B.A. DEGREE WITH A DISTRIBUTIVE MAJOR IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

Seamless Transition to Your B.A.

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies deal exclusively with students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from North Iowa Area Community College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year.  As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

North Iowa Area Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate’s degree at NIACC can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor’s degree through BVU.

Communication and Behavior:

COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication
COMM 230 - Business and Professional Communication
DIGI 230 Intro to Integrated Communication .....................................................................MKT 150 - Principles of Advertising
COMM 302 - Intercultural Communication
COMM 330 - Messages, Meaning & Society
COMM 355 - Conflict Management
COMM 370 - Leadership and Communication
COMM 374 - Interviewing
ENGL 300 - Advanced Composition
MRKT 355 - Consumer Behavior
PSYC 329 - Psychology of Gender
Up to six credit hours of other related upper-division courses

Management/Marketing/Finance:

FNBK 306 - Managerial Finance
FNBK 322 - Analysis of Financial Statements
FNBK 356 - Financial Planning
FNBK 405 - International Finance
MGMT 206 - Management Science..........................................................................MAT 140 - Finite Math 
MGMT 306 - Principles of Management ..................................................................MGT 101 - Principles of Management
MGMT 307 - International Business
MGMT 315 - Business Law I .....................................................................................BUS 185 - Business Law I
MGMT 316 - Business Law II ....................................................................................BUS 186 - Business Law II
MGMT 320 - Human Resource Management .......................................................MGT 170 - Human Resource Management
MGMT 375 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business.....................................................BUS 143 Fast Trac New Venture and BUS 144 Fast Trac Growth Venture
MGMT 492 - Business Policy and Strategy
MGMT 495 - Internship
MRKT 306 - Principles of Marketing ..........................................................................MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing
MRKT 407 - International Marketing
Up to six credit hours of upper division electives from these and related fields such as ag management and marketing

Technology:
CMSC 180 Discrete Mathematics
CMSC 200 Computer Science I (and above) ...........................................................CIS 172 Java
MIS 300 Introduction to Management Information Systems (and above)....................BCA 103 Management Info Systems

Institutions and Society:

ART 304, ENGL 250, ENVS 100, 101, 201, 310,
HIST 311, 358, 390, 397, PSCN 315, 465, PSPA 360, PSYC 364, RELI 336, SCWK 255, 351, SOCI 302, 361 or THEA 411 Dramatic Literature
PSPA 320 - State and Local Policies ....................................................................POL 112 - American State and Local Government
Up to six credit hours of other related upper-division courses.

• Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University.
• All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies Mason City Site at 866.849.0330 or 500 College Drive, Mason City, Iowa 50401.