS 165 Java Prog) or (CIS 165 Java Prog and 170 Prog in C++)
Computer Science II CPS 217 Computer Science II
WWW Design & Implementation CIS 143 HTML and 144 Web Page Design
Principles of Graphic Design CIS 132 Graphic Illustration
Marketing BUA 230 Principles of Marketing

E-Marketing Track

Financial Accounting ACC 231 Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Management BUA 220 Principles of  Management
Finance  FIN 210 Principles of Finance
WWW Design & Implementation CIS 143 HTML and 144Web Page Design
Principles of Graphic Design CIS 132 Graphic Illustration
Marketing BUA 230 Principles of Marketing

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 (44-48 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 (8 semester hours): 
PF 321 Learning Strategies (2)
PF 305 Global Cultures (4)
PF 310 Effective Presentational Communications

Digital Communication Core  (20 semester hours):

DCOM
310 Advanced Graphics Design (4)
MKTG 340 Internet Marketing (4)
COMP 415 Human Computer Interaction (4)
MIS 300 Management Information Systems (4)  
DCOM 495 Capstone (4)

Select one of the following options:

     Web Development Track

COMP 313 Software Design & Construction
COMP 345 Client/Server Programming (4)
COMP 380 Database Management Systems (4)
COMP 400 Systems Programming (4)
COMP 461 Enterprise Applications Prog. (4)
     E-Marketing Track
MKTG 330 Marketing Behavior (4)
MKTG 332 Marketing Research (4)
MKTG 460 E-Commerce (4)
MKTG 470 Tech & Strategic Advan (4)

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