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Additional classes may be required before entering some courses. Entrance is based on placement test scores.

Current
graduation guide

For more information,
contact the
Business Technology Department

BA130 ¹
Concepts in Computing I
--OR--
documented proficiency
(0-2 credits)

MTH20
Pre-algebra
--OR--
designated placement test score as shown on current indicator chart
(0-4 credits)

RD30
College Reading
--OR--
designated placement test score as shown on current indicator chart
(0-4 credits)

WR30
Fundamentals of Composition II
--OR--
designated placement test score as shown on current indicator chart
(0-4 credits)

BA109
Ready, Set, Work: Techniques for Landing a Job
(2 credits)

BA131
Introduction to Business Computing
(4 credits)

BA214
Business Communications
(4 credits)

BA218
Personal Finance
(3 credits)

BT101
Human Relations in Organizations
(3 credits)

BT113 ²
Business English I
(4 credits)

BT114 ²
Business
English II
(4 credits)

BT151
Practical
Accounting I
(4 credits)

BT160
Business Math
(4 credits)

CS125ss
Spreadsheet Applications
(3 credits)

CS125ww
Word Processing Applications
(Word)
(3 credits)

LIB127
Introduction to Library Research Methods
(1 credit)

Students enrolled in

the Business Assistant

program must select

one of the following

specialties:

BA177
Payroll and Tax
(3 credits)

BA228
Computer Accounting Applications
(2 credits)

BT161
Practical
Accounting II
(4 credits)

BT171
Practical
Accounting III
(4 credits)

BA240
Filing and Records Management
(3 credits)

BT115
Editing and Proofreading
(3 credits)

Approved program elective
(5-6 credits)

Choices listed below

BA101
Introduction to Business
(3 credits)

BA226
Business Law
(4 credits)

BT102
Introduction to Supervision
(3 credits)

Approved program elective
(2-4 credits)

Choices listed below

(5-6 credits required for Administrative Support Specialty and 2-4 required for Assistant Manager Specialty)

BA101
Introduction to Business
(if not taken as part of Assistant Manager Specialty)
(3 credits)

BA180
Cooperative Work Experience / Business
(1-4 credits)

BA199
Special Studies in Business
(variable credits)

BA206
Management Fundamentals
(3 credits)

BA211
Financial
Accounting
(4 credits)

BA213
Managerial Accounting
(4 credits)

BA223
Principles Marketing
(3 credits)

BA226
Business Law I
(if not taken as part of Assistant Manager Specialty)
(4 credits)

BA228
Computer Accounting
(2 credits)

BA233
Internet Marketing
(3 credits)

BA243
Social Media Marketing
(3 credits)

BA249
Retailing
(3 credits)

BT102
Introduction to Supervision
(if not taken as part of Assistant Manager Specialty)
(3 credits)

BT105
Business Ethics
(3 credits)

BT106
Advertising
(3 credits)

BT111
Conflict Management
(2 credits)

BT121
Introduction to E-commerce
(3 credits)

BT165
Writing a Business Plan
(2 credits)

BT178
Customer Service
(3 credits)

BT204
Project Management
(4 credits)

BT250
Entrepreneurship
(3 credits)

Any CS125
applications class
(except those taken to fulfill core or specialty requirements)
(1-4 credits)

ECON115
Introduction to Economics
(3 credits)

WR185
Understanding English Grammar
(2 credits)

Any foreign language
(4 credits)

¹ Required for graduation.

² Students who have successfully completed the 3-credit versions of BT113 and BT114 will have met this requirement.

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Additional classes may be required before entering some courses. Entrance is based on placement test scores.

Current
graduation guide

For more information,
contact the
Business Technology Department

MTH20
Pre-algebra
--OR--
designated placement test score as shown on current indicator chart
(0-4 credits)

RD30
College Reading
--OR--
designated placement test score as shown on current indicator chart
(0-4 credits)

WR30
Fundamentals of Composition II
--OR--
designated placement test score as shown on current indicator chart
(0-4 credits)

BA101
Introduction to Business
(3 credits)

BA109
Ready, Set, Work: Techniques for Landing a Job
(2 credits)

BA131
Introduction to Business Computing
(4 credits)

BA214
Business Communications
(4 credits)

BA218
Personal Finance
(3 credits)

BA223
Principles Marketing
(3 credits)

BA226
Business Law
(4 credits)

BA280
Cooperative Work Experience/Business
(3 credits)

BT101
Human Relations in Organizations
(3 credits)

BT105
Business Ethics
(3 credits)

BT111
Conflict Management
(2 credits)

BT113²
Business
English I
(4 credits)

BT114²
Business
English II
(4 credits)

BT115
Editing and Proofreading
(3 credits)

BT151
Practical
Accounting I
(4 credits)

BT160
Business Math
(4 credits)

CS125ss
Spreadsheet Applications
(3 credits)

