Business Liberal Arts Transfer Major
Students studying Business will gain knowledge in statistics, accounting, information systems, and economics.
Career Opportunities
Skills gained in the Business transfer major can be easily applied to many career areas including:
- Business Management
- Banking
- Real Estate
- Sales
- Finance
- Economics
Find employment in the following sectors:
- Banks and financial institutions
- Local, state, and federal government
- Self-employed
- Public accounting firms
- E-commerce
- Universities and colleges
Planning Your Class Schedule
Students should consult with an advisor in Student Services to select courses, make a transfer plan, and periodically review their progress towards their degree completion.
Students are also encouraged to contact the admissions office at the college to which they plan to transfer during their first year at Hawkeye in order to obtain specific program and transfer requirements.
Not all courses may be required for transfer to your future major.
Award: Associate of Arts (AA)
Required number of credits: 64
Courses and course cost calculations are subject to change.
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| Business Transfer Courses |
| ACC-131 |
Principles of Accounting I
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This course is an introduction to basic financial accounting concepts and procedures for service and merchandising businesses and the corporate form of ownership. Topics included are the accounting cycle; accounting systems; financial statements; accounting for cash, receivables, payables, inventories, plant assets, bonds, and stock.
Lecture Hours: 64
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of D- in MAT-063, or minimum score of 42 on the Algebra test, or Math ACT score of 19 or higher.
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| ACC-132 |
Principles of Accounting II
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The course continues to address topics in financial accounting that began in Principles of Accounting I. Primary emphasis is on managerial accounting and the corporate form of ownership. Topics include the statement of cash flows and financial statement analysis. Managerial accounting topics include job order and process cost systems, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and standard cost systems. Capital investment analysis and activity-based costing are also addressed.
Lecture Hours: 64
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in ACC-131.
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| BUS-183 |
Business Law
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An introduction to the principles of law as they relate to business. This course includes an overview of our court system, sources of law, ethics and social responsibility, contracts, warranties, real property, landlord and tenant, negotiable instruments, and agency. Emphasis is placed on exploring the law as it affects businesses and individuals.
Lecture Hours: 48
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| BUS-210 |
Business Statistics
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Application and interpretation of probability and statistics as they relate to business problems; design of experiment, descriptive statistics, sampling, estimation, correlation, linear regression, hypothesis testing, and analysis of variances.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): MAT-156.
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| BUS-230 |
Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making
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Quantitative and qualitative aspects of problem solving and decision making in business are covered. Topics include structuring and the basics of decision making, classification theory, functional relationships, marginal analysis, resource allocation, and probability.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): MAT-156.
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| CSC-116 |
Information Computing
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This course presents the basic concepts of information systems and computer literacy. The course incorporates theory as well as hands-on practice, which focuses on spreadsheets and database management systems (DBMS).
Lecture Hours: 32
Lab Hours: 32
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of D- in MAT-063.
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Principles of Macroeconomics
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Principles of supply and demand and the price mechanism will be presented. Descriptions and interactions of the consumer, business, government, and international sectors will be studied as well as their effects on output, employment, and growth in the economy. The course includes a study of the banking system and monetary policy, fiscal policy, economic growth, differing macroeconomic viewpoints, and international issues.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of D- in MAT-063 or appropriate math placement score.
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| ECN-130 |
Principles of Microeconomics
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Principles of supply and demand, elasticity, and pricing will be studied. The course includes such topics as resource allocation of firms, pricing and output decisions in different market structures, and consumer choice theory. International issues and the world economy will be integrated into the course.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of D- in MAT-063 or appropriate math placement score.
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| MAT-156 |
Statistics
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This course is a study of descriptive statistics including graphical representation, central tendency, correlation and regression, intuitive treatment of probability and inferential statistics including hypothesis testing.
Lecture Hours: 48
Prerequisite(s): MAT-063.
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Total Credits 26
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Course Cost Calculation
Resident tuition and fees x course credits + course fee if applicable.
Course calculations are based on 2020–2021 tuition and fees and course fees.
The course cost calculation does not include: