All students must meet the University Co-Major Requirements.
Overview
The thirty-four credit co-major in Business Administration prepares students to become responsible business leaders in a dynamic, complex, and sustainable global economy. Students learn not only about how to boost shareholder value but also how to manage success in the long-term by boosting stakeholder value. The Business Administration Co-Major has Business Foundation and Business Depth requirements.
Requirements
A student can count up to two courses (3 credits each) from a non-GSB major or minor toward the 34 credits required for the Business Administration co-major. A student must complete at least 12 of the 34 credits required for the Business Administration Co-Major from courses at the 2000-level or higher. A student cannot transfer more than 50% of the total credits needed for the Business Administration Co-Major from another institution. Transfer credit policies and procedures can be found in Grossman School of Business Requirements.
Business Foundation Requirements
Nineteen credits (7 courses). The Business Foundation courses serve as the prerequisite requirements for upper-level Business Depth requirements and primarily include courses from the Basic Business Core requirements of the Business Major. All Business Foundation courses, other than BUS 2102, must be completed with a grade-point average of at least 2.25 and no single course grade lower than C-. BUS 2102 must be satisfactorily completed.
| Students must complete five courses from the Basic Business Core | 15 | |
| ECON 1400 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 1450 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 1140 | Information Technology | 3 |
| BUS 1610 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| Select one of the following Basic Business Core Courses | 3 | |
| Decision Analysis | ||
| Managerial Accounting | ||
| Students must also complete the following courses: | 4 | |
| BUS 1101 | Business Savvy | 3 |
| BUS 2102 | Prof. Development Series II | 1 |
Business Depth Requirements
Fifteen credits (5 courses). Business Depth courses include courses from the Business Field, Interdisciplinary Theme, and Business Concentration requirements of the Business Major. In general, students must successfully complete the Business Foundation courses before enrolling in Business Depth courses.
Two courses from the Business Field must be completed with an overall grade-point average of at least a 2.00. At least one of the two Business Field courses must be completed at UVM.
| Students must complete two courses from the Business Field: | 6 | |
| Leadership & Org Behavior | ||
| Marketing Management | ||
| Operations Management | ||
| Managerial Finance | ||
Three courses from the Interdisciplinary Themes and Business Concentrations must be completed with an overall grade-point average of at least 2.00. At least two of the three Interdisciplinary Theme and Business Concentration courses must be completed at UVM.
| Students must complete three of the following courses from the Interdisciplinary Themes and Business Concentrations: | 9 | |
| Entrepreneurial Leadership | ||
| Business Law I | ||
| Business Law II | ||
| Real Estate Law | ||
| Political Envir of Business | ||
| Individual Taxation | ||
| Database Management | ||
| Green IT & Virtualization | ||
| Bus. Driven Decision Making | ||
| Business Process Improvement | ||
| Intermediate Financial Mgmt | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Tech, Entr & Commercialization | ||
| Entrepreneurial Family Firms | ||
| Integrated Product Dev | ||
| International Management | ||
| Ethics & Social Resp in Mgt | ||
| Marketing Research | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Digital Marketing | ||
| Marketing Research Practicum | ||
| Services Marketing | ||
| Marketing Communications | ||
| Retail Management | ||
| Intn'l Market Analysis | ||
| Sustainable Marketing | ||
| Corporate Financial Reporting1 | ||
| Corporate Financial Reporting2 | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| Adv Topics in Management Acctg | ||
| Taxation of Social Enterprises | ||
| Accounting Information Systems | ||
| Quant Anyl for Managerial Dec | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Green Mountain Investment Fund | ||
| Fixed Income Security Analysis | ||
| Security Val & Portfolio Mgmt | ||
| International Finance Mgmt | ||
| Free Markets & Free Enterprise | ||
| Options and Futures | ||
| Financial Tech and Analytics | ||
| Real Estate Finance | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Wall Street Seminar | ||
| Special Topics | ||
PREREQUISITES and ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A student interested in declaring a co-major in Business Administration must submit an application, via an online form. After submission, the student must meet with an advisor in the home unit to ensure that the student could complete the co-major along with degree requirements in the home unit. Once cleared by the home unit, the student must meet with an advisor in the GSB Center for Student Success to map out coursework towards completion of the co-major. Once both advisors have approved the application, the CSS advisor will inform the Registrar’s Office to have the co-major added to the student’s record.
Students can be admitted to the Business Administration Co-Major upon successful completion of ECON 1400 or ECON 1450 and with a cumulative overall GPA of 2.75 or higher. In addition, previously completed Business Foundation classes (if any) will also be assessed during the application review process, and a grade of C- or higher must have been earned in those courses.
Restrictions
Ineligible Majors: Business Administration B.S., Mechanical Engineering B.S., Biomedical Engineering B.S., Electrical Engineering B.S., Civil Engineering B.S., Environmental Engineering B.S., and Engineering B.S.
Other Information
MOBILE COMPUTING REQUIREMENT
Students are asked to have a portable computer and the software suite that meets the requirements of the Grossman School of Business. Please consult with a member of the University’s IT staff for specific information.
GSB COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGY FEE
The Grossman School of Business charges a $75 Technology Fee per semester to all business majors, co-majors, minors, and graduate students (Sustainable Innovation MBA and Master of Accountancy programs).
The GSB Technology Fee covers terminals, monitors, servers and computer lab systems (Ex: A/V hardware and hookups), and software related to instruction (Bloomberg terminals, research databases for instructional purposes, online poll service for classroom response system, and other). The fee also covers associated digital displays within the GSB Study Rooms. Students who pay the fee get printing access for a limited amount of copies (180 per month). The fee also covers maintenance for printers, paper and print management system.
COMPUTER COMPETENCY
Students are presumed to have basic microcomputer literacy, including working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software. Students lacking this basic knowledge are responsible for attaining it through course work, self-study, tutorials or workshops.