Business Core

These requirements are for students who matriculated (first started college coursework) between Summer 2003 to Spring 2008.   

Students who have matriculated in Summer 2008 and beyond should refer to these links below to learn more about their Business Core Requirements:

• New Business Curriculum Chart
• New Business Curriculum Factsheet/FAQ

Students who transferred to UW-Madison or returned to UW-Madison after an extended absence should know about the ten semester rule.  Students who matriculated prior to Summer 2003 should see their academic advisor and/or DARS report for their specific Business Core requirements.

CORE COURSES

1. Complete ONE of the following statistics courses:

• Gen Bus 303 (Business Statistics), OR
• Econ 310 (Statistics: Measurement in Economics), OR
• Psych 210* (Basic Stats for Psychology) (*Students who take Psych 210 must also take Psych 225 in order to satisfy their statistics requirement) OR
• Psych 280* (Honors Basic Stats for Psychology) (*Students who take Psych 280 must also take Psych 225 in order to satisfy their statistics requirement) OR
• Stat 201 (Principles of Statistics), OR
• Stat 224 (Introductory Statistics for Engineers), OR
• Stat 301 (Introduction to Statistical Methods), OR
• Stat 309 (Introduction to Mathematical Statistics), OR
• Stat 311 (Introduction to Mathematical Statistics), OR
• Stat 324 (Introductory Applied Statistics for Engineers), OR
• Stat 371 (Introductory Applied Statistics for Life Sciences), OR
• Math 431 (Introduction to the Theory of Probability)

 

2. Complete ALL (7 courses) of the following courses:

• Gen Bus 300 (3 credits), Professional Communication
• Gen Bus 301 (3 credits), Business Law
• Acct I S 211 (3 credits), Introductory Managerial Accounting
• Finance 300 (3 credits), Introduction to Finance
• Marketing 300 (3 credits), Marketing Management
• MHR 300 (3 credits), Organizational Behavior
• OTM 300 (3 credits), Management of Service and Manufacturing Operations