Course Catalog
Business: Major in Business Catalog Information
Major in Business Requirements for the major in business are 40 credits. Students must take foundation courses before required business courses or elective business courses. • 16 credits in foundation courses: – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – ECON 274 – Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 4 credits • 12 credits in required business courses: – BUS 303 – Managerial Finance, 4 credits – BUS 339 – Principles of Management, 4 credits – BUS 351 – Principles of Marketing, 4 credits • At least 4 credits in the following elective business courses: – BUS 462 – Leadership, 4 credits – BUS 476 – Entrepreneurship, 4 credits – BUS 390 – Cooperative Education, 4 credits – BUS 415 – Management Information Systems, 4 credits – A course from outside the School of Business with significant business content and approval of the School of Business dean is required. • 8 additional credits: – MATH 121 – Calculus I, 4 credits OR MATH 203 – Mathematics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4 credits – CSC 104 – Software Applications for Business, 4 credits Major in Business with Management Information Systems Emphasis The requirements for a major in business with a management information systems emphasis are 40 credits in the business major with an additional 20 to 24 credits from computer science. All courses required for the emphasis are listed on the management information systems pages of the catalog. Minor in Business The requirements for a minor in business are 20 credits: • 12 credits in foundation courses: – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – BUS 339 – Principles of Management, 4 credits • 8 credits from 300- and 400-level courses in the School of Business, at least one of which must be a BUS course Business Education Major with a Teaching License, Grades 5-12 To be eligible to complete this major, the student must be admitted to the teacher education program. The requirements for a business education major with a teaching license, grades 5-12, are 42 credits plus 32 credits in education: • ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits • ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits • ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits • IBUS 210 – Introduction to International Business, 2 credits • CSC 104 – Software Applications for Business, 4 credits • BUS 303 – Managerial Finance, 4 credits • ENG 316 – Business Writing, 4 credits • BUS 339 – Principles of Management, 4 credits • BUS 351 – Principles of Marketing, 4 credits • BUS 362 – Business Law, 4 credits • BUS 415 – Management Information Systems, 4 credits • Successful completion of the secondary/K-12 curriculum requirements. The required methods of teaching course is EDUC 373 – Methods of Teaching in Business Education, 4 credits. • EDUC 299 – Keyboarding Proficiency, no credit, must also be completed concurrently with EDUC 373.
This 40-credit major in business offers an introduction to business that students planning to make business a second major may find useful. Students desiring more depth in the business major should consider other majors in the School of Business.