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Blinn College

Blinn College & SHSU

College of Business Administration

Articulation Agreement

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

The College of Business Administration offers a comprehensive range of academic majors, a strong curriculum, excellent teaching, and special programs that give our students the real-world perspective they need to meet the challenges of today’s business environment. We have worked hard to cultivate a program that encourages innovation, embraces change, and embodies our deep commitment to providing a personal educational experience for each and every one of our students. For more information, please feel free to contact us directly.

Mitchell Muehsam, Dean

Mailing Address: College of Business Administration Sam Houston State University Huntsville , Texas 77341-2056	Shipping Address: College of Business Administration 1821 Avenue I Huntsville , Texas 77340
Telephone: (936) 294-1254	Fax: (936) 294-3612

The College of Business Administration offers undergraduate students the opportunity to obtain a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. Students have the option of selecting from ten majors (currently Entrepreneurship is in the process of being approved as COBA’s eleventh major) and twelve minors:

Majors	Minors
Accounting Banking and Financial Institutions Economics Entrepreneurship Finance General Business Administration Human Resource Management International Business Management Management Information Systems Marketing	Accounting Banking1 Business Communication Business Education Economics Entrepreneurship Finance General Business Administration2 International Business Management Management Information Systems Marketing

Business and Agricultural Business Majors only
Non-Business Majors only

Benefits
Students enrolled in the College of Business Administration at Sam Houston State University have the opportunity to profit from:

Small classes.
Highly qualified faculty.
Easy access to the faculty, departmental Chairs, and Deans.
Technology enhanced classrooms.
Executive-in-residence program.
Business Career Fairs.
Internship programs.
Professional organizations.
AACSB International Accreditation.

Degree Requirements
The degree requirements for the freshman and sophomore years are essentially the same for all of the majors available with the BBA degree. Following is a listing of the first two years of the BBA program. The courses are given in terms of the common course numbers and the SHSU course number. Please contact the department Chair if you have any questions about a specific program. A list of contact information is provided at the COBA web site.

First and Second Years - All BBA Majors

SHSU Course Titles	SHSU New Course (Old Course)	Credit	Common Course
First Year
Composition I	ENGL1301	3	ENGL 1301
Composition II	ENGL1302	3	ENGL 1302
US History to 1876	HIST1301	3	HIST 1301
US History since 1876	HIST1302	3	HIST 1302
Mathematics for Managerial Decision Making	MATH1324	3	MATH 1324
Computer Literacy1	BUAD1305 or CSTE1330	3	COSC 1301 1
Lab Science		8
Visual & Performing Arts2		3
Business Legal Environment	BAUD2301	3	BUSI 2301
Kinesiology	KINE2115	1	KINE 1100 or activity
Total Hours		30
Second Year Component Area IV Language, Philosophy and Culture:
English Literature or Philosophy	ENGL2331, 2342 OR PHIL2361, 2306	3	ENGL 2332 ENGL 2333 ENGL 2322 ENGL 2323 ENGL 2327 ENGL 2328 PHIL 1301 PHIL 2306
Component Area IX:
Speech for Business* (*not required for Banking or Finance Majors)	COMS2382 or BUAD2321	3	SPCH 1321
Principles of Microeconomics	ECON2302	3	ECON 2302
Principles of Macroeconomics	ECON2301	3	ECON 2301
Prin. of American Govt - National and State	POLS2301	3	GOVT 2301 or GOVT 2305
American Public Policy	POLS2302	3	GOVT 2302 or GOVT 2305
Principles of Financial Accounting	ACCT2301	3	ACCT 2401
Principles of Managerial Accounting	ACCT2302	3	ACCT 2302 or ACCT 2402
Business Analysis4	BANA2372	3	BUSI 2372
Elective5	see footnote 5
Total Hours		33

All students must satisfy the following requirements before being allowed to enroll in upper-division (3000- and 4000-level) business courses:

Complete at least 50 semester hours
Earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 on all college level work attempted

A maximum of 66 credit hours (excluding kinesiology) may be transferred from a community college to Sam Houston State University. Students should carefully select courses to complete the associate degree while minimizing the number of hours that might exceed the 66 hour cap for transfer credit. Applications for admission to SHSU may be obtained on line at https://www.applytexas.org/ or by calling Undergraduate Admissions at (936) 294-1828. Extensive information is also available on the SHSU web site at https://www.shsu.edu/. Evaluations are based on each institutions catalogs. The respective catalogs selected for graduation are the final word if a discrepancy appears between this listing and a catalog.

