Business - Minor

This program develops a foundational knowledge in the basic aspects of business, including accounting, finance, management information systems, management, and marketing.

Mays Business School offers a business minor for undergraduate non-business majors. Students interested in pursuing a future MBA, or the MS Business Master's degree, may find that when combined with appropriate statistics and economics coursework, a business minor provides the business foundation required by most graduate business 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 minor and receive transcript recognition, students complete required coursework. 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 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	3
FINC 409	Survey of Finance Principles ¹	3
ISTM 209	Business Information Systems Concepts ²	3
MGMT 209	Principles of Business Regulations and Law	3
MGMT 309	Survey of Management ¹	3
MKTG 409	Principles of Marketing ¹	3
Total Semester Credit Hours		18

¹: Course must be taken in residence at Texas A&M. No transfer courses or substitutions will be allowed except through approved exchange and affiliate provider study abroad programs.
²: The Information Systems CLEP exam is available for students who have not taken ISTM 209 and wish to demonstrate mastery of the course concepts. See your academic advisor for additional information.

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

Course equivalents may be available for lower-level business minor coursework (200-level courses). Refer to the business minor webpage for further information.