Minors in Business Administration for Non-Business Majors

The Business Administration Department offers six (6) specially designed minors for students who are non-business majors. A student can select only one (1) of the minors below. No more than two (2) of the courses from the student’s major concentration requirements may be included in the credits required for each of these minors. BU 101 Survey of Economics can count for both a student’s core and minor requirement. All other conditions listed in the catalog under “Minors” must be met to receive any one (1) of these minors.

Requirements for a Business Minor

Students must receive a minimum grade of C in all courses applied to any of the Business Minor programs.

Minor in Business Administration

Minor in Business Administration will allow students to gain a deeper understanding of the business world through exposure to most of the key disciplines of academic concentration within the department.

The student must complete:

BU 101 Survey of Economics
BU 105 Contemporary Business
BU 211 Accounting I
BU 221 Marketing
BU 330 Principles of Management
BU 350 Business Law I

Minor in Marketing

Minor in Marketing will allow students to gain exposure to and involvement in this specialized area with focused courses.

The student must complete:

BU 101 Survey of Economics
BU 105 Contemporary Business
BU 221 Marketing

Plus any three of the following six courses:

BU 327 International Marketing
BU 343 Creativity, Innovation and the Competitive Edge
BU 347 Public Relations
BU 360 Advertising
BU 416 Selling and Sales Management
BU 425 Consumer Research and Product Innovation

Minor in Management

Minor in Management will allow students to gain exposure to and involvement in this specialized area to enhance their management skill-set.

The student must complete:

BU 101 Survey of Economics
BU 105 Contemporary Business
BU 110 Business Communications
CS 219 Business Spreadsheet Applications
BU 330 Principles of Management
BU 370 Organizational Behavior

Minor in Accounting

Minor in Accounting will allow students to focus on this unique field without having to take all of the courses required to achieve a professional certification (CPA).

The student must complete:

BU 101 Survey of Economics
BU 105 Contemporary Business
BU 211 Accounting I
BU 212 Accounting II
BU 323 Cost Accounting
BU 332 Federal Income Taxes

Minor in International Business

Minor in International Business will allow students interested in expanding their exposure to the increasingly global marketplace an opportunity to explore a range of selected courses.

The student must complete:

BU 101 Survey of Economics
BU 105 Contemporary Business
BU 208 Introduction to International Business
BU 375 International Business Management

Plus any two of the following three courses:

BU 320 Legal Aspects of International Business
BU 327 International Marketing
BU 346 International Trade and Development

Minor in Economics

Minor in Economics will allow students to gain exposure to and involvement in this specialized area to enhance their analytical skill-set.

The student must complete:

BU 101 Survey of Economics
BU 205 Principles of Economics I
BU 210 Principles of Economics II
BU 245 Decision Analysis
BU 440 Money and Banking
BU 452 Intermediate Microeconomics