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Minor in Business Administration

The minor in Business Administration is designed for undergraduate students in any non-business major or program to increase their understanding of business theory, practices, and applications within a wider economic and social context. The curriculum is designed to emphasize critical competencies, including strategic thinking, integrated business knowledge, communication and teamwork needed by students with a broad range of interests to succeed in the 21st century.

The minor requires 30 credits (minimum of 20 credits in residence). There are four specific courses required for a total of 20 credits. An additional 10 credits of 300-400 level electives, which should generally be taken after completion of all required courses, are selected from an approved list of classes.

Students may request to transfer in up to 10 credits to be applied toward the required courses. The student must maintain a cumulative Business GPA of 2.0 in all minor course work and a 2.0 GPA in each course required to earn the Minor. Additionally, a student must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in both TACCT 210 and TFIN 220.

Learning Outcomes

  1. To recognize the social, political, ethical, and environmental consequesnces of management decisions.
  2. To understand group and individual dynamics in organizations.
  3. Diagnose complex organizational problems and design effective solutions.
  4. Understand basic financial statement analysis and reporting.
  5. To evaluate an organization's market, competitive position, and customers, in order to make effective decisions regarding organizational focus and resource deployment.

All courses are 5 credits unless otherwise listed.

Required Courses (20 credits)

Elective Courses (10 credits)

All elective courses must be in the upper-division level (300-400).

Other electives as approved by a Milgard School of Business academic adviser in consultation with Business faculty.

2008-2009 Academic Course Offerings

This document is a tentative general schedule listing when the Minor courses will be offered over the next academic year.

Course Offerings for Business Minor Adobe PDF file

Electives Substitution Petition

To request an elective substitution, fill out and submit the Program Petition. Adobe PDF file Required courses cannot be substituted.