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Academic agreements are used to identify comparable courses or pathways between educational institutions. This allows students to receive credit at a receiving institution without having to duplicate courses recently completed and to continue their education between schools. In order to receive credit for course work included in these agreements, students must provide an official transcript to the receiving institution. Any additional requirements are stated below.

Snow College

AS Business Services

Students who have completed an OTECH certificate may receive up to 30 credits toward an Associate of Science degree at Snow College. This degree can then be transferred to any public university in Utah for further education. For more information, visit Snow College TechConnect.

Weber State University

AAS Sales and Merchandising – (07/01/2024 to 06/30/2026)

*This agreement is in effect only when all criteria and conditions of the Career Pathways Program and Student have been met. Selection criteria must be met for acceptance into each postsecondary program. Program requirements from either partner may change without notice.
**If more than one course is listed, all of them need to be completed in order to receiver credit for the equivalent course(s).
OTECH WSU
Course OTECH Title Credits Course WSU Title Credits
TEBP 1750 Sales Fundamentals 2 PS 1143 Principles of Selling and Persuasion 3
TEBP 1150 Presentations 2
TEBP 1200 Professionalism 3 PS 1403 Intro to Customer Care 3
TEBP 2750 Customer Relationship Management 2
TEBP 1700 Marketing I 3 PS 1303 Sales Channels 3


AAS Sales and Merchandising – (07/01/2023 to 06/30/2025)

*This agreement is in effect only when all criteria and conditions of the Career Pathways Program and Student have been met. Selection criteria must be met for acceptance into each postsecondary program. Program requirements from either partner may change without notice.
OTECH WSU
Course OTECH Title Credits Course WSU Title Credits
BTEC 1331 Fundamental of Sales 2 PS 1143 Principles of Selling and Persuasion 3
BTEC 2005 Sales Techniques and Presentation 2
BTEC 1070 Essentials of Customer Service 1 PS 1403 Intro to Customer Care 3
BTEC 2015 Customer Relationship Management 2
BTEC 1095 Introduction to Marketing 3 PS 1303 Sales Channels 3

Sales and Merchandising (AAS Degree)

*If more than one course is listed, all of them need to be completed in order to receiver credit for the equivalent course.
Course OTECH Title Hours Course WSU Title Credits
BTEC 1330 Introduction to Sales 40 PS 1143 Fundamental Selling Techniques 3
BTEC 1340 Sales techniques 50
BTEC 0900 Critical Workplace Skills 45 PS 1403 Introduction to Client Care 3
BTEC 1070 Essentials of Customer Service 30
BTEC 1310 Introduction to Marketing 60 PS 1303 Sales Channels 3
BTEC 1320 Social Media Marketing 40

Web and User Experience (AAS Degree)

*If more than one course is listed, all of them need to be completed in order to receiver credit for the equivalent course.
Course OTECH Title Hours Course WSU Title Credits
BTEC 1050 Computer Literacy 90 WEB 1700 Introduction to Computer Applications 3
BTEC 1060 MS Word 90 WEB 1701 Document Creation 1
BTEC 1100 MS Excel 100 WEB 1703 Data Manipulation, Visualization & Presentation 1
BTEC 1030 MS PowerPoint 60
MDTC 1027 Adobe Photoshop I 90 WEB 2200 Image Editing Solutions 3

TechTransfer

Students who have completed an OTECH certificate may receive up to 21 elective credits toward an Associate of Science in General Studies or any undergraduate degree. For more information, visit WSU Tech Transfer.

Utah Valley University

AAS Business Management – (08/15/2024 to 08/14/2025)

Students must meet current UVU admission requirements and deadlines, provide an official transcript, and pay all application/admission fees associated with the awarding of credit and acceptance into UVU.
*Before admission to UVU, students must meet with the applicable program advisor at UVU.
**Students of the Institution will have five years in which to start an applicable UVU program, at the discretion of the receiving academic department.
OTECH UVU
Course OTECH Title Credits Course UVU Title Credits
Completion of OTECH’s 30-credit Business program 28 credits for electives in the AAS Business Management degree with certificate in technical area


Utah State University

AAS Degree

The Associates of Applied Science (AAS) degree at USU is a minimum of 63 credits. Upon fulfillment of the AAS degree requirements the student will receive thirty (30) semester hours of credit for their certificate from OTECH. The student must provide an official transcript from OTECH to USU when the apply for graduation. Students must be admitted to USU within 12 months of completing the course(s) at OTECH to apply for higher education credit. Students may apply at www.usu.edu/apply

Western Governors University

Bachelor’s Degree

OTECH Course WGU Courses Cleared Competency Unit Value (Credits)
BTEC 1310 &
BTEC 1320		 Concepts in Marketing,
Sales, and Customer Contact		 3
BTEC 1100 Introduction to Spreadsheets 1

Competency Units (credits) can be applied to the following degrees:

  • B.S. Business Administration-Accounting
  • B.S. Business Administration-Healthcare Management
  • B.S. Business Administration-Human Resource Management
  • B.S. Business Administration-IT Management
  • B.S. Business Administration-Management (Option A)
  • B.S. Business Administration-Management (Option B)
  • B.S. Business Administration-Management (Option C)
  • B.S. Business Administration-Marketing

High School

*If more than one course is listed, all of them need to be completed in order to receive credit for the equivalent course.
Courses must have been completed within the last three years.
Courses must show B average grade or better in order to receive credit for the equivalent course.
Utah High Schools OTECH
Core Code Course Name Credits Course Title Credits
30.02.00.13.216 Business Office Specialist 0.5 TEBP 1130 Word Processing 2
TEBP 1104 Spreadsheets 2
TEBP 1150 Presentations 2
32.02.00.13.150 Digital Business Applications 0.5 TEBP 1840 Business Productivity 3
32.02.00.13.110 Business Communication 1 0.5 TEBP 1550 Business Communications 3
32.02.00.13.111 Business Communications 2 0.5
37.01.00.13.025 Customer Service 0.5 TEBP1200 Professionalism 3
41.00.00.13.50 CTE Internship (Workplace Skills) 0.5
37.01.00.13.150 Business Leadership 1 0.5 TEBP 2630 Principles of Leadership 2
32.02.00.13.010 Accounting 1 0.5 TEBP 1300 Accounting I 2
32.02.00.13.020 Accounting 2 0.5 TEBP 2300 Accounting II 3
32.01.00.13.165 Marketing 1 0.5 TEBP 1700 Marketing I 3
37.01.00.13.001 Digital Marketing 0.5 TEBP 2610 Social Media Marketing 2
602000050 English 10, 10H, or Language Arts 10 1 TEBP 1500 Business English 1
602000060 English 11, 11H, or Language Arts 11 1 TEBP 1500 Business English 1