Requirements for the major

Core business curriculum:

The core business curriculum includes courses that may reside within the Michael Neidorff School of Business or in some other discipline and are foundational to all majors in the School.

All Neidorff School of Business majors require the following classes (37 hours):

  1. One of MATH-1305 or MATH-1311
  2. ECON-1311, ECON-1312
  3. ACCT-1301
  4. One of BAT-1101 or BAT-1102
  5. BAT-2301, BAT-2302, BAT-3301
  6. BUSN-3302, BUSN-4301
  7. MGMT-2301
  8. MKTG-2301
  9. FNCE-3301

Note: ECON-1311 and ECON-1312 may not be taken on a pass/fail basis

Other general requirements:
  1. Completion of an approved study abroad experience or the successful completion of a modern foreign language course numbered 2302 or its equivalent.
  2. Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.
Degree requirements:

The total number of credit hours from courses particular to this degree plan is 61 (37 hours from core business curriculum + 24 hours from specific courses).

Completion of this major involves the general requirements for admission, the core business curriculum, other general requirements and:

Required courses (18 hours):

Elective courses (6 hours):
Students can take these credit hours from any combination of courses below but if the student would like to acquire a concentration on either Corporate Finance or Investments Management, the 6 credit hours must be taken from either one of the following two groups (not all choices may be available in a given year). These concentrations are limited to Finance majors, and regardless of the courses taken, only one of the following concentrations will be granted.

Concentration in Corporate Finance: 6 hours from​​​​​

Concentration in Investments Management: 6 hours from

 


For full admission to any Neidorff School of Business major (B.Sc. or B.A.), students must first complete the following courses from the core business curriculum with grades of C or better:

  1. One of MATH-1305 or MATH-1311
  2. ACCT-1301
  3. ECON-1311
  4. BAT-2301
Specific requirements for admission to the major:

In addition to the requirements for admission to any Neidorff School of Business major, for full admission to this major, a student must first complete:

  • FNCE-3301 with a grade of C or better. Note: Department Chairs may grant provisional acceptance if it is apparent that an applicant can meet the requirements for full acceptance by the end of the semester in which application is made.

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