BACK TO PROGRAMSCollege of Eastern Idaho's Associate of Arts in Business is the first milestone to a 4-year business degree. The program offers transferable business credits, affordable education, and a state-of-the-art education.
CEI uses a traditional business core model to provide students with a solid foundation to prepare them for transferring to a university business program.
Some courses may require prerequisites or placement. See the current CEI catalog or advisor for more information.
The Business Associate of Arts is designed as a two-year transfer degree. Please speak to your advisor and the transfer advisor from the university you are planning to transfer to for more guidance. If you have plans for a future in BA, these are the suggested classes. Some classes may need to be petitioned for credit when transferring to a four-year university.
Pass Classes: Once accepted into the Business transfer program, students must pass their courses with a minimum grade of C- (70%) or higher.
Laptop Requirement: CEI is a Microsoft-based campus. As such, we strongly recommend that all hardware used for CEI classes (such as laptops) have the capability to run Microsoft software. All students have access to download Microsoft 365 software for free, including Word and Excel, which are used extensively in Business and Industry. Chromebooks and iOS-based devices are not recommended for the Business program.
Placement Scores: CEI uses standardized testing scores to place students into the appropriate level math and English classes for a student’s selected program (if applicable). Students may submit current SAT/ACT scores or take the ALEKS (math placement exam) and/or Accuplacer (English placement exam). Placement exam testing may be scheduled through the CEI Testing Center. Placement scores for basic college-level math and English courses are as follows:
| ACT | SAT | ACCUPLACER | ALEKS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 PLUS | < 19 | < 500 | 0 - 249 | - |
| ENGL 101 | 19-24 | 500 - 620 | 250+ | - |
| GEM Stamped MATH | 17+ | 430+ | - | 46+ |
Jernberg, Leslie | Business
Kisner, Kenneth | Department Chair, Business | Business, General Education
Godfrey, Christian | Business
Stauffer, Abbigail | Faculty, Accounting | Business
Business Associate of Arts (AAS)
61 transferrable credits
Semester 1
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BSN 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BSN 115 | Productivity Software Applications | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GEM 1) | 3 |
| GEM 4 | Choose from GEM 4 and/or Lab | 3-4 |
| GEM 5 | Choose from GEM 5 | 3 |
Semester 2
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BSN 216 OR MATH 143 | Business Statistics (GEM 3) OR College Algebra (GEM 3) | 3 |
| BSN 250 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGT 261 | Legal Environment of Organizations | 3 |
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication (GEM 2) | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GEM 1) | 3 |
Semester 3
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BSN 217 OR BSN 255 | Advanced Business Statistics OR Leadership Development Skills | 3 |
| ECON 201 OR ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GEM 6) OR Principles of Microeconomics (GEM) | 3 |
| GEM 5 | Choose different prefix GEM 5 | 3 |
| GEM 4 | Choose from different GEM 4 and/or Lab | 3-4 |
Semester 4
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BSN 201 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ECON 201 OR ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GEM 6) OR Principles of Microeconomics (GEM) | 3 |
| GEM | Choose from any GEM Course | 3 |
| GEM 6 | Choose any non-ECON GEM 6 course* | 3 |