Management Major
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.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- 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.
| 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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| All courses taken for the Management Major require a grade of C or better. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for admission to the pre-major program, to enroll in 300-400 level courses, and to graduate. | ||
| 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 | |
| Management 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 major program required prior to taking the following courses: | ||
| BUSN 430 | Legal and Social Environment of Business 2 | 3 |
| BUSN 489 | Strategic Management (Capstone Course) 2 | 3 |
| FIN 320 | Principles of Finance 2 | 3 |
| MGMT 320 | Foundations of Management 2 | 3 |
| MGMT 330 | Foundations of Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 380 | People Analytics | 3 |
| MGMT 430 | Leadership in Organizations | 3 |
| MGMT 450 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 451 | Negotiations | 3 |
| MIS 320 | Management Information Systems 2 | 3 |
| MRKT 320 | Foundations of Marketing 2 | 3 |
| Management 300-400 Elective Courses 3 | ||
| A. Select 300-400 level courses from current MGMT prefix courses. | 12 | |
| B. Select 300-400 level courses from within the College of Business prefixes: BUSN, MRKT, FIN, ACCT, MIS, ENTR (includes courses cross-listed with CoB courses) as well as SCM 320 or SCM 460. | 6 | |
At least one of the following international courses must be taken and will count in one of the management 300-400 level elective areas (A or B): | ||
| International Business | ||
| Global Business Environment | ||
| International Entrepreneurship | ||
| International Finance | ||
| International Management | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| Total Credits | 93 | |
- 1
Take the other course not taken for the pre-major requirement.
- 2
Denotes Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) course.
- 3
At least one of the following international courses must be included in the plan of study and can count in one of the management 300-400 level elective areas (A or B):
- BUSN 340: International Business
- BUSN 341: Global Business Environment
- ENTR 440: International Entrepreneurship (Prereq: ENTR 201 or MGMT 470)
- FIN 440: International Finance
- MGMT 440: International Management
- MRKT 440: International Marketing
Degree Requirements and NoteS
- Students follow the published curricula for the management 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 required for degree completion, with a minimum grade of C. Business courses are defined as courses with the following prefixes: ACCT, BUSN, ENTR, FIN, MGMT, FIN, MRKT, or SCM. Credits that do not qualify for degree completion will still be accepted as general credits toward graduation, within the restrictions defined by university transfer policy. All transfer courses are subject to approval by the course discipline chair or designated representative.
- 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, with the exception of BUSN 413 when it is appropriately applied to a declared track.
- Of the credits completed in residence at least 30 credits must be in 300-400 level CoB courses.
- Students must be accepted to the Management major prior to the completion of the last 30 credits in 300 and 400 level CoB courses.
- A Business Administration minor is NOT offered with this major.
- For multiple majors within the 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 or 300-400 level electives not used in pre-major categories, unless taken as BUSN 413 and applied toward the completion of an approved track.
- Student may choose to declare a track other than the standard 300-400 Management Elective track. Other tracks include Human Resource Management Track, Supply Chain Management Track, or Event Management Track. Declaration of these tracks require a major change form to Registration and Records.
Human Resources Management Track
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MGMT 452 | Compensation Management | 3 |
| MGMT 454 | Labor-Management Relations | 3 |
| MGMT 453 | Understanding and Managing Diversity in Organizations | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Organizational Communication I | ||
| Business Internship 4 | ||
| Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management | ||
| Leading Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Managing Family Enterprises | ||
| Managing Work Motivation and Morale | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Supply Chain Management Track
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SCM 320 | Integrated Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| SCM 460 | Production & Operations Management | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Transportation & Logistics | ||
| Business Internship 4 | ||
| Foundations of Retailing | ||
| Sales and Personal Selling | ||
| Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Technology | ||
| Marketing Strategy | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Event Management Track
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MGMT 241 | Event Management | 3 |
| MGMT 441 | Events Experience and Planning | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Business Internship 4 | ||
| Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communication | ||
| Sales and Personal Selling | ||
| Services Marketing | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- 4
BUSN 413 is only eligible to apply to program requirements for students who have declared one of the approved MGMT Tracks. Internship must be approved by the Department. Maximum of 3 credits.