BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
The Graziadio Business School accepts California IGETC and CSU courses for transfer into our Bachelor of Science in Management (BSM) degree completion program. Prospective students need at least 60 units to transfer into the BSM program as outlined below. All courses must be completed at a regionally accredited college or university.
Transfer requirements
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Subject Required Courses Units Required
English
Mathematics
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Natural Sciences
General Education
Electives
1 course in Mathematics that must be the equivalent of College Algebra or higher; must have a grade of “C” or better
2 courses equivalent to 6 semester units
2 courses equivalent to 6 semester units
3 semester units; no lab is required
All regionally accredited courses that would satisfy the above categories, as well as Computer Science and up to 4 semester units of Physical Education
All regionally accredited courses satisfy this category
3 semester units
3 semester units
6 semester units
6 semester units
3 semester units; no lab is required
Minimum 9 GE semester units
30 semester units
1 course in English Reading & Composi-tion; must have a grade of “C” or better
// Students who have completed an AA/AS degree may be exempt from the requirements above as long as they have completed English Composition and the Mathematics requirement // No language units are required // No science labs are required // Quarter units will be converted into semester unit equivalencies // Students should have current full-time employment or significant prior work experience //
Humanities & Fine Arts
2 courses (6 semester units) such asArt, Drama, English, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Speech, Stage Management, Communication, Photography, Journalism, Foreign Language, Theater Arts
Acceptable CLEP testsWestern Civilization I, Western Civilization II, American Literature, English Literature, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, College Level French Language, College Level German Language, College Level Spanish Language, History of the U.S. I, History of the U.S. ll
Acceptable DSST testsArt of the Western World, Ethics in America or (SF 474 Ethics in American Essay), Introduction to World Religions, Principles of Public Speaking
Social Sciences
2 courses (6 semester units) such asCultural Anthropology, Psychology, History, Political Science, Cultural Geography, Economics, American Institutions, and Sociology
Acceptable CLEP testsAmerican Government, Introductory Sociology, Western Civilization I, Western Civilization II, Introductory Psychology, Principles of Macro Economics, Principles of Micro Economics, Human Growth and Development, History of the U.S. I, History of the U.S. ll
Acceptable DSST testsAn Introduction to the Modern Middle East, Human/Cultural Geography, Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, A History of the Vietnam War, The Civil War and Reconstruction, Lifespan Developmental Psychology, General Anthropology
English
1 course (3 semester units) such asFreshman English Composition, College Composition, English Rhetoric, Composition and Literature, Expository Writing, English Expression
Unacceptable coursesBasic Grammar, English as a Second Language, Business English, English Fundamentals.
Acceptable CLEP testCollege Composition
Depending on prior coursework, prerequisites and requirements vary. //Please check with an advisor if you have questions. //
Mathematics1 course (3 semester units) such asCollege Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Geometry, and Statistics
Acceptable CLEP testsPre-Calculus, Calculus, College Algebra
Acceptable DSST testsFundamentals of College Algebra, Principles of Statistics
Natural Sciences
1 courses (3 semester units) such asGeneral Biology, General Chemistry, Physics, Physical Geography, Physical Anthropology, Marine Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Geology, Earth Science, Microbiology, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Anatomy, Astronomy, and Meteorology
Unacceptable course: Health Acceptable CLEP tests: Biology, Chemistry
Acceptable DSST testsAstronomy, Environment and Humanity (The Race to Save the Planet), Principles of Physical Science I, Physical Geography
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