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 |
| 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 |
| 4 |
BUS 202 | BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY | |
CSC 241 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | |
MIS 360 | SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN | |
| 4 |
MKT 276 | EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | |
CMNS 201 | BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | |
| 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 | |
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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.
Business Technology requirement for all business majors (except Management Information Systems majors)
- Business Technology requirement may be replaced by CSC 243.
Math requirement 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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