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Marketing (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.
Marketing 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 Experience 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 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
MATH 2012 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
ECONS 101 or 102 | 3 |
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 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 |
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
SOC [SSCI] or PSYCH [SSCI]4 | 3 |
Non-Business Electives5 | 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 | 3 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Consider studying abroad this summer7 | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
FIN 325 | 3 |
I BUS 380 | 3 |
MGMT 301 | 3 |
MGTOP 340 | 3 |
MKTG 360 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
ENGLISH 402 | 3 |
MKTG 407 | 3 |
300-400-level Business Electives8 | 3 |
300-400-level MKTG Elective9 | 3 |
Non-Business Electives5 | 3 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
MKTG 368 | 3 |
300-400-level Business Electives8 | 3 |
300-400-level MKTG Elective 9 | 3 |
Non-Business Electives5 | 6 |
Second Term | Credits |
MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS] | 3 |
MKTG 495 [M] | 3 |
Non-Business Electives5 | 7 |
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) 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 MKTG courses, or any 498 or 499 courses. |
9 | Any 300-400 level MKTG course not used to fulfill major requirements, ENTRP 490[M] or IBUS 482[M]. Must include one [M] course. |
- Business
Courses
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Business Law
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Hospitality Business Management
- International Business
- Management
- Management And Operations
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
Schedules of Studies
- Accounting
- Aging Business Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Hospitality Business Management
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
Minors
- Business Administration
- Entrepreneurship
- Hospitality Business Management
- Human Resource Management
Certificates
- Professional Sales Certificate (Vancouver and Pullman Campuses Only)