"I came to the University of Minnesota Duluth because of the accreditation and the outdoors. There are many opportunities here, you just have to take advantage of them". - Clayton Keim, (Graduates in '07) Quick Fact No. 16 The new major in Healthcare Management became effective in fall 2005.

lsbe requirements

Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree & Bachelor of Accounting degree

Lower Division Requirements for both degrees:

First Year
SSP 1000 (fall semester): Introduction to College Learning.
Review course from math placement exam (if needed to prepare for Math 1160)
Econ 1022 and 1023 (one each term): Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
Comp 1120: College Writing
Math 1160: Finite Math, Introduction to Calculus or Math 1296, Calculus I, depending on placement

Second Year
Acct 2001 (fall semester): Principles of Financial Accounting
Acct 2002 (spring semester): Principles of Managerial Accounting
BLaw 2001: The Legal Environment
Econ 2030: Applied Statistics for Business and Economics
FMIS 2201: Information Technology in Business
FMIS 2225 (required for MIS majors and minors, FMIS 2201 is a pre-requisite): Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming

First or Second Year, Either Term
Comm 1112/1222: Public Speaking / Interpersonal Communication (Or, see Student Affairs for advisement if studying a foreign language at the college level)
Psy 1003: General Psychology
Liberal Education Categories 4, 5, 7-10, including international and cultural diversity requirements
1000 or 2000 level non-LSBE electives to reach a lower-division total of 60 credits

The following is a general list for the final two years. Please see the individual major sheets for more detail.

Upper Division Requirements for the BBA Degree:

Third Year
Fall semester  
LSBE Core course in desired major (Finance , HR Management , Org. Management , Marketing , Management Information Systems , Health Care Management )
Pre-requisites for Strategic Management:
FMIS 3301: Productions and Operations Management
FMIS 3601: Corporation Finance
MgtS 3401: Organizational Behavior and Management
Mktg 3701: Principles of Marketing

Spring semester
Courses in major (Finance , HR Management , Org. Management , Marketing , Management Information Systems , Health Care Management )
Prerequisites for Strategic Management
(FMIS 3301, FMIS 3601, MgtS 3401, Mktg 3701)

Either term
Comp 3121/FMIS 3141 (some majors recommend it be taken early): Advanced Writing for Business / Business Communication
CS 2121 (required for MIS majors only): Java

Fourth Year
Major courses (Finance , HR Management , Org. Management , Marketing , Management Information Systems , Health Care Management )
Finish LSBE Core courses
MgtS 4481: Strategic Management

Third or Fourth Year, Either Term
Upper-division Economics elective
Upper-division International requirement
Upper-division non-LSBE electives

Upper Division Requirements for the B.Acc Degree:

Third Year
Fall semester
Accounting / Business Law Core:
Acct 3101: Intermediate Accounting I
FMIS 3141: Business Communication
Pre-requisites for Strategic Management
(FMIS 3301, FMIS 3601, MgtS 3401, Mktg 3701)

Spring semester
Accounting / Business Law Core:
Acct 3102: Intermediate Accounting II
Comp 3121: Adv. Writing for Business
Pre-requisites for strategic Management
(FMIS 3301, FMIS 3601, MgtS 3401, Mktg 3701)

Either term
Acct 3110: Accounting Information Systems
Acct 3201: Cost Accounting
Acct 3401: Individual Taxation
BLaw 3001: Law and Ethics for Financial Professionals

Fourth Year
Acct 4160: Auditing
Accounting Electives (6 credits)
MgtS 3801: Human Resource Management
MgtS 4481: Strategic Management
3000-Level Non-LSBE Electives (6 credits)
Upper-division Economics Elective and International Requirement