General Business Minor

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Business Majors for Minors Outside of SBA

Students who are majoring outside the School of Business Administration Business Programs may benefit from an opportunity to take a series of courses in business to enhance their academic programs. To provide this option, the School of Business Administration (SBA) has approved a series of structured minor programs that provide a sequence of courses that will enrich other disciplines, can be monitored by the administrative staff, and meet AACSB guidelines.

Students outside the School of Business Administration Business Programs may not take more than 24 credits in business (excluding EC 101 and EC 202 , which count toward the general education requirement).

Students working toward a minor in business must take at least 15 credits from the School of Business Administration Business Programs(residency requirement).

Curriculum

Required Courses

EC 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s)
EC 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit(s)
MATH 117 - Elementary Functions 3 Credit(s) (or appropriate equivalent)

Eight Required SBA Courses

ACCT 105 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 205 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
QA 251 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit(s) *
FIN 303 - Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
MGT 210 - Foundations of Management 3 Credit(s)
MIS 180 - Computing and Spreadsheets 1 Credit(s)
MKT 300 - Marketing Principles 3 Credit(s)
One course offered by School of Business Administration 200-level or above with appropriate prerequisites 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 31

*Completion of PSY 381, PSY 385 , ALLH 390E, or ENGR 315 will waive QA 251 .

Note: Students who complete the prescribed curriculum will have “Business Minor” noted on their transcript.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.