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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 across campus. The minor in Business Administration is built in a modular format with two parts: a solid grounding in key foundational knowledge, and an optional component so students can strategically choose courses that combine with their primary major or career interests. Students will 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 program options, students could also earn a certificate in Business-to-Business Selling, Entrepreneurship, or Music Business while completing the 21-credit minor requirements.
Effective Fall 2022
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 | ||
| Design Thinking 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 | ||
| Group D: Music Business (9 Credits) 1 | ||
| Principles of Music Marketing | ||
| Making Money in Music | ||
| Concerts and Live Events | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 21-22 | |
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Completing this Group may satisfy a certificate – contact a Business advisor.