CS125ww
Word Processing Applications
(3 credits)

ECON115
Introduction to Economics
(3 credits)

HE112
Emergency First Aid
--OR--
HE250
Personal Health
--OR--
HE252
First Aid/CPR
--OR--
HE261
CPR
--OR--
HPE295
Health and Fitness for Life
(1-3 credits)

LIB127
Introduction to Library Research Methods
(1 credit)

SP111
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
--OR--
SP100
Basic Communication
--OR--
SP115
Intercultural Communication
--OR--
SP218
Interpersonal Communication
(3-4credits)

TA144
Improvisational Theater I
--OR--
SOC204
Introduction to Sociology
--OR--
PSY201
General Psychology I
(3-4 credits)

WR227
Technical Writing
--OR--
BT204
Project Management
(4 credits)

Approved
program electives³
(14-16 credits)
Choices listed below

BA177
Payroll and Tax Procedures
(3 credits)

BA228
Computer Accounting Applications
(2 credits)

BT161
Practical
Accounting II
(4 credits)

BT171
Practical
Accounting III
(4 credits)

Approved
program elective
(3-4 credits)

Choices listed below

BA206
Management Fundamentals
(3 credits)

BA224
Human Resource Management
(3 credits)

BT102
Introduction to Supervision
(3 credits)

BT250
Entrepreneurship
(3 credits)

Approved
program elective
(3-4 credits)

Choices listed below

BA233
Internet Marketing
(3 credits)

BT106
Advertising
(3 credits)

BT121
Introduction to E-commerce
(3 credits)

BT178
Customer Service
(3 credits)

Approved
program elective
(3-4 credits)

Choices listed below

Select 3-16 credits from courses not otherwise
required within
the base program
or option area.

BA177
Payroll and Tax Procedures
(3 credits)

BA199
Special Studies in Business
(variable credits)

BA206
Management Fundamentals
(3 credits)

BA211
Financial
Accounting
(4 credits)

BA213
Managerial Accounting
(4 credits)

BA224
Human Resource Management
(3 credits)

BA228
Computer Accounting Applications
(2 credits)

BA233
Internet Marketing
(3 credits)

BA240
Filing and Records Management
(3 credits)

BA243
Social Media Marketing
(3 credits)

BA249
Retailing
(3 credits)

BA280
Cooperative Work Experience / Business
(variable credits)

BT102
Introduction to Supervision
(3 credits)

BT106
Advertising
(3 credits)

BT121
Introduction to E-commerce
(3 credits)

BT161
Practical
Accounting II
(4 credits)

BT165
Writing a
Business Plan
(2 credits)

BT171
Practical
Accounting III
(4 credits)

BT178
Customer Service
(3 credits)

BT204
Project Management
(4 credits)

BT250
Entrepreneurship
(3 credits)

Any CS125
applications class
(except those taken to fulfill core requirements)
(1-6credits)

ECON201
Introduction to Microeconomics
(4 credits)

ECON202
Introduction to Macroeconomics
(4 credits)

Any foreign language
(4-12 credits)

¹ Required for graduation.

² Students who have successfully completed the 3-credit versions of BT113 and BT 114 will have met this requirement.

³ Not required for students complering the Accounting, Management, or Marketing Options. They will complete 3-4 elective credits and the option area coursework listed.

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Current
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Requires:
3 courses
(12 credits)

WR121
English
Composition I
(4 credits)

WR122
English
Composition II
--OR--
WR227
Technical Writing
(4 credits)

SP111
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
--OR--
SP218
Interpersonal Communication
(4 credits)

Requires:
2 courses
(8-9 credits)

MTH243
Probability and Statistics w/lab
(4 credits)

----------------
Plus one additional math course from the following list ----------------

MTH105
Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
(4 credits)

MTH111
College Algebra
(4 credits)

MTH112
Elementary Functions
(5 credits)

MTH211,
MTH212
Fundamentals of Elementary Math
(I, II)
(5 credits each)

MTH251
Calculus I (Differential)
(5 credits)

MTH252
Calculus II (Integral)
(5 credits)

MTH253
Calculus III
(5 credits)

MTH254
Vector Calculus
(5 credits)

MTH256
Differential Equations
(5 credits)

MTH261
Linear Algebra
(5 credits)

Requires:
3-4 courses
(9-12 credits)

Select from the
following list.¹

ART204,
ART205,
ART206
History of Art
(4 credits each)

ART207,
ART208,
ART209
History of
Asian Art
(3 credits each)

ART211
Survey of
Visual Arts
(3 credits)

ENG104,
ENG105,
ENG106
Introduction to Literature
(4 credits each)

ENG107,
ENG108,
ENG109
World Literature
(4 credits each)

ENG201,
ENG202,
ENG203
Shakespeare
(4 credits each)

