Corporate College Services – Bachelor of Professional Studies Business and Management
Transfer Credit Guidelines
The Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management program’s strength is primarily based on the curriculum, ease of re-entry into higher education, and the ability to obtain a degree that offers the necessary skills to be successful in the workforce. This program affords you the opportunity to strengthen your business acumen as well as apply theory to best practices in the workplace through class assignments and projects. In the program, you will have the opportunity to apply previous knowledge attained from your career and previous course work completed while adding to your skills, and the abilities that will culminate with a Process Improvement Plan in the final capstone course.
A minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) credits including 30 credits in Arts & Sciences and 30 credits at the upper level are needed for completion of the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management program.
The following provides information on how credits from Corporate College Services will transfer into Excelsior’s Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management.
TUT 101 Purple badges indicate Excelsior University courses.
TUT 101 Green badges indicate non-Excelsior University courses.
Courses must be completed with Excelsior with a minimum grade of a C or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| INL 102 | Information Literacy | Complete within the first 13 of attempted credits | 0 |
| IND 101/IND 301 | Cornerstone A (Foundations)/Cornerstone B (Pathways | Complete in the first term of credit-bearing activity | 0 |
| Total Credits | 0 | |||
Courses may be transferred in from outside sources of credit with a minimum grade of a C or higher.
| Requirement | Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written English | ENG 101A | Advanced Composition | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Written English Requirement (6 semester hours to include 3 semester hours in expository writing (to be completed within the first 13 semester hours) and 3 semester hours in applied writing or writing within the discipline). | 3 |
| Written English | ENG 102A | Advanced Composition II | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Written English Requirement (6 semester hours to include 3 semester hours in expository writing (to be completed within the first 13 semester hours) and 3 semester hours in applied writing or writing within the discipline). | 3 |
| Ethics | IND 203 | Introduction to Professional Ethics | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Ethics Requirement (Subject areas that meet this requirement include, but are not limited to, classical or contemporary ethical theory and philosophy; ethical and moral reasoning; applied ethics relevant to disciplines and careers). This topic is required to meet the specified requirement. | 3 |
| Humanities | BUS 301 | Business Communications | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Humanities Requirement (Subject areas that meet this requirement include, but are not limited to, art, music, literature, foreign language, philosophy, religion, speech, or a subject area other than writing). This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| Humanities | BUS 302 | Business Writing | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Humanities Requirement (Subject areas that meet this requirement include, but are not limited to, art, music, literature, foreign language, philosophy, religion, speech, or a subject area other than writing). This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| Social Sciences / History | Social Sciences Elective(s) | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 | |
| Social Sciences / History | PSY 208 | Adult Development and Learning | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Social Sciences / History Requirement (Subject areas that meet this requirement include, but are not limited to, anthropology, criminal justice (theory-based, not applied criminal justice), economics, geography, government, history, political science, psychology, and sociology). | 3 |
| Social Sciences / History | BUS 320 | Business in Society | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Social Sciences / History Requirement (Subject areas that meet this requirement include, but are not limited to, anthropology, criminal justice (theory-based, not applied criminal justice), economics, geography, government, history, political science, psychology, and sociology). This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| Natural Sciences / Mathematics | Natural Sciences/Mathematics Elective(s) | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Natural Sciences / Mathematics Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, algebra, geometry, analysis (which includes calculus), and applied mathematics (which includes probability and statistics)). Restrictions include developmental or remedial courses, no more than three courses of mathematics credit below the level of calculus, no more than one course or examination may be applied that is (1) terminal in nature with no prerequisite beyond the level of arithmetic; (2) intended for students outside of science or mathematics; or (3) a mathematics appreciation course. Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits in natural sciences and 3 credits in mathematics | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences / Mathematics | MAT 210 | Algebra with Trigonometry | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Natural Sciences / Mathematics Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, algebra, geometry, analysis (which includes calculus), and applied mathematics (which includes probability and statistics)). Restrictions include developmental or remedial courses, no more than three courses of mathematics credit below the level of calculus, no more than one course or examination may be applied that is (1) terminal in nature with no prerequisite beyond the level of arithmetic; (2) intended for students outside of science or mathematics; or (3) a mathematics appreciation course. Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits in natural sciences and 3 credits in mathematics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 33 | ||||
All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 211 | Financial Accounting | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| ACC 212 | Managerial Accounting | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 305 | Business Statistics | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 311 | Organizational Behavior | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| MGMT 320 | Human Resources Management | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 323 | Business Ethics | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 341 | Management Concepts and Applications | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| FIN 325 | Finance | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 351 | Marketing Concepts and Applications | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 435 | International Business | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 452 | Business Leadership | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CIS 104 | Computer Applications | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| MGMT 315 | Project Management | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| ECO 260 | Introduction to Microeconomics | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 490 | Integrated Business and Management Assessment BPB | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| Total Credits | 45 | |||
All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 317 | Business Law | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| Total Credits | 3 | |||
All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 120 | Business Math | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| HUM 110 | Creativity | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| MGMT 318 | Labor Relations | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| MGMT 410 | Operations Management | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| MGMT 331 | Organization Theory | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| COMM 200 | Public Speaking | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| MGMT 368 | Quality Management | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| SOC 305 | Social Media and Society | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| MGMT 311 | Supervisory Management | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. This course fulfills an upper-level requirement. | 3 |
| Elective(s) | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 35 | |||
