Business Minor 

108 Speakman Hall
1810 N. 13^th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-204-7676
http://sbm.temple.edu/programs/busmng.htm

Many Temple University undergraduates are currently taking selected business courses to prepare themselves better for their careers after graduation. The Fox School of Business and Management offers two eight-course (24 s.h.) minors open to students in other schools and colleges of the University that offer preparation for work in a profit or non-profit organization. The Business Minor will facilitate the transition into an M.B.A. program for undergraduate non-business majors. The General Business Studies Minor offers students who are not interested in attending an M.B.A. program in the future a more diverse foundation of business knowledge. After the student completes the requirements for either minor, that minor will be recorded on the student's official University transcript upon graduation.

Academic Requirements for Business Minor

Students pursuing a business minor must meet the following requirements:

• A C- in each course
• A 2.0 overall GPA for courses in the business minor
• A minimum of five of the eight required business minor courses must be completed at Temple.
   
  

Courses

Macro and Microeconomics (Economics 1101* and 1102*)
Statistical Analysis (Statistics 2101** or its equivalent)
Principles of Accounting I (Accounting 2101)
Principles of Accounting II (Accounting 2102)
Introduction to Marketing (Marketing 2101)
Organization and Management (HRM 1101) 
Introduction to Risk Management (RMI 2101)

* Meets University Core Curriculum requirement for Individual and Society.

** Meets University Core Curriculum requirements for Quantitative Reasoning, Level B

Declaration of Business Minor

Students who are interested in pursuing a business minor should speak to their advisor in the school or college in which they are pursuing their degree. Students should formally declare the business minor upon completing no more than 6 credits toward the minor; there is no penalty if the minor is not completed. For more information and to declare the minor, please visit www.fox.temple.edu/advising/minor.html.

Academic Requirements for General Business Studies Minor

Students pursuing the General Business Studies Minor must meet the following requirements:

• A 2.0 overall GPA for courses in the General Business Studies Minor
• A minimum of five of the eight required business courses must be completed at Temple University.
• Application to complete this minor should be submitted within the first 6 credit hours of course work taken at Temple University towards the minor.

Courses

• Macroeconomics (Economics 1101)
• Principles of Accounting I (Accounting 2101)
• Organization and Management (HRM 1101)
• Introduction to Marketing (Marketing 2101)
• Four additional business electives from a designated list of courses.

* For a complete list of possible electives, review the requirements at www.fox.temple.edu/advising/minor.html.

Declaration of the General Business Studies Minor

Students who are interested in pursuing the General Business Studies Minor should speak to their advisor in the school or college in which they are pursuing their degree. Students should formally declare the General Business Studies Minor within the first 6 credit hours of course work completed at Temple University towards this minor: there is no penalty if the minor is not completed. For more information and to declare the minor, please visit www.fox.temple.edu/advising/minor.html.

Minors in Specific Business Disciplines

The Fox School of Business and Management also offers opportunities for students to select minors in addition to the majors. The following minors are available to students in any Temple University school or college:

• Accounting
• Economics
• E-Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Healthcare Management
• Management Information Systems
• Statistics (for Honors students or with the permission of the Statistics Department)

For information on the requirements and to declare any of the minors listed above, please visit www.fox.temple.edu/advising/minor.html. Students who complete the General Business Studies minor may be eligible to complete the Economics, E-Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and MIS minors listed above, but should first see an advisor in the Fox School Center for Undergraduate Advising in Speakman Hall 101. Students who are interested in the Management Information Systems minor but do not intend to complete either the Business Minor or the General Business Studies Minor should review the requirements for the MIS Certificate Program at http://mis.temple.edu/programs/Undergraduate/Minor.htm and contact the MIS Department with questions.

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS

Business Basics

Note: This certificate is available only to non-matriculated students.

This certificate program consists of five required undergraduate courses. It is strongly recommended that students take the courses in the order in which they are listed so that they will build on their knowledge in a useful way. In order to receive the Business Basics Certificate, students must have a grade of C or better in each of the required courses. The certificate will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of all required courses.

Required Courses for Business Basics

• Law in Society (Law 1001)
• College Composition (English 1002)
• Organization and Management (Human Resource Management 1101)
• Principles of Accounting I (Accounting 2101)
• Pre-Calculus for Business (Statistics 1001)

Business Plus

Note: This certificate is available only to non-matriculated students.

The Business Plus Certificate builds on the knowledge gained in Business Basics. Students should take Business Basics courses prior to taking Business Plus courses. This certificate program consists of five required undergraduate courses. It is strongly recommended that students take the courses in the order in which they are listed so that they will build on their knowledge in a useful way. In order to receive the Business Plus Certificate, students must have a grade of C or better in each of the required courses. The certificate will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of all required courses.

Required Courses for Business Plus

• Macroeconomic Principles (Economics 1101)
• Microeconomic Principles (Economics 1102)
• Introduction to Marketing (Marketing 2101)
• Principles of Accounting II (Accounting 2102)
• Introduction to Risk Management (Risk Management and Insurance 2101)

Please note: Students may be required to complete a 4-credit writing review course prior to taking College Composition if they demonstrate the need for additional skills. Students may be required to complete a 3-credit Elementary Algebra course prior to taking Pre-Calculus for Business if they demonstrate the need for additional skills.

Individuals interested in pursuing the Business Basics or the Business Plus certificates should contact Ruth Gardner at 215-204-4358 or at ruth.gardner@temple.edu.