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Minor in Business Administration

SBA  >  Programs  >  Minors  >  Minor in Business Administration

The minor provides basic knowledge in the field of business. It is a complementary field of study for CAAD students in studio majors, CAS students and CEN students. The minor is also attractive to undergraduate students who intend to pursue graduate studies in business administration, as it supports their candidacy and helps in exempting them from preparatory courses.

Students applying to the business administration minor must have successfully completed 30 credit hours and be in good academic standing.

Students who declare a minor in business administration are assigned an academic advisor by the Office of the Associate Dean.

The following rules apply:

  • The minor consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours, including at least nine credit hours in courses at or above the 300 level in SBA courses.
  • At least nine credit hours of the 18 credit hours required for the minor must be successfully completed in residence at AUS.
  • At least six credit hours of the nine credit hours at or above the 300 level must be successfully completed in residence at AUS.
  • A minimum GPA of 2.00 must be earned in courses completed to satisfy the minor.

Students seeking a minor in business administration must successfully complete the following courses or their equivalent. All course prerequisites must be satisfied.

The minor is not open to SBA students and to students majoring in design management.

Minor Requirements (9 credit hours)

  • BUS 100 Introduction to Business
  • any two 200-level courses from:
    • ACC 201 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
    • ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics or
    • ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
    • FIN 201 Fundamentals of Financial Management
    • MGT 201 Fundamentals of Management
    • MIS 201 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems
    • MKT 201 Fundamentals of Marketing
    • SCM 202 Operations Management

Minor Electives (minimum of 9 credit hours)

Students must successfully complete a minimum of nine credit hours in courses selected from the following:

  • any 300-level or above SBA courses
  • any approved special topics courses at the 300 level or above. Consult the online course catalog or the online class schedule accessible via the AUS student information system to verify course classifications.

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