Marketing Four-Year Degree Plan: Professional Sales option

The following is a sample schedule for this major - your actual schedule may vary.

The following degree plan, last reviewed 08/15/2025, is based on the 2025-26 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

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Physical Science w/lab or Life Science w/lab 4
Total hours 15

Second semester (spring)

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Human Culture - Humanities 3
Total hours 15

Third semester (fall)

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Human Cultures - Arts 3
Total hours 15

Fourth semester (spring)

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Physical Science or Life Science 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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Sales List* 3
Total hours 15

Seventh semester (fall)

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General Elective to bring total to 120 3
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Total hours 15

Eighth semester (spring)

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General Elective to bring total to 120 3
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Sales List* 3
Total hours 14

*Professional Sales List Courses*

  • Select two from the following:
  • MKT 355 - Principles of Retailing
  • MKT 365 - Introduction to Logistics
  • MKT 410 - Services Marketing
  • MKT 485 - Marketing Yourself

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.