University of Wisconsin - Madison Online

Oakton students who earn Associate in Arts (A.A.) with Business/Accounting Pre-major can transfer to the University of Wisconsin Madison - Online (UW-Madison) according to the academic pathway outlined below.

Pathways

First Year at Oakton College - Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Credits

ACC 153

Principles of Financial Accounting

4

EGL 101

English Composition I

3

BUS 101

Introduction to Business

3

CIS 101

Introduction to Computer Information Systems

3

Choose One: MAT 140, 143, or 180

College Algebra, Finite Mathematics, Calculus for Business and Social Science

4

Total Semester Credit Hours

17
First Year at Oakton College - Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Credits

ACC 154

Principles of Managerial Accounting

4

EGL 102

English Composition II

3

Choose One: MAT 143, 180, or 190

Finite Mathematics, Calculus for Business and Social Science, Business Statistics

4

*Choose one science course without lab: BIO 104, 109; EAS 105, 121, 205

Human Genetics, Plants and Society; Intro to Weather and Climate, Physical Geography, Environmental Geology

3

**Choose One: EGL 130, 131; HUM 161, 210

Introduction to Global Literature, Multicultural Literature in the U.S.; Global Cinema, World Mythologies

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

17

Second Year at Oakton College - Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Credits

SPE 103

Effective Speech

3

BUS 221

Business Law I

3

ECO 201

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

**Choose One: EGL 130, 131; HUM 161, 210

Introduction to Global Literature, Multicultural Literature in the U.S.; Global Cinema, World Mythologies

3

***Choose One: HIS 140, SOC 101, SSC 201

History of Non-Western Contemporary Societies, Intro to Sociology, or Intro to Global Studies

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

15
Second Year at Oakton College - Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Credits

ECO 202

Principles of Microeconomics

3

Choose One: ART 115, HUM 150 or 161 

Art History: Art of the Non-Western World, Environmental Humanities or Global Cinema

3

*Choose One: BIO 101, 105, 106; CHM 101; EAS 100, 101

Introduction to Life Science, Human Genetics; Intro Chemistry; Intro to Earth Science, Physical Geology 

4

Choose One: GBS 101, MBT 232, SOC 103

Intro to Global Business, DEI in the Workplace, Social Problems

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

13

Total Credit Hours Taken at Oakton

 62
*one science course must be from the Life Sciences (LS) and one science course must be from the Physical Sciences (PS).
**or choose other Humanities of Fine Arts course that also satisfies Global Studies or U.S. Diversity Studies requirements
***or other Social and Behavioral sciences course from a different discipline other than Economics

Special Notes

  • UW-Madison requires 2 years of high school or 2 semesters of college World Language coursework for admission. Check Transferology or work with advisor to choose courses that transfers as World Language at UW-Madison.

 

University of Wisconsin - Madison Online Courses 

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Credits

GEN BUS 106

Skills for Business Analysis

1

GEN BUS 110

Personal and Professional Foundations in Business

1

GEN BUS 206

Beginning Data Analysis for Business

3

GEN BUS 207

Intermediate Data Analysis for Business

3

GEN BUS 360

Workplace Writing and Communication

3

FINANCE 300

Introduction to Finance 

3

MARKETING 300

Marketing Management

3

MHR 300

Organizational Behavior

3

OTM 300

Operations Management

3

Electives

 

TBD

Management Courses

M H R 305

Human Resource Management

3

M H R 401

Leading Teams

3

M H R 423

Strategic Management

3

M H R 628

 Negotiations

3

Human Resources Courses

M H R 305

 Human Resource Management 3
M H R 423  Strategic Management

3
M H R 610 Compensation Theory and Administration

3
M H R 611 Strategic Talent Management

3

Marketing Courses

MARKETING 305

 Consumer Behavior 3

MARKETING 310

 Marketing Research 3

MARKETING 460

 Marketing Strategy 3

MARKETING ELEC

 (must be direct equivalent) 3

MARKETING ELEC

 (must be direct equivalent) 3

Minimum Credits Required from UW - Madison Online

 58

Total Credit Hours for Bachelors Degree

120

Next Steps