Business Administration Minor

Requirements

15 credits in Business Administration minor courses, including:

BUS 1101Business Savvy3
BUS 1610Financial Accounting3
Students must complete three additional Business courses (three credits each). Additional business courses must be numbered 2000 or above. Please note that some upper-level business courses may have additional prerequisite requirements.9

A student must earn at least a 2.00 cumulative GPA in the Business Administration minor courses.

Students may overlap only one course between two minors.

At least three of the five total minor courses must be completed at UVM. Transfer credit must follow the procedures and restrictions listed in the Grossman School of Business Academic Requirements.

Restrictions

Ineligible Major: Business Administration

Pre/co-requisites

ECON 1400Principles of Macroeconomics 1,23
ECON 1450Principles of Microeconomics 1,23
1

ECON 1400 and ECON 1450 must be passed with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 and no single course grade lower than C-.

2

A student can be admitted to the minor after completing either ECON 1400 or ECON 1450 with a C- or better.  The remaining ECON course is still required to complete the minor.

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 an $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.