Other acceptable courses are COSC 1401, BCIS 1301, ITSC 1401, BCIS 1305.
AGRI2399, ARTS 1301, ARTS 1311, ARTS 1316, ARTS 1303, DANC 2303, DANC 1301, MUSI 1308, MUSI 1301, MUSI 1310, MUSI 1306, DRAM 1330, DRAM 1351, DRAM 1310, DRAM 1341, DRAM 2336
Select from foreign languages 2311, 2312, GEOG 1303, (SHSU course numbers: GEOG2355 or 2356), HIST 2311, HIST 2312, SOCI 2319, English Literature or Philosophy.
Use MATH 1342 and MATH 1325 if the equivalent for BANA2372 is not available at your community college.
This elective may be used for prerequisite math classes for MATH1324 if needed.

All parties to this agreement are accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
The BBA degree requires a minimum of 120 hours with 42 advanced hours (3000 and 4000 level courses). Additional hours are sometimes added with double majors and/or minors. However, the BBA does not require a minor. All students are required to complete at least six writing enhanced courses accumulating a minimum, of 18 semester hours towards degree completion. Six of the hours must come from the student’s major field of study. SHSU students MUST complete ENGL1301, ENGL1302, Core Composite Area 2 (MATH requirement), and one-half of Composite Area 3 (4 hours of laboratory science) prior to enrollment in any upper-level class. Prior to enrolling in core classes, students are encouraged to review specific degree requirements for their major. Selection of major specified core courses may reduce the total number of hours required for graduation.

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SHSU Core Curriculum

Transfer courses specific to the university major you have selected appear in the section above. Transfer students are encouraged to maximize transfer courses required for their major as described above in addition to core courses at the transfer institution. Most university majors were meant to be taken over a 4 year period. Completion of freshman and sophomore level courses in the major with appropriate core courses helps transfer students to graduate in the minimum amount of time at minimum cost. The university core appears below for the convenience of those who have not yet selected a major. If you cannot select a specific major, at least try to select the area (e.g., science, criminal justice, business, education, nursing, etc.) in which you are most likely to eventually graduate and select transfer core courses that will support your selection of academic endeavor.

As a final note, transfer students completing "residence requirements" at state supported Texas colleges are typically eligible to receive the associate degree by a process known as "reverse transfer" after having accumulated 60 (to 62) or more combined college transfer and SHSU hours. Reverse transfer allows students to count SHSU courses to the bachelor degree as well as apply the hours to the associate degree. The residency requirement for most colleges is 15 to 16 hours with a few colleges requiring 24 hours. SHSU enthusiastically supports associate degrees via reverse transfer with all state supported colleges.

The Core Curriculum at Sam Houston State University (to be used by all incoming students as of fall 2014) contains 42 semester credit hours, encompassing nine component areas. Each component area has a minimum credit hour requirement and a selection of specific courses that may be used to satisfy the requirement. The chart below details Sam Houston State University courses and their Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) equivalents for college transfer students which comprise SHSU’s core curriculum.

Many SHSU disciplines including the sciences, business, and education require specific courses from the SHSU core as degree specific graduation requirements. To minimize cost and time to complete degree requirements always select SHSU/transfer core courses specified as degree requirements in your intended major. If you have not decided on a major select core courses supporting you intended area of academic concentration.

In general, Bachelor of Arts degrees have a foreign language requirement. Most Bachelor of Science degrees require additional mathematics and lab science requirements. Refer to the university catalog under which you plan to file for graduation for your specific degree requirements.

**** If you do not see a Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) mapping a specific core course to your transfer institution, please go to https://samweb.shsu.edu/regr27wp/ and select your institution from the dropdown menu. The result will list all currently mapped transfer courses from your institution to SHSU courses.

