Supply Chain Management Transfer AS

Associate in Science Code 5153

Program Contacts:
QC Campus
Paula Tigerman, 309-796-5323, tigermanp@bhc.edu
East Campus
Wendy Smith, 309-854-1713, smithw@bhc.edu


Students planning to major in Supply Chain Management at a four-year institution should follow the Black Hawk College Associate in Science Business transfer program and substitute the Supply Chain Management course (BA 241) as a fourth semester elective instead of ACCT 205. Completion of the course of study outlined under Business Transfer will satisfy Black Hawk College graduation requirements. Consult with an advisor at Black Hawk College for details on specific requirements for the intended school of transfer.

This program is a base for a four-year degree in Supply Chain Management, or logistics, the field involved in moving goods from supplier to manufacturer to buyer in the most efficient manner possible. The field for bachelor’s degree graduates encompasses many job categories. Some of the positions are: logistics executives, warehouse managers and supervisors, business or finance analysts, production managers, import/export specialists, contract specialists, or buyers.

Required courses for this program include: »

ACCT 101 Financial Accounting
Prerequisites: CS 100 “C” or better and eligibility to enroll in MATH 112 or instructor consent. Concurrent enrollment in ACCT 103 or ACCT 103 “C” or better.
Introductory course for the study of fundamental accounting principles involved in the preparation of financial statements for corporations. Includes the study of the accounting cycle, accounting systems, cash, receivables, inventories, long-term assets, liabilities, and equity accounts.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: BUS 903

ACCT 102 Managerial Accounting
Prerequisites: ACCT 101 “C” or better or BA 170 and BA 180 “C” or better. Concurrent enrollment in ACCT 104 or ACCT 104 “C” or better.
Emphasis on use of accounting data in aiding managerial decisions, preparation of cost of goods manufactured, cost of goods sold, income statement, cost production reports, and budget preparation and analysis.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: BUS904

ACCT 103 Financial Accounting Lab
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ACCT 101 or ACCT 101 “C” or better.
Uses computers to provide students with experience in data entry and computerized financial reporting on topics related to ACCT 101. Also uses the computer as an individual learning resource. Exercises, worksheets, and computerized practice problems are completed by the student.
1 credit hour: 0 lecture hours; 2 lab hours per week. IAI: BUS 903

ACCT 104 Managerial Accounting Lab
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ACCT 102 or ACCT 102 “C” or better.
A study of procedures and uses of the general ledger system and managerial applications applicable to the topics as outlined in ACCT 102.
1 credit hour: 0 lecture hours; 2 lab hours per week. IAI: BUS 904

BA 241 Introduction to Supply Chain Management
This course will give students an overview of the field of logistics, as well as information and skills specific to computerized inventory management. Topics include an overview of supply chain management and related terminology, warehouse and transportation operations, typical warehouse management software, and warehousing technologies – including radio frequency and basic accounting and economic principles.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

BL 201 Business Law I
Prerequisite: BA 110 recommended.
A general survey of the basic principles, systems and practices of American law including government agencies and regulation, alternative dispute resolution, torts, employment law, bankruptcy, international law, and consumer protection.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

CS 100 Introduction to Computers
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or REA 093 “B” or better.
Introduction to computer concepts, computer applications, and the impact of computers on society. Applications include word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and web-based software. Basic Algebra or equivalent is recommended.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 1 lab hour per week.

ECON 221 Principles of Macro Economics
Study of the basic macro economic principles of a capitalistic economy, its strengths and weaknesses including supply and demand, prices, role of government, national income measurement and determination, money, banking, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation and unemployment, international trade and payments.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: S3 901

ECON 222 Principles of Micro Economics
Study of the basic micro economic principles of a capitalistic economy emphasizing supply and demand, prices, elasticity, competitive forms in product and resource markets, government and business relationships, poverty, and agriculture.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: S3 902

ECON 228 Probability and Statistics for Business Economics
Prerequisite: MATH 112 “C” or better or by algebra assessment.
Graphical methods, measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, regression and prediction, probability, distributions, parameter estimation, test for significance, introduction to analysis of variance and bivariate models.
3 cr. hrs: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: M1 902, BUS 901

ENG 101 Composition I
Prerequisite: ACT English score of 22-30 or appropriate COMPASS score; or English 091 “C” or better.
English 101 is designed for students who are competent in the fundamentals of composition. Students will write essays using a variety of expository strategies and will apply standard techniques of documentation when appropriate.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C1 900 (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)

ENG 102 Composition II
Prerequisite: English 101 “C” or better.
English 102 is a continuation of English 101, is a required composition course that involves reading, discussion, and analysis of a body of literature to generate ideas for critical and persuasive papers, including one documented research paper.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C1 901R (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)

MATH 108 Statistics for General Education
Prerequisites: Appropriate placement score or MATH 086 or 090 or 091 “C” or better and MATH 085.
General education course in basic principles and procedures of statistics including levels of measurement, graphic presentation, descriptive measures of central tendency and dispersion, inferential statistics and hypothesis testing, analysis of variance and regression. Course includes use of appropriate technology and interpretation of statistical data reported in subject matter literature.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per wee. IAI: M1 902

