Departmental Core Requirements
DEPARTMENTAL CORE REQUIREMENTS
Math Requirements - All majors in the Department must complete six hours of mathematics with a grade of “C” or better selected from the following four courses: MTH 1110, MTH 1210, MTH 2040, or MTH 2050.Students with sufficient preparation and ability should use MTH 2040and MTH 2050 to satisfy the six hour requirement. The Department’s math requirement satisfies the general education requirement of the College in mathematics.semester hours.
Communication Requirements - All majors in the Department must complete the communications courses listed below as part of the Departmental core. Students must complete COM 3450: Technical Writing or COM 3400: Business and Professional Communication with a grade of “C” or better as a co-requisite during the same semester they complete BUS 4990: Business Simulation.
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Semester Hours | |
| COM 1000 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| COM 3450 | Technical Writing or | 3 |
| COM 3400 | Business and Professional Communication | 3 |
Additional Core Requirements - All majors in the Department must complete each of the courses listed below with a grad of “C” or better.
| ACC 2010 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 2020 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| ECO 1050* | Foundations of Economics | 3 |
| ECO 2050 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECO 2060 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| BUS 2110 | Quantitative Analysis with Spreadsheets | 3 |
| BUS 3250 | Applied Statistical Analysis or | 3 |
| MTH 1880 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | |
| BUS 4990 | Capstone Business Simulation | 3 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
*ECO 1050 satisfies three hours of the 9-hour social sciences requirement of the General Education core.
Students majoring in the Department must complete each departmental core course, each required major-discipline course, each elective major-discipline course, and each restricted elective course with a grade of "C" or better to be eligible for graduation. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better before enrolling in subsequent courses requiring the prerequisite. Minimum requirements for majors in accounting, business administration, or economics comprise
30 hours of designated courses.
