Undergraduate Degree Programs

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1 Udergraduate Degree Programs This sectio of the Catalog provides details owalsh College udergraduate degree programs ad the requiremets of all bachelor s degree studets, icludig professioal core, program core/major, cocetratio, ad elective courses. Admissios procedures ad requiremets, as well as graduatio requiremets, are also icluded i this sectio. Walsh College bachelor s degree programs iclude: Bachelor of Accoutacy (BAC) with cocetratios i: Certified Public Accoutat Certified Maagemet Accoutat Bachelor of Busiess Admiistratio (BBA) with majors i: Accoutig Processes Fiace Geeral Busiess Maagemet Marketig Bachelor of Sciece i Iformatio Techology (BSIT) Special Notes It is recommeded that studets meet with a academic advisor prior to erollig i a bachelor s degree program to fialize their specific curriculum pla. Advisors are available at all Walsh College campuses. Studets should schedule a appoitmet prior to registerig for their first semester. Oce erolled at Walsh College, studets may seek academic advisig through the Admissios ad Academic Advisig office ad/or career couselig through the Career Services office. All udergraduate degree programs must be completed withi 60 cosecutive caledar moths (five years) from the first semester of erollmet at Walsh College, as desigated by the first semester atteded o the studet s Walsh College trascript. If a studet chages their major or degree program, the studet has 60 cosecutive caledar moths i which to complete the ew major or degree program startig with the semester i which the program chage occurred. Extesios to this time requiremet will oly be grated upo review of the request by the director of Admissios ad Academic Advisig i cojuctio with the academic departmet chair. Studets may be required to complete additioal coursework ad/or update to the curret Catalog year ad degree/program requiremets. Studets who do ot eroll for four cosecutive semesters will be required to reapply for admissio ad should refer to Readmissio to Walsh College for iformatio o the required time frame to complete degree requiremets. Studets o a academic program may choose allowable electives for the same academic program that are offered i future Catalog years. Studets are ot required to update to the future academic program/catalog year to eroll i the ew elective. BAC ad BBA studets are eligible to take a maximum of six semester credit hours of approved graduate-level coursework applicable to their udergraduate degree program. Course requiremets vary by degree program. All required courses are listed i each degree sectio ad must be completed to fulfill graduatio requiremets. A miimum of 127 semester credit hours (icludig credits trasferred ito Walsh College) must be completed to ear a bachelor s degree. Geerally, a miimum of 45 semester credit hours must be take i residece at Walsh College. See Acceptace of Equivalet Credit for additioal trasfer credit optios. Admissio to Walsh College Udergraduate Programs Admissios Procedures To apply to ay Walsh College udergraduate degree program, a admissios applicatio must be submitted alog with a o-refudable applicatio fee. Former Walsh College studets are required to resubmit a admissios applicatio, but are ot required to pay a secod applicatio fee. Applicatios ca be submitted at Admitted studets ca begi their studies at the start of ay academic semester. Admissios applicatios will be accepted util the last day to register for classes for the semester i which the applicat wishes to eroll. A applicat s admissios status will be determied upo receipt of all required documets. Every attempt will be made to process the applicatio i time for admitted studets to eroll i their iteded semester. To facilitate the admissios process, applicats are ecouraged to submit studet or uofficial copies of trascripts from all colleges atteded, alog with the admissios applicatio. Applicats will be cosidered for admissio whe the Admissios ad Academic Advisig office receives evidece of attaimet of the miimum admissios requiremets. Full admissio to the College will be grated oly upo receipt of all official trascripts ad required documetatio. A idividual may be admitted o a cotiget basis upo review of uofficial trascripts. A studet s admissios status will remai cotiget util receipt of all fial, official trascripts ad fulfillmet of miimum admissios grade poit average requiremets. Studets admitted cotigetly will be allowed to register for their first semester. All fial, official trascripts must be received before a studet will be permitted to register for their secod semester at Walsh College. It is the resposibility of the applicat to cotact all colleges/ uiversities curretly ad previously atteded ad request that official trascripts be set directly to Walsh College. Copies of 14

