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College Core Requirements

Business Core Requirements

All undergraduate students in the Driehaus College of Business complete foundational courses in the areas of analytics, accountancy, mathematics, economics, business law, finance, management, management information systems/computer science, and marketing.

Course Requirements

For a student to complete the Bachelor of Science in Business, the following Business Core courses totaling at least 66.0 hours are required:

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
Business Core Courses
ACC 101	INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING I ¹	4
ACC 102	INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING II ¹	4
BLW 201	LEGAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ²	4
BUS 102	BUSINESS ANALYTICS (all business majors except Actuarial Science) ³	4
or MAT 151	CALCULUS II
ECO 105	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	4
ECO 106	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	4
ECO 315	INTRODUCTION TO MONEY AND BANKING ⁴	4
or FIN 320	MONEY AND BANKING
MGT 300	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	4
MGT 301	PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ⁵	4
MKT 301	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	4
MKT 310	CONSUMER BEHAVIOR	4
Finance ⁶
Select one of the following:		4
FIN 300	FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE
FIN 310	INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
Computer Science or MIS ⁷
Select one of the following:		4
CSC 241	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I
MIS 140	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY AND DECISION MAKING
Communication ⁸
Select one of the following:		4
MKT 376	EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
ORGC 201	BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Business Capstone ⁹
Select one of the following:		4
ICS 394	ENTREPRENEURSHIP STRATEGY
ICS 395	MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
ICS 396	HOSPITALITY STRATEGY (Hospitality majors only)
Global Business Perspective ¹⁰
Select 4.0 hours of the following:		4
ECO 316	EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECO 330	RADICAL RESPONSES TO CAPITALISM
ECO 333	TOPICS IN GLOBAL ECONOMIES
ECO 334	UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S ECONOMY
ECO 360	ECONOMICS OF LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
ECO 361	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ECO 362	INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS
ECO 363	ECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
FIN 340	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
FIN 355	GLOBAL IPOs & VENTURE CAPITAL
ICS 350	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR
MGT 354	GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
MGT 357	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MKT 340	MARKETING ACROSS CULTURES: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON MULTICULTURAL MARKETS
MKT 358	MARKETING IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
MKT 360	INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
SOC 217	WORK IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
A course taken as part of a term-long study abroad program
Professional Writing ¹¹
Select one of the following:		2-4
WRD 202	PROFESSIONAL WRITING FOR BUSINESS (2.0 quarter hours)
WRD 204	TECHNICAL WRITING
WRD 206	PROFESSIONAL WRITING
MAT 341	STATISTICAL METHODS USING SAS (Actuarial Science majors only)

Strobel students take specially designated sections of all required ACC classes, including ACC 101 and ACC 102 (excluding ACC 250).

Students majoring in accounting (primary or secondary/double major) are allowed to substitute ACC 370 in place of BLW 201.
Hospitality Leadership majors must take HSP 207 for the Business Law requirement; use of HSP 207 is limited to Hospitality Leadership majors. A student majoring in Hospitality Leadership and a second business major must complete both HSP 207 and BLW 201.

All business majors take BUS 102. Actuarial Science students must take MAT 151 in lieu of BUS 102. BSB analytics content met within Actuarial Science major requirements

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Finance majors, Finance secondary/double majors, Finance minors, Finance Honors majors, Finance Honors secondary/double majors, and Actuarial Science majors must take FIN 320.

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MGT 301-H is required if pursuing the Management Honors Program.

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Majors and double majors in Accountancy, Actuarial Sciences, Economics, Finance, Finance Honors and Management Information Systems and Finance minors must take FIN 310.

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MIS majors and minors must take MIS 140.
Actuarial Science majors must take CSC 241.

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MKT majors and Sales minors must take MKT 376.

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Entrepreneurship majors and minors must take ICS 394.
Hospitality Leadership majors must take ICS 396 for the Business Capstone; use of ICS 396 is limited to Hospitality Leadership majors. A student majoring in Hospitality Leadership and a second business major must complete ICS 396 and one of ICS 394 or ICS 395.

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A course taken for Global Business Perspective that is in a student's major or minor field must be completed with a minimum grade of C- .

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Actuarial Science majors must take MAT 341 for Professional Writing; use of MAT 341 is limited to Actuarial Science majors.

Business Ethics

All undergraduate students in the Driehaus College of Business complete a course in Business Ethics. It is recommended students take MGT 248 or PHL 248 in Philosophical Inquiry or MGT 228 or REL 228 in Religious Dimensions in the Liberal Studies Program (or University Honors Program) Requirements.

Second Majors and Minors

The addition of a second major or minor may affect the Business Core classes required for a student. Meet with an academic advisor to confirm requirements.

Math Requirements for all business majors (except Actuarial Science majors)

MAT 137 may be replaced by MAT 348 or MAT 351; if done, an additional Scientific Inquiry course must be added to the degree plan.

Math Requirements for Actuarial Science majors

An Actuarial Science student is expected to complete the Calculus sequence (MAT 150, MAT 151, and MAT 152) in the first year of study.
Actuarial Science students do not take MAT 135, MAT 136, or MAT 137.

Global Business Perspective

If a FIN course is shared between Global Business Perspective and the Finance major, additional hours of Open Elective credit are required.

Grade Minimum Requirements for Finance Major

A minimum grade of C- is required for the following: ACC 101, ACC 102, BUS 102, ECO 105, ECO 106, FIN 310, FIN 320, MAT 137, the course used for Professional Writing, and any FIN course used for Global Business Perspective.

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