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Management (120 Credits)
Additional majors within the Business Administration Degree
Students already admitted to another major within the Business Administration degree, except for the Business Administration major, can elect to earn an additional major in Management by completing the following courses: MGMT 401, MGMT 485, MGTOP 470, MGMT 483, and 3 credits of MIS 441, MIS 420, ENTRP 489, or MGMT 496 for the Innovation & Change track or MGMT 401, MGMT 485, MGTOP 470, MGMT 450, MGMT 455, and MGMT 456 for Human Resource Management track. None of the courses for an additional major may be used for a 300-400-level Business Elective and at least 15 credits of an additional major’s courses cannot be used elsewhere in the degree. If interested in this option, please contact a Carson College of Business advisor.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a major in Management, 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 Term | Credits |
| B A 100 | 3 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI]1 | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 201 2 | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry3 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| B A 102 | 1 |
| ECONS 101 or 1021 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] or 105 [WRTG]1 | 3 |
| HBM 1011 | 1 |
| MATH 202 [QUAN]4 | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry3 | 4 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 1 | |
| Apply for Admission into the Major | |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 2301 | 3 |
| B A 201, 202, and 203, or B A 211 | 3 |
| B LAW 210 | 3 |
| COM 102 [COMM], H D 205 [COMM], or MKTG 279 [COMM]1 | 3 or 4 |
| MIS 250 | 3 |
| Consider studying abroad this summer5 | |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 2311 | 3 |
| B A 204, 205, and 206, or B A 212 | 3 |
| MGTOP 2156 | 4 |
| UCORE Inquiry3 | 6 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 2 | |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| FIN 325 | 3 |
| I BUS 380 | 3 |
| MGMT 401 | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry3 | 3 |
| Social Science or Humanities Elective7 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 402 or 403 | 3 |
| MGMT 485 [M] | 3 |
| MGTOP 340 | 3 |
| MKTG 360 | 3 |
| Track Electives8 | 3 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 3 | |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| MGTOP 470 | 3 |
| International Experience Requirement or Electives 5 | 3 |
| Social Science or Humanities Elective7 | 3 |
| Track Electives [M]8 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS] | 3 |
| International Experience Requirement or Electives | 3 |
| Track Electives8 | 3 |
| Electives9 | 5 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 4 | |
Footnotes
| 1 | For 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. |
| 2 | MATH 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. |
| 3 | Must complete 5 of these 6 UCORE designations: ARTS, BSCI, DIVR, EQJS, HUM, PSCI. One lab science (BSCI or PSCI) must be completed. |
| 4 | Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 140 or 171. |
| 5 | 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 or Business Administration (Vancouver). Students should consult with their advisor to determine the best option. |
| 6 | STAT 212 will be accepted as alternative to MGTOP 215 for transfer students. |
| 7 | Social 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. |
| 8 | Track Electives: Students must complete one of two tracks for the management major. A total of 9 credits are required for each track. The requirements for each track are as follows. Innovation & Change Track: required MGMT 483 [M], 487, and MIS 448; Human Resource Management Track: required MGMT 450, 455, 456 [M]. |
| 9 | Electives: 300-400-level coursework as needed to meet University requirements of 120 credits and 40 upper-division credits. |