Business Administration (Minor)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2021–Spring 2022 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Business Administration
Unit: College of Business
Academic Plan Code(s): BA_ _MINOR
The College of Business offers a minor in business for students in other colleges and schools at the University of Louisville. Enrollment is limited in the business minor because of the large demand for courses by business majors.
To be admitted to the minor in Business Administration and be permitted to pursue the program core coursework, a student must have completed the following:
- Fifty-one (51) or more semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.8 or higher;
- ECON 201 and ECON 202; and
- The business program prerequisite coursework with a GPA of 2.8.
Upon completion of the admission requirements and formal application, the student is admitted into the Business Administration minor program based on the student’s academic performance and the space available. An appointment may be made during the semester that the program prerequisites are being completed to begin the application process.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Admission Prerequisites | ||
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics - SB | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics - SB | 3 |
| MATH 180 | Elements of Calculus - QR 1 | 3 |
| Program Prerequisites | ||
| Non-Business students must have a 2.8 GPA in Program Prerequisites before applying for the minor. | ||
| BSTA 301 | Business Statistics (previously BSTA 201) 2 | 3 |
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting 3 | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 | 3 |
| Business Core | ||
| CIS 205 | Information Systems in Organizations | 3 |
| MGMT 301 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 301 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| CIS 305 | Data Analysis for Decision-Making | 3 |
| Business Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 36 | |
2.0 GPA in Business Administration minor program core coursework and a 2.0 cumulative UofL GPA are required for graduation.
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
| 1 | Math 205 or equivalent can be used to fulfill the math 180 requirement. |
| 2 | The following will also meet the statistics requirement: MATH 109, PSYC 301, SOC 301, CJ 326 |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Must be at the 300 level or above. |
