Transfer Pathways: MSU Billings
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Transfer to MSU Billings in Business Administration (Finance Option)
Students completing the Associate of Arts degree at Great Falls College can complete a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Finance degree at MSU Billings.
Step 1: Complete the Associate of Arts degree at Great Falls College
COURSES AT Great Falls College | CREDITS | SUBSTITUTE FOR MSUB Course |
| Communication (6 credits required) | ||
| WRIT 101 College Writing | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| COMX 111 Intro to Public Speaking OR | ||
| COMX 115 Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Mathematics (3 credits required) | ||
| M 105 Contemporary Mathematics | 3 | M 143 Finite Mathematics |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (6 credits required) | ||
| BGEN 220 Business Ethics | 3 | |
| Choose one Humanities or Fine Arts course | 3 | |
| Natural Science (7 credits, one must include a lab) | 7 | |
| Social Science / History (6 credits required) | ||
| ECNS 201 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Choose one Social Science or History course | 3 | |
| Cultural Diversity Course (3 credits required) | ||
| Choose one Cultural Diversity course * | 3 | |
| Technology (3 credits required). Please talk to your adivser to select a course. | ||
| CAPP 266 Advanced MS Excel Applications or BGEN 240 Intro Business Data Analysis (online at MSUB) | 3 | |
| Concentration in Accounting, Arts, Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences (9 credits) | ||
| ACTG 101 Accounting Procedures I | 3 | |
| ACTG 102 Accounting Procedures II | 3 | |
| BGEN 105 Introduction to Business | 3 | |
| Articulated Coursework | ||
| ACTG 201 Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| ACTG 202 Principles of Managerial Acocunting | 3 | |
| BGEN 235 Business Law | 3 | |
| ECNS 202 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| STAT 216 Introduction to Statistics | 4 | |
| WRIT 220 Business & Professional Writing | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS FROM Great Falls College | 62 | |
*Courses with an “N” behind the course title will fulfill the Cultural Heritage of American Indians requirement as well as a designated core area requirement.
Suggested Electives – please work with your advisor
CAPP 131 Basic MS Office – challenge exam available – 3 credits
CAPP 156 MS Excel – 3 credits
Step 2: Transfer to MSU Billings & complete required courses
| COURSES TAKEN AT MSU BILLINGS | Credits |
| Outline for the Completion of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance Option | |
| BMGT 335 Management and Organization | 3 |
| BMIS 311 Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BMKT 325 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BGEN 315 Applied Business Decisions | 3 |
| BFIN 322 Business Finance | 3 |
| BMGT 322 Operations Management | 3 |
| BGEN 499 Capstone | 3 |
| BFIN 316 Quantitative Methods in Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFIN 420 Investments | 3 |
| BFIN 422 Intermediate Business Finance | 3 |
| ECNS 300 Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECNS 302 Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECNS 313 Money and Banking | 3 |
| ECNS 403 Introduction to Econometrics | 3 |
| Restricted Electives | |
| Choose three of the following: | 9 |
| BFIN 460 Futures and Options | |
| BFIN 492 Independent Study | |
| BFIN 494 Seminar/Workshop | |
| BGEN 498 Internship | |
ECNS 314 International Economics or: BGEN 360 International Business | |
| ECNS 457 Economics of Organizations | |
| ECNS 490 Undergraduate Research | |
| Electives | 7 |
| TOTAL CREDITS FROM MSUB | 58 |
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS | 120 |