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I. BUSINESS TOOL COURSES

The Business Tool Courses in mathematics, economics, accounting, statistics and legal environment are the Tools necessary to prepare students for the Upper Division Business Courses.

II. BUSINESS CORE COURSES

The Business Core Courses are introductory and capstone courses in Finance, Management and Marketing. These 3700 level courses introduce students to the various fields of business. Management 4850 is the capstone course which is the synthesis of prior business courses.

III. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Business Majors are offered from three WCBA departments. The three departments correspond to the three functional areas of business. The Department of Accounting & Finance offers majors in Accounting and Finance. The Department of Management offers majors in General Administration, Human Resource Management and Management Information Systems. The Department of Marketing offers majors in Marketing Management and Advertising & Public Relations. The Department of Economics (located in the College of Arts and Sciences, DeBartolo Hall, room 301), offers a major in Business Economics.

International Business Major: Students desiring to pursue a career in international business should follow the Individualized Curriculum Program (I.C.P.) for International Business. This program consists of General Education Requirements, Business Core Courses and courses such as International Business, International Marketing and International Trade. Students are also required to complete a functional specialization in Accounting and Finance, Management or Marketing and a foreign language sequence.

IV. NON-BUSINESS ELECTIVES

Non-business electives are courses selected by students according to their interests. Courses cannot be chosen from the areas of Accounting, Finance, Advertising, Public Relations, Management, Marketing or Office Information Systems. The number of non-business electives varies with each major.

DECLARED BUSINESS MAJORS
Students may declare a major once they complete 60 semester hours of course work (inclusive of Writing 1551, Mathematics 1548, 1549, Economics 2610, 2630, 3780, 3781, Accounting 2602, 2603, Business 1500 and Management 2604) with grades of C or better and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher. Students must complete their application to declare a business major with an academic advisor in Williamson Hall, room 408.