Connected Degree

Business Administration Transfer

to Accounting

An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor's degree from West Chester University.

YOUR PATH TO A BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Delaware Tech has established agreements with four-year colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech associate degree programs with bachelor's degree programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you. These Connected Degree programs enable you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior.

THE CONNECTED DEGREE 2 + 2 CURRICULUM

Delaware Tech's Business Administration Transfer (BAT) Program provides the foundational coursework necessary for successful transfer to nationally-ranked four-year colleges of business accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The BAT Program provides the high-level preparation in general education needed for upper-level coursework at these universities as well as the necessary foundation for a business education. West Chester University's Bachelor of Science degree program in Accounting prepares students to be professional accountants by providing the skills and knowledge necessary to perform competitively on national certification examinations, and to be proficient in performing a wide variety of accounting-related tasks in both public accounting and industry, as well as assume leadership roles in accounting and business. The Department of Accounting offers a full program of accounting courses designed to prepare a student for entrance into the fields of public, private, or governmental accounting. Students successfully completing the curriculum should be adequately prepared to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) examinations.

VALUE FOR YOU

By completing your associate degree at Delaware Tech, you'll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech's affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education, making the completion of your bachelor's degree more manageable.

MAKING THE CONNECTION

Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum (on the reverse side of this page) for the sequence of courses needed to complete this program. Call Delaware Tech and let us help you follow the path to your bachelor's degree.

CONNECTED DEGREE CURRICULUM

Suggested Course Sequence

ASSOCIATE DEGREE
Business Administration Transfer
DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Accounting
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

Semester 1 (Fall)			CR
SSC	100	First Year Seminar	1
ACC	101	Accounting I	3
CIS	107	Intro to Computers & Applications	3
ECO	111	Macroeconomics	3
ENG	101	Composition I	3
MAT	162	Statistical Reasoning	4
			17
Semester 2 (Spring)
ACC	112	Accounting II	3
BUS	101	Introduction to Business	3
ECO	122	Microeconomics	3
ENG	102	Composition II	3
MAT	256	Statistics II	3
PSY	121	General Psychology	3
			18
Semester 3 (Fall)
ACC	221	Cost Accounting I	3
XXX	XXX	History/Cultural Support Elective*	3
FIN	221	Money and Banking	3
MAT	183	Reasoning with Functions I	5
MGT	212	Principles of Management	3
			17
Semester 4 (Spring)
ENG	124	Oral Communications	3
MAT	261	Business Calculus	4
MKT	212	Principles of Marketing	3
XXX	XXX	History/Cultural Support Elective**	3
XXX	XXX	Science Support Elective***	4
			17

Semester 5 (Fall)			CR
ACC	301	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACC	320	Accounting Information Systems	3
MGT	313	Business & Society (W)	3
FIN	325	Corporate Finance	3
XXX	XXX	Free Elective	3
			15
Semester 6 (Spring)
ACC	302	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACC	303	Cost Accounting I	3
ACC	407	Not for Profit & Governmental Accounting	3
XXX	XXX	Diversity Elective (J)	3
XXX	XXX	Free Elective	3
			15
Semester 7 (Fall)
ACC	305	Intermediate Accounting III	3
ACC	403	Federal Taxation I	3
ACC	401	Auditing	3
MGT	341	Production Operations	3
XXX	XXX	Free Elective	3
			15
Semester 8 (Spring)
ACC	404	Federal Taxation II	3
ACC	405	Advanced Accounting	3
MGT	499	Business Policy (W)	3
XXX	XXX	Interdisciplinary Elective (I)	3
XXX	XXX	Free Elective	3
			15

FOR TRANSFER TO WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY: *Choose 1: ENG 128 Black American Literature, HIS 111 U.S. History Pre-Civil War, HIS112 U.S. History Post-Civil War ** Choose 1: VSC131 Art History I or VSC132 Art History II *** Choose 1: BIO 110 Essentials: Anatomy and Physiology, BIO 140 General Biology, CHM110 General Chem., PHY111 Conceptual Physics

FOR THE B.S. DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING: 30 of the last 45 credits required for the degree must be taken at West Chester University. At least half of the credits required for the major and half of the credits required for the minor must be taken at West Chester. Students are not eligible for Honors at graduation unless they have completed 60 graded Wester Chester University credits.

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Accounting requires a minimum of 120 credits. Course sequencing may vary by semester. See your advisor.

For more information contact:

Delaware Tech
Dover, DE: (302) 857-1772 Georgetown, DE: (302) 259-6665 Wilmington, DE: (302) 573-5428

West Chester University
Catherine Oberholtzer, M.S., Associate Director for Transfer Operations and Processing coberholtzer@wcupa.edu; (610) 436-3479 Allison Smith, Assistant Registrar for Degree Completion asmith5@wcupa.edu; (610) 436-3001

The articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum changes. 03/2017 - 03/2022