LakelandCC Business

Monte Ahuja College of Business Administration

Effective Spring 2023

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
General Education at Cleveland State University

Transfer students are strongly encouraged to contact the CSU's Transfer Center at 216-687-5568 to identify the appropriate transfer guide.

The following is a suggested program of study for students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree for the following majors:

• Accounting 
• Business Economics 
• Finance
• General Business
• Information Systems
• International Business
• Human Resources Management
• Marketing
• Operations Supply Chain Management
• Property Management

For Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs, visit the appropriate program in the menu.

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

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The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education requirements at CSU.

Writing/Composition

2 courses / 6 credit

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Mathematics/QL

2 courses / 6 credits

Required for all majors: MATH 1650 (C grade or better required) or 1890 (C grade or better required) MATH 2130 (C grade or better required)

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Arts and Humanities

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Social Sciences course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST	AALAME OPTIONS
ARTS 1120, 2220, 2230 ENGL 2210, 2215, 2220, 2230, 2235, 2245, 2250, 2260, 2261, 2263, 2296 HIST 1150, 1550, 2150, 2250 HUMX 1100, 1200, 1300 MUSC 1200, 1215, 1800, 2250 PHIL 1300, 1500, 2600, 2700, 2800 PHOT 1000	HIST 2750 PHIL 2000

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Social Sciences

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Arts and Humanities course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST	AALAME OPTIONS
Required for all majors ECON 2500 and 2600  ANTH 1160 COMM 1100, 1150, 2100 ECON 1150, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2930 GEOG 1500, 1800 PEHR 1750 POLS 1300, 2200, 2300, 2500 PSYC 1500, 2400, 2500, 2600 SOCY 1150, 1190, 2270, 2280 URST 2000	AALAME requirement should be taken under Arts and Humanities.

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Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits 

Must include at least 1 lab credit. 

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Social Diversity

2 courses / 6 credits

Must complete:

• 1 African-American course
• 1 US Diversity course

Students transferring in more than 60 hours are only required to take 1 course. Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree will have both diversity requirements waived unless the course is required by the department.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE COURSES	US DIVERSITY COURSES
SOCY 2000 URST 2100	ASLI 1550, 1700 ENGL 2248, 2275 HIST 2450 HMSV 1215 POLS 2400 PSYC 1700

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Writing Across the Curriculum/Speaking Across the Curriculum

Minimum of 3 courses

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Foreign Language 

NOTE: International Business majors must demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in foreign language. This requirement can be satisfied through completion of three years of a single foreign language in high school or four semesters of a foreign language (including at least two intermediate-level courses) at the college/university level. 

 

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS (FOR ALL MAJORS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)

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CSU BBA DEGREE COURSES	LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE EQUIVALENTS
ACT 221 and 222	ACCT 1100 and 1200 (ACT majors only) (ACT majors require an average GPA of 2.5 among both courses) Both these courses are required for all BBA Degree Majors listed
BLW 411	BUSM 2100
BUS 151	BUSM 1300
ECN 201 and 202	ECON 2500 and 2600 (C grade or better required for all BBA majors) Both these courses are required for all BBA Degree Majors listed
GAD 250/240	BUSM 2400
IST 203	ITIS 1005 (C grade required for IST majors)
OSM 202	MATH 2135 - (OSM majors only) (C grade or better required)
IST 305	BUSM 1700
MKT 301	BUSM 2500 (C grade required for MKT majors)
ACT 321	ACCT 2110 (ACT majors only) (C grade or better required)
ACT 361	ACCT 2390 (ACT majors only) (C grade or better required)
IST 211	ITCS 1840 and 2840 (Information Systems majors only) (C grade or better required in each course)

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