Business

I. Required Business and Accounting courses the major—28 hours:

• ACCT 215 - Principles of Accounting I (4)
• ACCT 216 - Principles of Accounting II (4)
• BUS 250 - Marketing Principles (4)
• BUS 300 - Law and Ethics (4)
• BUS 480 - Strategic Management (4)

One course from:

• BUS 225 - Introduction to Business (4)
• BUS 230 - Organizational Behavior and Theory (4)

One Business Science course:

• BUS 386 - Business Information Systems and Applications (4)
• BUS 388 - AI for Business (4)
• BUS 392 - Business Analytics and Decision Making (4)

II. Required Electives—at least 12 hours of BUS coursework at the 300-400 level

Students may choose these electives from different topics, or they may focus their study in a specific area such as marketing, global business, entrepreneurship, or business science. Note that while only one business science course is required for the BUS major, students may use additional business science courses taken above and beyond the core requirement to count toward their elective courses. Likewise, while only one experiential learning option is required for the Business major, students may participate in multiple experiential learning options and use the credit toward their required electives.

III. Experiential Learning Options—3-4 hours:

Choose from one of the following options. Students should consult the departmental website for specific information about these options.

IV. Required courses outside the major—12 hours:

• ECON 103 - Introductory Economic Analysis (4)
• ECON 306 - Corporate Finance (4)

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• STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)   or
• STAT 225 - Introduction to Calculus-Based Statistics (4)

V. Professional Development Program

Students will gain critical career readiness skills through completing structured professional development steps upon declaring the major through their senior year. This will be a course administered through Moodle, and steps include career analysis, resume crafting, consultation with a Career Center coach, engagement with industry/nonprofit/government representatives, digital profile development, planning for internship and other experiential learning, network and mentor development, employment search, mock interviews and salary negotiation, and participation in other required professional development activities. Progress is monitored annually.

VI. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated in BUS 480. A grade of C or higher in ACCT 215, 216, and BUS 480 is required to graduate. Completion of the Professional Development Program is required to graduate

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.