OCC Any
A.A. /
A.S. /
Degree
Syracuse University
 Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management, B.S.

Requirements

Eligibility Requirements:

1.) OCC students interested in matriculating to SU through this Agreement must first complete the program inquiry form, which will be made available on both OCC and SU's websites.

2.) The provisions outlined in this Agreement pertain to students who complete an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science program at OCC in the semester immediately preceding the desired entry term at SU.

3.) OCC students must complete their degrees with a minimum GPA of 3.4 to be granted admission to the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.

4.) Each OCC student seeking to transfer to the Whitman School of Management at SU pursuant to this Agreement who graduates with a GPA of 3.4 or above and duly applies to SU as described herein will be awarded a minimum of $10,000 in merit-based scholarship aid for their first year of study at SU upon acceptance into a full-time degree program. That aid will be renewable subject to normal SU requirements for merit aid. (The current requirement for renewal is full-time [12 credit hours] status with a 2.75 GPA.) Full-time and part-time students will also be evaluated for need-based financial aid if they submit the CSS-PROFILE and FAFSA documents.

5.) Students must remain in good standing with OCC and have a continued record of good citizenship and character throughout their enrollment to remain eligible for this Direct Transfer Admission Program.

OCC Course Credits Syracuse University Course Credits
BUS 101 Introduction to Business
3
Free Elective (course will satisfy SOM 122 requirement for Pathway students)
3
BUS 105 Financial Accounting
3
ACC 151 Intro to Financial Accounting
4
BUS 106 Managerial Accounting
3
ACC 151/Elective Intro to Financial Accounting/Free Elective
2
BUS 121 Marketing
3
MAR 301 Essentials of Marketing (course will satisfy MAR 255 requirement for Pathway students)
3
BUS 219 Business Statistics I
3
MAS 261 Introductory Statistics for Management
3
BUS 230 Principles of Management
3
MGT 248 Managing & Leading People
3
BUS 231 Human Resource Management
3
MGT 355 Human Resource Management (will count as a Business Elective)
3
BUS 243 Business Law I
3
LPP 255 Intro to the Legal System
3
MAT 115 or MAT 143 (recommended: MAT 143 Pre-Calculus)
3-4
MAT 194 Precalculus (will count as a Liberal Arts Elective)
4
MAT 116 or MAT 161 (recommended: MAT 161 Calculus I)
3-4
MAT 295 Calculus I (will fulfill Business Calculus requirement)
4
ECO 203 Principles of Macroeconomics
3
ECN 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
3
ECO 204 Principles of Microeconomics
3
ECN 101 Principles of Microeconomics
3
ENG 103 Freshman Composition and Literature I
3
WRT 105 Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing
3
ENG 104 Freshman Composition and Literature II
3
WRT 100 Liberal Arts Elective
3
HIS 101 or HIS 102 World History I/II
3
Humanities HST 200: History Selected Topics (will count as Liberal Arts Elective)
3
HIS 103 or HIS 104 History of Western Civilization I/II
3
Humanities HST 200: History Selected Topics (will count as Liberal Arts Elective)
3
COM 210 or COM 220 (recommended: COM 210 Public Speaking)
3
CRS 325 Presentational Speaking (will count as a Free Elective)
3
SUNY Gen Ed Natural Science (recommended: BIO 105, 131, CHE 121, GEO 106, 151)
3
Science Elective
3
Specified Elective (recommended: PSY 103 Intro to Psychology)
3
PSY 205 Foundations of Human Behavior
3
Specified Elective (any courses except ASL 101, COM 100/210, HST 105, MAT 114)
3
Liberal Arts Elective
3

A total of up to 62 credits may transfer, with a minimum of 62 credits to be earned at Syracuse University.

Disclaimer: This report should be used as a guide to help you understand how your courses may apply towards your intended degree program at Syracuse University. An official transfer evaluation will be completed upon matriculation. A minimum grade of "C" is required in each course. Effective for transfers in Fall 2024.

December 2023