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Major in Business

The Herberger Business School offers the following majors that all have the same program requirements and share a business core of required courses. Click on the name of the major below for more information.

Accounting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Business

Information Systems

Insurance

Management

Marketing

Real Estate

Additional Business-Related Majors

The Herberger Business School also offers the following business-related majors that have differing program and course requirements than the majors listed above. Click on the name of the major below for more information.

B.A. Business Economics

B.A. Economics

B.S. Mathematical Economics (STEM)

B.A. Hospitality and Tourism

B.A. Planning and Community Development

Eligibility for HBS Upper Division Status

The requirements below apply to the following business majors: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Business, Information Systems, Insurance, Management, Marketing, and Real Estate.

Students are eligible for Herberger Business School Upper Division Status when they have met all of the requirements listed below:

  • An overall GPA of at least 2.5
  • Completed at least 40 credits, does not include credits in developmental courses (MATH 070 and MATH 072).
  • Completed or enrolled in the following courses:
    Lower Business Core
    Group 1 Group 2
    MUST BE COMPLETED MUST BE COMPLETED OR ENROLLED
    ACCT 291 ACCT 292
    HBS 111 ** IS 242 * or STAT 242 *
    CMST 192 BLAW 235
    ENGL 191 CSCI 169 or CYB 169
    MATH 106 * or MATH 112 * ECON 205
    ECON 206

* A grade of "C-"or better is required.

** HBS 111 is not required for transfer students who have completed 24 or more credits.

A 2.40 GPA and 12 credits earned are required to register for the underlined courses above.

Note: Accounting major requires 2.50 GPA average ACCT 291 and 292.

The following courses are ordinarily completed after the lower business core: IS 340, FIRE 371, MGMT 383, MGMT 497, MKTG 333

When you are ready to request HBS upper division status, stop by the HBS Advising and Student Success Center at Centennial Hall 443 to begin the process.

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