Tri-C Business (Fall 2025)

Monte Ahuja College of Business 

Effective Fall 2025

For the previous Transfer Guide effective Spring 2023-Summer 2025, please click here.

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
 

Transfer students are strongly encouraged to contact the CSU's Transfer Student Services 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 Analytics
  • Business Economics 
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • 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.

Inquiry Core at Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University's Inquiry Core curriculum is designed around nine (9) core competencies that reflect the demands of modern life and the skills most in demand among employers. As a student at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), you may choose to take these Core courses at Tri-C or at CSU. Please contact a Tri-C Counselor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

 

Core COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

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

Composition/Writing

1 course / 3 credits*

ENG 1010 or ENG 101H 
ENG 1020 or ENG 102H or ENG 2151 (Prerequisite for Writing Across the Curriculum Courses at CSU) 

*C- or better required for all ENG courses


Math/Stats/Logic

1 course / 3 credits
Required for all majors
MATH 1470 (C grade or better required)
MATH 1490 (C grade or better required)

Arts and Humanities

2 courses / 6 credits from at least two areas

 

COURSE LIST

ART 1010, 1040, 2020 or 202H, 2030 or 203H

DANC 1100

ENG 2020, 2310, 2320, 2350, 2360, 2410, 2420, 2430, 2450,2510, 2520, 2601, 2700, 2710, 2730, 2770

HIST 2031, 2150, 2160, 2520, 2660

HUM 1010, 1020 or 102H, 2020, 2030

MJS 1310

MUS 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, 2541

PHIL 1000, 1010 or 101H, 2020 or 202H, 2050 or 205H, 2060, 208H

REL 1010, 2000, 2010, 2060

THEA 1010, 2210, 2220


Social and Behavioral Sciences

2 courses / 6 credits from at least two areas
COURSE LIST

ANTH 1010, 2010, 2110

ECON 1210, 2000, 2010

GEOG 1000, 1010, 1050, 1510, 2030

HIST 1010 or 101H, 1020 or 102H, 1510 or 151H, 1520 or 152H, 1700, 2700

POL 1010 or 101H, 1020, 2020, 2030, 2060, 2070, 2100, 2120

PSY 1010 or 101H, 1050, 2010, 2020 or 202H, 2040, 2050, 2060, 2081, 2100, 2110

SOC 1010 or 101H, 1020, 2010 or 201H, 2020, 2100, 2110, 2160, 2410, 2550

UST 1010, 2020

WGS1510 or 151H, 2010 or 201H, 2120

All BBA majors: ECON 2000 and 2010

Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits 

Must include at least 1 lab credit.

DEPARTMENT COURSES WITH LAB COURSES WITHOUT LAB
ANTH 1210  
BIO 1040/L, 1050/L, 1060/L, 1100, 1500 or 150H, 1510 or 151H, 2500 1070, 2060, 2150
CHEM 1010/L or 101H, 1020/L or 102H, 1300/L or 130H, 1310/L or 131H  
ESCI 1030/L, 1310/L, 1410/L, 1610/L 1050
PHYS 1010/L, 1210, 1220, 2310, 2320  

Additional Requirements

4 courses / 12 credits

Students are encouraged to take courses from the categories below.  Composition/Writing and DEI Categories are strongly encouraged to take.

Category Courses
Composition/Writing
ENG 1020
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

COMM 2160

ENG 2510, 2520

MJS 1611

SOC 2550

WGS 1510 or 151H

WGS 2010 or 201H

Oral Communication COMM 1010 or 101H

WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM/SPEAKING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
Minimum of 2 courses

Students transferring 60 or more hours: one course waived
One WAC/SPAC course must be in the student's major

No transfer courses count toward this requirement - all WAC courses must be completed at CSU


Foreign Language 

Students who graduated from high school in 1987 or later are required to complete one of the following:

  • Two years of a single foreign language in high school
  • An introductory level sequence of a single foreign language (generally, two semesters of 100-level study)
  • Two American Sign Language courses and one approved foreign culture course

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.

OTHER EQUIVALENT COURSES

CSU BBA COURSES TRI-C EQUIVALENTS
ACT 221 and 222 ACCT 1311 and 1341 (ACT majors require an average GPA of 2.5 among both courses)
Both these courses are required for all BBA Degree Majors listed
ACT 321     ACCT 2340 (ACT majors only) (C grade or better required)
ACT 361 ACCT 1041 (ACT majors only) (C grade or better required)
BUS 151 BADM 1020
ECN 201 and 202 ECON 2010 and 2000 
Both these courses are required for all BBA Degree Majors listed
GAD 250/240 BADM 2010
IST 203 IT 1090 
MKT 301 MARK 2010 (C grade required for MKT majors)
OSM 202 MATH 1500 (C grade required for OSM majors)

This information is provided solely for the convenience of the reader, and the University expressly disclaims any liability which may otherwise be incurred. This publication is neither a contract nor an offer to make a contract. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, the University reserves the right to make changes at any time with respect to course offerings, degree requirements, services provided, or any other subject addressed herein.

Cleveland State University is an AA/EOE committed to nondiscrimination. M/F/H/V encouraged.

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214

Campus Location
2400 Euclid Avenue
EC 100
Phone: 216-687-5411
transfer@csuohio.edu