BSBA
Charter Oak State College
NOTE! Things change rapidly. Before following this or any degree path, it is STRONGLY advised that you speak with an academic counselor at COSC to confirm your plans. HC USA offers NO guarantees concerning any plans offered. Recommended courses for study/preparation are not required. You may use any materials or resources available to you. Some students may need additional materials to prepare for exams. Practice tests of some kind are always encouraged.
All COSC bachelor's degrees require at least 30 upper-level credits. A BA degree requires at least 90 liberal arts credits, while a BS requires 60. You are also required to complete cornerstone and capstone courses.
You may choose to either take a StraighterLine course to earn your credits, or use the free courses to study and follow up with a CLEP or DSST exam.
****NEW 11/20/2012**** StraighterLine has announced their new, upcoming courses and exams, and the list includes several classes that could be applied toward a business degree. As soon as the full information is available, I will update this plan.
COSC General Education Key
(a) Literature and Fine Art
(b) Behavioral/Social Science
(d) Ethical Decision Making
(e) Written Communication
(g) Global Understanding
(y) Information Literacy
(q) Mathematics
(n) Non-U.S. History/Culture
(o) Oral Communication
(s) Natural Science
(u) U.S. History/Government
* = qualifies as liberal arts credit
Required General Education Courses
1. Literature and Fine Arts (3 credits)
Art Appreciation & History - DSST Art of the Western World (3)(a)(n)*
Courses for study/test prep:
Saylor Intro to Western Art History 1, Saylor Intro to Western Art History 2,
Annenberg Art of the Western World
2. Social/Behavior Sciences (3 credits)
Macroeconomics (required as pre-requisite for Concentration) - CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics (3)(b)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Macroeconomics
or StraighterLine Macroeconomics (3)(b)*
3. Ethical Decision Making (3 credits)
Requirement met through Business Ethics. See Concentration below.
4. Information Literacy (1 - 3 credits)
Cornerstone (required) - COSC Cornerstone (3)(y)*
5. Communication (9 credits)
Written: (6, required)
English Composition - CLEP College Composition (6)(e)*
Courses for study/test prep:
Saylor Pre-College Writing, Saylor English Composition 1, Saylor English Composition 2
or StraighterLine English Comp 1 (3)(e)* & StraighterLine English Comp 2 (3)(e)*
Oral: (3, required)
Public Speaking - DSST Principles of Public Speaking (3)(o)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Public Speaking
6. US History/Government (3)
US History 1 - CLEP History of the United States 1 (3)(u)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor US History 1
or StraighterLine US History 1 (3)(u)*
7. Non-US History or Culture (3)
Requirement met with Art of the Western World above.
8. Mathematics (3, college algebra or higher)
ALEKS College Algebra (3)(q)*
9. Natural Sciences (4 - 6, one 4-credit course with lab or two 3-credit courses)
Biology - CLEP Biology (6)(s)*
Course for study/test prep:
Carnegie Mellon Introduction to Biology
Concentration Courses
1. Financial Accounting - CLEP Financial Accounting (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Introduction to Financial Accounting
2. Managerial Accounting - TECEP Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Managerial Accounting
or StraighterLine Managerial Accounting (3)
3. Finance - DSST Principles of Finance (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Principles of Finance
4. Information Technology - DSST Management Information Systems (3)
Course for study/prep:
Saylor Management Information Systems
5. Organizational Behavior - DSST Organizational Behavior (3 UL)*
Course for study/prep:
Saylor Organizational Behavior
or StraighterLine Organizational Behavior
6. Management - CLEP Principles of Management (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Principles of Management
7. Marketing - CLEP Principles of Marketing (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Principles of Marketing
8. Business Electives (12, upper level)
1) Money & Banking - DSST Money & Banking (3 UL)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Money, Banking, & Financial Markets
2) Strategic Management - TECEP Strategic Management (3 UL)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Strategic Management
3) Business Ethics - StraighterLine Business Ethics (3 UL)*
4) Operations Management - TECEP Operations Management (3 UL)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Operations Management
9. Capstone - COSC BSBA Capstone (3 UL)
Other Credits
1. Microeconomics (required) - CLEP Principles of Microeconomics (3)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Microeconomics
or StraighterLine Microeconomics (3)
2. Advertising - TECEP Advertising (3 UL)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Advertising & Promotion
3. Substance Abuse - DSST Substance Abuse (3 UL)*
4. Human Resource Management - ECE Human Resource Management (Do not substitute the DSST exam here. Upper level credit is only awarded for the ECE exam.) (3 UL)
Course for study/prep:
Saylor Human Resource Management
5. Financial Institutions and Markets - TECEP Financial Institutions and Markets (Highly recommend preparing for this exam while also studying for the DSST Money & Banking exam.) (3 UL)*
There is no corresponding course for this exam, outside the Saylor Money, Banking, & Financial Markets
recommended above for the DSST Money & Banking exam. You may want to purchase the suggested
textbook for this test, which is currently selling used for as little as under $5.00.
6. Spanish - CLEP Spanish (12)*
Courses for study/test prep:
Annenberg Destinos, SpanishHour
or French - CLEP French (12)*
Courses for study/test prep:
Carnegie Mellon Elementary French 1, Carnegie Mellon Elementary French 2
10. ALEKS PreCalculus (3)*
11. ALEKS Business Statistics (3)*
12. Environmental Science: DSST Environment & Humanity: Race to Save the Planet (3)*
Course for study/test prep:
Annenberg The Habitable Planet
12. FEMA Independent Study courses (15) - FEMA free courses, choose 15 credits from the list. COSC has a policy of accepting those FEMA credits that Frederick Community College has approved.
