IF YOU ARE TRANSFERRING IN AP, IB AND/OR COLLEGE LEVEL CREDITS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO A BUSINESS ADVISOR AS YOUR DEGREE MAP WILL LOOK DIFFERENT BASED ON YOUR TRANSFER CREDITS.
First Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| First Year Inquiry or Honors | 5 | First Year Inquiry or Honors | 5 | First Year Inquiry or Honors | 5 |
| BA 101Z | 4 | EC 201Z | 4 | EC 202Z | 4 |
| STAT 241 or 243Z | 4 | General Elective | 4 | COMM 111Z | 4 |
| General Elective(See Note) | 2 | General Elective | 2 | General Elective | 1 |
| Total Fall Credits | 13-15 | Total Winter Credits | 15 | Total Spring Credits | 14 |
First Year Note: MGMT 200: Business School Basics is an optional course for incoming business students. This course is designed to enhance student success in the School of Business at PSU. The course will focus on tools specifically designed to help students survey appropriate career and academic choices, learn more about campus resources, and focus on skills specific to success in the university environment. Highly recommended for first year students.
First Year Milestones: Meet with Academic Advisor (during Fall term).
Second Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| Sophomore Inquiry or Honors | 4 | Sophomore Inquiry or Honors | 4 | BS Science | 3-4 |
| BS Science with Lab | 3-4 | BS Science with Lab | 3-4 | BA 300 | 2 |
| BA 169Z | 4 | BA 211Z | 4 | BA 213Z | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 | Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement | 3-4 |
| Total Fall Credits | 15-16 | Total Winter Credits | 15-16 | Total Spring Credits | 12-14 |
Second Year Milestone: Opt-in to School of Business(during Fall term). Connect with a School of Business Career Coach(by Spring term).
Third Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 | Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 | Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 |
| BA 301 | 4 | BA 302 | 4 | Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement | 3-4 |
| BA 311 | 4 | BA 303 | 4 | BA 325 | 4 |
| MKTG 340U | 4 | Approved Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Fall Credits | 16 | Total Winter Credits | 16 | Total Spring Credits | 15-16 |
Fourth Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| BA 327 | 2 | BA 385 | 4 | BA 495 | 6 |
| MKTG 441 | 4 | BA 339 | 4 | Business Elective | 4 |
| MKTG 442 | 4 | MKTG 443 | 4 | General Elective | 2 |
| General Elective | 4 | MKTG 460 | 4 | | |
| Total Fall Credits | 14 | Total Winter Credits | 16 | Total Spring Credits | 12 |
Fourth Year Milestone: Apply to graduate two terms in advance (Fall term).
Additional Map Notes:
- STAT 241 or 243Z: Placement assessment required – See Math Department.
- Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
- Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BST), Chicanx/Latinx Studies (CHLA), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
- BA 311: BA 311 and MKTG 340U are the prerequisites in Advertising.
- Approved Elective: Choose from MKTG 363, 440, 444, 448 or 449.
- BA 495: Prerequisite - All 8 BA 300 level courses and Senior Class standing. Meets PSU's Capstone requirement.
- Business Elective: Recommend additional Advertising courses, may also complete a 4 credit internship in place of a business or general elective.
- You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.