Business Studies - CSCU Transfer Degree, AA

Program code: BSAD-AA-TAP

Locations: Asnuntuck, Capital, Gateway, Housatonic, Manchester, Middlesex, Naugatuck Valley, Northwestern, Norwalk, Quinebaug Valley, Three Rivers, Tunxis

Program Description

CSCU Pathway Transfer, A.A. degree programs are for Connecticut State Community College students who wish to transfer to one of the Connecticut State Universities or Charter Oak without either losing any credits or being required to take extra credits in order to complete a bachelor’s degree in that same discipline. Community college students can complete associate degree programs that transfer seamlessly to all Connecticut State Universities and Charter Oak State College offering their major. Upon transfer, students are guaranteed full junior status and can complete a bachelor’s degree in their major without losing any credits or be required to take any extra credits.

This Business Studies associate degree serves as the single community college degree to all of the State University and Charter Oak State College business majors listed below. Students will declare a specific field when they transfer.

With this degree you will be able to transfer to the following majors:

At Central Connecticut State University: 

  • Accounting, B.S.
  • Finance, B.S.
  • Management, B.S.
  • Marketing, B.S.

At Eastern Connecticut State University:

  • Accounting, B.S.
  • Business Administration, B.S.
  • Finance, B.S.

At Southern Connecticut State University:

  • Accounting, B.S.
  • Business Administration- Business Economics Concentration, B.S.
  • Business Administration- Finance Concentration, B.S.
  • Business Administration- Management, B.S.
  • Marketing, B.S.

At Western Connecticut State University:

  • Accounting, B.S.
  • Business Management- Financial Management Option, B.B.A.
  • Business Management- Supervisory Management Option, B.B.A.
  • Marketing, B.B.A.

At Charter Oak State College:

  • Business Administration, B.A.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of all courses in the program, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate both accounting and finance concepts as applied to the sound fiscal management of a business enterprise
  2. demonstrate various micro- and macroeconomic principles and their influence on the organizational decision-making process
  3. demonstrate marketing’s role in the development of a successful business strategy
  4. demonstrate the impact of leadership, employee behavior and organizational culture in attaining organizational goals and objectives
  5. demonstrate both the ethical and legal implications of managerial decisions and the effect of those decisions on organizational stakeholders
  6. demonstrate the integration of knowledge and apply learned skills for real-world business decision making
  7. demonstrate group dynamics and the benefits of a team-based approach in business

Degree Requirements

Framework Courses
ENG 1010Composition3
MATH 1200Statistics I3-4
or MATH 1201 Statistics I with Computer Applications
Elective ARHX - Arts & Humanities Course3-4
Elective SCRX - Scientific Reasoning Course4
Elective SCKX - Scientific Knowledge Course3-4
ECON 1001Principles of Macroeconomics3
Elective WRIX - Written Communication II Course3
Elective HISX - Historical Knowledge Course3
BUSN 2100Business Communication3
CCS 1001College and Career Success3
Pathway Courses
Minimum grades are required for transfer, students should speak with their advisor.
ECON 1002Principles of Microeconomics3
ACCT 1130Principles of Financial Accounting3
ACCT 1170Principles of Managerial Accounting3
Choose one of the following:3-4
Applied Business Math
Calculus I
Calculus for Business and Social Science
BMKT 2010Principles of Marketing3
BMGT 2020Principles of Management3
or BMGT 2100 Organizational Behavior
BFIN 2100Principles of Finance3
BUSN 2310Business Law I3
or BUSN 2340 Legal Environment of Business
Elective BUS - Business Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credits61-65