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Everyone needs a little business in their back pocket. The College of Business offers an innovative minor in Business Administration to students from other colleges. The minor in Business Administration gives students an understanding of the functional areas of business, including marketing, management, accounting, and finance. The minor curriculum is designed so students can strategically choose courses that will combine well with knowledge in a student's primary major, thus providing a solid foundation for career success in a variety of industries. Students can expect to develop competencies to understand the language and key concepts of business, and apply them in a wide variety of careers. In addition to earning the minor, given the diversity of course options, students could also earn a certificate in Business-to-Business Selling or Entrepreneurship while completing the 21-credit minor requirements..
Effective Fall 2020
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.000 in courses used to satisfy the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| ACT 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 220 | Ethics in Contemporary Organizations (GT-AH3) | 3 |
| FIN 200 | Personal Finance and Investing (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| or FIN 305 | Fundamentals of Finance | |
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| or MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | |
| Select one group from the following: | 9-10 | |
| Group A: Select 3 courses (9 credits) from the following not previously taken: | ||
| Legal and Ethical Issues in Business | ||
| Contemporary Business Topics: Entrepreneurship | ||
| Contemporary Business Topics: International Business | ||
| Business Information Systems | ||
| Personal Finance and Investing (GT-MA1) | ||
or FIN 305 | Fundamentals of Finance | |
| Fundamentals of Management | ||
or MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | |
| Business Customer Relationships | ||
| Real Estate Principles | ||
| Group B: Business-to-Business Selling (9 credits) 1 | ||
| Business Customer Relationships | ||
| Professional Selling | ||
| Sales Management | ||
| Group C: Entrepreneurship (9-10 credits) 1 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| Contemporary Business Topics: Entrepreneurship | ||
| Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | ||
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| Technology Entrepreneurship | ||
| New Venture Creation | ||
| Ventures in Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Designing for Defense | ||
| Select one course from the following (3-4 credits): | ||
| Apparel Design and Retail Entrepreneurship | ||
| Small Agribusiness Management | ||
| Agricultural Business Management | ||
| Biomedical Design Practicum: Capstone Design I | ||
| Chemical and Biological Engineering Design I | ||
| Senior Design Principles | ||
| Senior Design Project I | ||
| Creative Industries Career Management | ||
| Engineering Design Practicum: I | ||
| Creativity, Innovation, and Value Creation | ||
| Social and Sustainable Venturing | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 21-22 | |
| 1 | Completing this Group may satisfy a certificate – contact a Business advisor. |