Academic Advising Center

Harrison College of Business

Required Core and Support Courses

Students must be admitted to the Harrison College of Business prior to enrolling in any upper level (300 or above) business courses. Prerequisites are listed below the course name. Students must meet all prerequisites in order to enroll in any course. Students who enroll in unauthorized courses, including courses for which they do not have prerequisites, will be dropped from those courses.

Admission requirements to the Harrison College of Business include:

1)  Completion of 60 hours or more
2)  A minimum 2.25 cumulative grade point average

3)  A grade of ‘C’ or better in
each of the following lower level core/support courses:  AC221, 
     AC222, AD101, BL255, EC215, EC225, EN140, MA134, MA139, MG252, QM257, and 
     SC105.

Students who are not making adequate progress towards meeting admission requirements are subject to dismissal from the Harrison College of Business.  If dismissed, students are not eligible to continue as business majors at Southeast.

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Click here for a copy of the course sequencing flowchart of core/support courses.

(A grade of 'C' is required in each course.)

Required Core Courses (33 Hours)

  • AC221 Principles of Accounting I
    sophomore standing (30 hours or more), a grade of 'C' or better in AD101 and MA134
  • AC222 Principles of Accounting II
    completion of AC221 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • BA490 Business Policies and Strategies
    senior standing (90 hours or more) and completion of all core/support courses except for the International course
  • BL255 Legal Environment of Business
    sophomore standing
  • FI361 Financial Management
    completion of EC225 and AC222 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • MG301 Principles of Management
    completion of 45 hours; advisor consent is required if not yet admitted to the Harrison College of Business
  • QM352 Management Science (previously Quantitative Methods in Business)
    junior standing (60 hours or more) and completion of QM257 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • QM358 Production/Operations Management
    completion of QM352 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • MI375 Management Information Systems
    completion of MG301 with a grade of 'C' or better or concurrent enrollment in MG301 and MI375 in the same semester
  • MK301 Principles of Marketing
    completion of 45 hours; advisor consent is required if not yet admitted to the Harrison College of Business

International Business Core Requirement (choose ONE course from):

  • AC540 International Perspectives of Accounting
    completion of AC222 with a grade of 'C' or better; senior standing (90 hours or more)
  • BA560 International Business Study Tour*
    completion of MG301 and MK301 with a grade of 'C' or better; senior standing (90 hours or more)
  • EC580 International Economics
    completion of EC215, EC225, and MA134 with a grade of 'C' or better; senior standing (90 hours or more)
  • FI540 International Finance*
    completion of FI361 with a grade of 'C' or better; senior standing (90 hours or more)
  • MG560 International Management*
    completion of MG301 with a grade of 'C' or better;
  • MK560 International Marketing*
    completion of MK301 with a grade of 'C' or better;

*International Course taken to meet Business Administration Core requirements may not be counted as a major course requirement.

 

Support Courses (30 Hours)

Some courses may fulfill University Studies requirements. A grade of 'C' or better is required in each support course.

  • AD101 Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
  • EC215 Principles of Microeconomics
    completion of AD101 and MA134 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics
    completion of EC215 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • EN140 Rhetoric and Critical Thinking
    completion of EN100 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • MA134 College Algebra
    placement into MA134 or completion of MA095 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • MA139 Applied Calculus
    completion of MA134 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • MG252 Business Communication
    completion of EN140 with a grade of 'C' or better; AD101 is strongly recommended
  • QM257 Business Statistics
    completion of AD101 and MA139 with a grade of 'C' or better
  • SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
  • UI400 Business and Ethics
    senior standing (90 hours or more) and completion of 100-200 level University Studies categories

Harrison College of Business - Academic Advising Center | Dempster Hall 123
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last updated 10/13/09


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