Students may declare their status as a Business major as early as their freshman year. Lower division students focus primarily on completing the Institute prerequisite courses listed below and University Learning Requirements (ULR's).

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Lower Division Core Courses Required as Prerequisites
Course # Course Name

Credits
MATH 130 Precalculus
Satisfies Math ULR

4
MATH 130L Precalculus Lab

1
Or
MATH 115 Finite Math

4
BUS 200 Intro to Business Computing**
Satisfies Tech/Info ULR

4
BUS 201 Macro Economics

3
BUS 202 Micro Economics

3
BUS 203 Financial Accounting
Prerequisite to BUS 205

3
STAT 100 Intro to Statistics
Satisfies Math ULR

4
Or
Math 116 Finite Math II 4
BUS 205 Managerial Accounting

3
BUS 206 Business Law

3
**Students who have taken a Tech/Info course other than BUS 200 must take BUS 299: Excel Spreadsheet (2credits) to satisfy the BUS 200 lower division core requirement.
English Communication Requirements
These are not needed if Eng Comm A and Eng Comm B are satisfied
Course # Course Name Credits
BUS 211 Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking for Business
Satisfies Eng Comm A

4
BUS 212 Business Communication
Satisfies Eng Comm B
Satisfies Ethics ULR

4

 

Posted on Sep 03, 2010 -