Component Area I: Communications - 6 Hours Required
SHSU 4 Digit Course Number	TCCN (if applicable)
ENGL 1301Composition I	ENGL 1301
ENGL 1302 Composition II	ENGL 1302

Component Area II: Mathematics - 3 Hours Required
SHSU 4 Digit Course Number	TCCN (if applicable)

MATH 1314	MATH 2312
MATH 1316 Plain Trigonometry	MATH 1316
MATH 1324 Mathematics for Managerial Decision Making	MATH 1324
MATH 1332 College Mathematics	MATH 1332
MATH 1384 Introduction to the Foundations of Mathematics	MATH 1350
MATH 1410 Elementary Functions
MATH 1420 Calculus	MATH 2413
PHIL 2352 Introduction to Contemporary Logic (Students with a documented learning disability and departmental approval may substitute PHIL 2352 to meet the math requirement)

Component Area III: Life and Physical Science- 8 Hours Required

SHSU requires 4 hour science courses consisting of 3 hours lecture with a 1 hour lab component. Transfer institutions may indicate this combination with a 4 hour course number such as BIOL 1408 or as separate lecture and labs such as BIOL 1308/1108. The two course numbering systems are equivalent. Common 3 hour lecture and separate lab course numbers are shown for equivalent or acceptable transfer credit. If you do not see a Texas Common Course NUmber (TCCN) mapping a specific core course to your transfer institution, please go to https://samweb.shsu.edu/regr27wp/ and select your institution from the dropdown menu. The result will list all currently mapped transfer courses specific to your institution to SHSU courses.

SHSU 4 Digit Course Number

TCCN (if applicable)

BIOL 1401 Environmental Science	BIOL 2306/2106 or BIOL 2406
BIOL 1408 Contemporary Biology	BIOL 1308/1108
BIOL 1411 General Botany	BIOL 1311/1111
BIOL 1413 General Zoology	BIOL 1313/1113
BIOL 1436 Foundations of Science
BIOL 2401 Human Anatomy	BIOL 2401
CHEM 1406 Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry	CHEM 1406, CHEM 1305/1105, CHEM 1306/1106
CHEM 1407 Introductory Organic snd Biochemistry	CHEM 1407, CHEM 1307/1107
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I	CHEM 1411, CHEM 1311/1111
CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II	CHEM 1412, CHEM 1312/1112
GEOG 1401 Weather and Climate	GEOG 1301/1101
GEOL 1403 Physical Geology	GEOL 1303/1103
GEOL 1404 Historical Geology	GEOL 1304/1104
GEOL 1405 Geological Hazards and Resources
GEOL 1436 Foundations of Science
ISCI 1436 Foundations of Science
PHYS 1403 Stars and Galaxies
PHYS 1404 Solar Systems Astronomy

Component Area IV: Language, Philosophy, and Culture- 3 Hours Required
SHSU 4 Digit Course Number	TCCN (if applicable)

ARAB 2311	ARAB 2311
ARAB 2312	ARAB 2312
ENGL 2332 World Literature I: Before 17th Century
ENGL 2333 World Literature II: 17th Century and Afterwards
FOLG 2311 Intermediate Foreign Language I	ARAB 2311/2312, FREN 2311/2312, GERM 2311/2312, SGNL 2311/2312, SPAN 2311/2312
FOLG 2312 Intermediate Foreign Language II	ARAB 2312, FREN 2312, GERM 2312, SGNL 2312, SPAN 2312
FREN 2311 Intermediate French I	FREN 2311
FREN 2312 Intermediate French II	FREN 2312
GEOG 2355 World Regional Geography: Europe, Asia, and Australia	GEOG 1303
GEOG 2356 World Regional Geography: Latin America, Africa, and South Asia	GEOG 1303
GERM 2311 Intermediate German I	GERM 2311
GERM 2312 Intermediate German II	GERM 2312
HIST 2311 World History from the Dawn of Civilization through the Middle Ages	HIST 2311
HIST 2312 World History from the Renaissance to the Age of Imperialism	HIST 2312
MCOM 1330 Analysis of Electronic Culture
MUSI 1379 Survey of World Music Cultures
PHIL 2306 Contemporary Moral Issues	PHIL 2306
PHIL 2361 Introduction to Philosophy	PHIL 1301
SGNL 2311 Intermediate American Sign Language I	SGNL 2311
SGNL 2312 Intermediate American Sign Language II	SGNL 2312
SOCI 2319 Introduction to Ethnic Studies	SOCI 2319
SPAN 2311 Intermediate Spanish I	SPAN 2311
SPAN 2312 Intermediate Spanish II	SPAN 2312

