Minor in business


Overview

Whether you're majoring in geology, psychology, journalism — and everything in between — KU's minor in business provides a valuable skill set for the professional world and will set you apart from your peers.

The program is designed to allow students with majors outside of the School of Business to supplement their education with a better understanding of business concepts.

In order to declare a minor in business, students must have a major at KU other than business. All business minor courses must be taken for a grade; credit/no credit is not permitted.


Changes to business minor

Requirements for the minor in business changed in fall 2023 to provide students with more flexibility.

These requirements apply to any student starting a business minor in or after fall 2023.

Required courses beginning fall 2023

Four required courses (offered fall and spring semesters, online summer semester):

  • BE 305: Economics of Business
  • FIN 305: Finance and Accounting
  • MGMT 305: Survey of Management and Leadership
  • MKTG 305: Survey of Marketing

Two electives — choose from:

  • Insurance and Risk Management — electing these two classes also earns the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management:

    • FIN 208: Principles of Insurance
    • FIN 324: Risk Management Foundations (available starting spring 2024)
  • Professional Selling — electing these two classes also earns the certificate in professional selling:
    • MKTG 315: Sales Force Management
    • MKTG 316: Professional Selling Skills
  • Entrepreneurship:
    • ENTR 410: Building Entrepreneurial Competency
    • ENTR 460: Entrepreneurial Finance*
    • ENTR 470: Entrepreneurial Marketing*
  • Analytics and Statistics:
    • BSAN 202: Business Analytics – Statistics
    • SCM 305: Survey of Decision Making in Business
  • Accounting:
    • ACCT 200: Principles of Accounting
    • ACCT 201: Managerial Accounting*
    • Additional accounting electives forthcoming
  • Management and Leadership
    • MGMT 472: Management and Leadership – Project Management*

*Pre-requisite applies

Pre-fall 2023 required courses

  • ACCT 205: Survey of Accounting (or ACCT 200: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting)
  • IST 205: Survey of Information Systems (or IST 202: Introduction to Information Systems; or BSAN 310: Intro to Business Analytics)
  • MGMT 305: Survey of Management and Leadership (or MGMT 310: Organizational Behavior)
  • MKTG 305: Survey of Marketing (or MKTG 310: Marketing)
  • FIN 305: Survey of Finance (or FIN 310: Finance)
  • SCM 305: Survey of Decision Making in Business (or SCM 310: Management Science and Operations Management)

Current KU students who started the business minor before fall 2023 must complete:

Three required courses:

  • MGMT 305: Survey of Management and Leadership
  • MKTG 305: Survey of Marketing
  • FIN 305: Survey of Finance (or FIN 310: Finance)

Three electives — choose from:

  • ACCT 205: Survey of Accounting (not offered past spring 2023) or ACCT 200: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
  • IST 205: Survey of Information Systems (not offered past summer 2023)
  • SCM 305: Survey of Decision Making in Business
  • BE 305: Economics of Business
  • MKTG 315: Sales Force Management
  • MKTG 316: Professional Selling Skills
  • ENTR 410: Building Entrepreneurial Competency*
  • ENTR 460: Entrepreneurial Finance*
  • ENTR 470: Entrepreneurial Marketing*
  • BSAN 202: Business Analytics – Statistics
  • ACCT 201: Managerial Accounting*
  • MGMT 472: Management and Leadership – Project Management*

*Pre-requisite applies

These requirements apply to any student starting a business minor in or after fall 2023.

Required courses beginning fall 2023

Four required courses (offered fall and spring semesters, online summer semester):

  • BE 305: Economics of Business
  • FIN 305: Finance and Accounting
  • MGMT 305: Survey of Management and Leadership
  • MKTG 305: Survey of Marketing

Two electives — choose from:

  • Insurance and Risk Management — electing these two classes also earns the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management:

    • FIN 208: Principles of Insurance
    • FIN 324: Risk Management Foundations (available starting spring 2024)
  • Professional Selling — electing these two classes also earns the certificate in professional selling:
    • MKTG 315: Sales Force Management
    • MKTG 316: Professional Selling Skills
  • Entrepreneurship:
    • ENTR 410: Building Entrepreneurial Competency
    • ENTR 460: Entrepreneurial Finance*
    • ENTR 470: Entrepreneurial Marketing*
  • Analytics and Statistics:
    • BSAN 202: Business Analytics – Statistics
    • SCM 305: Survey of Decision Making in Business
  • Accounting:
    • ACCT 200: Principles of Accounting
    • ACCT 201: Managerial Accounting*
    • Additional accounting electives forthcoming
  • Management and Leadership
    • MGMT 472: Management and Leadership – Project Management*

*Pre-requisite applies

Pre-fall 2023 required courses

  • ACCT 205: Survey of Accounting (or ACCT 200: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting)
  • IST 205: Survey of Information Systems (or IST 202: Introduction to Information Systems; or BSAN 310: Intro to Business Analytics)
  • MGMT 305: Survey of Management and Leadership (or MGMT 310: Organizational Behavior)
  • MKTG 305: Survey of Marketing (or MKTG 310: Marketing)
  • FIN 305: Survey of Finance (or FIN 310: Finance)
  • SCM 305: Survey of Decision Making in Business (or SCM 310: Management Science and Operations Management)

Current KU students who started the business minor before fall 2023 must complete:

Three required courses:

  • MGMT 305: Survey of Management and Leadership
  • MKTG 305: Survey of Marketing
  • FIN 305: Survey of Finance (or FIN 310: Finance)

Three electives — choose from:

  • ACCT 205: Survey of Accounting (not offered past spring 2023) or ACCT 200: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
  • IST 205: Survey of Information Systems (not offered past summer 2023)
  • SCM 305: Survey of Decision Making in Business
  • BE 305: Economics of Business
  • MKTG 315: Sales Force Management
  • MKTG 316: Professional Selling Skills
  • ENTR 410: Building Entrepreneurial Competency*
  • ENTR 460: Entrepreneurial Finance*
  • ENTR 470: Entrepreneurial Marketing*
  • BSAN 202: Business Analytics – Statistics
  • ACCT 201: Managerial Accounting*
  • MGMT 472: Management and Leadership – Project Management*

*Pre-requisite applies


Students are strongly encouraged to declare the business minor as early as possible. Complete the declaration of the minor form to declare an intent to pursue a minor in business.

When a student has declared a minor in business, completed the six courses required with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better, and applied for a degree with the Office of the Registrar, the minor is granted.

Students are strongly encouraged to declare the business minor as early as possible. Complete the declaration of the minor form to declare an intent to pursue a minor in business.

When a student has declared a minor in business, completed the six courses required with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better, and applied for a degree with the Office of the Registrar, the minor is granted.

Credit hour requirements

  • Coursework consists of 6 courses for a total of 18 credit hours.

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