Transfer Pathway Guides

Please note that some courses required in a Transfer Pathway may not be required for the MCC program. This could have financial aid implications. Students should meet with their advisor or with a transfer representative to discuss an academic plan and recommended sequence of courses.

Courses in BOLD are business prerequisite courses for UB. Read additional UB specific notes at bottom of page. Credit Hours FIRST SEMESTER ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition 3 MTH 200 Applied Calculus   4 ACC 101 Accounting Principles I  (grade of C or higher required) 4 BUS 104 Introduction to Business  (grade of C or higher required) 3 COS 101 College Orientation * 1 First Semester Total: 15 SECOND SEMESTER MTH 160 Statistics I (grade of C or higher required) 3 ACC 102 Accounting Principles II 4 MAR 200 Principles of Marketing 3 SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) ELECTIVE 3 SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION, and SOCIAL JUSTICE (SUNY-DVRS) ELECTIVE 3 Second Semester Total: 16 THIRD SEMESTER BUS 201 Business Law I 3 BUS 204 Management: Theory and Practice 3 ECO 111 Principles of Microeconomics  (grade of C or higher required) 3 SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WORLD HISTORY and GLOBAL AWARENESS (SUNY-WHGA) OR SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION -WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE 3 PSY 101 Introduction to Psychological Science (take instead of MIS 100) See your Advisor or Business Department Chair for course substitution 3 Third Semester Total: 15 FOURTH SEMESTER MTH 161 Statistics II or higher 3 MIS 220 Applied Business Applications 3 ECO 112 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCE and SCIENTIFIC REASONING (SUNY-NSCI) ELECTIVE 3-4 Open Elective 3 Fourth Semester Total: 15-16 TOTAL CREDITS: 61-62 * Students may substitute COS 133 for COS 101. MTH 160 & BUS 220 are both required to transfer as MGQ 201 Introduction to Statistics for Analytics at UB. Students are encouraged to take MAR 201 Dynamics of Selling if possible (offered in Fall semester). MAR 200 and MAR 201 are both required to transfer as MGM 301 Principles of Marketing, a required UB major course. See: UB Course Equivalency Guide "Taurus" Requirements for admission by UB: Accounting: Cumulative 2.75 GPA and 2.95 major GPA with a B or higher in ACC 101 and 102. (Updated May 2025) Business Administration: Cumulative 2.0 GPA and 2.5 major GPA. (Updated May 2025) UB Policy: If you repeat a prerequisite course, the second grade is counted, even if that grade is lower than the grade you earned the first time. You may not take a course for a third time.   Keep copies of your work from the courses you take at MCC to incorporate with the UB Curriculum Capstone portfolio requirement. We suggest that you archive them in Google.docs or Dropbox. AP, IB, CLEP, transfer courses, MCC College Now or other Dual Enrollment credits: Credits showing as accepted by MCC may not be transferable. See UB's AP Exam Articulation chart. Students are encouraged to meet with a UB representative for a detailed academic evaluation and transfer information. The Business Administration A.S. (BU01) will be the degree student is audited against and awarded from MCC. Documentation Source: Advisement and Transfer Services 2023-2024. Updated 6/12/2023; Revised 5/23/2025 While every effort is made to ensure accurate information, students are strongly advised to verify course transferability with the four-year institution as they will make the final determination of transfer credit. Links to information at SUNY University at Buffalo (UB) B. S. Business Administration http://mgt.buffalo.edu/programs/undergrad SUNY University at Buffalo General Education requirements http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/degree/gened.shtml