The minor is designed to be supportive of a variety of arts, humanities, and science majors.  All students interested in the minor should meet with an advisor in the College of Business Administration.  To graduate with a minor in Business Administration, students will be required to complete the requirements in effect at the time of declaration.  The minimum grade in every pre-business and business course is a C, with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in the Pre-Business Core. The Pre-Business Core and completion of the ELM and EPT requirements are prerequisites for upper-division COBA courses.  Pre-business and business courses may not be taken Credit/No Credit.  Pre-business students must apply to the COBA to be eligible for upper-division business status. The COBA requires that at least 50% of the upper-division minor coursework be earned at Cal State San Marcos. The requirements are as follows:

Lower-Division Pre-Business Core (13 units minimum)
ACCT 2034
ECON 2503
MATH 1323
PSYC 100 or SOC 1013
or
GESS 101 and GESS 1026

Four 2-Unit Foundation of Business Courses (8 units) selected from:
BUS 3022
FIN 3022
MGMT 3022
MIS 302  2
MKTG 3022
POM 3022

An approved 4-unit upper-division Business Course4

Students must meet all prerequisites for the selected 4-unit course.

Minimum Total Units25

Upper-Division Suggested Course Sequence Effective Fall 2002
Accountancy/Finance
Accountancy Track	Finance Track	Global Business Management	High Technology Management	Service Sector Management
Junior Year-Fall Semester
ACCT 305 (4) Financial Accounting BUS 302 (2) Foun of Bus Environments BUS 304 (4) Business Statistics MGMT 302 (2) Foun of Management^ GE Course (3)	ACCT 305 (4) Financial Accounting BUS 302 (2) Foundations of Bus Environments BUS 304 (4) Business Statistics MGMT 302 (2) Foundation of Management^ FIN 304 (4) Intro to Corp Finance	BUS 302 (2) Foun of Bus Environments BUS 304 (4) Bus Stats MGMT 302 (2) Foun of Mgmt^ MIS 302 (2) Foun of Mgmt Info Syst^ MKTG 302 (2) Foun of Marketing^ [Foreign Language]	BUS 302 (2) Foun of Bus Environments BUS304 (4) Bus Stats HTM 304 (4) Mgmt Info Systems MGMT 302 (2) Foun of Mgmt^ GE Course (3)	BUS 302 (2) Foun of Bus Environments BUS304 (4) Bus Stats MIS 302 (2) Foun of Mgmt Info Syst^ SSM 304 (4) Services Management GE Course (3)
Junior Year Spring Semester
ACCT 306 (4) Cost Accounting ACCT 308 (4) Acct Info & Syst FIN 304 (4) Intro to Corp Fin MKTG 302 (2) Foun of Marketing^ POM 302 (2) Foun of POM^	ACCT 308 (4) Acct Info & Syst FIN 321 (4) Investment Analysis MKTG 302 (2) Foun of Marketing^ POM 302 (2) Foun of POM^ GE Course (3)	COMM 330 (3) Intercultural Comm ECON 441 (3) International Economics FIN 302 (2) Foun and Finance^ POM 302 (2) Foun of POM^ PSCI 460 (3) Global Money & Power [Foreign Language]	FIN 302 (2) Foun and Finance^ HTM 305 (4) Prod & Operations Mgmt HTM Elective(s)* MKTG 302 (2) Foun of Marketing^ GE Course (3)	FIN 302 (2) Foun and Finance^ POM 302 (2) Foun of POM^ SSM 305 (4) Services Marketing SSM Electives(s)* GE Course (3)
Senior Year- Fall Semester
ACCT 307 (4) Tax Accounting ACCT Electives* BUS 444 (4) Strategic Management BUS 492 (3) Problem Assessment	BUS 444 (4) Strategic Management BUS 492 (3) Problem Assessment FIN 331 Fin Mkts & Inst FIN Elective(s)*	GBM 444 (4) Strategic Management GBM 492 (3) Problem Assessment GBM Elective(s)* GE Course (3)	GBM 444 (4) Strategic Management GBM 492 (3) Problem Assessment HTM Elective(s)*	GBM 444 (4) Strategic Management GBM 492 (3) Problem Assessment SSM Elective(s)*
Senior Year- Spring Semester
ACCT Electives* BUS 493 (5) Problem Analysis GE Course (3) GE Course (3)	BUS 493 (5) Problem Analysis FIN Elective(s)* GE Course (3) GE Course (3)	GBM 493 (5) Problem Analysis GBM Elective(s)* GE Course (3) GE Course (3)	BUS 493 (5) Problem Analysis HTM Elective(s)* GE Course (3)	BUS 493 (5) Problem Analysis SSM Elective(s)* GE Course (3)
*2 or 4 units	*2 or 4 units	*2, 3 or 4 units	*2 or 4 units	*2 or 4 units
^Equivalent 4-unit courses can be substituted for these two unit courses.  However, the excess units cannot count towards ACCT electives	^Equivalent 4-unit courses can be substituted for these two unit courses.  However, the excess units cannot count towards FIN electives	^Equivalent 4-unit courses can be substituted for these two unit courses.  However, the excess units cannot count towards GBM electives	^Equivalent 4-unit courses can be substituted for these two unit courses, with 2 units applied toward HTM electives.  However, only 4 excess units can be counted as HTM elective credit^	^^Equivalent 4-unit courses can be substituted for these two unit courses, with 2 units applied toward SSM electives.  However, only 4 excess units can be counted as SSM elective credit.
	Students choosing the Finance Track can substitute HTM 304.	[Students will be required to demonstrate proficience at the advanced level in at least one foreign language.]