Department Core Requirements

Complete the following:

All majors within the Department of Business take foundational courses in accounting, business information systems, business law, economics, finance, management, marketing, and statistics. Students then elect to major in one of five disciplines. Course work offers sound preparation for employment in both public and private accounting, large and small businesses, governmental service, and nonprofit organizations. Students may also choose to enrich their business education program at numerous study abroad locations.

The core courses for all majors (except the Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Economic Development) are:

BUSA 102Opportunities in Business

1

BUSA 120Principles of Management

3

BUSA 381Business Law

3

BUSA 459Strategic Management

3

CIS 190Strategic Use of Information Technology

3

ECON 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 220Principles of Microeconomics

3

FINA 305Financial Management

3

MRKT 130Marketing Principles

3

STAT 281Applied Statistics for Management

3

Three to four credits of the following, based on a student’s major:

MATH 107Applied Mathematics for Management

3

MATH 108Intuitive Calculus with Applications

3

MATH 111Calculus I

4