Temple University Business Administration Articulation Agreement - Fall 2010 and Later
ADDENDUM MARCH 2015
ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNICTY COLLEGE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
For FOX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (Fall 20l0 and later)
Delaware County Community College (DCCC) and Temple University {Temple) enter into this agreement in order to facilitate the transfer of students who have earned the Associate in Science Degree in Business Administration at Delaware County Community College into the Bachelor of Business Administration program of the Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University. Once students transfer to Temple University they shall be able to complete a Bachelor of Business Administration within four regular semesters of full-time enrollment, assuming that no remedialor repeated courses are needed and all applicable Temple grade and other requirements are met to the satisfaction of Temple. Specialized programs, including Actuarial Science, Entrepreneurship, and Management Information Systems, may require more than four regular semesters to complete.
Students who complete the Delaware County Community College curriculum specified in the "required course equivalencies" section (page 5) ofthis agreement are guaranteed the transfer credit for courses indicated in that section. Courses not listed there, but brought into Temple in transfer by a student covered by this agreement, will be granted credit according to standard Temple-Delaware County Community College equivalencies.
This agreement does not change the regular Temple policy that grants transfer credit to courses taken elsewhere only if they were completed with a grade of C or higher.
Students who transfer under the terms of this agreement are responsible for meeting requirements in their major field of study, and any other curricular requirements applying to all Temple students, that were in effect at Temple at the time of their admittance to Temple. These students will abide by the policies and procedures, and any revisions thereof that apply to all Temple students.
This agreement does not cover students who transfer from Delaware County Community College to Temple without an Associate in Science Degree in Business Administration.
Students transferring to Temple University and the Fox School for the Fall20l0 semester and after will be covered bythis agreement. Students transferring to Temple University and the Fox School prior to Fall 2010 are covered under a separate agreement.
Students who take advantage of this agreement are also encouraged to sign the Dual Admissions Intent to Enroll Form.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION TO TEMPLE
1. Students entering Temple under the terms of this agreement must meet all regular Temple admissions requirements and all applicable Temple requirements and deadlines pertaining to application for admission and payment of tuition and fees.
2. Evaluation of transfer credits isbased on astudent's major, and the student's Temple school/college makes the final determination of which transfer credits are applicable to the student's degree program. Transfer evaluations may change for students who change majors. Whenever possible, credit is allowed for courses completed more than 10 years before the date of admission.
3. Because the Delaware County Community College Associate in Science Degree in Business Administration covered by this program-to-program articulation agreement is also approved for Core- to-Core Transfer to Temple. Students under this program agreement satisfy Temple General Education (GenEd) requirements according to the terms of the Delaware County Community College-Temple Core oCore Transfer agreement. Their GenEd requirements are met by receipt of the Delaware County Community College A.S. degree. Developmental courses and courses for which a grade below C was received do not transfer to Temple, but having taken such courses or received such grades does not affect
an otherwise eligible student's Core-to-Core Transfer status.
JOINT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAINTENANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT
Delaware County Community College will maintain and distribute information about the current form of this agreement, and any changes relevant to it, to students, counselors, and faculty advisors.
Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management will keep appropriate Temple offices and staff (including the Provost's office and Admission's office) informed of this agreement, and any modifications thereto, and will be responsible for distributing information concerning any changes. Both institutions will encourage Delaware County Community College students to meet with representatives of Temple University to discuss issues related to admissions and financial aid well in advance of their expected date of entry.
Faculty from each institution teaching in the cuniculum for which this agreement has been developed will be encouraged to meet at least once annually to discuss issues of curriculum and student development.
Temple University and Delaware County Community College will collaborate on research activities that will help assess the effectiveness of this transfer program in meeting the needs of students transferring from Delaware County Community College to Temple University.
REVISION. RENEWAL AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
The Dean's Office of Temple's Fox School of Business and Management and the Transfer Office at Delaware County Community College are responsible for identifying, and communicating to each other, changes in their respective courses, requirements, or policies that affect this agreement.
This agreement will be in effect as of the Fall 2010 Semester, and will be reviewed annually by the Dean's Office of Temple's Fox School of Business and Management and the Transfer Office at Delaware County Community College, and will automatically be renewed until superseded by a new agreement or formally terminated. Revisions in the course equivalency lists may be made with the verbal consent of the representatives of the two schools; major revisions to this agreement require their signatures on a letter of agreement or a revised version of the agreement. All revisions, however, require that documentation is sent and approved by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies at Temple University to
ensure that updates are made to the appropriate systems in order to effectively implement this agreement. Either institution may terminate this agreement at any time by written notice at least one year in advance of the effective date of termination. Should this agreement be terminated, it is understood that the termination will not apply to students already accepted to Temple University under the terms of this agreement, but not yet enrolled in classes at Temple.
