Overview and Degree Map
Associate of Science Oregon Transfer Degree in Business (ASOT-BUS)
The ASOT-BUS degree is for students who are interested in transferring to a four-year degree program at an Oregon public university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business. If you graduate with the ASOT-BUS degree, you will have completed the first step toward your bachelor’s degree program. You will transfer with most of your coursework accepted with credit toward your four-year degree. Visit with a TBCC career education advisor and talk to an advisor at the university where you plan to transfer.
Since universities have specific requirements for admission to their business programs, talking with a university advisor is very important. You should contact the university business program you want to attend early in your first term here at TBCC.
Degree Worksheet
Requirements
ASOT-BUS Requirements
Comprehensive Requirements
- You need a minimum of 90 credits to graduate. All courses must have a number of “100” or above.
- Resident Coursework Requirement: Overall, at least 30 hours of satisfactory coursework toward your degree must be earned at TBCC.
- A 2.0 grade point average (C average) is required to graduate. All courses require a grade of “C” or better.
- Associate Degree Comprehensive Requirement limits:
- TBCC courses approved to be repeated for credit can only be used once to count toward the degree. However, you can repeat Cooperative Education for a maximum of 12 credits.
- If a general education course is split into multiple courses, i.e., a 101 course becomes 101A, 101B, and 101C, only one can be used to meet the General Education requirement.
- Max 12 credits of Cooperative Education can count toward the degree.
- Max nine credits of 199 or 299, experimental courses, count toward degree.
Degree Requirements for ASOT-BUS
Writing* (at least eight credits):
| WR 121 | English Composition I | 4 |
| | and | |
| WR 122 | English Composition II | 4 |
| | or | |
| WR 227 | Technical and Professional Writing | 4 |
Oral Communication:
Mathematics*:
A minimum of three courses MTH 111 or higher. One course must be Statistics.
Computer Applications:
Take
| BA 131 | Introduction to Business Technology | 4 |
| | or | |
| CAS 133 | Basic Computer Skills/Microsoft Off | 4 |
| | and | |
| CAS 170 | Beginning Excel | 3 |
| | or | |
| CAS 171 | Intermediate Excel | 3 |
*These courses meet Foundational Requirements for Writing, Math & Information Literacy.
General Education Requirements
You must take 11 courses from the General Education course list. Each course must have at least three credits.
Courses count EITHER toward Foundational Requirements OR General Education Requirements but not both, with the exception of one math course.
Arts & Letters
Complete at least three courses from at least two disciplines.
Social Science
Complete at least four courses chosen from two disciplines. Two courses must be in Microeconomics/Macroeconomics.
Mathematics, Science & Computer Science
- Complete at least four courses in two or more disciplines.
- At least three must be lab courses in the biological or physical sciences.
- The fourth course may be one of the three math courses from the Core Competency Requirements.
Cultural Literacy
Select one course that is designated as meeting the cultural literacy requirement. This course can be one of the 11 required General Education courses.
Business-Specific Requirements
Each course must be completed with a grade of “P” or “C” or better: BA 101, BA 211, BA 212, BA 213, BA 226. BA 226 may be replaced by any other faculty-approved 200 level BA course.
Electives for ASOT - Business
Complete elective credits to reach 90 credits for this degree. Elective courses can have any number of credits.
Limits on Electives:
- No more than 12 credits of Career & Technical Education may be used.
- You may not use one credit MSD courses.
- No more than three credits of physical education (PE).
University Specific Requirements
Please pay close attention to the specific requirements for the Oregon public university you wish to attend to maximize the number of credits that will count toward your degree.
Oregon Universities
Please refer to the university’s website for additional courses beyond the minimum requirements for the ASOT-BUS degree.
Eastern Oregon University
www.eou.edu/business/bdm_course_transfer.htm
Oregon Institute Of Technology
www.oit.edu/programs/manage
Oregon State University
http://business.oregonstate.edu
Portland State University
www.pdx.edu/sba
Southern Oregon University
www.sou.edu/business/undergrad/index.html
University Of Oregon
www.business.uoregon.edu
TBCC guarantees, at a minimum, the following courses each quarter for the completion of the Associate of Science Oregon Transfer-Business degree.
A student can transfer in or take other courses that meet the requirements.
Year 1
Fall Term
| BA 101 | Introduction to Business | 4 |
| WR 121 | English Composition I | 4 |
| MTH 111 | College Algebra | 5 |
| CG 100 | College Survival and Success | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Winter Term
| ART 103 | Understanding New Media Arts | 4 |
| BA 226 | Business Law I | 4 |
| BA 131 | Introduction to Business Technology | 4 |
| BA 211 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring Term
| COMM 111 | Public Speaking | 4 |
| MTH 243 | Statistics I | 5 |
| | | |
| ENG 250 | Introduction to Folklore and Mythology | 4 |
| | or | |
| COMM 237 | Gender and Communication | 4 |
| | | |
| BA 212 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Year 2
Fall Term
| BI 101 | Biology | 4 |
| | or | |
| GS 108 | Physical Science (Oceanography) | 4 |
| | | |
| PSY 201 | Introduction to Psychology, Part I | 4 |
| | or | |
| PSY 101 | Psychology and Human Relations | 4 |
| | | |
| BA 206 | Management Fundamentals | 3 |
| WR 122 | English Composition II | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Winter Term
| BI 102 | Biology | 4 |
| EC 201 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | 4 |
| CAS 170 | Beginning Excel | 3 |
| | | |
| HST 102 | Western Civilization: Medieval to Early Modern | 4 |
| | or | |
| HST 203 | History of the United States from 1914 | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Term
| BI 103 | Biology | 4 |
| EC 202 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | 4 |
| BA 213 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BA 277 | Business Ethics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Courses offered during the Day (D), evening (E), online (OL) or as a hybrid of online and in class learning (HY).