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Requirements for the Business Major

The BS in Business Administration requires 56 semester hours in business (12 required courses, 1 major internship, and 1 experiential elective), 12 semester hours in prerequisite courses, and completion of the General Education Program requirements.

3 Prerequisite Courses (12 Semester Hours)

  • DATA 151 Introduction to Data Science (4) or equivalent*
  • One undergraduate-level statistics course (4): DATA 152, MATH 138, or equivalent*
  • ECON 112 Economics for Business (4) or equivalent*
*Equivalent: transfer credit, or score of 4 or 5 on corresponding AP exam(s).

12 Required Courses (48 Semester Hours)


  • BUS 2101 Introduction to Management in Business, Government, and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
  • BUS 2102 Organization - Design, Management, and Change (4)
  • BUS 2103 Accounting Principles & Practice (4)
  • BUS 2104 Analytics & Modeling for Management Science (4)
  • BUS 3103 Managerial Accounting (4)
  • BUS 3104 Managerial Finance (4)
  • BUS 3105 Marketing Principles & Practice (4)
  • BUS 3106 Strategic Communication and Career Development (4)
  • BUS 3504 Operations Management (4)
  • BUS 3505 Stakeholder Cooperation and Nonmarket Strategy (4)
  • BUS 4201 Leadership and Career Development (4)
  • BUS 4801 Global Strategic Management (4)

1 Major Internship (4 Semester Hours)

  • BUS 3904 Major Internship

1 Experiential Elective Course (4 Semester Hours)

  • BUS 3107New Ventures/International Venture (4)
  • BUS 3108 Project Management (4)
  • Entrepreneurship elective on Study Abroad (pre-approval required) (4)

Requirements for the Business Minor

(20 Semester Hours)

The business minor can be paired with any College of Arts & Sciences major, complementing the Willamette liberal arts experience with professional training in management and powerful tools that employers value.

The business minor is comprised of five courses, introducing students to the fundamentals of management and managerial disciplines — leadership, accounting, organizations, finance, and marketing.

  • BUS 2101 Introduction to Management in Business, Government, and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
  • BUS 2102 Organization - Design, Management, and Change (4)
  • BUS 2103 Accounting Principles & Practice (4)
  • BUS 3104 Managerial Finance (4)
  • BUS 3105 Marketing Principles & Practice (4)
Willamette University

Business (Undergraduate)

Salem Campus

Address
900 State Street
Salem Oregon 97301 U.S.A.
Phone
503-370-6300
Email
business-info@willamette.edu

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