College Core Requirements

Business Core Requirements

All undergraduate students in the Driehaus College of Business complete foundational courses in the areas of accountancy, economics, finance, management, and marketing. The core curriculum also includes courses that emphasize the increasingly quantitative and technological nature of business, the importance of the entrepreneurial mindset, and how students can use their business education to address important social challenges.

Course Requirements

For a student to complete the Bachelor of Science in Business, the following Business Core courses totaling at least 60.0 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
BUS 101	INTRODUCTION TO DRIEHAUS: BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET	4
BUS 102	BUSINESS ANALYTICS	4
BUS 103	BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL GOOD	4
ECO 105	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	4
ECO 106	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	4
FIN 310	INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE	4
MAT 137	BUSINESS STATISTICS	4
MGT 300	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	4
MGT 301	PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	4
MKT 301	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	4
Business Technology ²
Select one of the following:		4
BUS 202	BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
CSC 241	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I
MIS 360	SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
Business Communication ³
Select one of the following:		4
MKT 276	EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
CMNS 201	BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Global Business Perspective ⁴
Select one 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
IB 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

¹

Strobel students take specially designated sections of all required ACC classes, including ACC 101 and ACC 102 (excluding ACC 250, ACC 300, ACC 301).

²

Actuarial Science and Economic Data Analytics majors must take CSC 241.

MIS majors must take MIS 360.

³

MKT majors and Sales minors must take MKT 276.

⁴

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- .

Business Core Timeline

BUS 101, BUS 102 and BUS 103 are intended to be completed by students during their first year of enrollment in the college.
Business core requirements may be prerequisites to other courses.
Planning is essential to a student’s graduation timeline.
Academic advisors work with students to co-create customized degree completion plans and assist with balancing course load.

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.

Grade Minimum Requirements for Real Estate Major

A minimum grade of C- is required for the following: ACC 101, ACC 102, BUS 101, BUS 102, BUS 103, BUS 202, ECO 105, ECO 106, and MAT 137.

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