UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT
2012 Cohort Saturday Business Degree Plan PRELIMINARY CALENDAR ENTRANCE COMPETENCIES: Approximately sixty credit hours of General Education Core requirements are necessary for eventual completion of the USCB Saturday Business Degree Plan. One term course typically equals 3 or 4 credit hours. The Saturday plan accepts transfer credits from accredited institutions. While several credits are elective, specific requirements minimally include: English [Composition I & II, Literature] 9 credit hours Mathematics [Algebra & Calculus] 6 credit hours Introduction to Computers 3 credit hours Communication/Business Speech 3 credit hours History 3 credit hours Fine Arts (Architecture, Art History, Music, or Theater) 3 credit hours Non-western Studies 3 credit hours Humanities (Sociology, Psychology, or Geography) 3 credit hours Foreign Language (Spanish or French) 6 credit hours Natural Sciences with Labs (CHM, BIO, AST, MAR, PHY) 8 credit hours Micro/Macro Economics 6 credit hours Should students not have all of these General Education transfer requirements, students may take the necessary courses in the evening, week day or on Saturday before, during or after starting the Saturday cohort program. The Saturday cohorts begin every August. Students can apply to USCB online and need to obtain transcripts from their prior institutions (GPA of 2.0 required). All Saturday Business classes are taught at the Bluffton Hilton Head Gateway campus on Rte 278.
YEAR 1
Courses
Classes start Sat, August 25, 2012 BMKT 350 Marketing BBAD 345 Business Communications Classes end Sat, October 13, 2012 Fall II Term Classes start Sat, October 20, 2012 8:30-12:00pm BMGT 376 Org Behavior 1:00-4:30pm BSTA 201 Elementary Statistics Classes end Sat, December 15, 2012 Spring I Term Classes start Sat, January 12, 2013 8:30-12:00pm BBAD 383 International Business 1:00-4:30pm BACC 225 Financial Accounting Classes end Sat, March 2, 2013 Spring II Term Classes start Sat, March 9, 2013 8:30-12:00pm BBAD 396 Business Research Methods 1:00-4:30pm BACC 226 Managerial Accounting Classes end Sat, May 4, 2013 Summer I Term Classes start Sat, June 1, 2013 8:30-12:00pm BMGT 390 Management Info. Systems 1:00-4:30pm BBAD 363 Finance Classes end Sat, July 27, 2013 Fall I Term 8:30-12:00pm 1:00-4:30pm
YEAR 2
Courses
Classes start Sat, August 24, 2013 BBAD 371 Principles of Management BMGT 374 Human Resource Management Classes end Sat, October 12, 2013 Fall II Term Classes start Sat, October 19, 2013 8:30-12:00pm BBAD 324 Commercial Law 1:00-4:30pm Upper Level Elective TBD Classes end Sat, December 14, 2013 Spring I Term Classes start Sat, Mid January 2014 8:30-12:00pm BBAD 379 Business & Society 1:00-4:30pm Upper Level Elective TBD Classes end Sat, Early March 2014 Spring II Term Classes start Sat, Late March 2014 8:30-12:00pm BMGT 475 Production/Operations Mgmt. 1:00-4:30pm BMGT 473 Small Business Mgmt Classes end Sat, Mid May 2014 Summer I Term Classes start Sat, Early June 2014 8:30-12:00pm Upper Level Elective TBD 1:00-4:30pm BMGT 478 Strategic Management Classes end Sat, Early August 2014 Fall I Term 8:30-12:00pm 1:00-4:30pm
TOTAL CREDITS 60 NUMBER OF CLASSES/TERMS 20/10 COMPLETE IN 22 MONTHS OF CLASSES * All classes will have 1 hour per week of class time via Internet Blackboard. 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort, SC • One University Boulevard, Bluffton, SC • (843) 208-8231 • www.uscb.edu