Curriculum: Business Administration

Concentration: Marketing

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing Concentration

Effective: 08/2008
Updated: 05/2008

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

M 100 Intro to COM
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research2
MA 121 Elements of Calculus2,3
Natural Science4
FL_201 5
Physical Education6

1
 4
 3
 4
 3
 1

 16		  

MA 114 Finite Math7
MA 132 Comp Math for Life & Mgmt Sci8
Humanities/Soc Sci Elective (choice)12
MIE 201 Intro to Bus Processes
Natural Science4
Physical Education10

 3
 1
 3
 3
 4
 1

 15
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ACC 200 Intro to Mang Acct2
ACC 200P Intro to Mang Acct Lab
EC 201 Principles of Microeconomics2,11
History9
BUS/ST 350 Econ/Bus Statistics2,13
Literature14

3
 0
 3
 3
 3
 3

 15		  

ACC 210 Concept of Financial Reporting2
EC 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
BUS 340, 360, 370, MIE 33015
Communication17
PSY 200 Intro to Psychology

3
 3
 3
 3
 3

 15
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

 BUS 320
 BUS 340, 360, 370, MIE 330 15
 BUS 340, 360, 370, MIE 330 15
Advanced Writing 20
Concentration course or Free elective 1,19

3
 3
 3
 3
 3

   15		  

BUS 340, 360, 370, MIE 330 15
BUS 305 Legal & Reg Environment
Concentration course1
Science & Technology18
Concentration course or Free Elective1,19

3
 3
 3
 3
 3

  15
 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

Concentration course1
 Humanities/Soc Sci Elective (choice)12
 Ethics Elective16
 Free Elective19
 Free Elective19

3
 3
 3
 3
 3

  15		  

 MIE 480 Business Policy & Strategy
 Concentration course1
 Free Electives19
 Free Electives19
 Free Electives19

3
 3
 2
 3
 3

  14
 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120
 
Footnotes:        
 

GPA Graduation Requirements:
Overall GPA for all courses attempted at NC State must be a 2.0 or higher; and
Overall GPA for all BUS and MIE courses attempted at NC State must be a 2.0 or higher.

  1. The Marketing Concentration requires the following: BUS 462, 465, and 466; plus one of the following: BUS 440, 441, 463, 464, 469, 473.
  2. Must be completed with “C-“ or better.
  3. MA 131 or MA 141 may substitute.
  4. Two courses (with lab) from two different basic sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, or Physics). Select from BO 200; BIO 105 (with 106 lab), 181, 183; CH 101 (with 102 lab), 201 (with 202 lab); MEA 100, 101 (with 110 lab), 102 (with 111 lab), 120 (with 121 lab), 130 (with 135 lab), 200 (with 210 lab); PY 123 or 124 (with 125 or 126 lab), 131, 133, 201, 202, 205, 208, 211, 212; SSC 220; ZO 150, 212.
  5. Unless a placement exam is completed, students are required to complete FL_201 – three semesters of a foreign language through the intermediate level. Students will not receive credit for courses below 102 unless starting a language different from their high school proficiency. Students who place beyond FL_201 and choose not to take a foreign language course will have satisfied the foreign language requirement but will not receive hour credit.
  6. 1 hour of physical education at the 100 level. (PE 101 through 109 will satisfy this requirement.)
  7. MA 242 may substitute.
  8. MA 121(3) and MA 132(1) – Elements of Calculus and Comp Math for Life & Mgmt Sci (MA 131(3) and 132(1), or MA 141 my substitute). The requirement must be met with C- or better.
  9. Take one from the History GER list.
  10. 1 hour of physical education. (PEC, PEF, PEH, PEO and PES courses cannot be taken to satisfy this requirement.) (PE courses may be taken credit only.)
  11. ARE 201 may substitute. The requirement must be met with C- or better.
  12. Two courses chosen from the following GER lists: History, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Visual and Performing Arts, Anthropology, Cultural Geography, Politics and Government (except BUS 305), Psychology, Sociology, or Humanities and Social Sciences Additional list.
  13. ST 302, 361, 370 or 372 may substitute. The requirement must be met with C- or better.
  14. Take one from the Literature GER list.
  15. Take BUS 360 before the other core courses if you are concentrating in Marketing. BUS 320 has prerequisites of ACC 210 and EC 201 and BUS 370 has a prerequisite of BUS/ST 350. Otherwise these core courses may be taken in any order.
  16. PHI 214, 221, 32, 313, 375, or 422 (PHI 313 and 422 have a prerequisite).
  17. COM 110, 112, or 211.
  18. Take one from the Science, Technology, and Society GER list (Science and Technology Perspective).
  19. Some courses will not count as free electives, such as FL 101, or 105 (in the language in which proficiency requirement is met), or MA 101, 103, 105, 107, 108, or 111. (12 hours of free electives may be taken for credit only.)
  20. ENG 331, 332, 333.

This plan does not include FL_101, 102, 105, or MA 100, 101, 107, 108, 111. Students who need these courses will have to double up or go to summer school in order to graduate in 4 years.

Note that the arrangement of courses is recommended but that the individual schedules may vary. Courses may be taken in some other order, so long as prerequisite requirements have been met. It is important, however, to begin taking core business courses during the sophomore year and concentration courses during the junior year.