ENG204,
ENG205,
ENG206
Survey of English Literature
(4 credits each)

ENG244
Introduction to Asian American Literature
(4 credits)

ENG253,
ENG254,
ENG255
Survey of American Literature
(4 credits each)

ENG257
African American Literature
(4 credits)

ENG260
Introduction to Women Writers
(4 credits)

ENG261
Literature of Science Fiction
(4 credits)

ENG275
The Bible as
Literature
(4 credits)

FA101
Introduction to Motion Pictures
(4 credits)

FR201,
FR202,
FR203
Second Year French
(4 credits each)

HUM101,
HUM102,
HUM103
Introduction to Humanities
(4 credits each)

HUM215,
HUM216,
HUM217,
HUM218,
HUM219
Native American Arts and Cultures
(4 credits each)

MUS105
Music Appreciation
(3 credits)

MUS108
Music in World Cultures
(4 credits)

MUS201,
MUS202,
MUS203
Introduction to Music and Its Literature
(4 credits each)

MUS205,
MUS206
Introduction to Jazz/ Rock Music and Its Literature
(3 credits each)

MUS261,
MUS262,
MUS263
Music History
(3 credits each)

PHL101,
PHL102,
PHL103
Philosophical Problems/ Ethics/ Critical Reasoning
(4 credits each)

REL201
World Religions
(4 credits)

REL243
Nature, Religion and Ecology
(4 credits)

SP100 
Basic Communication
(3 credits)

SP115
Introduction to Intercultural Communication
(4 credits)

SPAN201,
SPAN202,
SPAN203
Second Year Spanish
(4 credits each)

Requires:
3 courses
(11 credits)

BA101
Introduction to Business
(3 credits)

ECON201
Principles of Microeconomics
(4 credits)

ECON202
Principles of Macroeconomics
(4 credits)

Requires:
3-5 courses
(11-15 credits required)

Select 3 courses (at least 2 courses must have labs) from the following list:

BI100GB
Introductory Biology
without lab
(3 credits)

BI100SB
Biology of Human Body Systems
(3 credits)

BI101,
BI102,
BI103
Introduction to Biology with lab
(4 credits each)

BI109
Marine Animals and Plants
with lab
(4 credits)

BI121,
BI122
Elementary Anatomy and Physiology
with lab
(4 credits each)

BI149
Human Genetics without lab
(3 credits)

BI211,
BI212,
BI213
General Biology with lab
(4 credits each)

BI231,
BI232,
BI233
Anatomy and Physiology with lab
(4 credits each)

BI234
Microbiology
with lab
(4 credits)

BI272
Introduction to Ecology with lab
(4 credits)

CHEM104,
CHEM105,
CHEM106
Introductory Chemistry with lab and recitation
(5 credits each)

CHEM221,
CHEM222,
CHEM223
General Chemistry with lab and recitation
(5 credits each)

CHEM244
Quantitative Analysis with lab
(4 credits)

CS195 +
CS133JS
Web Authoring I + Javascript I (taken together, equivalent to CS210+4 CS elective credits-non/lab)
(4 credits each)

G100
Fundamentals of Geology
without lab
(3 credits)

G101,
G102,
G103
Introduction to Geology with lab
(4 credits each)

GEOG100
Introduction to Physical Geography
without lab
(3 credits)

GS104,
GS105,
GS106,
GS107,
GS108
Physical Science with lab
(4 credits each)

PH201,
PH202,
PH203
General Physics with lab and recitation
(5 credits each)

PH211,
PH212,
PH213
General Physics with lab and recitation
(Calculus Based)
(5 credits each)

SC210
Environmental Resources
with lab
(4 credits)

BA131
Introduction to Business Computing
(4 credits)

BA211
Financial
Accounting
(4 credits)

BA213
Managerial Accounting
(4 credits)

BA226
Business
Law
(4 credits)

BA282
Applied Business Statistics
(4 credits)

LIB127
Introduction to Library Research Methods
(1 credit)

Requires:
3-6 courses
(10-18 credits)

Complete a sufficient number of transfer-level (numbered 100 and above) courses to meet the total degree requirement of at least 90 credits.

A maximum of 12 career and technical course credits may be used toward this degree.

Students planning to major in Hospitality Management and Tourism at SOU are advised to take BA208 Introduction to Hospitality as an elective before transferring.

Note: WR115 Introduction to Expository Writing may be used as elective credit if taken summer term 2000 or after and completed with a letter grade of 'C' or better.

¹ Students who have graduated from high school or completed a high school equivalency program in 1997 or after must have the following requirement for admission to a four-year Oregon state college or university:

1) Two years of the same high school-level language, or 2) two terms of college-level language with a grade of 'C' or better (may be first-year language which can be used as elective credits).

Note: If students plan to complete a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at a four-year school, they must have a proficiency in a foreign language regardless of when they graduated from high school or equivalency program.