Major Requirements

Degree Type: B.S.
Minimum Credits Required: 120

University Degree Requirements

For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.

1. Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
2. Complete the University General Education requirements.
3. Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
4. Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
5. Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
6. Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.

University General Education Requirements

A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Category C: Communication		12
Category R: Quantitative Reasoning		3
Category S: Science and Technology		10
Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts		6
Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences		6
Category W: Wellness		2
Category D: Cultural Diversity
Category G: Global Perspectives
Category L: Digital Literacy
Total Credits		39

Major Requirements

All courses taken for the Business Administration Major require a grade of C or better. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for admission to the major program, to enroll in 300-400 level courses and to graduate.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Pre-Major Requirements
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics	3
or ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics
ENGL 120	College Composition II	3
MATH 144	Mathematics for Business	4
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology	3
or SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
Major Requirements
ACCT 200	Elements of Accounting I	3
ACCT 201	Elements of Accounting II	3
TL 116	Business Software Applications	3
PHIL 216	Business Ethics	3
STAT 330	Introductory Statistics	3
STAT 331	Regression Analysis	2
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics 1	3
or ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology 1	3
or SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
ENGL 320	Business and Professional Writing	3
Admission to the major program required prior to taking the following courses:
FIN 320	Principles of Finance 2	3
MGMT 320	Foundations of Management 2	3
MRKT 320	Foundations of Marketing 2	3
MIS 320	Management Information Systems 2	3
BUSN 430	Legal and Social Environment of Business 2	3
BUSN 489	Strategic Management 2	3
BUSN 340	International Business	3
BUSN 431	Business Law I-Contracts, Property and Torts	3
MGMT 470	Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management	3
Business Administration Electives (300 - 400 level)
These twenty-one (21) 300-400 level credits must include at least three different College of Business prefixes: BUSN, MGMT, MRKT, ACCT, FIN, MIS, ENTR (includes courses cross-listed with these prefix courses). Also allowed for this elective area are: SCM 320 and SCM 460.		21
Business Administration Elective (300-400 level)
This 300-400 level elective can be external to the CoB and must be satisfied with a single 3-credit 300-400 level course (includes courses cross-listed with CoB prefix courses). It cannot be used to satisfy other requirements.		3
Total Credits		93

¹

Take the second course of the pair, which was not taken for admission to the major program.

²

Denotes Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) course.

Degree Requirements and Notes

• Students follow the published curricula for the business administration program of study from the semester/year of entrance in the College of Business (CoB) to graduation, provided enrollment at NDSU has not been discontinued for more than one year. Students who change their major are subject to meeting the curricular requirements in effect at the time the new major is declared.
• The CoB accepts a maximum of up to (but not including) 50% of upper-division (300-level and 400-level) business courses^A required for degree completion, with a minimum grade of C^B. All transfer courses are subject to approval by the course discipline chair or designated representative. 

A. Defined as courses with the following prefixes: ACCT, BUSN, ENTR, FIN, MGMT, MIS, MRKT, SCM. 

B. Credits that do not qualify for degree completion will still be accepted as general credits towards graduation, within the restrictions defined by university policy.

• Admission to the business administration major is required to enroll in advanced 300 or 400 level CoB courses.
• A grade of 'C' or better is required in transfer courses accepted for all accounting, business administration, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing courses.
• No courses for the major may be taken with Pass/Fail grading.  
• Of the credits completed in residence at least 30 credits must be in 300-400 level CoB courses.
• Students must be accepted to the Business Administration major prior to the completion of the last 30 credits in 300 and 400 level CoB courses.
• For multiple majors within CoB, at least 15 unique credits of 300-400 level CoB courses must exist between the majors.
• Internship and cooperative education credits may be applied toward the total credits required for graduation as non-major electives.
• Student may choose to take the Supply Chain Management Track within the Business Administration major:

Supply Chain Management Track

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
SCM 320	Integrated Supply Chain Management	3
SCM 460	Production & Operations Management	3
Select two of the following:		6
AGEC 378	Introduction to Transportation & Logistics
MGMT 451	Negotiations
MRKT 430	Sales and Personal Selling
MRKT 438	Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Technology
MRKT 460	Marketing Strategy
Total Credits		12