General Education Core Curriculum

Drawing on the liberal arts, our General Education Core Curriculum will engage you in enriching and fascinating dimensions of learning. Required of all students, the 53-credit curriculum combines the study of key subject areas with professional and leadership development, all to ensure you’re well-rounded and work-ready once you graduate.

The curriculum is flexible, allowing you to fulfill requirements by taking courses that are aligned with your passions and goals. Our unique focus on Leadership and Professional Development comes to life through our award-winning, four-year Professional Development Seminar. Not to mention, our community-wide emphasis on building knowledge along with career skills, will enhance your job prospects, both today and down the road.

The Humanities and Global Values courses are supplemented by the Fischer Institute’s Fischer Focus events that discuss timely and crucial topics. In addition, the International Student Services Office provides opportunities for you to think critically through exposure to worldwide contemporary issues and ideas across disciplines and cultures. Whether you’re exploring the culture of Peru or partaking in a social justice Fisher Focus event, you’re growing as a person and as a business professional.

General Education Core Courses

Courses are 3 credits each, unless otherwise noted.

Communication

  • One College Writing course (select one): ENGL 105 College Writing or ENGL 212 Analytical Writing
  • COMM 152 Effective Speaking
  • One Critical Writing, Reading & Research course: CRIT 201 Critical Writing, Reading and Research
  • One Advanced Writing course (select one): ENGL 320 Fiction Writing, ENGL 321 Professional Writing, ENG 329 Intro to Writing Poetry, ENGL 342 Sports Writing, ENGL 345 Non-Fiction Writing, ENGL 346 Journalism, ENG 347 Science Fiction Writing

Leadership & Professional Development

  • LEAD 101 Learning to Lead
  • Professional Development Seminar (3 credits, 1 credit each seminar per year): SEM 139 First-Year Seminar, SEM 239 Sophomore Seminar, SEM 339 Junior Seminar
  • DS 101 Data Literacy (3 credit)
  • One Professional Development course (select one): COMM 251 Interpersonal Communication, COMM 258 Visual Communication, COMM 313 How Women Lead, COMM 322 Studio Production, COMM 324 Ethical Communication in the Workplace, DS 237 Programming in Python, DS 320 Data Mining, DS 340 Data Visualization, FIN 201 Personal Finance, FIN 472 Thunder Fund I, FIN 473 Thunder Fund II, LEAD 203 Leading and Working in Teams, LEAD 211 Self Care Strategies for Leaders, LEAD 212 Leading Ethically through Complexity, LEAD 270/370/371 Special Topics in Leadership, LEAD 322 Disney to Belichick – Culture of Excellence, MATH 353 Intro to Statistical Computing, MGMT 375 Negotiation, PSY 228 Experiential Psychology – The Leadership Challenge, BUS 615 Business Communications, BUS 625 Current Trends in Leadership, MSA 745/MBA 744 Data Visualization and Business Intelligence for Leaders, MSC 625 Leadership of Public Organizations, One Experiential Learning course (490/491/492/493 experiential learning course from any subject area)
    • Liberal Arts students can also choose from: ACCT 238 Financial Accounting, DS 201 Intro to Data Science, ECON 223 Intro to Economics, FIN 303 Financial Management, HRM 213 Human Resource Management, HSP 211 Intro to Hospitality Management, IBUS 287 International Management, LSB 327 Business Law and Ethics, MGMT 227 Principles of Leading and Managing, MKCM 202 Principles of Marketing, SMGT 251 Intro to Sport and Operation Management, SMGT 359 Sport Law

Social & Behavioral Science

  • Any Economics, History, Psychology, Sociology, Interdisciplinary, or Political Science course; or from COMM 247 Intro to Communication Studies, COMM 248 Media Literacy, COMM 326 Cultural Identity & Communication, CJ 245 American Corrections, CJ 321 Investigative Interviewing, GDS 216 Introduction to Gender & Diversity Studies, CPSY 270/370/470 Special Topics in Criminal Psychology, BUS 615 Business Communication, BUS 625 Current Trends in Leadership, MSC 625 Leadership of Public Organization, MSC 712 Domestic Violent Extremism

Humanities & Global Values

  • One Global Values course (includes approved courses in History, Literature, Humanities and Religion)
  • One Humanities courses (Art, Dance, Foreign Language, Humanities, Literature, Music, Philosophy or Religion)

Math & Applied Science

  • One Science course
  • One Mathematics course
  • Statistics

Required Minor

Business Administration Students need to choose one of the following Liberal Arts Minors:

Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Gender & Diversity Studies, History, Leadership, Legal Studies, Media Studies, Political Science, Psychology, or Liberal Arts

Bachelor of Arts Students need to choose one of the following Business Minors:

Accounting; Business Analytics; Corporate Finance & Investments (15 credits); Economics; Finance; Healthcare Management; Hospitality, Events, & Tourism; Human Resource Management; Intelligent Automation; International Business; Legal Studies; Management; Marketing; Real Estate Management; Sport Management; or Business Administration (15 credits)

*Students can not add a Minor in the same area as their Concentration/Major.

Writing Intensive

  • Two of your courses need to be considered writing intensive.