TriC 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 1470 (C grade or better required) MATH 1490 (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
ANTH 1030 ART 1010, 2020, 2030 DANC 1100 ENG 2310, 2320, 2410, 2420, 2430, 2710, 2720, 2730 FREN 2420 GER 2420 HIST 1010, 101H, 1020, 102H, 1510, 151H, 1520, 152H, 1610, 2051, 2060 HUM 1010, 1020, 1030 ITAL 2420 MJS 1310 MUS 1010, 1020, 1030, 2500, 2510, 2520, 2530 PHIL 1000, 1010, 101H, 1020, 208H 2020, 2031, 2040, 2050 REL 2010, 2020 RUSS 2420 SPAN 2420 THEA 1010, 1100, 2210, 2220 UST 1120 WGS 2030	ART 1040 ENG 2700 HIST 1700, 2040, 2080 MUS 1050 REL 1010, 2000, 2030, 2040, 2050 SPAN 2430 ART 1040 ENG 2700 HIST 1700, 2040, 2080 MUS 1050 REL 1010, 2000, 2030, 2040, 2050 SPAN 2430
Please note: Although History courses at Tri-C are under the area of Social & Behavioral Sciences, these courses will count towards the Arts and Humanities requirement at Cleveland State University.

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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 2610 or 2010 and 2620 or 2000  ANTH 1010, 1020, 2010 ECON 1210, 1220, 2610, 2620 GEOG 1000, 1510 HS 1300 MET 2422 MJS 1011 POL 1010, 2030, 2070, 2100 PSY 1010, 101H, 1050, 2010, 2060, 2100, SOC 1010, 1020, 2010, 2051, 2070, 2100, 2110, 2150, 2160, 2210, 2510 SPCH 1000, 2160 UST 1010, 1020, 2070 WGS 2010	GEOG 1010, 1050 POL 2060  WGS 2010

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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
ENG 2510, 2520 HIST 2070, 2150, 2160 MJS 1611 MUS 1040 REL 2060 SOC 2310, 2550 UST 2020 ENG 2510, 2520 HIST 2070, 2150, 2160 MJS 1611 MUS 1040 REL 2060 SOC 2310, 2550 UST 2020	ASL 1100 EDUC 2050 HIST 2660 SOC 2410 WGS 1510, 1520 ASL 1100 EDUC 2050 HIST 2660 SOC 2410 WGS 1510, 1520

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Writing Across the Curriculum/Speaking Across the Curriculum

Minimum of 3 courses

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Foreign Language 

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

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CSU BBA COURSES	TRI-C EQUIVALENTS
ACT 221 and 222	ACCT 1310 or 1311 and 1340 or 1341 (ACT majors require an average GPA of 2.5 among both courses) Both these courses are required for all BBA Degree Majors listed
BUS 151	BADM 1020
ECON 201 and 202	ECON 2610 or 2010 and 2620 or 2000 (C grade or better required for all BBA majors) Both these courses are required for all BBA Degree Majors listed
GAD 250/240	BADM 2010
IST 203	IT 1010 or IT 1090 (C grade required for IST majors)
MKT 301	MARK 2010 (C grade required for MKT majors)
OSM 202	MATH 1500 (C grade required for OSM majors)
BLW 411	BADM 2150
BUS 300/400 level course	BADM 2151
ACT 321	ACCT 2340 (ACT majors only) (C grade or better required)
ACT 361	ACCT 1041 (ACT majors only) (C grade or better required)

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