2 Udergraduate Degree Programs trascripts had-delivered by the studets are ot cosidered official. Idebtedess or trascript holds at aother istitutio may prevet processig of the admissios applicatio ad/ or registratio. For iformatio o iteratioal trascript evaluatio ad admissio to the College for those idividuals pursuig a F-1 Studet Visa, please see the sectio etitled Iteratioal Studets. After receivig the applicat s trascript(s), the Admissios ad Academic Advisig office will evaluate trasfer of academic credit based upo all previous college coursework take at the 100 or 1000 level ad above. Ay discrepacy betwee official ad uofficial trascripts will result i the adjustmet of ay previously oted equivalecies ad/or trasfer credits, ad may affect eligibility for admissio or chage a applicat s admissios status from cotiget to deied. Geerally accepted trasfer policies are practiced alog state ad federal guidelies. Upo completio of the evaluatio, a letter will be set to the applicat reflectig the status of their applicatio ad admissio to the College. Applicats ca cotact the Admissios ad Academic Advisig office durig this process to iquire about specific policies ad procedures or the status of their applicatio. A applicat may eroll i ay semester withi 12 cosecutive caledar moths from their iitial semester of admissio to Walsh College. Applicats will be required to follow the admissios ad program requiremets of the catalog year i which they iitially eroll at Walsh College. If a applicat does ot eroll ad complete at least oe course withi 12 cosecutive caledar moths followig admissio, they must reapply for admissio. Applicats who reapply may be required to resubmit all official trascripts ad related documetatio to Walsh College. Admissios Requiremets For cosideratio for admissio to a Walsh College udergraduate degree program, a applicat must: Have a miimum eterig cumulative grade poit average of o a scale; all previous college/uiversity level coursework will be computed i this calculatio. Successfully complete, with a grade of C (2.000) or better, a miimum of 60 semester credit hours (90 quarter hours) of coursework at the 100 or 1000 level or above. At least 30 semester credit hours (45 quarter hours) of the miimum 60 semester credit hours must be i liberal arts coursework. The liberal arts coursework must iclude oe course i Eglish compositio or writte commuicatio from a regioally accredited U.S. istitutio ad oe course i itermediate algebra or higher-level mathematics placemet. All academic coursework cosidered for use i meetig admissios requiremets or for use i establishig direct equivalet trasfer credit must be from a istitutio accredited by the Higher Learig Commissio (HLC), Middle States Associatio of Colleges ad Schools (MSCHE), New Eglad Associatio of Schools (NEASC- CHIHE), Souther Associatio of Colleges ad Schools (SACS), Wester Associatio of Schools ad Colleges (WASC-ACCJC, SCUC). Credits completed outside of the Uited States must be evaluated by a agecy that is a member of NACES ( Acceptace of Equivalet ad Trasfer Credit Prospective studets are ecouraged to schedule a appoitmet with a Walsh College academic advisor to develop a trasfer pla. This trasfer pla will iclude idetifyig trasfer equivalecies to meet admissios requiremets ad for required courses. Studets ca obtai trasfer equivalecies by visitig the Walsh College website at or the Michiga Trasfer Network at org. Applicats with equivalet credit to required coursework i their iteded degree program at Walsh College may trasfer a maximum of 82 semester credit hours of freshma/sophomore (100/1000 level ad above level coursework) to Walsh College. Trasfer of credit above 82 semester credit hours for a maximum of 91 semester credit hours will oly be accepted from a accredited four-year istitutio for equivalet juior/seior (300/400 level ad above) level coursework at the trasfer istitutio ad at Walsh College. Academic departmet chairs will review trasfer coursework o a case-by-case basis for approval ad equivalecy. Trasfer coursework must have bee completed with a C (2.000) or better i order to be cosidered for equivalecy. Certai coursework may oly be awarded equivalet credit if the specific trasfer course was completed withi 60 caledar moths prior to the semester of admissio. Applicats who received a udergraduate degree from Walsh College ad choose to pursue a secod udergraduate degree may trasfer up to 91 semester credit hours toward the secod udergraduate degree program. Credit for Extra-Istitutioal Learig Walsh College awards credit ad/or course competecy waivers for documeted post-secodary-level extra-istitutioal learig. Extra-istitutioal learig is defied as learig that is attaied outside of the sposorship of legally authorized ad appropriately accredited post-secodary educatio istitutios. Reliable ad valid measures of learig outcomes are used to assess ad grat such awards. Whe applyig for admissio to Walsh College, a studet may request credit for learig already acquired i settigs described above. The request will be evaluated as part of the admissios process. Documetatio verifyig attaimet of college-level learig is required. Walsh College follows the America Coucil o Educatio (ACE) recommeded guidelies ad scores to award academic credit for approved Advaced Placemet (AP), College Level Examiatio Placemet (CLEP), ad DANTES/DSST exams. Approved academic credit will be trasferred to Walsh College as geeral credit. Walsh College may determie possible equivalecy to required coursework through ACE recommedatios, accredited commuity college acceptace of credit, ad/or academic departmet chair review. Walsh College 15

