Typical Four-year Outline: General Business

The typical four-year outline for Michigan Tech's General Business program provides a semester-by-semester guide to core courses, labs, and requirements.

The Interactive Degree Audit is the official method for tracking the completion of your specific degree requirements. Please be aware that there are multiple ways for students to progress through this major. This is just one sample and adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes. Students should work with their advisor to develop their individual plan. A full list of undergraduate course descriptions is available.

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First Year

Fall Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
MA1035/1161/1161-Calculus (Essential Ed Math) MA1032 or MA1031 or MA1120 or ALEKS Math Placement >= 76 or CEEB Calculus AB >= 2 or CEEB Calculus BC >= 2 or CEEB Calculus AB  ubscore >= 2 or ACT Mathematics >= 26 or SAT Math Section Score-M16 >= 610 4-5
ACC2000-Accounting Principles I
(Essential Ed STEM)
  3
MKT3000-Principles of Marketing   3
UN1013/2013 (Essential Ed-Seminar)   1
UN 1015 Composition   3
Total   14-15
Spring Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
MA2720-Statistical Methods MA1030 or MA1032 4
FIN3000-Principles of Finance ACC2000 and MA1030 or MA1031 or MA1032 or MA1135/1160/1161/1121 3
ACC2100-Accounting Principles II ACC2000 3
MIS2000-IS/IT Management   3
Essential Education - Activities for Well-Being and Success   1
Total   14

Second Year

Fall Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
BUS2300-Quantitative Problem Solving BUS2100 or MA2720/2720/3710/3720  
MGT3000-Organizational Behavior So, Jr or Sr  
BUS2200-Business Law    
EC2001-Principles of Economics MA1030 or MA1031 or MA1032 or MA1135/1160/1161/1121  
Essential Education - Natural and Physical Science    
Total    
Spring Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
BUS3000-Introduction to Business Analytics BUS2300 3
EC3100-International Economics EC2001 3
MGT2000-Team Dynamics & Decision Making So, Jr, or Sr 3
Essential Education  - Communication Intensive   3
Essential Education - Activities for Well-Being and Success   1
Total   13

Third Year

Fall Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
OSM3000-Operations and Supply Chain Management MA1135/1160/1161/1121 and MA2710/2720/3710/3720 or EET2010 or BUS2100 or CEE3710 and Jr or Sr 3
Essential Education – Arts and Culture   3
     
     
     
Total   15
Spring Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
Essential Education - Intercultural Competency   3
     
     
     
     
Total   15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
Essential Education - Experience   3
Essential Education - Activities for Well-being and Success   1
     
     
     
Total   16
Spring Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
MGT4000-Strategic Management Sr and MIS2000 and FIN3000 and OSM3000 and MGT3000 and MKT3000 and BUS2300 3
     
     
     
     
Total   15

Grand Total = 120 Credits

This degree plan is not an official list of degree requirements. Adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes. 

For 2025–2026. Revised 9/4/2025.