Minors

Earning a minor in a specialized field of management can complement any field of study, giving students the ability to become strategic thinkers and important decision makers – two skills that are vital in any career. Minors are offered in all of the major areas of study within the Whitman School including:

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises
• Finance
• General Studies in Management
• International Business
• Marketing
• Retail Management
• Strategic Management

• Students must have permission from their home school or college and at least a 3.0 GPA in order to apply for a minor in the Whitman School.
• Minor declaration forms can be found in the Whitman Undergraduate Office in Suite 215 of the Whitman School.
• The form should be completed and returned to the Whitman Undergraduate Office by either November 1 of the fall semester or April 1 of the spring semester.
• If accepted, students are notified within two days of the deadline and asked to have the form signed by the home school or college’s undergraduate office.
• A maximum of one transfer course (three credits) taken at an institution outside of SU can be used toward the 18 credit hours needed to earn a minor in management. This must be approved by the Whitman Undergraduate Office.
• A maximum of 50 students a year will be admitted to each minor.
• Ideally students will begin pursuing their minor by sophomore year, first enrolling in ACC 201. Finance and accounting majors will enroll in ACC 151. No more than two courses should be taken for a minor each semester thereafter.
• Minors must have a minimum of four semesters to complete the minor requirements. Any student wishing to apply for a management minor after the spring of their sophomore year must have one or more courses completed or in progress.

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• ACC 151— Introduction to Financial Accounting
• FIN 301— Finance for Non-Management Students (Pre-requisite: ACC 151)
• ACC 252— Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• EEE 370— Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Two 300-level ACC courses, some of which have pre-requisites

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• ACC 201— Introduction to Financial Accounting
• FIN 301— Finance for Non-Management Students (Pre-requisite: ACC 151)
• EEE 370— Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Three additional EEE courses, some of which have pre-requisites

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• ACC 151— Introduction to Financial Accounting
• ACC 252— Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• FIN 301— Finance for Non-Business Students
• EEE 370— Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Two additional FIN courses for which student have prerequisites, including MAS 261-362 or MAT 221-222

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• ACC 201—Accounting for Non-Mgmt Students
• FIN 301—Finance for Non-Mgmt Students
• EEE 370—Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• SOM 354—Managing in a Global Setting
• Two additional courses, some of which have prerequisites, approved as international business electives. This includes MAR 456, FIN 457, LPP 459, SCM 421, any course with an INB prefix, and any approved course taken at one of the SU Abroad centers. A maximum of 3 credits may be earned through an approved internship.

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• ACC 201— Introduction to Financial Accounting
• FIN 301— Finance for Non-Management Students (Pre-requisite: ACC 151)
• LPP 255 — Introduction to the Legal System
• SHR 355— Strategic Human Resource Mgmt
• EEE 370— Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• MAR 301 (formerly 255) — Marketing and Society

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• ACC 201— Introduction to Financial Accounting
• FIN 301— Finance for Non-Management Students (Pre-requisite: ACC 201 or 151)
• MAR 301 (formerly 255) — Marketing and Society
• EEE 370— Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  
  Two courses from the following:
  
  
  • MAR 356— Marketing Research (note pre-requisites)
  • MAR 357— Consumer Behavior
  • MAR 378 — Industrial Marketing
  • MAR 444— New Product Management
  • MAR 445— Brand Management
  • MAR 455— Marketing Communications
  • MAR 400— Special Topics
  • MAR 456— Global Marketing Strategy

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• ACC 201— Introduction to Accounting for Non-Management Students
• EEE 370— Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• FIN 301— Finance for Non-Management Students
• RMT 301— Retailing Fundamentals
• RMT 307— Sales and Strategic Partnerships
• RMT Elective

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Strategic Management Minor (Code: STR10MIN)

• ACC 201—Accounting for Non-Management Students
• FIN 301—Finance for Non-Management Students
• EEE 370—Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• LPP 255— Introduction to the Legal System
• SHR 247—Introduction to Strategic Management
• One additional SHR or LPP course for which the student has pre-requisites or SOM 354