3 Udergraduate Degree Programs will grat academic credit for military experiece based o ACE recommeded guidelies ad requiremets. ACE recommeded academic credit for military credit is listed o a official JST (Joit Services Trascript), CCAF (Commuity College of the Air Force), or CGI (Coast Guard Istitute) trascript. Uofficial copies of trascripts may be submitted for the iitial admissios evaluatio process with official trascripts required for full admissio as oted i the Admissios to Walsh College sectios of the catalog. Credit hours categorized as L = Lower Level; U = Upper Level; ad G = Graduate Level are acceptable ad may be reviewed for possible equivalet credit. Readmissio to Walsh College If a udergraduate studet has ot erolled i ay courses (as desigated by the last semester atteded o the studet s Walsh College trascript) for 12 cosecutive caledar moths, the studet must reapply for admissio through the Admissios ad Academic Advisig office. At the time of readmissio, all coursework will be evaluated based o curret admissios requiremets; required coursework ad acceptable trasfer equivalecies; miimum grade requiremets for trasfer ad graduatio. Time limitatios for eligibility/trasferability as determied by each academic area may apply. Readmitted studets will be resposible for the degree requiremets outlied i the Catalog year that they are readmitted ad will receive a Program Pla detailig their degree requiremets. Studets who are grated credit for previously completed courses at Walsh College may be required to complete their program i a period of time ot to exceed a maximum of 60 moths from iitially startig at Walsh College. Trascripts of studets who have bee readmitted to the College will reflect all courses take, credit hours attempted, ad grades received while at Walsh College, eve though previous coursework with a grade below C (2.000) may ot be couted toward the curret degree program. Vetera studets who were deployed ad reapply for admissio may petitio to be readmitted uder the same academic program ad graduatio criteria i affect at the time of deploymet. A copy of the studet s deploymet paperwork ad legth of stay will be required as part of the readmissio process. Studets i this situatio should cotact a Veteras Certifyig Official to provide the deploymet paperwork so that their academic file may be updated. Upo retur from duty, it is highly recommeded that the vetera review the curret ad former programs with a advisor to see which program best beefits the studet. If the vetera opts to move to the ewest program, all admissio ad policies of the ewest catalog will apply ad the studet may ot switch back. Studets who have bee academically dismissed or placed o academic probatio must meet with a advisor i the Admissios ad Academic Advisig office to discuss eligibility for readmissio. Please refer to the sectio o Academic Stadig prior to reapplyig for admissio. Cosideratio of all prior activity, icludig studet coduct, will be reviewed durig evaluatio ad may be grouds for deial of readmissio. Cocurret Erollmet A fully admitted studet may be eligible for cocurret erollmet while begiig classes at Walsh College. Cocurret erollmet allows ew studets who are erolled at a trasfer istitutio to complete credits while attedig Walsh College. Cocurret erollmet may affect a studet s ability to receive fiacial aid; studets are ecouraged to cotact the Fiacial Aid office prior to cocurret erollmet. Upo admittace to Walsh College, a studet iterested i cocurret erollmet is required to meet with a academic advisor to determie cocurret erollmet eligibility as well as to sig the Cocurret Erollmet Agreemet Form prior to the ed of their first semester of attedace at Walsh College. Resposibility for adherig to course ad time limit requiremets as outlied i the cocurret erollmet agreemet resides with the studet. Approved studets are required to follow the pla for takig courses at their trasfer istitutios as outlied i their siged cocurret erollmet agreemet; ay deviatios from this pla must be approved i advace by the director of admissios ad academic advisig. Studets approved to take coursework through cocurret erollmet are fully resposible for meetig all course prerequisites prior to registerig for ay Walsh College courses. The studet is resposible for requestig that official copies of college trascripts documetig proof of successful completio of cocurret erollmet courses be set to Walsh College. Course(s) determied eligible to be take as a part of the cocurret erollmet agreemet must be completed before the studet s fial semester prior to graduatio at Walsh College. The Records, Registratio, ad Vetera Services Office will ot complete a graduatio audit util all fial, official trascripts have bee received. After the first semester of erollmet at Walsh College, the cocurret erollmet optio will ot be grated. Cocurret erollmet approval will ot be exteded to curret studets as a meas to replace guest studet status. Walsh College reserves the right ot to accept courses that were completed at a trasfer istitutio ot listed o the Cocurret Erollmet Agreemet Form. ACC 201, ACC 202, ECN 201, ECN 202, IT 201, IT 202, IT 203 ad IT 204 must be take at a trasfer istitutio prior to erollmet or through cocurret erollmet. Commuicatio Placemet Exam Iformatio All ew udergraduate studets will be required to take the Commuicatio Placemet Exam. Studets who take COM 210 at Walsh College will take the placemet exam durig COM 210. Studets who trasfer i a equivalet to COM 210 will eed to take the placemet exam prior to registerig for COM 320, Busiess Commuicatio Methods. Studets who pass the placemet exam will be eligible to eroll i COM 320. COM 320 is required to be completed withi a studet s first ie credit hours at Walsh College. It is highly recommeded that studets take the placemet exam immediately upo beig admitted to Walsh College. Failure to do so may result i delayig a studet s graduatio as COM 320 is a 16