Delaware County Community College and Temple University understand that they shall act in an independent capacity in the performance of this agreement, and shall not be considered as employees, agents, affiliates, or subsidiaries of each other. Neither Temple nor Delaware County Community College havethe rightto bind or obligate one another in any manner inconsistent with or unrelated to this agreement. This agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Associate in Science in Business Administration
at Delaware County Community College
to
Bachelor of Business Administration degree at
Temple University Fox School of Business
(Spring 2014 and later)
DCCC Recommended Course | Temple Equivalent | |||
First Semester | ||||
ENG 100 | English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 0802 | Analytic Read & Writing |
DPR 100 | Intro to Info Tech | 3 | CIS L | Elective |
BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 | BA T | Elective |
ACC 111 | Financial Accounting | 3 | ACCT 2101 | Financial Accounting |
Humanities Elective | 3 | Depedent upon course selection | ||
Second Semester | ||||
ENG 112 | English Composition II | 3 | ENGL L | Elective |
ECO 210 | Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 1101 | Macroeconomics |
MAT 135 | Business Pre-Calculus | 3 | STAT 1001 | Pre-Calculus for Business |
ACC 112 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | ACCT 2102 | Managerial Accounting |
BUS 230 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | MKTG 2101 | Marketing Management |
Third Semester | ||||
ECO 220 | Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 1102 | Microeconomics |
MAT 136 | Calculus for Business | 3 | STAT 1102 | Calculus for Business |
BUS 210 | Principles of Management | 3 | HRM 1101 | Organization and Management |
Business or Open Elective | 3 | Dependent upon course selection | ||
Science Elective | 3-4 | Dependent upon course selection | ||
Fourth Semester | ||||
BUS 243 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | LGLS 1101 | Legal Environment of Business |
BUS 220 | Elementary Statistics | 3 | STATS 2101 | Statistical Methods and Concepts |
Recommended BUS 221 | Elemetary Statistics Laboratory | 1 | BA T | Elective |
Humanities Elective | 3 | Dependent upon course selection | ||
Business or Open Elective | 3 | Dependent upon course selection | ||
Science Elective | 4 | Dependent upon course selection | ||
Total Program Credits | 62-63 |
Notes:
1. Course satisfies a major requirement at Temple.
2. MAT 130 and MAT 131 can be used in place of MAT 135 and MAT 136 to fulfill the Fox requirement for Calculus and also fulfills the Quantitative Literacy requirement (GQ) at Temple. Students interested in Actuarial Science should contact the Office of Enrollment Management in the Fox School for suggested mathematics courses for Actuarial Science.
3. Students are recommended to take the 1 credit lab course, BUS 221 as a supplement to BUS 220.Fox will accept the combination of DCCC's BUS 220 and22l as fulfilling the Statistics 2103 requirement. Students transferring BUS 220 without the additional I credit lab course will need to complete Statistics 2103 at Temple.
4. Students who complete the A.S. in Business Administration at DCCC are included in the DCCC-Temple GenEd-to-GenEd Transfer Agreement, and therefore, have satisfied all of the GenEd requirements at Temple.
Abbreviation Key
U***: Upper Level Elective L***: Lower Level Elective T***: Elective
Graduation Requirements
Associate in Science in Business Administration at Delaware County Community College to Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Temple
(Spring 2014 and later)
The degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 overall and in the major. A minimum of 124 credit hours will be earned in the following four requirement categories plus free electives if needed:
University General Education - Requirement fulfilled when student completes the Associate in Science in Business Administration degree at DCCC.
Fox School of Business and Management Requirements
Lower Division Foundation Requirements - Many of these requirements are completed when students follow the Fox School of Business and Delaware County Community College Program-to-Program agreement. For best transferability, students should take classes listed below to fill electives at DCCC. Any courses that are taken at DCCC that are not listed below may transfer as free electives.
Fox Courses | DCCC | ||||
Department | Course # | Course Name | Cr | Course # | |
Economics | ECON 1101 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 | ECON 210 | X |
Economics | ECON 1102 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 | ECON 220 | X |
Human Resource Management | HRM 1101 | Organization and Management | 3 | BUS 210 | X |
Legal Studies | LGLS 1101 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | BUS 243 | X |
Statistics | STAT 1001 | Pre-Calculus for Busineess | 3 | MAT 135 | X |
Statistics | STAT 1102 | Calculus for Business | 3 | MAT 136 | X |
Accounting | ACCT 2101 | Financial Accounting | 3 | ACC 111 | X |
Accounting | ACCT 2102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | ACC 112 | X |
Marketing | MKTG 2101 | Marketing Management | 3 | BUS 230 | X |
Statistics | STAT 2103 | Business Statistics | 4 | BUS 220 & 221 | X |
Management and Information Systems | MIS 2101 | Information Systems in Organizations | 3 | No Current Equivalent | |
Business Administration | BA 2101 | Professional Development Strategies | 1 | No Current Equivalent | |
Business Administration | BA 2196 | Business Communications (WI) | 3 | No Current Equivalent | |
Risk Management and Insurance | RMI 2101 | Introduction to Risk Management | 3 | No Current Equivalent | |
Subtotal | 41 |
Note:
1. A grade of C- or better must be obtained in the above listed courses to meet Temple's requirements for transfer credit.
2. MAT 130 and MAT 131 can be used in place of MAT 135 and MAT 136 to fulfill the Fox requirement for Calculus and also fulfills the Quantitative Literacy requirement (GQ) at Temple. (GQ) at Temple Students interested in Actuarial Science should contact the Office of Enrollment Management in the Fox School for suggested mathematics courses for Actuarial Science.
3. Fox will accept the combination of DCCC's BUS 220 and22l as fulfilling the Statistics 2103 requirement. Students transferring BUS 220 without the additional I credit lab course will need to complete Statistics 2103 at Temple.
4. Business Administration 2101 and 2196 must be taken at the Fox School of Business.