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Business Administration, Vancouver and Tri-Cities Campuses Only (120 Credits)
Graduation Requirements
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all Carson College of Business (CCB) courses required for the major is required for graduation. The calculation will only count WSU business courses that are taught by the CCB including HBM courses. Economic Sciences courses or any other courses outside the college are not included.
Business Administration majors are required to complete a minimum of 9 upper-division business courses in residence. Students within the College of Business must complete an International Learning Requirement option, see catalog for more information.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]1 | 3 or 4 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| MATH 2012 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 101 or 102 | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 202 [QUAN]3 | 3 |
| MIS 250 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]1 | 4 or 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 230 | 3 |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| SOC [SSCI] or PSYCH [SSCI]4 | 3 |
| Non-Business Electives 5 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 231 | 3 |
| B LAW 210 | 3 |
| COM 102 [COMM] or H D 205 [COMM] | 3 or 4 |
| MGTOP 2156 | 4 |
| POL S Elective | 4 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Consider studying abroad this summer7 | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| FIN 325 | 3 |
| I BUS 380 | 3 |
| MGMT 301 | 3 |
| MKTG 360 | 3 |
| 300-400-level Business or ECONS Elective8 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 338 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 402 | 3 |
| MGMT 401 [M] | 3 |
| MGTOP 340 | 3 |
| Non-Business Electives 5 | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| FIN 425 [M] | 3 |
| 400-level Business Electives8 | 6 |
| Non-Business Electives 5 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS] | 3 |
| MKTG 495 [M] | 3 |
| Non-Business Electives 5 | 6 |
Footnotes
| 1 | For a total of 7 credits—one Biological Science [BSCI] and one Physical Science [PSCI] course, including one lab course, or 8 credits of [SCI] designated courses. (SCIENCE 101 [SCI] is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102 [SCI], which is offered Spring semester.) |
| 2 | MATH 201 will be waived with the completion of MATH 202 or equivalent. |
| 3 | Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 171, 140 or 206. |
| 4 | Required for the major. |
| 5 | Non-Business courses to equal 60 credit hours. |
| 6 | STAT 212 will be accepted as alternative to MGTOP 215 for transfer students. |
| 7 | All students must complete the International Experience Requirement. Options for completing the requirement can be found in the Carson College of Business Academic Unit section of the catalog under Business (Pullman, Tri-Cities) or Business Administration (Vancouver). Students should consult with their advisor to determine the best option. |
| 8 | May not include courses from the business administration core, the set of required business administration courses, or any 498 or 499 courses. |
- Business
Courses
- Business Law
- Entrepreneurship
- Hospitality Business Management
- International Business
- Management
- Management And Operations
Schedules of Studies
- Business Administration, Tri-Cities Campus Only
- Hospitality Business Management
- Management
- Senior Living Management
- Wine and Beverage Business Management