4 Udergraduate Degree Programs prerequisite to several required courses. Studets who do ot pass the placemet exam will be required to take COM 300, Commuicatio Essetials, a oe credit hour course desiged to ehace studets writig skills. Studets will be eligible to eroll i COM 320 upo successful completio of COM 300 with a grade of P. Studets are ot charged a fee for the placemet exam; however, studets must take the exam i a proctored settig. The placemet exam may oly be take oe time ad is ot repeatable. The Commuicatio Placemet Exam will assess basic writig skills i three areas: Grammar ad mechaics Style Orgaizatio ad developmet Studet Learig Outcomes At the completio of COM 300, studets will be able to: Compose messages that display orgaizatio of thoughts based o a sythesis of credible iformatio; Write seteces ad paragraphs usig correct grammar, spellig ad puctuatio; Develop writte messages that display appropriate toe ad style for iteded audiece ad; Produce brief busiess documets that are clear, cocise, well orgaized, ad properly formatted. For more iformatio o the placemet exam ad COM 300 please visit our Website at Degree/Program Chages A studet desirig to chage their udergraduate degree program, major, or mior must officially request this chage with a academic advisor. A complete evaluatio will be required before the studet is admitted ito the desired degree program. Udergraduate courses already completed at Walsh College will be evaluated for appropriateess for the ew degree/program. The studet will the be placed o the most curret program of study ad a ew Program Pla will be created. All curret admissios requiremets ad policies will apply. Bachelor s Degree Miors A studet may choose a mior while pursuig a bachelor s degree at Walsh College. A mior is comprised of 12 semester credit hours i a specific major/disciplie (accoutig, fiace, maagemet ad marketig). Studets must follow all course prerequisites. A miimum of six of the 12 semester credit hours must be take i residece at Walsh College ad completed prior to graduatio. A grade of C (2.000) or better is required i each course couted towards the mior; a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) is required i all courses withi the disciplie. The mior will be reflected o the studet s trascript. For a listig of the courses required to declare a mior, the studet must meet with a advisor ad complete a Bachelor s Degree Mior Declaratio Form. A directed study or itership will ot be couted toward meetig the requiremets of a mior. Double Majors/Dual Udergraduate Degrees Dual degrees are ot available at the udergraduate level, but a studet may pursue a double major at Walsh College. All required program core, major, ad/or required elective coursework withi both majors must be completed prior to graduatio. The professioal core courses for at least oe of the degree programs must be completed if both majors are ot withi the BBA program. I the istace that the studet is pursuig the Bachelor of Accoutacy degree ad a major withi the BBA or BSIT programs, the studet must complete all courses required for the Bachelor of Accoutacy degree, plus complete all courses required for the secod major. The studet will be awarded oe degree, the Bachelor of Accoutacy, ad the studet s trascript will reflect the two majors eared. The followig degrees/majors caot be completed as double majors: The Bachelor of Busiess Admiistratio i Accoutig Processes ad the Bachelor of Accoutacy. The Bachelor of Busiess Admiistratio with a major i Geeral Busiess ad ay other udergraduate degree or major. Cotact the Admissios ad Academic Advisig office for specific details for idividual major requiremets. No-Degree Udergraduate Coursework A idividual who meets the udergraduate admissios requiremets is eligible to take courses at Walsh College as a o-degree udergraduate studet. All course prerequisites must be met. A idividual iterested i takig courses as a o-degree studet should complete a No-Degree applicatio ad follow the same procedures as a applicat to a bachelor degree program. A o-degree studet who applies to ay Walsh College udergraduate program will be held to all admissios requiremets uder the catalog year i which the idividual applies. No-degree coursework that is a required or elective course as part of a degree program will be applied ad moved to the studet s udergraduate trascript. Time limitatios for trasferability as determied by each academic area may apply. Udergraduate Degree Programs Bachelor of Accoutacy (BAC) The Bachelor of Accoutacy (BAC) degree program at Walsh College cosists of a specialized sequece of coursework i accoutig, with related busiess admiistratio topics. The coursework is desiged for those iterested i eterig the accoutig professio ad iterested i the Certified Public Accoutat (CPA) licesure or Certified Maagemet Accoutat (CMA) certificatio. All accoutig studets must take all 17

