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New Business Core Requirements

Business Core Curriculum: 80 credits

    The Core Curriculum in Business involves course work in Business, Math, Writing, Communication and Economics. Refer to the Business Core Checklist, for the specific courses required each year.
    Freshman Core Group (17 credits)
    Sophomore Core Group (31 credits)
    Upper Division Core Group (32 credits)

Business Discipline: 24-32 credits

Students select an area of specialization within Business from one of the areas listed below. The credits required vary from 24 to 32, depending upon the discipline chosen. Accountancy, Marketing Management, and Management Information Systems require coursework in your junior year.

Accountancy (32 credits)
Entrepreneurship (24 credits)
Finance (24 credits)
International Business (25 credits)
Management (24 credits)
Management Information Systems (24 credits)
Marketing Management  (24 credits)


Baccalaureate: 48 credits

Students must complete 48 credits of Baccalaureate Core (BAC) courses PLUS the Writing Intensive Course (WIC). The WIC course for College of Business students is BA 469, Strategic Management and Business Policy, which is completed in the senior year.
An approved list of Baccalaureate Core courses is available in the OSU General Catalog and Schedule of Classes. BAC requirements include:
Skills (15 credits)
Perspectives (24 credits)
Difference, Power and Discrimination (3 credits)
Synthesis (6 credits)

BAC courses which will be satisfied with College of Business requirements include:
Writing II - WR 222. *English Composition (3)
  or WR 323. *English Composition (3)
  or WR 327. *Technical Writing (3) 

Writing III - COMM 111. *Public Speaking (3) 
   or COMM 114. *Argument and Critical Discourse (3)

Mathematics - MTH 241 or above


Electives

The number of elective credits will vary depending upon the option selected. Students are advised to complete Baccalaureate Core course requirements early in their program and to work with their advisor in computing the number of electives available.

Additional Requirements

Minimum of 60 credits in Upper Division (300-400 level)

Minimum of 180 credits total to graduate

Meet all College of Business Progression standards 

Candidates for the B.A. degree must either 1)complete a minor offered by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures or 2) demonstrate language proficiency at 3rd year level AND 3) complete 6 credits of upper division appropriate culture classes OR 4) successfully complete a 10 week study abroad/internship in a non-English speaking foreign country while a student at OSU.

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