Some colleges/universities have requirements for admissions to the business major that go beyond those specified below. Students can possibly meet these requirements by careful selection of distribution and additional elective courses. Students should work with a counselor, completion coach or academic advisor and the catalog of the four-year institution to which they plan to transfer for further guidance specific to their goals. Early in the program, students should check with their intended transfer university/college advisor for specific admissions and business program requirements for course choices where options are listed for Humanities, Mathematical & Natural Science, Social & Behavioral Science and electives. A cumulative college-level GPA of 2.0 is required. Some transfer institutions require a higher overall GPA, a higher GPA in a subset of courses, or a specific minimum grade in one or more courses. Check with your planned transfer institution for these requirements.
Communication
Eastern Washington University (EWU) - in addition to ENGL& 101, the second English Composition course must be equivalent to EWU’s English 201 Composition course.
Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning
MATH& 141 or MATH 147 (preferred)
Select 5 credits from the following:
MATH 147 is preferred.
Total Credits: 5
MATH& 148 (preferred) or MATH& 151
Select 5 credits from the following:
MATH& 148 is preferred.
Total Credits: 5
Humanities
Select three courses from the Humanities Distribution for a total of 15 credits. Courses must be selected from at least two different subject areas, with no more than 10 credits per subject area. Only 5 credits of world language will apply.
Students intending an international business major should consult their potential transfer institutions regarding the need for world language.
Washington State University (WSU) - Business students should complete CMST& 220 which for the Business AA/DTA/MRP will count as a humanities class.
Humanities Distribution
Choose any course from this distribution:
Total Credits: 5
Humanities Distribution
Choose any course from this distribution:
Total Credits: 5
Humanities Distribution
Choose any course from this distribution:
Total Credits: 5
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Check with transfer institution for best selection for third Social & Behavioral Science course.
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distribution
Choose any course from this distribution:
Total Credits: 5
Mathematical & Natural Science
Select two courses from the physical, biological, and/or earth science list below; one course must include a lab.
Western Washington University (WWU) - students intending the manufacturing management major should consult WWU regarding the selection of natural science courses required for admission to that major.
Physical, biological, and/or earth science
Choose two courses from this list; one must include a lab:
Total Credits: 10
Business
EWU, Central Washington University (CWU), University of Washington (UW), WSU, WWU, Gonzaga University, and Seattle Pacific University (SPU) - students should enroll in BUS& 201.
Heritage, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), SU, and Walla Walla University - a lower-division business law class is not required.
International students - those who completed a business course specific to their home country must take a business law course at a U.S. Institution in order to demonstrate proficiency in U.S. business law.
Electives
Students should contact their potential transfer institution(s) for advice on which general elective course to take. A maximum of three credits of PE may be applied. Courses must be numbered 100 or above. Please consult with your counselor, completion coach, or faculty advisor for appropriate course selection.
Gonzaga, Heritage, PLU, WSU, and SPU - there are requirements for admission to the business major that go beyond the above specified courses. Check with other transfer institutions for best elective selection. Students can meet these extra requirements by careful selection of the elective university course equivalent to:
- WSU all campuses - Management Information Systems MIS 250
- Gonzaga - Management Information Systems BMIS 235
- PLU - Computerized Information Systems CSCE 120, either an equivalent course, or skills test
- WWU - Introduction to Business Computer Systems MIS 220
Or, a Computer Science course or other appropriate elective:
- Required minimum cumulative college-level GPA of 2.0.
- Required minimum grade of 1.0 per course.
- At least one-third of the college-level, degree applicable credits must be taken at CBC.
- Depending on your major, some course choices may be more appropriate than others; consult with your counselor, completion coach, or faculty advisor.
- A student may not use equivalent cross-listed courses for the same graduation requirement. Refer to the Cross-Listed Courses section of the catalog for more information, and consult with your counselor, completion coach, or faculty advisor.
- Refer to Catalog Option Policy for information about using previous degree requirements.
- For individual college requirements, see Provisions on our Transfer Opportunities webpage.