Business Core Requirements

All business majors require foundation course work in all significant areas of business theory and practice. The following courses are required for all students majoring in Computer Information Systems. Students must maintain a 2.0 average inside the Business Core. A student cannot register for a business core course until all General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy are complete. Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required. Please note the pre-requisites required for each course.

Course	Title	Hours
ACC 2010	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACC 2020	Principles of Accounting II	3
BUS 1850	Introduction to Business	3
BUS 1950	Business Communication	3
BUS 3040	Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability	3
CIS 2010	Foundations of Information Systems	3
CIS 3300	Business Analytics I (Descriptive and Predictive)	3
CIS 3320	Business Analytics II (Prescriptive)	3
ECO 2010	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECO 2020	Principles of Microeconomics	3
FIN 3300	Managerial Finance	3
MGT 2210	Legal Environment of Business I	3
MGT 3000	Organizational Management	3
MGT 4950	Strategic Management	3
MKT 3000	Principles of Marketing	3
Total Hours Required in Business Core		45

College of Business Requirements

Course	Title	Hours
COMM 1010	Presentational Speaking	3
Or
COMM 1100	Fundamentals of Oral Communication	3
MTH 1320	Calculus for the Management and Social Sciences (pre-requisite: MTH 1310; can also accept MTH 1109, MTH 1110, MTH 1112, or MTH 1400; with a grade of C- or better)	3
Total Hours for College of Business Requirement		6

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