Undergraduate business degree requirements
Undergraduate business degree program requirements include:
- Wayne State's general education requirements
- Mike Ilitch School of Business general education requirements
- Business foundation courses
- Business core courses
- Major courses
- Elective courses
Business students should consult an advisor for specific information on satisfying these requirements and ensuring any selected courses are consistent with academic requirements of the business school. Course descriptions can be found in the WSU Undergraduate Bulletin.
You can choose to earn either a B.A. or B.S. in any Mike Ilitch School of Business major. The only difference is that the B.A. has a foreign language requirement; the B.S. does not.
Business general education requirements
All undergraduate business students are required to take the following general education courses, regardless of their major, unless otherwise noted. These requirements are specific to the business school. Each course is three credit hours unless noted otherwise. Students are responsible for observing all prerequisites.
Natural Science Inquiry (NSI)
PSY 1010 Introductory Psychology (4 credits)
Social Inquiry
ECO 2010 Principles of Microeconomics
or
ECO 2020 Principles of Macroeconomics
Note: ECO 2010 and ECO 2020 are both required to fulfill the business foundation course requirements.
Business foundation courses
All undergraduate business students are required to take the following business foundation courses, regardless of their major. Each course is three credit hours unless noted otherwise. Students are responsible for observing all prerequisites.
Accounting
ACC 3010 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACC 3020 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
Business
BA 1000 Student Success and Career Development for Business Students
BA 1500 Business Tools and Applications
Business Law
BLW 2510 Business Law I
Communications
COM 1010 Oral Communication: Basic Speech
COM 3300 Business and Professional Presentations
Economics
ECO 2010 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 2020 Principles of Macroeconomics
English
ENG 1020 Introductory College Writing
ENG 3010 Intermediate Writing
Statistics
BA 2300 Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistical Inference
Business core courses
Undergraduate business students are required to take the following core courses, regardless of their major. Students are required to have a minimum 2.50 GPA to enroll in 3000 level or higher business school core and major courses. Each course is three credit hours unless noted otherwise. Students are responsible for observing all prerequisites and limitations.
Finance
FIN 3290 Business Finance
Global Supply Chain Management
GSC 3600 Operations and Supply Chain Management
Information Systems Management
ISM 3630 Business Information Systems
Management
MGT 2530 Management of Organizational Behavior
MGT 6890 Strategic Management & Business Policy
Note: MGT 6890 is to be taken as one of the last five courses toward a bachelor's degree and after completion of all other core courses.
Marketing
MKT 2300 Marketing Management
Statistics
BA 3400 Quantitative Methods II: Statistical Methods
You may elect to complete two business majors at the same time. To double major, incoming students can select two majors on their admission application. Current students can complete a change of major form.
Major courses
Each undergraduate major within the Mike Ilitch School of Business has its own set of required courses.
