Business Minor Program Requirements

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Students in non-business majors (including B.A. Economics) can elect to complete a business minor in order to develop business acumen. Students interested in adding a minor in business to their academic programs are encouraged to contact a faculty advisor in business to discuss how the minor can assist them in achieving their career goals.

The minor in business is designed to:

  • Give students a cross-functional understanding of the business environment.
  • Develop understanding of the basic economic, finance, marketing, and management issues facing the firm.

Program Requirements

To fulfill requirements for a minor in business, students must complete the courses listed below. Students must maintain a 2.3 GPA in courses required for the business minor.

Business Minor

Requirement Description Credit Hours Prerequisites
I. Required Courses 28  
ACCT 213 Financial Accounting 3 BUSI 102 or BUSI 101A and 101B
BUSI 101A Business Fundamentals I: Communicating 3  
BUSI 101B Business Fundamentals I: Calculating 3 MATH 101 or above
BUSI 101C Business Fundamentals I:  Company Lab 0  
BUSI 200 Applied Business Math and Modeling 3 BUSI 102 or BUSI 101A and 101B
ECON 253 Elementary Macroeconomics 3 MATH 101 or above
ECON 263 Elementary Microeconomics 3 MATH 101 or above
FINC 300 Business Finance 3 BUSI 200 and ACCT 213
MGMT 305 Principles of Management 4 BUSI 102 or BUSI 101A and 101B
MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing 3 BUSI 102 or BUSI 101A and 101B
Total Hours for Business Minor 28  

Note: All students must complete 124 hours of coursework to graduate, 30 hours of which must be upper division (300 level or above). Students may need to take other courses to complete the college hours requirement.  Please refer to the Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this catalog for information about restrictions when completing a major and a minor or two majors.