Undergraduate Catalog

Business: Minors

Declaring a Minor in Business

To declare a minor, contact the Center for Business Advising at 845-257-2909, or stop by the office, VH 206.


Minor in Business - 18 credits

Students majoring in a discipline other than Business can minor in Business. A minimum grade of C- is required for courses to count toward the minor.

Pre-requisites for the minor in Business:
ECO206 Microeconomics (3)
ECO207 Macroeconomics (3)

Required courses.................................18 credits
BUS201 Financial Accounting (3)
BUS250 Principles of Management (3)
BUS309 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
BUS325 Marketing (3)
BUS341 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (3)
BUSxxx Business elective, by advisement (3)

 

Minor in Business Analytics - 21 credits

The Business Analytics minor is open to both School of Business and non-School of Business students who have the required mathematics background and a strong desire to acquire big-data analytical skills alongside their majors.

A Math Placement Level (MPL) of 5 or equivalent is required, and students must first complete BUS095 Excel Tutorial. It is strongly recommended that students interested in the Business Analytics minor complete BUS095 and attain MPL 5 before their junior year (Year 3).

A minimum grade of C- is required for courses to count toward the Business Analytics minor.

Required courses.................................15 credits
BUS095 Excel Tutorial (0)
BUS309 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
BUS311 Statistics for Business and Economics II (3)
BUS347 Introduction to Business Analytics (3)
BUS348 Decision Modeling and Analysis (3)
BUS349 Data Management and Big Data (3)

Elective courses.....................................6 credits
Select two of the following:
BUS381 Advanced Business Analytics (3)
BUS385 Supply Chain Analytics (3)
BUS386 Marketing Analytics (3)1
BUS387 Analytic in Health Care (3)
BUS389 Time Series Analysis for Business (3)
BUS390 Business Intelligence and Analytics (3)
BUS391 Data Visualization (3)
BUS452 Digital Marketing Analytics (3)1
BUS460 Financial Analytics (3)1

1 Additional prerequisites required.

Suggested sequences:

BUS095 and MPL 5 before Year 3 (recommended):

Year 3 Fall: BUS309

Year 3 Spring: BUS311, BUS347

Year 4 Fall: BUS348, BUS349

Year 4 Spring: Elective courses (e.g. BUS381, BUS389)

No BUS095 and MPL 5 before Year 3:

Year 3 Fall: BUS095, MAT171 Mathematical Methods for Business

Year 3 Spring: BUS309, BUS349

Year 4 Fall: BUS311, BUS347, BUS348

Year 4 Spring: Elective courses (e.g. BUS381, BUS389)