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.