Lower Division Business Requirements / Pre-Business Requirements
Students must complete the prerequisite courses below with a grade of "C-" or better. Pass/No Pass (P/NP) grades are not accepted.
- BA 101 – Introduction to Business & World Affairs (4)
- BA 205 – Business Communications using Technology (4)*
- BA 216 – Applied Excel for Business (2)**
- BA 211 – Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (4)
- BA 213 – Decision Making with Accounting Information (4)
- COMM 111Z: Public Speaking (4) (previously COMM 220: Public Speaking)
- EC 201, 202 – Principles of Economics (8) (Micro and Macro)
- STAT 241 - Applied Statistics for Business (4)***
- WR 121 – English Composition (4) OR Freshman Inquiry (UNST 100 level, 5, 5, 5)
*This course is only required for students using a catalog year before Fall 2022. If you have questions about your catalog year, please contact your academic advisor.
**This course is only required for students using a catalog year starting in Fall 2022, If you have questions about your catalog year, please contact your academic advisor.
***STAT 243 is an acceptable alternative to STAT 241
Business Core Courses
All business majors are required to take all of the following 300 and 400-level core courses with a grade of "C-" or better.
The 300 and 400-level BA courses are restricted to students who have opted into The School of Business AND have completed their "pre-business" courses (listed above) with a C- or better. BA 495 requires successful completion of all 300-level core courses and Senior or Post-Bac Class Standing (earned 135 credits or more or completed a regionally accredited bachelor's degree).
All BA 300 level courses are offered every term: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
The business core courses are as follows:
- BA 300 – Business and Professional Communication (2)*
- BA 301 - Research and Analysis of Business Problems (4)
- BA 302 - Organizational Behavior (4)
- BA 303 - Business Finance (4)
- BA 311 - Marketing Management (4)
- BA 325 - Competing with Information Technology (4)
- BA 327 - Data Analysis and Visualization (2)
- BA 339 - Operations and Quality Management (4)
- BA 385 - Business Environment (4)
- BA 495 - Business Strategy - Senior Capstone (6)
**This course is only required for students using a catalog year starting in Fall 2022, If you have questions about your catalog year, please contact your academic advisor.
Undergraduate Business Concentrations
All business majors must choose one area of concentration. These are also called options.
Course Sequence Sheets
Course Sequence Sheets include prerequisites, a suggested sequence, and the terms courses are usually offered.
Electives
Your degree will consist of a minimum of 82 business credits. You may need to take business electives to meet this minimum credit requirements.
Non-Business Requirements
All business students who are completing their first degree at PSU must complete the following requirements outside of The School of Business.