Business Administration Minor

Understand vital business fundamentals like marketing, operations, and finance, apply knowledge to regionally-relevant case studies and projects, gain unique perspective on the business world.

High school diploma or equivalent, English proficiency test (IELTS/TOEFL), personal essay, two recommendation letters, must be enrolled in a major at the university

The minor in business administration is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts, models and techniques of the discipline. Students seeking to minor in Business Administration have to apply for the minor following the completion of the following three courses:

ACCT 201/2001 – Financial Accounting (3 cr.)

BADM 203/2001 – Introduction to Business (3 cr.)

ECON 201/2021 – Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)

or

ECON 202/2011 – Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)

or

ENGR 345/3222 – Engineering Economy (3 cr.)

Students seeking to minor in Business Administration have to apply for the minor prior to registering for business minor courses. The selection of students into the minor in Business Administration is competitive and will depend on the calculation of an equal weighted score between:

I. Overall GPA

The Overall GPA will be calculated using the following criteria:

A minimum of 27 credit hours must be completed.
All courses a student has completed excluding the course with the worst grade*.
*The worst grade is only excluded if the student has taken 30 or more credit hours.

II. GPA in Minor Requirement courses

The student’s GPA in the above three courses required for minor declaration.

Admission to the Business Administration minor is competitive. Eligible students will be ranked and selected based on their weighted grade point average.

Requirements
The minor requires completion of five courses (15 credit hours) as follows:

1.
ACCT 201/2001 – Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
2.
BADM 203/2001 – Introduction to Business (3 cr.)
3.
ECON 201/2021 – Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
or

ECON 202/2011 – Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
or

ENGR 345/3222 – Engineering Economy (3 cr.)
4.
MKTG 302/2101 – Principles of Marketing (3 cr.)
5.
FINC 303/2101 – Business Finance I (3 cr.)