Business Minor
Build business knowledge that complements your major and broadens your career possibilities. Designed for non-business majors, the Business Minor provides a foundation in accounting, finance, management and human resources, marketing and operations through five required courses.
No application or Fisher approval is required. After completing the coursework, you can declare the minor through your college’s standard minor declaration process.
This program was developed with financial support from Ford Motor Company.
Curriculum requirements
Before enrolling in minor courses, students must complete:
- College Algebra: MATH 1130, 1148 or equivalent (or Math Placement Level M or higher)
- Microeconomics: ECON 2001.01 or equivalent
- Accounting: ACCTMIS 2000 is a required prerequisite for the finance course (BUSFIN 3120)
All five courses below are required (15 credit hours). Variations must be approved by the Fisher Undergraduate Programs Petition Committee. View the curriculum sheet here.
- ACCTMIS 2000 – Foundations of Accounting (3 cr): Introduction to financial and managerial accounting concepts for non-business students
- Pre-req for BUSFIN 3120
- BUSFIN 3120 – Foundations of Finance (3 cr): Survey of finance topics including investments, financial markets, risk and global finance
- Pre-req: ACCTMIS 2000
- BUSMHR 3100 – Foundations of Management and Human Resources (3 cr): Overview of organizational behavior, human resource management and labor markets
- BUSOBA 3130 – Foundations of Operations Management (3 cr): Introduction to operations in manufacturing and service sectors including supply chain and purchasing
- BUSML 3150 – Foundations of Marketing (3 cr): Key marketing principles and tools used across for-profit and nonprofit organizations
Guidelines
15 credit hours are required. 1000 level courses shall not be counted toward the minor. A least 6 credit hours must be upper-division courses as defined by Fisher College of Business.
A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination.
A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor.
The minor must be in a different subject than the major. The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).
Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor.
Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA for all minor course work.
Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.
No more than 3 credit hours of course graded.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor.
No more than 3 credit hours.
A student who completes the minor following the above guidelines need only file their college’s Minor Program Form with their college office and submitted to the college/school advisor. No approval from Fisher College of Business is required.
Once the minor program is filed in the college office, any changes must be approved by the academic unit offering the minor