5 Udergraduate Degree Programs courses i the professioal ad program core. Studets select either the CPA or CMA cocetratio. Elective courses may be ecessary to meet residecy ad/or degree requiremets. For studets iterested i the CPA ad/or specific subject/credit hour requiremets, cotact the Walsh College Admissios ad Academic Advisig Office or view the Michiga State Board of Accoutig website at For studets iterested i the CMA, Walsh College has bee edorsed by the Istitute of Maagemet Accoutats (IMA). The IMA s edorsemet recogizes busiess curricula that meet the quality educatioal stadards required to eable studets to prepare for the CMA desigatio. For more iformatio about the IMA, please visit Studets must complete 18 semester credit hours of the 45 semester credit hours take i residece at Walsh College i accoutig ad tax. For complete BAC graduatio requiremets, refer to page 21. Bachelor of Accoutacy Professioal Core ACC 201+ Priciples of Accoutig I ACC 202+ Priciples of Accoutig II ACC 310 Maagerial Accoutig BIT 305 Busiess Computig Tools BIT 335/IT 520 Busiess Drive Techology BL 301 Busiess Law I BL 302 Busiess Law II COM 210 Priciples of Busiess Commuicatio COM 300* Commuicatio Essetials COM 320** Busiess Commuicatio Methods ECN 201+ Priciples of Ecoomics I ECN 202+ Priciples of Ecoomics II FIN 315 Fiacial Maagemet MGT 201 Priciples of Maagemet MGT 303 Behavioral Maagemet MKT 202 Priciples of Marketig QM 202 Statistics Methods for Busiess *COM 300 is required for all studets that obtai a score of 1-3 o the Walsh College Commuicatio Placemet Exam. The Commuicatio Placemet Exam must be completed withi the studet s first semester of erollmet at Walsh College. **Studets are required to take COM 320 withi their first 9 semester credit hours i residece at Walsh College. +ACC 201, ACC 202, ECN 201 ad ECN 202, must be take at the trasfer istitutio prior to attedace or through cocurret erollmet. Bachelor of Accoutacy Program Core ACC 301 ACC 302 ACC 303 ACC 406 ACC 415/515 ACC 418/518 ACC 419 TAX 495 Itermediate Accoutig I Itermediate Accoutig II Fiacial Accoutig Cocepts Accoutig Iformatio Systems Auditig Accoutig Commuicatios Advaced Maagerial Accoutig Tax ad Busiess Taxatio I Bachelor of Accoutacy Cocetratio Select Oe Certified Public Accoutat (CPA) Cocetratio ACC 411/511 Busiess Combiatios ACC 412/512 Govermet ad Not-For-Profit Accoutig TAX 496/596 Tax ad Busiess Taxatio II TAX 497/597 Tax ad Busiess Taxatio III Certified Maagemet Accoutat (CMA) Cocetratio FIN 310/FIN 515 Fiacial Markets FIN 403 Ivestmet Maagemet FIN 406 Fiacial Statemet Aalysis Elective FIN 412, FIN 425 or FIN 460 If eeded to complete the 45-hour residecy requiremets, choose from the followig electives: Ay level course (ot already required), except BL 420. BAC studets may elect to replace a maximum of six semester credit hours (two courses) at the graduate level of ay 500 level courses listed above i preparatio for pursuig a graduate degree at Walsh College. Courses must be completed with a C (2.000) or better. Courses must be required or allowable electives i the graduate program to be cosidered for advaced stadig. Studets should meet with a advisor to discuss optios. Studets must meet course prerequisites. Bachelor of Busiess Admiistratio (BBA) The Bachelor of Busiess Admiistratio (BBA) curriculum at Walsh College provides studets with a solid educatio i the busiess disciplies as well as the opportuity to major i oe of five areas: accoutig processes, fiace, geeral busiess, maagemet, or marketig. Studets must take all required professioal core ad major courses. Bachelor of Busiess Admiistratio Professioal Core ACC 201+ ACC 202+ ACC 310 BL 420 BIT 305 BIT 335/IT 520 COM 210 COM 300* Priciples of Accoutig I Priciples of Accoutig II Maagerial Accoutig The Legal Eviromet of Busiess Busiess Computig Tools Busiess Drive Techology Priciples of Busiess Commuicatios Commuicatio Essetials 18

6 Udergraduate Degree Programs COM 320** Busiess Commuicatio Methods COM 340*** Professioal Commuicatio ECN 201+ Priciples of Ecoomics I ECN 202+ Priciples of Ecoomics II FIN 310/FIN 515 Fiacial Markets FIN 315 Fiacial Maagemet MGT 201 Priciples of Maagemet MGT 303 Behavioral Maagemet MGT 461 Busiess Strategy ad Policy (Capstoe) MKT 202 Priciples of Marketig QM 202 Statistical Methods for Busiess QM 301 Statistical Iferece for Maagemet Decisios ELECTIVE Ay 400 level course Required Elective - Studets must choose oe 400-level three credit hour elective course i residece from ay disciplie ot already required for their degree ad for which the course prerequisites have bee met. *COM 300 is required for all studets that obtai a score of 1-3 o the Walsh College Commuicatio Placemet Exam. The Commuicatio Placemet Exam must be completed withi the studet s first semester of erollmet at Walsh College. **Studets are required to