Helms College AAS Retail Operations Management_ Bachelor of Professional Studies in 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 Helms College 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 | 1 |
| IND 301 | Cornerstone B (Pathways) | Complete in the first term of credit-bearing activity | 3 |
| Total Credits | 4 | |||
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 101 | English Composition | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Written English Requirement (6 semester hours in expository writing, including 3 within the first 13 semester hours. Other courses may apply depending on the degree pathway). | 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 in expository writing, including 3 within the first 13 semester hours. Other courses may apply depending on the degree pathway). | 3 |
| Ethics | IND 203 | Introduction to Professional Ethics | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. Ethics Requirement (Coursework includes, but is not limited to, classical or contemporary ethical theory and philosophy, and ethical reasoning). This topic is required to meet the specified requirement. | 3 |
| Humanities | BUS 110 | Business Communication | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Humanities Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, art, music, literature, foreign language, philosophy, religion, speech, or a subject area other than writing). | 3 |
| Humanities | COM 101 | Interpersonal Communications | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Humanities Requirement (Subject areas that meet the requirement include, but are not limited to, art, music, literature, foreign language, philosophy, religion, speech, or a subject area other than writing). | 3 |
| Social Sciences / History | PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Social Sciences / History Requirement (Subject areas that meet the 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 | SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Social Sciences / History Requirement (Subject areas that meet the 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 | Social Sciences/History Elective(s) | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Social Sciences / History Requirement (Subject areas that meet the 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 | |
| Natural Sciences / Mathematics | SCI 101 | Introduction to Sustainability Science | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. Natural Sciences 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 |
| Natural Sciences / Mathematics | Natural Sciences/Mathematics Elective(s) | 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. | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | ||||
Courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 115 | Principles of Accounting | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| ACC 212 | Managerial Accounting | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 231 | Business Data Literacy | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 311 | Organizational Behavior | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 312 | Managing Human Resources | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available 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 |
| BUS 350 | Principles of Finance | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available 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 102 | Introduction to Computers and POS Systems | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| IT 390 | Project Management | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the 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 | |||
Approved Business elective credit may apply. Courses may be transferred in from outside sources of credit with a minimum grade of a C or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| Total Credits | 3 | |||
Approved arts and sciences elective credit in the areas of humanities, social sciences, history, natural sciences, mathematics, as well as applied professional and free electives may apply. Courses may be transferred in from outside sources of credit with a minimum grade of a C or higher. If the optional concentration is not selected, students will be required to complete an additional 15 elective credits.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRF 202 | Career Development | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 2 |
| RTM 215 | Consumer Behaviors | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| RTM 210 | Retail Display and Floor Organizations | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| RTM 201 | Safety and Loss Prevention | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 215 | Entrepreneurship | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| RTM 115 | Retail Inventory Management | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| RTM 110 | Pricing of Retail Goods | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 201 | Electronic Commerce | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| RTM 105 | Fundamentals of Customer Service | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| RTM 101 | Retail Store Operations | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| MAT 101 | Mathematics for Business | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| BUS 205 | Business Law and Ethics | Recommended Partner course to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| Total Credits | 35 | |||
