Tips for College of Management Majors
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Marketing
- Management of Information Systems
- Required writing courses
- General education and liberal studies (GELS)
- College algebra
- Business foundation and core courses
- Upper division required major courses
- Major electives
- Mgmt 499: Case Studies in Strategic Management
Required writing courses should be taken before any upper-division courses in your general education, liberal studies, or your major. Because many upper-division courses are writing-intensive, improving your writing skills will help you to be more successful in those courses.
General education and liberal studies (GELS) requirements do not need to be completed before you begin taking major courses. Although taking several GELS courses early in your program, including all writing courses is a good idea, it may be helpful to save some GELS courses to take later in your major. You can then use GELS courses to fill out your course load during semesters when your major courses are not offered.
College algebra is an important prerequisite for many business administration courses. It is important to take your math assessment, if required, to find out if you are prepared for college algebra, or if you need a preparatory course.
The business foundation and core courses are similar for most majors. You can look at the major comparison chart to compare each College of Management major and the required courses. If you know you want to be in the College of Management, but are unsure which major is right for you, you have a few semesters to take the foundation and core courses before choosing. You don't have to decide on a specific major until you begin taking major required courses.
The business foundation and core courses have multiple sections offered every term. Foundation:
Math 115 College Algebra
Stat 201 Statistics I
Acct 210 Financial Accounting
Econ 201 Macroeconomics
Econ 202 Microeconomics
MIS 100 Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations
Core:
DSci 434 Introduction to Operations Management
Fin 390 Principles of Finance
Mgmt 310 Management Principles and Practices
MIS 310 Principles of Management Information Systems
Mktg 300 Marketing Principles
Many upper division required major courses are only offered once or twice a year, or every other year, and only one section is available. Plan ahead for when you will take the upper division courses and make certain all your prerequisites are completed in sequence before taking the advanced subsequent course.
Major electives for Business Administration or Management majors can be chosen from all areas in the College of Management. Choose elective courses in areas that interest you or in areas where you would like to focus. Here is a list of areas to choose from for your electives.
Accounting (Acct)
Business Law (BLaw)
Decision Sciences (DSci)
Economics (Econ)
Finance (Fin)
Human Resource Management (HRM)
International Business (IBus)
Management (Mgmt)
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Marketing (Mktg)
Nonprofit Management (NpM)
Philosophy 320 only: Business Ethics (Phil)
Public Administration (PAdm)
For other majors, be sure to review your Major Requirement Checklist for appropriate major electives.
Mgmt 499: Case Studies in Strategic Management should be taken during your senior year. This capstone course requires that you apply knowledge gained from previous course work. Students who have not completed all prerequisites for Mgmt 499 are dropped from the course.
Minors that complement College of Management majors