take COM 320 withi their first 9 semester credit hours i residece at Walsh College. ***Studets are required to take COM 340 withi their first 15 semester credit hours i residece at Walsh College. BBA.ACP studet may substitute ACC 418/518 i place of COM ACC 201, ACC 202, ECN 201 ad ECN 202 must be take at the trasfer istitutio prior to attedace or through cocurret erollmet. BBA studets may elect to replace BIT 335 with IT 520 ad FIN 310 with FIN 515 i preparatio for pursuig a graduate degree at Walsh College. Courses must be completed with a C (2.000) or better to be cosidered for advaced stadig. Studets must meet course prerequisites. Studets should meet with a advisor to discuss optios. Bachelor of Busiess Admiistratio Majors BBA Accoutig Processes (ACP) The Accoutig Processes major is desiged to provide a basic busiess educatio, a basic exposure to taxatio, ad a thorough exposure to the preparatio of fiacial statemets. The ACP major prepares studets for a o-maagemet accoutig positio i corporate, small busiess, or o-public accoutig. This program is ot desiged to optimally prepare studets for the professioal accoutig examiatios. Studets must complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 semester credit hours take i residece at Walsh College i accoutig ad tax. For complete BBA.ACP graduatio requiremets, refer to page 22. Required Accoutig Processes Major Courses Complete the followig courses: ACC 301 Itermediate Accoutig I ACC 302 ACC 406 ACC 419 TAX 495 Itermediate Accoutig II Accoutig Iformatio Systems Advaced Maagerial Accoutig Tax ad Busiess Taxatio I Additioal Electives if required: ACC 303 Fiacial Accoutig Cocepts ACC 411/511 Busiess Combiatios ACC 412/512 Govermet & Not-For-Profit Accoutig ACC 415/515 Auditig TAX 496/596 Tax ad Busiess Taxatio II TAX 497/597 Tax ad Busiess Taxatio III If eeded to meet the 45-hour residecy requiremet, choose from ay of the above or from the followig additioal electives: Ay level course (ot already required), except TAX 401 Accoutig Processes studets may elect to replace a maximum of six semester credit hours (two courses) at the graduate level of ay 500 level courses listed above, i preparatio for pursuig a graduate degree at Walsh College. Courses must be completed with a C (2.000) or better. Courses must be required or allowable electives i the graduate program to be cosidered for advaced stadig. Studets must meet course prerequisites. Studets should meet with a advisor to discuss optios. BBA Fiace (FIN) The Fiace major assists the studet i developig a appreciatio for ad uderstadig of the fiacial decisio makig process. It is desiged to provide a exposure to accoutig, busiess law, ad taxatio cocepts alog with fiacial aalysis, plaig, ad maagemet. The curriculum prepares the studet for a career i credit aalysis, commercial ledig, brokerage ad fiacial services, fiacial plaig, fiacial aalysis, ad fiacial istitutio maagemet, as well as other careers i idustry ad govermet. Studets must complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 semester credit hours take i residece at Walsh College i fiace. For complete BBA.FIN graduatio requiremets, refer to page 22. Studets with a Accredited Asset Maagemet Specialist (AAMS) Certificatio will be grated credit for FIN 403. Required Fiace Major Courses FIN 403 Ivestmet Maagemet FIN 406 Fiacial Statemet Aalysis FIN 412 Iteratioal Ecoomics ad Fiace FIN 425 Fiacial Modelig Electives Nie semester credit hours (three courses) Required Electives Choose three electives from all courses listed below. FIN 321 Risk Maagemet ad Isurace FIN 401 Persoal Fiace FIN 407 Etrepreeurial Fiace FIN 419 Fiacial History of the Uited States 19

7 Udergraduate Degree Programs FIN 420 FIN 460 FIN 488 Real Estate Priciples Fudametals of Fiacial Fraud Fiace Itership BBA Geeral Busiess (GB) The Geeral Busiess major complemets the prior educatio ad/or experiece of the studet ad is specifically desiged to provide flexibility i course selectio ad to be a time-effective degree completio program. The goal of the Geeral Busiess major is to assist the studet i his/her preset career by providig a basic busiess educatio that may accelerate a promotio. The BBA - Geeral Busiess degree cosists of the professioal core ad a miimum of ie semester credit hours of level allowable elective courses (except ACC 300). Studets must meet the miimum total credit hour ad residecy requiremets ad meet all course prerequisites. Geeral Busiess majors may elect to choose a mior. Studets should refer to the Bachelor s Degree mior sectio of the catalog. Studets must complete 45 semester credit hours i residece at Walsh College. For complete BBA.GB graduatio requiremets, refer to page 22. BBA Maagemet (MGT) The Maagemet major assists the studet i developig a uderstadig of decisio methodology, busiess resource maagemet, orgaizatio structures, busiess strategy, ad busiess policy. Emphasis is placed o the priciples of maagig, the skills of decisio-makig ad problem-solvig, ad the techiques of iterpersoal relatioships. For the studet with little or o experiece, the curriculum provides the foudatio for maagemet positios i purchasig, customer service, huma resources maagemet, public admiistratio, office maagemet, or operatios. Studets must complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 semester credit hours take i residece at Walsh College i maagemet. For complete BBA.MGT graduatio requiremets, refer to page 22. Required Maagemet Major Courses MGT 404 Huma Resources Maagemet MGT 410 Productio ad Operatios Maagemet MGT 453 Orgaizatioal Leadership MGT 455 Globalizatio ad Diversity Electives Nie semester credit hours (three courses) Required Electives Choose three electives from all courses listed below. MGT 405 Maagemet ad Labor Relatios MGT 470 Public Admiistratio/ Govermetal Maagemet MGT 471 Small Busiess Maagemet MGT 475 Iteratioal Maagemet MGT 485 Process Improvemet/Bechmarkig MGT 488 Maagemet Itership MKT Oe level marketig course ot already required i the program BBA Marketig (MKT) The Marketig major prepares the studet for a etry-level positio i oe of the various marketig-related fields. Coursework builds aroud the four P s of marketig: product, pricig, place of distributio, ad promotio. The curriculum exposes the studet to the skills ecessary to begi a career i the areas of sales, market research, promotio, retailig, distributio, advertisig, public relatios, direct marketig, or purchasig. Studets must complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 semester credit hours take i residece at Walsh College i marketig. For complete BBA.MKT graduatio requiremets, refer to page 22. Required Marketig Major Courses MKT 309 Advertisig ad Promotioal Maagemet MKT 415 Cosumer ad Buyer Behavior MKT 435 Marketig Research MKT 460 Strategic Marketig Electives Nie semester credit hours (three courses) Required Electives Choose three electives from all courses listed below. MKT 307 MKT 425 MKT 445 MKT 453 MKT 487 MKT 488 Marketig Maagemet Sales Maagemet e-marketig Commuicatio Social Media Strategies Not-for-Profit Marketig Marketig Itership Bachelor of Sciece i Iformatio Techology (BSIT) The Walsh College Bachelor of Sciece i Iformatio Techology (BSIT) provides a uique udergraduate curriculum focused o ehacig your ability to employ iformatio techology for strategic advatage through a itegrated study of core techology cocepts ad skills. Studets will develop a cohesive view of techology through hads-o skill developmet i the essetial techology foudatios of systems desig, project maagemet, etworks, data, software, ad cybersecurity. Studets will develop a holistic framework of how to evaluate, itegrate, ad icorporate the ever-chagig techology ladscape ito today s competitive busiess eviromet. Studets must complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 semester credit hours i residece at Walsh College i iformatio techology. For complete BSIT graduatio requiremets, refer to page 22. Studets with a active CISSP ad /or SSCP certificatio will be awarded equivalet credit for IT 417, IT 419 ad IT 422. Bachelor of Sciece Professioal Core ACC 201+ COM 210 Priciples of Accoutig I Priciples of Busiess Commuicatios 20

8 Udergraduate Degree Programs COM 300* COM 320* ECN 201+ IT 201+ IT 202+ IT 203+ IT 204+ MGT 201 QM 202 Commuicatio Essetials Busiess Commuicatio Methods Priciple of Ecoomics I Itroductio to Networkig Itroductio to Databases Itroductio to Programmig Itroductio to Security Priciples of Maagemet Statistical Methods for Busiess *COM 300 is required for all studets that obtai a score of 1-3 o the Walsh College Commuicatio Placemet Exam. The Commuicatio Placemet Exam must be completed withi the studet s first semester of erollmet at Walsh College. **Studets are required to take COM 320 withi their first 9 semester credit hours i residece at Walsh College. +ACC 201, ECN 201, IT 201, IT 202, IT 203 ad IT 204 must be take at the trasfer istitutio prior to attedace or through cocurret erollmet. Bachelor of Sciece Program Core IT 402 IT 403 IT 490 IT 499 System Aalysis & Desig Project Maagemet & ITIL Framework Itership Collaborative Bus. Systems (Capstoe) Focus Area 1: Networkig IT 406 Network Desig & Implemetatio IT 407 Server Virtualizatio & Performace Egieerig Focus Area 2: Data IT 408 Database Desig & Developmet (SQL) IT 409 Data Aalytics Focus Area 3: Software Developmet IT 410 Priciples of Software Egieerig IT 412 Advaced Programmig IT 413 Web Desig (Cliet ad Server) Focus Area 4: Cybersecurity IT 417 Fudametals of Cybersecurity IT 419 Ethical Hackig Strategies ad Tools IT 422 Advaced Team-Based Attack/Defed Techiques Bachelor s Degree Graduatio Requiremets To graduate with a bachelor s degree from Walsh College, studets must meet geeral ad program-specific graduatio requiremets. All studets must: Complete a program of study withi 60 caledar moths (five years) from the iitial date of course erollmet (as desigated by the first semester atteded o the studet s Walsh College trascript). A studet s program of study is the specific curriculum required by the College at the time of the studet s matriculatio as a udergraduate degree cadidate at Walsh College uless the studet chages majors or degrees while attedig Walsh College. If a studet chages majors or degrees, the program of study is the specific curriculum required by the College at the time the studet officially chages the major or degree. Ear a miimum of 127 semester credit hours toward a bachelor s degree, icludig a maximum of 