Component Area V: Creative Arts- 3 Hours Required
SHSU 4 Digit Course Number	TCCN (if applicable)

AGRI 2399	ARTS 1301
ARTS 1301	ARTS 1301
ARTS 1302 Exploring Contemporary Art
ARTS 1303 Survey I: Pre-Renaissance Art History	ARTS 1303
FACS 1360 Basic Principles of Design
FAMC 2301 Creative Arts Seminar
MUSI 1301 Introduction to the Study of Music	MUSI 1301
MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation	MUSI 1306
MUSI 2348 Survey of World Music Cultures	MUSI 1308
MUSI 2364 History of Rock, Jazz and Popular Music	MUSI 1310

Component Area VI: U.S. History- 6 Hours Required
SHSU 4 Digit Course Number	TCCN (if applicable)

HIST 1301 American History to 1876	HIST 1301
HIST 1302 American History from 1876	HIST 1302

Component Area VII: Political Science/Government- 6 Hours Required
SHSU 4 Digit Course Number	TCCN (if applicable)

POLS 2305 American Government
POLS 2306 Texas Government

Component Area VIII: Social and Behavioral Sciences- 3 Hours Required
SHSU 4 Digit Course Number	TCCN (if applicable)

AGRI 2360	SOCI 1301
BESL 2301 Multicultural Influences on Learning
COMS 2386 Interpersonal Communication	SPCH 1318
CRIJ 2361 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
ECON 2300 Introduction to Economics	ECON 1301
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics	ECON 2301
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 2302
GEOG 1321 People, Place and Environment: An Introduction to Geography	GEOG 1300
HLTH 2383 Multicultural Health Issues
PHIL 2303 Critical Thinking	PHIL 2303
PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology	PSYC 2301
SOCI 1301 Principles of Sociology	SOCI 1301
SOCI 1306 Social Problems	SOCI 1306

Component Area IX: Component Area Option- 4 Hours Required
SHSU 4 Digit Course Number	TCCN (if applicable)

One additional course in component area 4 OR:
BUAD 2321 Design and Presentation of Business Projects
COMS 1361 Public Speaking
COMS 2382 Communication for Business and Professionals
MCOM 1371 Audio Production and Performance
1 Hour Required:
ECON 1100 Economics of Social Problems
KINE 2115 Lifetime Health and Wellness	PHED 1164
NGLI 1101 Research in the Digital Age
The 4th credit hour of MATH 1410
The 4th credit hour of MATH 1420	MATH 2413

Most degrees require a minimum of 120 hours with 42 advanced hours (3000-level and 4000-level courses). Some degrees require additional hours. All students are required to complete at least six writing-enhanced courses accumulating a minimum of 18 semester hours towards degree completion. Six of the hours must come from the student’s major field of study. SHSU students who have accumulated more than 60 hours may be blocked from enrolling in upper division courses until they have completed their math, English composition, and 4 to 8 hours of lab science.

In general, the Bachelor of Arts degree requires 8 hours of lab science and the Bachelor of Science degree requires 16 hours of lab science. Many majors require specific math and science courses from the core to apply for graduation. Applicants for the Bachelor of Arts degree should consult their major department web page or catalogue for foreign language requirements. Many colleges including Business and Education have additional prerequisites for registration in upper-level (junior/senior) classes including GPA restrictions and completion of lower-level (freshman/sophomore) course work.
Prior to enrolling in core classes, students are encouraged to review specific degree requirements for their major. Selection of major-specified core courses reduces the total number of hours required for graduation.

In general it is not to the advantage of transfer students to simply take courses that transfer. The most desirable goal is typically to only select courses from the core and major lower-level (first two university years) which not only transfer but satisfy degree requirements for graduation in the major to which you aspire.

Students are encouraged to select the university catalog offering them the most advantages with respect to degree completion. The respective university and/or college catalog selected for graduation determines final degree requirements.

Sam Houston State University
A Member of The Texas State University System

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