Supply Chain Management

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Degree Requirements

Major: Supply Chain Management

Degree Type: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Minimum Degree Credits to Graduate: 120

University Degree Requirements

  1. Satisfactory completion of all requirements of the curriculum in which one is enrolled.
  2. Earn a minimum total of 120 credits in approved coursework.  Some academic programs exceed this minimum.
  3. Satisfactory completion of the general education requirements as specified by the university.
  4. A minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
  5. At least 36 credits presented for graduation must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.
  6. Transfer Students: Must earn a minimum of 60 credits from a baccalaureate-degree granting or professional institution. 
    1. Of these 60, at least 36 must be NDSU resident credits as defined in #7.
    2. Within the 36 resident credits, a minimum of 15 must be in courses numbered 300 or higher and 15 credits in the major field of study.
  7. At least 36 credits must be NDSU resident credits.  Resident credits include credits registered and paid for at NDSU.

For complete information, please refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section of this Bulletin.

University General Education Requirements

Communication (C)12
College Composition I
College Composition II
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Upper Division Writing
Quantitative Reasoning (R) 3
Science and Technology (S) 10
Humanities and Fine Arts (A) 6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) 6
Wellness (W) 2
Cultural Diversity (D) *†
Global Perspectives (G) *†
Total Credits39
  •  A list of university approved general education courses and administrative policies are available here.

Supply Chain Management Requirements

Pre-Major Requirements
COMM 110Fundamentals of Public Speaking3
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics3
or ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENGL 120College Composition II3
MATH 144Mathematics for Business4
PSYC 111Introduction to Psychology3
or SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology
Supply Chain Major Requirements
BUSN 430Legal and Social Environment of Business3
BUSN 489Strategic Management3
FIN 320Principles of Finance3
SCM 320Integrated Supply Chain Management3
SCM 330Supply Chain Analysis and Analytics3
SCM 325Managing Inventory and Materials 3
SCM 425Procurement & Sourcing3
SCM 435Transportation & Distribusion3
SCM 450Supplier & Customer Relations 3
SCM 460Production & Operations Management3
MGMT 320Foundations of Management3
MIS 320Management Information Systems3
MRKT 320Foundations of Marketing3
Select three courses from the SCM electives below:9
Financing the Supply Chain
Supply Chain Technology Enablers
Scheduling in Supply Chain Management
International Supply Chain Management
Modeling the Supply Chain
Total Credits64