You may choose to either take a StraighterLine course to earn your credits, or use the free courses to study and follow up with a CLEP or DSST exam.
****NEW 11/20/2012**** StraighterLine has announced their new, upcoming courses and exams, and the list includes several classes that could be applied toward a business degree. As soon as the full information is available, I will update this plan.
COSC General Education Key
(a) Literature and Fine Art
(b) Behavioral/Social Science
(d) Ethical Decision Making
(e) Written Communication
(g) Global Understanding
(y) Information Literacy
(q) Mathematics
(n) Non-U.S. History/Culture
(o) Oral Communication
(s) Natural Science
(u) U.S. History/Government
* = qualifies as liberal arts credit
Required General Education Courses
1. Literature and Fine Arts (3 credits)
Art Appreciation & History - DSST Art of the Western World (3)(a)(n)*
Courses for study/test prep:
Saylor Intro to Western Art History 1, Saylor Intro to Western Art History 2,
Annenberg Art of the Western World
2. Social/Behavior Sciences (3 credits)
Macroeconomics (required as pre-requisite for Concentration) - CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics (3)(b)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Macroeconomics
or StraighterLine Macroeconomics (3)(b)*
3. Ethical Decision Making (3 credits)
Requirement met through Business Ethics. See Concentration below.
4. Information Literacy (1 - 3 credits)
Cornerstone (required) - COSC Cornerstone (3)(y)*
5. Communication (9 credits)
Written: (6, required)
English Composition - CLEP College Composition (6)(e)*
Courses for study/test prep:
Saylor Pre-College Writing, Saylor English Composition 1, Saylor English Composition 2
or StraighterLine English Comp 1 (3)(e)* & StraighterLine English Comp 2 (3)(e)*
Oral: (3, required)
Public Speaking - DSST Principles of Public Speaking (3)(o)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Public Speaking
6. US History/Government (3)
US History 1 - CLEP History of the United States 1 (3)(u)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor US History 1
or StraighterLine US History 1 (3)(u)*
7. Non-US History or Culture (3)
Requirement met with Art of the Western World above.
8. Mathematics (3, college algebra or higher)
ALEKS College Algebra (3)(q)*
9. Natural Sciences (4 - 6, one 4-credit course with lab or two 3-credit courses)
Biology - CLEP Biology (6)(s)*
Course for study/test prep:
Carnegie Mellon Introduction to Biology
Concentration Courses
1. Financial Accounting - CLEP Financial Accounting (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Introduction to Financial Accounting
2. Managerial Accounting - TECEP Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Managerial Accounting
or StraighterLine Managerial Accounting (3)
3. Finance - DSST Principles of Finance (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Principles of Finance
4. Information Technology - DSST Management Information Systems (3)
Course for study/prep:
Saylor Management Information Systems
5. Organizational Behavior - DSST Organizational Behavior (3 UL)*
Course for study/prep:
Saylor Organizational Behavior
or StraighterLine Organizational Behavior
6. Management - CLEP Principles of Management (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Principles of Management
7. Marketing - CLEP Principles of Marketing (3)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Principles of Marketing
8. Business Electives (12, upper level)
1) Money & Banking - DSST Money & Banking (3 UL)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Money, Banking, & Financial Markets
2) Strategic Management - TECEP Strategic Management (3 UL)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Strategic Management
3) Business Ethics - StraighterLine Business Ethics (3 UL)*
4) Operations Management - TECEP Operations Management (3 UL)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Operations Management
9. Capstone - COSC BSBA Capstone (3 UL)
Other Credits
1. Microeconomics (required) - CLEP Principles of Microeconomics (3)*
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Microeconomics
or StraighterLine Microeconomics (3)
2. Advertising - TECEP Advertising (3 UL)
Course for study/test prep:
Saylor Advertising & Promotion
3. Substance Abuse - DSST Substance Abuse (3 UL)*
4. Human Resource Management - ECE Human Resource Management (Do not substitute the DSST exam here. Upper level credit is only awarded for the ECE exam.) (3 UL)
Course for study/prep:
Saylor Human Resource Management
5. Financial Institutions and Markets - TECEP Financial Institutions and Markets (Highly recommend preparing for this exam while also studying for the DSST Money & Banking exam.) (3 UL)*
There is no corresponding course for this exam, outside the Saylor Money, Banking, & Financial Markets
recommended above for the DSST Money & Banking exam. You may want to purchase the suggested
textbook for this test, which is currently selling used for as little as under $5.00.
6. Spanish - CLEP Spanish (12)*
Courses for study/test prep:
Annenberg Destinos, SpanishHour
or French - CLEP French (12)*
Courses for study/test prep:
Carnegie Mellon Elementary French 1, Carnegie Mellon Elementary French 2
10. ALEKS PreCalculus (3)*
11. ALEKS Business Statistics (3)*
12. Environmental Science: DSST Environment & Humanity: Race to Save the Planet (3)*
Course for study/test prep:
Annenberg The Habitable Planet
12. FEMA Independent Study courses (15) - FEMA free courses, choose 15 credits from the list. COSC has a policy of accepting those FEMA credits that Frederick Community College has approved.