WCOB Admission Requirements (16 Hours)

2.6 cumulative GPA (based on 12+ graded hours at ASU), 45 earned hours and completion of the following:

• R C 1000 - Expository Writing (3) minimum grade of “C” (2.0) required
• MAT 1035 - Business Mathematics With Calculus (3) minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) required
• ACC 2100 - Principles of Accounting I (3) minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) required
• BUS 2001 - Professional Skills (1) minimum grade of “C” (2.0) required
• CIS 1060 - Business Analytics using Spreadsheet Technology (3) minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) required
• ECO 2030 - Principles of Microeconomics (3) minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) required

WCOB Lower Level Core (18 hours)

2.0 average required

Business majors are encouraged to complete all WCOB Lower Level Core courses before taking 4000 level business courses.

• ACC 2110 - Principles of Accounting II (3) minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) required
• ECO 2040 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3) * minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) required
• ECO 2100 - Business and Economic Statistics I (3) * minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) required (can sub. STT 2810  or STT 2820 )
• ECO 2200 - Business and Economic Statistics II (3) (can sub. STT 3820)
• LAW 2150 - Legal Environment of Business (3) minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) required
• R C 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3) minimum grade of “C” (2.0) required (hours already counted in Gen Ed)

Note

Students cannot be admitted to the COB with any outstanding grades of “I”.

*MAT 1035 , ECO 2030 , ECO 2040 , and one hour of ECO 2100  already count in Gen Ed.

WCOB Upper Level Core (19 hours)

2.0 average required

*A senior check and, for students graduating in the term in which these are taken, a graduation application, must be completed prior to registering for courses indicated with an asterisk.

• CTE 3340 - Business Communications (3)

• or

• ENG 3100 - Business Writing (3)

• [WID] (min. grade of “C” in CTE 3340 /ENG 3100  required to take 4000 level business courses)

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• FIN 3680 - Introduction to Finance (3)
• MGT 3630 - Introduction to Organizational Behavior (3)
• MKT 3050 - Principles of Marketing (3)
• SCM 3650 - Production and Operations Management (3)
• MGT 4750 - Strategic Management (3) * (prereq: CTE 3340  or ENG 3100  with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0), FIN 3680 , MKT 3050 , SCM 3650  and final semester of coursework)
• BUS 4000 - Business Capstone Experience (1) * (Capstone Requirement) (prereq: CTE 3340  or ENG 3100  with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0), FIN 3680 , MKT 3050 , SCM 3650  and final semester of coursework)

Global Issues Requirement

Met within the other degree requirements - does not require additional course work

The Global Issues requirement can be met by satisfying one of the following:

• International business course (See list below)
• Business faculty led study abroad (minimum 3 hours)
• Semester long study abroad for credit
• Full-time 400-hour minimum international internship for credit
• Foreign language courses at or above the 3000 level

Other Prerequisite Information

No more than five business courses at the 3000 level or above, including graduate-level courses, can be taken by students not admitted to the COB.

Students must have the following prerequisites for 3000 level and 4000 level business courses, in addition to course specific prerequisites:

1. 45 earned hours for FIN 3100  
2. 45 earned hours for FIN 3680  
3. 45 earned hours and Management major OR 54 earned hours for MGT 3630  
4. 45 earned hours and Marketing major OR 54 earned hours for MKT 3050  
5. 45 earned hours and Supply Chain major OR 54 earned hours for SCM 3650  
6. 54 earned hours for all other 3000 level business courses and
7. 84 earned hours and a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course for 4000 level business courses.