Business Transfer, Textile Marketing BS - Associate in Arts (URI)
- Business
UTMK
This program may be completed at any campus, or may be completed fully online. Completing the program at the Flanagan (Lincoln) Campus, Liston (Providence) Campus, or Newport County Campus requires taking one or more courses online.
This program constitutes a JAA transfer program to URI. Students completing a JAA plan receive an Associate's degree and enter the receiving institution with 60 credits and Junior status. Students must complete all requirements as given. Depending on GPA, students receive a tuition discount of up to 30% at the receiving institution, a waived application fee, and personalized advising.
Students who successfully complete courses in this concentration develop communication, interpersonal, office (Microsoft) technology, foundational accounting, and the introductory biology and chemistry related to product development in organic and synthetic textiles. Program graduates understand the role and importance of marketing in organizations, demonstrate critical-thinking, decision-making, strategic planning, and communications skills, and are able to use technological resources--including online databases--to conduct research. This program enables students to transfer into the Textile Marketing program at the nationally-ranked College of Business at the University of Rhode Island.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to:
- Create written work that develops and expresses ideas and that addresses a given context and target audience.
- Communicate effectively via oral presentations, performances, participation in group work, and visual presentations.
- Identify, analyze, and apply evidence and ideas, question assumptions, and draw logical conclusions.
- Develop information literacy by locating, evaluating, synthesizing, and using information to accomplish a specific purpose.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and apply scientific or quantitative principles, theories, and methods.
- Apply quantitative principles to solve problems and support arguments with quantitative evidence in a variety of formats (e.g. words, tables, graphs, equations, etc.).
- Demonstrate an understanding of global, cultural and historical perspectives.
- Function effectively in social and professional environments and make reasoned decisions based on ethical standards, self-awareness, and personal responsibility.
- Utilize discipline-specific theories and concepts to analyze data, texts, and issues at a level appropriate for a 2-year college student.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| BIOL 1005 | Biology in the Modern World | 4 |
| COMM 1010 | Communication Fundamentals^ (Work-based learning course) | 3 |
| ECON 2030 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2040 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Composition I (or ENGL 1010A) | 3 |
| History Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| MATH 1240 | Statistical Analysis I | 4 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3-4 | |
| General Psychology | ||
| General Sociology | ||
| Sub-total General Education | 32-33 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ACCT 1010 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 1020 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUSN 1015 | Business Computing Applications | 3 |
| BUSN 2050 | Principles of Management^ (Work-based learning course) | 3 |
| CHEM 1030 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Quantitative Business Analysis I | ||
| Pre-Calculus Mathematics | ||
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Quantitative Business Analysis II | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Sub-total Major Requirements | 28-30 | |
| Total Hours | 60-63 | |
Recommended Course Sequence
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| BIOL 1005 | Biology in the Modern World | 4 |
| BUSN 1015 | Business Computing Applications | 3 |
| COMM 1010 | Communication Fundamentals^ (Work-based learning course) | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Composition I (or ENGL 1010A) | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ECON 2030 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 1240 | Statistical Analysis I | 4 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3-4 | |
| General Psychology | ||
| General Sociology | ||
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13-14 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| ACCT 1010 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUSN 2050 | Principles of Management^ (Work-based learning course) | 3 |
| ECON 2040 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Quantitative Business Analysis I ( ) | ||
| Pre-Calculus Mathematics | ||
| History Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ACCT 1020 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| CHEM 1030 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Quantitative Business Analysis II | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Hours | 60-63 | |
Transfer
This program at CCRI is a part of the Joint Admissions Agreement (JAA). JAA helps students transfer seamlessly to Rhode Island College (RIC) or the University of Rhode Island (URI). Students who are eligible for the JAA program have earned less than 30 college credits at the time of joining and have not attended any other college or university.
JAA graduates are guaranteed admissions to either RIC or URI, have personalized advising by a caseload advisor, enter with Junior status at RIC or URI, and are eligible for a tuition discount up to 30% based on GPA.
Please meet with an Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach to help you select the courses that best prepare you for transfer to RIC or URI. For more information, please visit Joint Admissions Agreement or the Transfer Center.