Leeds School of Business
This 2009-10 transfer guide is based on degree requirements for CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business. Colorado community college students can use this guide to plan their program of study and selection of courses.
Transfer Advising
Before entering the final semester at a Colorado community college prior to transfer, students should consult with a transfer advisor in Leeds School of Business at CU-Boulder to plan a course of study.
Any formerly enrolled degree-seeking student in the Leeds School of Business must consult with an advisor prior to taking courses at an outside institution. These students are not permitted to take business-related courses at other colleges or universities.
Transfer Guide Program
Office of Academic and Curricular Affairs
Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado at Boulder
419 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0419
Phone: 303-492-6515
E-mail: LeedsUG@colorado.edu
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Statewide Transfer Agreement
Students who begin studies at a Colorado community college in the fall of 2003 or later and who complete an Associate of Arts degree in Business may transfer a maximum of 60 credits to CU-Boulder. Note: Students must first be admitted to the Leeds School of Business based on competitive admissions standards before the guaranteed credit transfer takes place. This guarantee applies to students who have taken only the courses listed below within the Colorado community college System no more than 10 years prior to transfer to CU-Boulder.
Students who wish to transfer without completing an associate degree may do so if they meet CU-Boulder's admission criteria. If you have community college credit more than 10 years old, or have college credit taken outside of the Colorado community college system, please contact CU-Boulder's Office of Admissions at 303-492-6301 for assistance prior to enrollment in community college courses.
Transfer Prerequisites
Students who intend to apply for transfer must complete the following prerequisites courses:
- College Algebra (MAT 121) or Finite Mathematics (MAT 123) or two semesters of calculus
- Survey of Calculus (MAT 125) or Calculus I (MAT 201)
- Microeconomics (ECO 202)
- Macroeconomics (ECO 201)
MAPS Requirements
The Leeds School of Business MAPS requirements apply to students who graduated from high school in the spring of 1988 or later. Students are required to complete 17 units of course work at the high school level or to make up the deficiencies at the college level. (A unit is equivalent to one year of high school work, or a semester of college-level work.) The 17 units include:
- 4 English
- 4 mathematics (includes at least two of algebra, 1 of geometry, and 1 of college-preparatory mathematics)
- 3 natural science (includes 2 of laboratory science, 1 of which must be either chemistry or physics)
- 3 of social science (including 1 of US or world history and 1 of geography; if US history is used to meet the history requirement, then the geography requirement may be met with .5 unit of geography and .5 unit of world history)
- 3 of a single foreign language
If you have questions about which community college courses will fulfill deficiencies, please contact the CU-Boulder Office of Admissions.
Associate of Arts in Business (60 credits)
Students should meet regularly with their advisor at the community college to verify that the requirements for the AA in Business have not changed. Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 cr. |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 cr. |
| MAT 123 Or |
Finite Math | 4 cr. |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra | |
| MAT 125 | Survey of Calculus | 4 cr. |
| Social Sciences | ||
| ECO 201 | Macroeconomics | 3 cr. |
| ECO 202 | Microeconomics | 3 cr. |
| One state-guaranteed history course | 3 cr. | |
| Arts & Humanities | ||
| Two state-guaranteed Arts and Humanities courses | 6 cr. | |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Two state-guaranteed lab-based science course | 8 cr. | |
Business Graduation Requirements: |
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| ACC 121 | Prin. of Accounting I | 4 cr. |
| ACC 122 | Prin. of Accounting II | 4 cr. |
| BUS 115 | Introduction to Business | 3 cr. |
| BUS 216 | Legal Environ. of Business | 3 cr. |
| BUS 217 | Business Communications | 3 cr. |
| BUS 226 | Business Statistics | 3 cr. |
| Community College System Core Requirement | ||
| SPE 115 | Public Speaking | 3 cr. |
| (Colorado Community College system graduation requirement for A.A. degree) | ||
Total: |
60 cr. |
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*A maximum of 60 community college credits may be accepted in transfer by the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Additional Transferable Courses
For students who are transferring individual courses, the following courses are approved for transfer to the Leeds School of Business:
- CIS 118 Introduction to PC Applications (Business elective covers Excel requirement)
- ACC 121- Accounting Principles I (equivalent to BCOR 2000)
- BUS 115 Ð Introduction to Business (equivalent to BCOR 1010)
- BUS 216 Ð Legal Environment of Business (equivalent to BCOR 3000, except does not count for upper division)
- BUS 226 Ð Business Statistics (equivalent to BCOR 1020)
- MAN 226 Principles of Management (equivalent to BCOR 2150)
- MAR 216 Principles of Marketing (equivalent to BCOR 2050)
