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Department Minors

To graduate with a minor in Business, a student must have completed the requirements for a baccalaureate major and the general degree requirements of the College plus one of the sets of courses listed below. A minimum GPA of 2.00 and no more than three credit hours of D in the minor courses, as well as proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access are required for the minors in Finance and General Business.

Only students with a major outside the Department of Business will be granted a minor in General Business. Only Accounting majors may minor in Finance. Any student may qualify for the International Studies minor.

International Studies Minor
The minor in International Studies is designed to give students exposure to international issues from different perspectives. With the growing globalization of business, governments, and recreation, it is almost certain that today's students will participate in international activities. This minor can help prepare them to maximize the benefit from those interactions. Student who take this minor must take 24 credits from the list below with at least 18 credits outside of their major department and no more than 18 credits from any one group.

International Studies Minor
  Foreign Language Group
  FRE/GER/SPA 102 Elementary French or German or Spanish I

Credits

  FRE/GER/SPA 112 Elementary French or German or Spanish II  
  FRE/GER/SPA 202 Intermediate French or German or Spanish
  FRE/GER/SPA 211 French or German or Spanish for the Professional
 

0-12

  Social Science Group
  GEO 320 Geography of Europe  
  GEO 330 Economic Geography
  HIS 340 Recent European History
  HIS 360 The British Empire
  HIS 370 History of Latin America
  GOV 210 Comparative Political Systems
  GOV 400 American Foreign Policy
 

0-18

  Business Group
  ECO 461 International Trade  
  MKT 451 International Marketing
  ECO 463 Comparative Economic Systems
  MGT 425 International Management
  GBA 370 Global Viewpoint
  0-15
TOTAL FOR MINOR 24

Finance Minor
(Accounting Majors Only)

Credits

FIN 310 Investments 3
FIN 321 Financial Markets and Institutions 3
FIN 401 Financial Management II 3
FIN 410 Portfolio Management 3
ECO 363 Money and Banking 3

ACC 330 Intermediate Accounting I OR
ACC 336 Individual Tax Accounting

3
Plus demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access  
TOTAL FOR MINOR 18

General Business Minor
(Non-business Majors Only)

Credits

ACC 201 Introductory Financial Accounting 3
ACC 202 Introductory Managerial Accounting 3
ECO 260 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ECO 261 Principles of Microeconomics 3
GBA 210 Business Statistics I 3
GBA 211 Business Law I 3

GBA 319 Business Communication OR
FIN 301 Financial Management

3
MGT 301 Organizational Behavior 3
MKT 301 Principles of Marketing 3
Plus demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access  
TOTAL FOR MINOR 27