MATH 124 Calculus I with Analytic Geometry
Prerequisites: Appropriate placement score or MATH 118 or MATH 112 and MATH 116 “C” or better.
First semester calculus including analytic geometry, with emphasis on functions, limits, continuity, derivative and some of its applications, differentials, antiderivatives, and the definite integral.
4 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: M1 900-1, MTH 901

MATH 131 Finite Mathematics for Business
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or MATH 112 “C” or better.
This course applies the concepts of algebra to problems found in economics, business, and non-physical sciences. The emphasis is on applications, not on mathematical structure. Topics include linear systems and programming, matrix algebra, mathematics of finance, an introduction to probability and game theory.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: M1 906

MATH 132 Calculus for Bus/Soc Sciences
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or MATH 112 “C” or better.
A calculus course which includes differential and integral calculus as applied to business, economics, sociology and natural science. Topics include functions, limits, derivatives, applications of the derivative, and integration.
4 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. . IAI: M1 900-B

MATH 228 Probability and Statistics
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or MATH 112 “C” or better.
This class discusses the descriptive and inferential methods of statistics. It includes measures of central tendency, dispersion, correlation, regression, analysis of variance, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, distributions of random variables, and the use of computer packages for analysis of data.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: M1 902, BUS 901

NSCI 101 Environmental Science I
Introduce scientific concepts underlying environmental processes and policies. This course will include topics such as methods of science, biological and physical science concepts and the history of environmentalism. Students wishing to use NSCI 101 as a general education science course must also complete NSCI 102.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: LP 900

NSCI 102 Environmental Science II
Prerequisite: NSCI 101.
Extension of NSCI 101. Covers ecology and biodiversity, food and soil resources, air pollution and climate change, water cycles and water pollution, and energy resources.
4 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 2 lab hours per week. IAI: LP 901L

PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
Prerequisites: College level reading scores on COMPASS or REA 093 and SBS 100 “C” or better, or REA 098 and SBS 100 “C” or better.
A survey of the field of general psychology without specific emphasis on any particular theory or model of human or animal behavior. Fundamental principles, methods, theories and issues in the field are discussed. Content areas may include learning, thinking, neuroscience, methodology, memory, perception, personality, intelligence, emotion, adjustment, and abnormality among others.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: S6 900

SOC 101 Principles of Sociology
Prerequisites: College level reading scores on COMPASS required, or REA 093 and SBS 100 “C” or better, or REA 098 and SBS 100 “C” or better.
Scientific examination of human society and social behavior. Concentrates on human behavior and assumes that it is largely shaped by the groups to which people belong and by the social interaction taking place in these groups. Acquire a basic sociological understanding and sensitivity to the issues of race, class, gender, and ethnicity.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: S7 900

SPEC 101 Principles of Speech Communication
The oral communication course combines communication theory with the practice of oral communication skills. The oral communication course: (1) develops awareness of the communication process; (2) provides inventional, organizational, and expressive strategies; (3) promotes understanding of and adaptation to a variety of communication contexts; and (4) emphasizes critical skills in listening, reading, thinking and speaking.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C2 900

Course of Study Outline
First Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
ENG 101 — Composition I (3)
CS 100 — Introduction to Computers (3)
1Life Sciences (3-4)
PSYC 101 — Introduction to Psychology or (3)
SOC 101 — Principles of Sociology
SPEC 101 — Principles of Public Speaking (3)

Second Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
ACCT 101 — Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 103 — Financial Accounting Lab (1)
Humanities (3)
ENG 102 — Composition II (3)
Humanities or Fine Arts (3)
2MATH 131 — Finite Mathematics for Business (3)

Third Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
ACCT 102 — Managerial Accounting (3)
ACCT 104 — Managerial Accounting Lab (1)
ECON 221 — Principles of Macro Economics (3)
2/3MATH 108 — Statistics for General Education or (3)
MATH 228 — Probability and Statistics
2/4MATH 132 — Mathematics Analysis for Business or (4)
MATH 124 — Calculus I with Analytic Geometry
1Physical Science (3-4)

Fourth Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
BL 201 — Business Law I (3)
ECON 222 — Principles of Micro Economics (3)
Fine Arts (3)
Non-Western Studies (3)
BA 241 — Introduction to Supply Chain Management (3)

Minimum total hours required for certificate (64)

1Physical and Life Sciences: Two courses (7 to 8 credits) with one course selected from the Life Sciences, one course from the Physical Sciences (include at least one laboratory course) or both NSCI 101 and NSCI 102.
2Consult an advisor.
3Students planning to transfer to WIU in the Supply Chain Management program may substitute MATH 108 for MATH 228.
4Students planning to transfer to WIU in the Supply Chain Management program may substitute MATH 124 for MATH 132.