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

Supply Chain Management Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Pre-Major Requirements
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking 2	3
ENGL 120	College Composition II 2	3
MATH 144	Mathematics for Business 2	4
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology 2	3
or SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics 2	3
or ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics
Supply Chain Major Requirements
TL 116	Business Software Applications 2	3
ACCT 200	Elements of Accounting I 2	3
ACCT 201	Elements of Accounting II 2	3
ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics (Select the course not taken for the pre-major.) 2	3
or ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics
PHIL 216	Business Ethics 2	3
ENGL 320	Business and Professional Writing 2	3
STAT 330	Introductory Statistics 2	3
STAT 331	Regression Analysis 2	2
SCM 320	Integrated Supply Chain Management 2	3
FIN 320	Principles of Finance 1, 2	3
MGMT 320	Foundations of Management 1, 2	3
MIS 320	Management Information Systems 1, 2	3
MRKT 320	Foundations of Marketing 1, 2	3
BUSN 430	Legal and Social Environment of Business 1, 2	3
BUSN 489	Strategic Management 1, 2	3
SCM 325	Managing Inventory and Materials 2	3
SCM 330	Supply Chain Analysis and Analytics 2	3
SCM 425	Procurement & Sourcing 2	3
SCM 435	Transportation & Distribution 2	3
SCM 450	Supplier & Customer Relations 2	3
SCM 460	Production & Operations Management 2	3
Supply Chain Management Electives
SCM Prefix Courses	Any 9 credits of 300-400 level SCM prefix classes 2	9
Total Credits		87

¹

Denotes Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses.

²

Course requires a grade of C or higher.

Degree Requirements and Notes:

• Students follow the published curricula for the supply chain management program of study from the semester/year of entrance in the College of Business 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.
• Admission into the supply chain management major  is required to enroll in the advanced 300 or 400 level supply chain courses in the CoB.
•  A letter grade must be earned in any course that fulfills a major requirement (with the exception of some practicum options).
• Students must be accepted to the supply chain 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.