Courses

As a student in this 19-credit minor, you will first study the fundamentals of business, including accounting, marketing, management, and economics. Penn State World Campus then allows you to customize your minor by incorporating higher-level course work most appropriate to your career aspirations.

A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses that you take to fulfill requirements for the minor.

Course List — Undergraduate Minor in Business

Prescribed Courses (10 credits)
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision-Making	ACCTG 211	Introduction to the role of accounting numbers in the process of managing a business and in investor decision-making. Prerequisite: MATH 021 or 1.5 units of high school algebra	4 credits
Basic Management Concepts	MGMT 301	Study of fundamental principles and processes available to the understanding of management. Not available to students who have taken B A 304. Prerequisite: ENGL 015 or ENGL 030; ECON 102 or ECON 104; MATH 021 or higher or satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination	3 credits
Principles of Marketing	MKTG 301W	Focuses on customer behavior, product, channels of distribution, promotion, and pricing with emphasis on a culturally diverse environment. Not available to students who have taken B A 303. Prerequisite: ENGL 015 or ENGL 030; ECON 102 or ECON 104; MATH 021 or higher or satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination	3 credits

Additional Courses and Related Areas (3 credits)
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy or Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy	ECON 102 (GS) or ECON 104 (GS)	Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution. or National income measurement; aggregate economic models; money and income; policy problems.	3 credits

Supporting Courses

To earn the minor, you must take 6 credits of 400-level Supporting Courses. You must take at least 3 credits from the following list of courses:

ACCTG, BA, EBF, ECON, ENTR, FIN, HPA, IB, LHR, MIS, MGMT, MKTG, SCM, or STAT

For the remaining 3 credits, you may choose 3 credits from the original list of courses, or select 3 credits from the Optional Supporting Courses.

Optional Supporting Courses (Select up to 3 credits)
Abbreviation	Credits
CAS 404, CRIMJ 408, ENGL 419, HDFS 455, IST 402, IST 420, IST 432, PSYCH 484, PSYCH 485, SOC 455, SOC 456, SOC 467	3 credits

Course Availability

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