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Pre-Business Core Courses

Pre-Business Core Coursework (Fall 2024-Present)
Course ID Course Name
ACCT 203 Introduction to Accounting for Managers
(Pre-Business Accounting majors must also take ACCT 204: Principles of Financial Accounting)
BUS 101 Introduction to Business
BUS 202 Business Law
BUS 203 Business Writing 
BUS 204 Business Statistics
ECON 201 Microeconomics
ECON 202 Macroeconomics
MATH 132 Survey of Calculus

Important

  • The completion of the lower-division Pre-Business Core is required for Business Status.
  • The lower-division Pre-Business Core are prerequisites for all upper-division Business courses.
  • These courses may be taken at a Community College.  Please refer to assist.org to find course equivalents.
  • The minimum acceptable grade in every Pre-Business and Business course is a 'C'.
  • The minimum acceptable Pre-Business Core GPA is a 2.65.
    • The minimum Pre-Business GPA is subject to change each academic year.
  • Your Degree Planner will display requirements in the University’s recommended sequence.