Seamless Transition to Your B.A.

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Indian Hills 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.

Indian Hills Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at IHCC can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through Buena Vista University.

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

The distributive technology management major will be made up from one primary (18 credit hours) and 2 secondary (12 credit hours) fields selected from the following.

Communication and Behavior:
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication
COMM 230 Business and Professional Communication
COMM 302 Intercultural Communication
COMM 330 Messages, Meaning & Society
COMM 355 Conflict Management
COMM 370 Leadership Communication
COMM 374 Interviewing
DIGI 230 Intro to Integrated Communication.................................................................MKT 153 - Advertising and Promotion
ENGL 300 Advanced Composition.....................................................................ENG 210 - Advanced Critical Thinking/Writing
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
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
MGMT 375 Entrepreneurship/Small Business.................................................BUS 130 - Intro to Entrepreneurship
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 143 Discrete Mathematics......................................................................MAT 150 - Discrete Math
CMSC 200 Computer Science I (and above) ..................................................CIS 162 - C++ or CIS 172 Java
MIS 300 Introduction to Management Information Systems (and above)

Institutions and Society:
ART 304, ENGL 250, ENVS 100, 101, 201, 310,
HIST 311, 358, 390, 397, PSCN 315, PSCN, 320, 465, PSPA
360, PSYC 364, RELI 335, SCWK 255, 351, SOCI 302, 361
ENGL 250 - American Literature .......................................................................LIT 110 - American Literature to Mid 1800's or LIT 112 American Lit:  1945 - Present
PSCN 315 International Relations.....................................................................POL 121 International Relations
THEA 411
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 - Ottumwa 800.682.8208 or 525 Grandview Avenue, Room 149, Ottumwa, Iowa  52501.