2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Common Professional Component Requirements for Accredited Business Programs

To ensure a common professional component among the accredited business programs, all students majoring in Accounting, Business Economics, Business Management, Finance, International Business, Marketing, and Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management are required to fulfill the following common professional component requirements. A minimum grade of "C" is mandatory for each of the Common Professional Component and required courses.

Note: Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management are not yet accredited.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (48-52 hours)

Must include the following:

MATH 17114General Statistics

3

ECON 52150Principles of Macroeconomics

3

CSIS 44130Computers and Information Technology

3

These courses fulfill Northwest Core requirements and are not counted toward the major requirements.

Non-business Courses (6)

MATH 17118College Algebra

3

ECON 52151Principles of Microeconomics

3

Business Courses

ACCT 51201Accounting I

3

ACCT 51202Accounting II

3

FIN 53311Business Law I

3

FIN 53324Fundamentals of Business Finance

3

MGMT 54310Managerial Communication

3

MGMT 54313Principles of Management

3

MGMT 54315Operations Management

3

MGMT 54417Organizational Policy and Decision Making

3

MKTG 55330Principles of Marketing

3

MKTG 55438International Business

3

CSIS 44317Management Information Systems

3

Total Credit Hours: 33

Courses listed under the appropriate major must be completed in addition to the above Common Professional Component requirements.

School of Business Research Requirement

Students in Principles of Management and Principles of Marketing are required to participate in a School of Business-approved research project.  Students can complete a specialized survey or write a research paper to fulfill the requirement. Students will be notified of the steps to complete this requirement in the term of enrollment for the previously mentioned courses.