Connected Degree

General Business

to B.S. Business Administration

An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor's degree from Kaplan 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 associate degree program in General Business prepares students for entry-level technical and professional careers in a variety of business settings. In addition to required courses in accounting, management, marketing, microcomputer applications as well as related general education courses in economics, mathematics, and written/oral communication, elective courses offer the opportunity to tailor the program to meet individual employment goals or educational needs. Graduates of the General Business Program also are prepared to continue their education at the bachelor's degree level. Kaplan University's Bachelor of Science degree program in Business Administration focuses on helping students become effective and efficient managers. Kaplan University business programs are accredited by ACBSP. Through the comprehensive online business administration degree curriculum, you will have the opportunity to develop communication and critical thinking skills as well as technical competencies to become an effective business leader, gain a detailed understanding of business functions including human resources, marketing, operations, finance, and accounting, study group behavior to establish team-building and decision-making skills and complete a capstone course in which you will demonstrate your ability to apply the concepts learned to real-world business management scenarios.

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
General Business
DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BACHELOR'S DEGREE
B.S. Business Administration
KAPLAN UNIVERSITY

Semester 1 (Fall)			CR
SSC	100	First Year Seminar	1
ACC	101	Accounting I	4
BUS	101	Introduction to Business	3
CIS	107	Introduction to Computers and Applications	3
ENG	101	Critical Thinking and Academic Writing	3
MAT	145	Math of Finance or	3
MAT	153	College Math and Statistics	4
			17/18
Semester 2 (Spring)
ACC	112	Accounting II	4
OAT	152	Excel Level I	3
ECO	111	Macroeconomics	3
ENG	102	Composition and Research	3
MKT	212	Principles of Marketing	3
			16
Semester 3 (Fall)
ECO	122	Microeconomics	3
FIN	221	Money and Banking	3
MGT	212	Principles of Management	3
MAT	255	Statistics I or	3
MIS	220	Management Information Systems	3
XXX	XXX	Group A Elective* (Choose 1 from List)	3/4
			15/16
Semester 4 (Spring)
BUS	203	Business Law	3
SOC	215	Business Ethics	3
XXX	XXX	Group B Elective** (Choose 1 from List)	3/4
XXX	XXX	Group B Elective** (Choose 1 from List)	3/4
BUS	275	Portfolio/Experiental Learning (Advisor Approval Required)	3
			15/17

Term 1			CR
MM	255	Business Math and Statistical Measures	5
CS	204	Professional Presence	3
			8
Term 2
AC	113	Accounting for Nonaccounting Majors or	5
AC	114	Accounting I	5
HU	200	Critical Evaluation in the Humanities or	5
HU	245	Ethics or	5
HU	250	Humanities and Culture*	5
			10
Term 3
SC	200	Discovering Science-Current Issues in a Changing World or	5
SC	235	General Biology I-Human Perspectives or	5
SC	246	Fundamentals of Microbiology or	5
SC	250	Science for Everyday Life	5
XX	XXX	Open Electives	3
			8
Term 4
MT	217	Finance	5
MT	302	Organizational Behavior	6
			11
Term 5
LS	311	Business Law or	6
LS	312	Ethics and the Legal Environment	6
MM	305	Quantitative Analysis	6
			12
Term 6
MT	355	Marketing Research or	6
MT	450	Marketing Management	6
MT	400	Business Process Management or	6
MT	435	Operations Management	6
			12
Term 7
MT	445	Managerial Economics or	6
MT	480	Corporate Finance	6
MT	460	Management Policy and Strategy	6
			12
Term 8
MT	490	Experiential Learning: Career Engagement	6
MT	499	Bachelor	6
			12

* Group A Electives: ENG122, ENG124, HIS111, HIS112, PSY121, SOC111, SPA136. Students should choose HIS111 or HIS112 to fulfill the KU humanities requirements or PSY121 or SOC111 to fulfill the social science requirement. For the purposes of the course sequencing guide, completion of a social science elective has been assumed, but this will change based upon the student?s choice. ** Business Electives: MGT218, MGT231, MKT214, MKT219, OAT121, OAT151, OAT157, OAT158, OAT159, OAT242, ACC162, or SSC130 and SSC131 and SSC132. Students should choose MGT 218 or MGT231 to fulfill KU?s 100/200-level business management elective.

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration requires a minimum of 180 quarter credits (120 semester credits). Course sequencing may vary by term/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

Kaplan University
Heather Guessford; HGuessford@kaplan.edu Admissions Partnership: (800) 422-2670

This articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum changes. 10/2017