Program Requirements
General Business (Comprehensive)
Major requirements (29-30 hours):
All students majoring in business must also satisfy all College of Business Core requirements. Hours required in the college core range from 36 to 51 depending on major.
- LAW 335(2) or 532(3); RMI 211(3).
- Minimum of 24 hours with at least one course from four of the following six areas:
- Business Relationships: BUS 494(3), 510(3); BUS 550/LAW 550(3); ECO 304(3); ENG 321(3)*; ENT 301(3) or 302(3); ITC 205(3); LAW 341(3); MGT 341(3), 397(3); MKT 351(3), 352(3), 354(3), 355(3), 410(3).
- Financial and Quantitative Analysis: ACC 301(3), 302(3), 311(3), 513(3); ECO 409(3), 475(3); FIN 381(3), 390(3), 485(3); MKT 360(3), 368(3); QBA 337(3).
- International Business Environment: BUS 392(3); ECO 346(3), 456(3), 565(3); FIN 392(3), 582(3), 586(3); MGT 447(3); MKT 464(3), 474(3); RMI 392(3).
- Markets and Economies: ECO 314(3), 385(3); FIN 266(3), 384(3), 395(3); MKT 365(3), 450(3).
- Project and Technology Management: ACC 341(3); ITC 235(3), 260(3), 290(3), 295(3), 388(3), 420(3); TCM 359(3).
- Risk Management and Compliance: ACC 321(3), 524(3); FIN 589(3); FIN 538/RMI 538(3); LAW 531(3), 537(3); MGT 345(3); RMI 310(3), 312(3), 313(3), 314(3), 415(3); TCM 337(3).
*ENG 321 may also be used to meet the Focus on Written Communication and Integrative and Applied Learning requirement of General Education.
Students are strongly encouraged to pursue a minor in combination with the General Business major. With proper planning of courses, students may be able to complete a minor in as few as nine additional credit hours. Examples of minors that add value to the General Business major are: Accounting, Business Analytics, Business Application Development, Cybersecurity, Economics, Enterprise Risk Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resources/Industrial Relations, Information Technology, IT Infrastructure, Insurance, International Business, Legal Studies in Business, Marketing Research, Selling, and Supply Chain, Logistics and Operations Management.