WSU Tri-Cities College of Business: Requirements

Majors & Minors

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration

The majors in business available at the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus include accounting, accounting and information systems, business administration and management and operations (organizational track). Minors include accounting, business administration, human resources and personnel, and information systems.

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General Education Requirements (GER)
CB general requirements
CB certification requirements
CB core requirements
Business Major requirements
Business Minor requirements

General Education Requirements (GERs)

Communication proficiency 6 hrs. (3 hrs [W] and 3 hrs [C])
· Engl 101[W] t (also fulfills CB certification requirement)
· ComSt 102 [C] (also fulfills CB general requirement)
World Civilizations [A] (6 hrs)1
· GenEd 110
· GenEd 111
Intercultural Studies [G], [I], [K] (3 hrs)
Arts and Humanities [G] [H] [HD] 7 (3 hrs) 2
Social Science [S], [K] (6 hrs)
· Econ 101 t (also fulfills CB certification requirement)
· Econ 102 t (also fulfills CB certification requirement)
Sciences [B], [P], [Q] (10 hrs) (one [B] and one [P] required)
Mathematics proficiency (3 hrs)
· Math 202 3 t (also fulfills CB certification requirement)
Tier III 6 [T] or [TD] 7 (3 hrs)
American Diversity Course [D] 7 (3 hrs) (may be fulfilled under another category [SD] or [TD])
The University Writing Portfolio
Writing in the Major [M] (6 hrs)

College of Business General Requirements

ComSt 102 or HD [C] 4 (3hrs)
Pol Sci (3 hrs) 4 (3hrs)
Soc [SD] 7 or Psych [S] (3 hrs)
Engl 402 [W], [M] (3 hrs) Technical and Professional Writing
Global Learning Requirement 8 (6 hrs) may be taken as Study Abroad

Number of credits must add up to a minimum of 53 semester hours of general coursework, excluding business, HBM and PEACT courses and all Econ except 101 and 102.

College of Business Certification Requirements

Courses required for certification as a business major

Engl 101 [W] t (also fulfills GER Communication Proficiency [W] requirement)
Econ 101 [S] t (also fulfills GER Social Science [S] requirement)
Econ 102 [S] t (also fulfills GER Social Science [S] requirement)
Math 201 3 t
Math 202 [N] 3 t (also fulfills GER Math Proficiency [N] requirement)
B Law 210 Law t
MgtOp 215 Statistics t
Acctg 230 Financial Acctg t
Acctg 231 Managerial Acctg t
MIS 250 Mgt Information Systems or MIS 350 at WSU Tri-Cities t

t Completion of these courses with a GPA of 2.5 or better for the group, along with 60 semester hours of coursework with a 2.5 minimum GPA are required for certification as a business major.

Core courses (upper division business courses) required for all business majors (certification as a business major required for enrollment in 300- and 400-level business courses)

MgtOp 301 Management and Organization
Fin 325 Finance
MgtOp 340 Operations Management
Mktg 360 Marketing
MgtOp 491 Business Strategy and Policy 5 OR I Bus/MgtOp 492 Small Business Policy 5

Specific course requirements for majors in:

For questions or an advising appointment contact the WSU Tri-Cities undergraduate business advisor, Wanda Walters ( wwalters@tricity.wsu.edu ) at 509-372-7360

Minors

In addition to getting Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, students may elect to get a minor in an area of business that will help them achieve their career goals. Minors typically consist of a minimum of 18 semester hours of work in a particular area of business.

At Washington State University Tri-Cities business minors are available in:

Some minors may require additional 100 and 200 level courses to be taken through the WSU distance degree program or at another college or university.

Students should consult the WSU Catalog for more information on the requirements for the various minors or contact a business advisor.

Transfer students who began their initial post secondary enrollment prior to Fall 1993 will not be held to these requirements. Students who entered WSU as freshmen Fall 1991-Spring 1993 will be held to three hours of World Civilizations.
Students who began their initial post secondary enrollment prior to Fall 1993 must complete 6 hours of humanities unless they have a transferable “AA” degree.
The following substitutes will be accepted for students transferring from other schools: Math 172 or 220 for Math 201; Math 140, 171 or 206 for Math 202.
Required for new WSU freshmen starting Fall 1997 and students transferring to WSU Fall 1999 or after.
To be taken after completion of all other core courses, usually during senior year.
Required for students who have an initial post-secondary enrollment date of Fall 1995 or later. All Tier III courses will have prerequisites of lower division GER courses. Careful planning must be employed.
Required for students who have an initial post secondary enrollment date of Fall 2000 or after. Students must take one course that carries [D] GER designation.
Required for all business majors who certify after August 20th , 2007.

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