Marketing Four-Year Degree Plan: Advertising and Promotion option
The following is a sample schedule for this major - your actual schedule may vary.
The following degree plan, last reviewed 06/12/2026, is based on the 2026-27 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
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| Physical Science w/lab or Life Science w/lab - General Education | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Second semester (spring)
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| Human Cultures - Humanities - General Education | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
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| Human Cultures - Arts - General Education | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
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| Physical Science or Life Science (not taken above) - General Education | 3 |
| Cultural Competence (Take ANT-100, GRY-100, IDS-297, OR REL-110 to also count on globalization list) | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
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| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
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| Marketing List | 3 |
| General Elective to bring total to 120 | 3 |
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| Total hours | 15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
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| Marketing List | 3 |
| Marketing List | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Eighth semester (spring)
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| General Elective to bring total to 120 | 3 |
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| Marketing List | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
*Marketing List*
Choose 15 hours from:
Advertising Courses:
- MKT 354 - Principles of Advertising
- MKT 456 - Advanced Advertising
- MKT 510 - Digital and Social Media Marketing
- MKT 515 - Contemporary Issues in Advertising/Promotion
Sales Courses:
General Marketing Courses:
- MKT 360 - Marketing Research
- MKT 365 - Introduction to Logistics
- MKT 368 - Supply Chain and Operations Modeling
- MKT 392 - Education Abroad in Marketing
- MKT 464 - Global Supply Chain Management
- MKT 570 - Marketing Analytics
Other Marketing Courses:
- MKT 494 - Executive Internship - Marketing
- MKT 496 - Readings in Business Administration - Marketing
- MKT 497 - Topics in Marketing
- MKT 596 - Research Issues and Problems: Marketing
- QBA 337 - Applied Business Statistics
GPA &credit hour requirements
For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.
For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.
For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.