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Majors & Curriculum

The Carlson School's undergraduate program offers an intensive course of study that leads to the Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) degree.  Students may choose from ten majors and nine minors.
 

Students who enter the program in Fall 2008 and later will be held to the below degree requirements.  Students who entered the school prior to 2008 should consult with their adviser on their degree requirements.


First-Year Coursework

Students must complete all designated courses (*) with a C- or better.

ECON 1101 Principles of Microeconomics* (4 credits)
ECON 1102 Principles of Macroeconomics* (4 credits)
MATH 1142 Short Calculus* or MATH 1271, Calculus I* (4 credits)
MGMT 1001 Contemporary Management* (3 credits)
WRIT 1301 or 1401 Freshman Writing, or equivalent* (4 credits)
PSY 1001 Introduction to Psychology (4 credits)
Liberal Education Requirements (see below)

(Students who entered the program as a Junior transfer student will take MGMT 3001 instead of MGMT 1001) 


Second-Year Coursework

Fall Semester:
OMS 2550 Business Statistics: Data Sources, Presentation, and Analysis* (4 credits)
ACCT 2050 Introduction to Financial Accounting* (4 credits)
BA 3000 Career Skills (1 credit)
Liberal Education Requirement(see below)

Spring Semester:

  • Immersion Core:
    • MKTG 3001 Principles of Marketing* (3 credits)
    • FINA 3001 Finance Fundamentals* (3 credits)
    • OMS 3001 Introduction to Operations Management* (3 credits)
    • MGMT 3004 Business Strategy* (3 credits)
  • One additional course of student's choice


Additional Core

  • MGMT 3033W Business Communication* (3 credits)
  • HRIR 3021 Personnel and Industrial Relations* (3 credits)
  • ACCT 3001 Introduction to Management Accounting* (3 credits)
  • IDSC 3001 Information Systems for Business Processes and Management* (3 credits) (students planning to major in MIS should complete this class during their sophomore year.


Majors and Minors

 


International Experience

All students will complete an international experience as part of the program requirements. Short term programs or semester length programs may be used to meet this requirement. Students will participate in International Exerience (IE) 101 early in their program to begin planning for studying abroad.


Liberal Education Requirements

All students earning a degree at the University of Minnesota must complete the following liberal education requirements.

Liberal Education Requirements
 

In addition to freshman writing, students must complete at least four writing intensive courses. Two of the courses must be upper division courses, one of which must be taken in the student's major.