The Washington State University General Catalog

Marketing

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Marketing (120 Credits)

Preparation for careers in marketing management, sales, retail management, marketing research, brand management, and promotion.

Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a major in Marketing, students are required to complete all admission and graduation requirements listed in the Carson College of Business (CCB) section of this catalog and the coursework included in the sample 4-year plan listed below.

First Year
First TermCredits
Arts [ARTS]3
B A 1003
ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI]13
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]3
MATH 20123
Second TermCredits
B A 1021
COM 102 [COMM], H D 205 [COMM], or MKTG 279 [COMM]13 or 4
ECONS 101 or 10213
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] or 105 [WRTG]13
HBM 10111
MATH 202 [QUAN]33
Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 1
Apply for Admission into the Major
Second Year
First TermCredits
ACCTG 23013
B A 201, 202, and 203, or B A 2113
Humanities [HUM]3
MIS 2503
Social Science or Humanities Elective43
Consider studying abroad this summer5
Second TermCredits
ACCTG 23113
B A 204, 205, and 206, or B A 2123
B LAW 2103
Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI] (with lab)64
Diversity [DIVR]3
Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 2
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First TermCredits
ENGLISH 402 or 4033
I BUS 3803
MGTOP 21574
MKTG 3603
300-400-level Business Electives83
Second TermCredits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI] 63
FIN 3253
MGTOP 3403
MKTG 4073
300-400-level Marketing Elective93
Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 3
Fourth Year
First TermCredits
MKTG 3683
MKTG 461 [M], ENTRP 490 [M], or I BUS 482 [M]3
300-400-level Business Electives83
International Experience Requirement or Elective53
Social Science or Humanities Elective43
Second TermCredits
MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS]3
MKTG 495 [M]3
International Experience Requirement or Elective 53
Electives105
Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 4

Footnotes
1For students in the Honors Program: ECONS 198 is an approved substitute for ECONS 101 and 102; COM 102/H D 205/MKTG 279 requirement is waived; HONORS 198 is an approved substitute for HBM 101; ENGLISH 198 is an approved substitute for ENGLISH 101; ACCTG 298 is an approved substitute for ACCTG 230 and 231. Honors students may need to enroll in elective coursework to meet University requirement of 120 credits.
2MATH 201 will be waived with an ALEKS score of 80% or higher, or the completion of MATH 202 or equivalent. MATH 106 will be accepted as an alternative to MATH 201 for transfer students.
3Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 140 or 171.
4Social Science or Humanities Electives (6 credits): Any courses with the [SSCI] or [HUM] designation (excluding courses in ACCTG, B_A, B_LAW, ENTRP, FIN, HBM, I_BUS, MGMT, MGTOP, MIS, and MKTG), or courses in ANTH, ART, ASIA, CES, CRM J, DTC, ECONS, ENGLISH (excluding ENGLISH 402 or 403), FOR LANG, HISTORY, HONORS 270, 280, 370, 380, H D, HUMANITY, PHIL, POL S, PSYCH, SOC, and WGSS not used to fulfill other (including UCORE) requirements.
5All 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.
6For a total of 7 credits—one Biological Sciences [BSCI] and one Physical Sciences [PSCI] course, including one lab course.
7STAT 212 will be accepted as alternative to MGTOP 215 for transfer students.
8300-400-level Business Electives (6 credits): Any 300-400-level courses taught by CCB. May not include courses from the CCB core, the set of required MKTG courses, or any 498 Internships or 499 Special Topics courses.
9300-400-level Marketing Electives (3 credits): Any 300-400-level MKTG course not used to fulfill major requirements.
10Electives: 300-400-level coursework as needed to meet University requirements of 120 credits and 40 upper-division credits.

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