82 semester credit hours trasferred to Walsh College. Complete 45 semester credit hours toward a udergraduate degree i residece at Walsh College. Achieve a cumulative grade poit average of ( C ) or better i residece at Walsh College. Complete all commuicatio courses (COM 210, 320, 340 ad ACC 418/518) with a grade of C (2.000) or better. If COM 300 is required, the course must be completed with a grade of P (Pass). BBA studets must complete the required BBA Professioal Core Required Elective with a grade of C (2.000) or better. Limited to a maximum of six semester credit hours of directed study, practicum ad/or itership coursework except BBA.MGT ad BBA.MKT majors who may elect to take a ie credit itership (MGT 488 or MKT 488). Limited to a maximum of six semester credit hours of allowable graduate level coursework for BBA ad BAC majors. File a official Applicatio for Graduatio Form with the Records, Registratio, ad Vetera Services office. A appoitmet with a advisor ca be made to review graduatio requiremets. Studets ca view their degree completio progress ay time by loggig ito WebAdvisor through the portal. Uder the WebAdvisor tab, select My Academic Ifo ad Profile, the click o Program Pla. Bachelor of Accoutacy Graduatio Requiremets CPA Cocetratio 1. Studets must complete all courses i their major (as listed below), to iclude ay approved or required course substitutios, with a grade of C (2.000) or better. ACC 201, 202, 300, 301, 302, 303, 310, 406, 411/511, 412/512, 415/515, 418/518, 419, 481, 482, 483, 488, 494 BL 301, 302 TAX 495, 496/596, 497/ Studets must ear a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) or better i their major. 3. Complete 18 semester credit hours of the 45 hours i residece i accoutig ad tax. 21

9 Udergraduate Degree Programs CMA Cocetratio 1. Studets must complete all courses i their major (as listed below), to iclude ay approved or required course substitutios, with a grade of C (2.000) or better. ACC 201, 202, 300, 301, 302, 303, 310, 406, 411/511, 412/512, 415/515, 418/518, 419, 481, 482, 483, 488, 494 BL 301, 302 FIN 310/515, 403, 406, 412, 425, 460 TAX 495, 496/596, 497/ Studets must ear a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) or better i their major. 3. Complete 18 semester credit hours of the 45 hours i residece i accoutig ad tax. Bachelor of Busiess Admiistratio Graduatio Requiremets NOTE: BBA studets must complete the required BBA Professioal Core Required Elective with a grade of C (2.000) or better. BBA Accoutig Processes (ACP) 1. Studets must complete all courses i their major (as listed below), to iclude ay approved or required course substitutios, with a grade of C (2.000) or better. ACC 201, 202, 300, 301, 302, 303, 310, 406, 411/511, 412/512, 415/515, 418/518, 419, 481, 482, 483, 488, 494 TAX 495, 496/596, 497/ Studets must ear a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) or better i their major. 3. Complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 hours i residece i accoutig ad tax. BBA Fiace (FIN) 1. Studets must complete all courses i their major (as listed below), to iclude ay approved or required course substitutios, with a grade of C (2.000) or better. BBA Maagemet (MGT) 1. Studets must complete all courses i their major (as listed below), to iclude ay approved or required course substitutios, with a grade of C (2.000) or better. MGT 201, 303, 404, 405, 410, 453, 455, 461, 470, 471, 475, 481, 482, 483, 485, 488 MKT 202 ad ay level MKT course 2. Studets must ear a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) or better i their major. 3. Complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 hours i residece i maagemet coursework. BBA Marketig (MKT) 1. Studets must complete all courses i their major (as listed below), to iclude ay approved or required course substitutios, with a grade of C (2.000) or better. MKT 202, 307, 309, 415, 425, 435, 445, 453, 460, 481, 482, 483, 487, Studets must ear a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) or better i their major. 3. Complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 hours i residece i marketig coursework. Bachelor of Sciece i Iformatio Techology Graduatio Requiremets (BSIT) 1. Studets must complete all courses i their major (as listed below), to iclude ay approved or required course substitutios, with a grade of C (2.000) or better. IT 201, 202, 203, 204, 402, 403, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 417, 419, 422, 481, 482, 483, 490, Studets must ear a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) or better i their major. 3. Complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 hours i residece i iformatio techology coursework. ECN 201, 202 FIN 310, 315, 321, 401, 403, 406, 407, 412, 419, 420, 425, 460, 481, 482, 483, Studets must ear a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) or better i their major. 3. Complete 15 semester credit hours of the 45 hours i residece i ecoomics ad fiace coursework. 22 BBA Geeral Busiess (GB) 1. Studets must complete all courses i their major with a grade of C (2.000) or better with a cumulative grade poit average of C (2.000) or better i the ie semester credit hours of elective coursework take i residece at Walsh College.