Business - Minor

Mays Business School offers a business minor for undergraduate non-business majors. Students interested in pursuing a future MBA may find that when combined with appropriate statistics and economics coursework, the business minor provides the business foundation required by most MBA programs.

Students applying for a business minor must have a 2.0 or better overall GPA. Application is made in the student’s home college or major department. Students are encouraged to start taking business minor courses as soon as the minor is declared.

To be awarded the business minor and receive transcript recognition, students must obtain a grade of C or better in each required course. Once declared, minor requirements become graduation requirements. The minor will be recognized on the transcript after graduation, but not on the diploma.

The minor in business consists of six specific courses chosen to develop a foundational knowledge in the basic aspects of business, including accounting, finance, management, marketing, and management information systems.

The courses listed below constitute the 18 hours required for a minor in business.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 209	Survey of Accounting Principles (or TCCNS ACCT 2301 or 2401)	3
ISTM 209	Business Information Systems Concepts 1	3
MGMT 209	Principles of Business Regulations and Law (or Blinn College BUSI 2371) 2	3
FINC 409	Survey of Finance Principles 3	3
MGMT 309	Survey of Management 3	3
MKTG 409	Principles of Marketing 3	3
Total Semester Credit Hours		18

1	The Information Systems CLEP exam is available for students who have not taken ISTM 209 to demonstrate mastery of the course concepts. See http://testing.tamu.edu/Exams/CLEP.
2	MGMT 212 cannot be used to meet this requirement.
3	Course must be taken in residence at Texas A&M. No transfer courses or substitutions will be allowed.

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in each course listed above to be awarded the business minor and receive transcript recognition.