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Business Studies
Associate in Arts Degree
CSCU TAP Pathway -- GRADUATION CHECKLIST
This program is a CSCU TAP Transfer Degree that is intended for Connecticut Community College students to transfer to Connecticut
State Universities and Charter Oak State College without either losing any credits or being required to take extra credits in order to
complete a bachelor’s degree in that same discipline. A minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA is required for Central Connecticut State
University. https://www.ct.edu/files/tap/BUS.MXCC.pdf
First Semester (Fall) – 15-16 credits
Gen Ed: Written Communication
ENG*101 (or ENG*101E): Composition
Placement and/or
See course description
ECN*102: Microeconomics (See Notes 1, 3)
Eligible for
either ENG*101E or ENG*101 and eligible
for either MAT*137E or MAT*137
ACC*113: Principles of Financial Accounting (See Notes 2, 3)
Eligible for ENG*101 E or ENG*101, and
eligible for MAT*137 .
Gen Ed: Oral Communication
Choose one:
MAT 137 Intermediate Algebra
MAT 173 College Algebra
MAT 186 Precalculus
One Unrestricted Elective**
Placement and/or
See course description
Second Semester (Spring) – 15-16 credits
Gen Ed: Written Communication II
Gen Ed: Social Phenomena I
ECN*101: Macroeconomics (See Notes 1, 3)
Eligible for
either ENG*101E or ENG*101 and eligible
for either MAT*137E or MAT*137
ACC*117 Principles of Managerial Accounting (See Notes 2, 3)
Completion of ACC*113 or ACC*115.
Choose one:
MAT*254 Calculus I (See Notes 1, 3)
Meets MAT requirement at CCSU, ECSU, SCSU, and WCSU
MAT*158 Functions, Graphs & Matrices (See Notes 1, 3)
Meets MAT requirements at CCSU, ECSU, WCSU but not SCSU
Placement and/or
See course description
BMK*201: Principles of Marketing (See Note 2)
Third Semester (Fall) – 15-16 credits
Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning *
Gen Ed: Historical Knowledge
BMG*202: Principles of Management (See Note 2)
BMG*204: Managerial Communication (See Note 1)
Completion of ENG*101 or ENG*101E.
Choose One:
BBG*231: Business Law (See Note 2)
BBG*234: Legal Environment of Business
Fourth Semester (Spring) – 15-16 credits
BFN*201: Principles of Finance (See Note 2)
A grade of "C-" or better in all of the
following courses: ACC*113 or ACC*115,
ECN*101, ECN*102, and MAT*167 or
MAT*168. MAT*167 or 168 may be taken
concurrently.
Gen Ed: Social Phenomena II
Gen Ed: Aesthetic Dimensions
Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning
MAT*167: Principles of Statistics (See Notes 1, 3)
Eligible for ENG*101 or ENG*101 E and
MAT*137 or MAT*137 E (or higher) with a
grade of “C” or better OR eligible for
ENG*101 or ENG*101 E and math
placement
Gen Ed: Scientific Knowledge *
*Note: You must Complete One science course that includes a laboratory. It can be in either the scientific reasoning or scientific knowledge category.
** Unrestricted Elective: Any course numbered 100 or above. 1-All courses marked with a 1 must have a C- or above. 2- All courses marked with a 2 must
have a C or above. 3- The six courses marked with a 3 must have a cumulative 2.5 or above A minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA is required for Central
