Two minors are available for students with majors outside of the School of Business Administration, a
Minor in Professional Accounting and a
Minor in Business Administration. For either minor, students need to submit an application and successfully complete the prerequisite courses. Applications are available in Student Services,
101 Kalkin Hall. You can also download the application:
MINOR APPLICATIONTo be awarded a Minor in Business Administration, a student must earn at least a 2.0 cumulative gpa in the Business minor courses.
Program of Study
PREREQUISITE COURSES
The four prerequisite courses must be completed with a GPA of at least a 2.0 before you can be admitted to the Minor in Business Administration.
- ECON 11 - Macroeconomics
- ECON 12 - Microeconomics
- MATH 19 OR 21 - Calculus
- STAT 141 or STAT 111 AND STAT 211 - Statistics*
*Economics Majors Only - ECON 170 can be used to complete the Stat requirement.
COMPUTER COMPETENCY
Students are presumed to have basic microcomputer literacy, including a working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software. Students lacking this basic knowledge are responsible for attaining it through course work, self study, tutorials or workshops.
ACCOUNTING COURSES
- BSAD 60 AND BSAD 61 - Financial & Managerial Accounting
... OR ...
- BSAD 65 - Fundamentals of Accounting
UPPER LEVEL COURSES
Students must complete
four additional business courses numbered 100 or above. One of these courses must be selected from:
- BSAD 120 - Management & Organizational Behavior
- BSAD 132 - Legal & Political Environment of Business
- BSAD 141 - Management Information Systems
- BSAD 150 - Marketing Management
- BSAD 173 - Production & Operations Management
- BSAD 180 - Managerial Finance
MBA In One Year Option
If admitted to the MBA program, the prerequisite coursework for the MBA program would automatically be satisfied by complying with the prerequisite courses for the undergraduate Minor. With careful planning, it is possible to complete the MBA program in one year.
One year MBA opportunity: A student minoring in Business Administration may complete an MBA at UVM in one year after earning a bachelor's degree if: (1)
BSAD 60 and
BSAD 61 are completed; (2) four of
BSAD 120,
BSAD 132,
BSAD 150,
BSAD 173, and
BSAD 180 are selected to meet the minor requirement; (3) the remaining class on this list is taken as elective credit; and (4) the student applies and is admitted to the MBA program under regular criteria.