Business/BUS - IAI Major Course Recommendations
Business programs include majors such as General Business, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Management. The recommendations below apply broadly across these fields. Students planning to transfer to a bachelor's degree program are strongly encouraged to complete an Associate in Arts (A.A.) or Associate in Science (A.S.) degree and to work closely with an academic advisor throughout their studies.
Because transfer requirements vary by institution and major, students should consult their intended transfer institution to confirm course equivalencies and degree requirements.
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Business IAI Major Recommendations
Business Core Course (12-16 semester credits)
BUS 901 - Business Statistics (3-4 semester credits) BUS 902 - Computer Applications and Business Systems Concepts (3-4 semester credits) BUS 903 - Financial Accounting (3-4 semester credits) BUS 904 - Managerial Accounting (3-4 semester credits)
Additional recommendations
Legal and Social Environment of Business - (formerly BUS 913; not currently IAI articulated) (3 semester credit hours)
This course is recommended at the freshman/sophomore level by some institutions but is offered as an upper-division course at others. Students should consult their intended transfer institution before enrolling to determine whether the course will apply to their degree program.
Business IAI GECC Recommendations (Minimum 37 semester credits)
These are the specific courses in the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum (IAI GECC) that should be taken for this emphasis.
Communication: 3 courses (9 semester credits)
Select a two-course sequence in writing (6 semester credits) with a grade of "C" or better and, Select 1 course in oral communication (3 semester credits).
Mathematics: 1 course (3 semester credits)
Select from Mathematics - College-level Calculus.
Physical and Life Sciences: 2 courses (7-8 semester credits)
Select 1 course from Physical Sciences. Select 1 course from Life Sciences. Select at least 1 laboratory course. (Students with the appropriate preparation may substitute an initial course designed for science majors for a more general course).
Humanities and Fine Arts: 3 courses (9 semester credits)
Select 1 course from Humanities, Select 1 course from Fine Arts and Select 1 from either Humanities or Fine Arts. - Courses can be taken from the same identifier as long as the course outcomes are different.
Recommended: H4 904 Ethics.
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 courses (9 semester credits)
Select 3 courses from at least 2 different disciplines (e.g., no more than 2 courses from, for example, psychology).
Select from Social and Behavioral Sciences - Principles of Macroeconomics.
Select from Social and Behavioral Sciences - Principles of Microeconomics. - Courses can be taken from the same identifier as long as the course outcomes are different.
Check the worksheet to see what courses you can take to fulfill your general education requirements. The worksheet allows you to see what courses to take to fulfill the IAI Gen. Ed. package (Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum) at any participating college or university in the State. You will find it helpful to use the major recommended general education courses shown above. You may want to print or copy a hard copy of this page.
Return to the Illinois Baccalaureate Majors' Recommendations (IAI Majors).