The Business Minor at a glance: 18 credit hours of ranked and accredited business education courses covering topics in accounting, marketing and management.
| Course |
Credit Hours |
Program prerequisite (does not apply to 18 hours for minor):
MATH 110: Precalculus Algebra or MATH 120 or higher-level math. Satisfied with an ALEKS score of 61% or higher or an ACT math section score of 28 or higher or an SAT math section score of 660 or higher. |
3 |
| Required for admission to minor: |
|
| MIS 202: Computer Applications in Management* |
3 |
| ACTG 210/210L: Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
| Required courses: |
|
| MKT 324: Marketing Concepts |
3 |
| FIN 325: Financial Management |
3 |
| MGT 332: Principles of Organizational Behavior |
3 |
| Business elective: |
|
| 300/400-level Bloch elective (prerequisites as noted)** |
3 |
| Total hours for minor: |
18 |
*BIT degree-seeking students may substitute COMP-SCI 101, COMP-SCI 371 or COMP-SCI 470 for MIS 202.
**For students selecting an entrepreneurship elective, ENT 315 is preferred.
Next Steps
- Talk with an advisor to officially declare the minor.
- Take MIS 202: Computer Applications in Management (MATH 110 is a prerequisite for this course). BIT degree-seeking students can satisfy this requirement with COMP-SCI 101, COMP-SCI 371 or COMP-SCI 470.
- Take ACTG 210/210L: Introduction to Financial Accounting (recommended preparation: completion of 15 college credit hours prior to enrollment).
Notes
- Students are required to be in good standing in a UMKC degree program. Students classified as ‘pre-’ can enter the minor but it cannot be added to the student’s program of study until a major has been declared.
- Transfer students with equivalent course work will be allowed to apply up to 6 hours of credit and a minimum of 12 hours must be completed at UMKC.
- BLA students are eligible for this minor.
- Bloch School students are not eligible for this minor.
- Students minoring in business are limited to 30 hours of Bloch School courses.
- Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.25 in all Bloch School courses.
Minor Curriculum (PDF)
