Business Major

The business major provides great flexibility in designing a program of study to meet specific objectives. Students can develop a concentration in an area of business for which a major is not available, or they can distribute their electives across all areas of business.

To earn the BSM degree with a transcript designation as a business major, complete the following courses:

General liberal arts and sciences requirements (approximately 44 hours)

Freeman prerequisites (a minimum of 18 hours):
ACCT 203 - Financial Accounting
MATH 115, 121, or 131 - Calculus
MATH 111, 114, or ECON 323 - Statistics
ECON 101 or 103 - Microeconomics
ECON 102 or 104 - Macroeconomics
PSYC 100, 101, or 102 - Psychology

Freeman core curriculum (27 hours):
ACCT 301 - Managerial Accounting
ISDS 375 - Business Computing
MKTG 382 - Marketing Management
PERS 321 - Managerial Perspectives
FINC 352 - Financial Management
MCOM 335 - Management Communications
OBHR 331 - Organizational Behavior
PSOM 372 - Operations Management
GMGT 415 - Management Policy

One non-business elective [200 level or higher] (3 hours)

Two non-business or business electives [300 level or higher] (6 hours)

and any eight business electives (24 hours)

Total: 122 hours

BSM Check Sheets (pdf)