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Undergraduate Program: Curriculum: Degree Requirements: Management Foundation and Core
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THE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT

College of Management students fulfill Management requirements by completing all Foundation, Management Core, Free Electives and Concentration courses.
 
Management Foundation: 3 courses (9 credits)

The management foundation segment consists of three courses in Management Information Systems considered essential to the development of skills that will be used throughout the curriculum. Students are expected to successfully complete these courses within their first two (2) years.

 

Course
#
Title
Prerequisite
MSIS 110 Introduction to Computers & Information Systems None
MSIS 111 Managerial Statistics Math 129, Coreq. is MSIS 110
MSIS 212 Managerial Decision Making MSIS 110 & MSIS 111
       
Management Core: 9 courses (27 credits)

Students must complete all nine (9) Management Core courses. 300 and 400 level CM courses, including Management Core and Concentration requirements, may not be taken until the student attains junior standing (60 credits).

 

Course
#
Title
Prerequisite
AF 210 Financial Accounting
30 credits
AF 211 Managerial Accounting
AF 210 and 30 credits
MGT 303 Managing Organizations
BC 290 and 60 credits
MGT 330* Business Environment and Public Policy BC 290 and 60 credits
MGT 331 Managerial Ethics and Social Issue MGT 303 and 60 credits
MSIS 301 Operations Management
MSIS 110, MSIS 111, and 60 credits
AF 301 Financial Management
AF 210, AF 211, and 60 credits
MKT 301 Principles of Marketing
BC 290 and 60 credits
MGT 490** Strategic Management
All Management Core Courses, except MGT 331, which can be taken concurrently.
 
Registration during summer sessions for MGT 490 will be limited to students graduating in August. Graduating student must obtain written authorization in the College of Management Welcome Center before registering for this course though Continuing Education.
 
* General education intermediate seminar experience
** Capstone experience course

 
Business Communications
(formerly ACM 299)

BC290 is a required course for all College of Management students. To register for BC290 students must take the Business Communication Assessment.

The assessment of this test will determine whether students will be placed into BC230 or BC290. Students assessed to BC230 can enter directly into BC290 once they receive a final grade of a “B” or higher in BC230.

Course
#
Title
Prerequisite
BC 230 Fundamentals of Business Communication and Critical Analysis ENG101
BC 290 Professional Written Communication and Critical Analysis ENG101 & ENG102, 30 Credits
A grade of a “pass” on the BCA.
For Management majors only.
BC 295 Communications, Negotiations, and Conflict Interactions ENG101 & ENG102
 
NOTE: Courses taken to fulfill the foundation and core requirements cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis. You must take these courses for a letter grade.
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