Mays Business School
Courses and Requirements for
Undergraduate Minor in Business
(August 2007)

The courses listed below constitute the 18 hours required for a minor in Business:

* To fulfill the INFO 209 requirement, the student’s home college or major department may approve/disapprove one of the following computer usage courses: AGEC 217; AGEC 221; AGLS 201; ANSC 401; CPSC 110, 111, 203, 206, 207; EDTC 345; EHRD345; ENDS 170; ENGR 111 and 112 (BOTH courses required); GEOG 332, 390; HLTH 240, 430; KINE 240, 430; PHYS 401; RENR 201; VAPH 420.

Eligibility: Students applying for a minor in Business must have a 2.0 or better overall GPR. Application is made in the student’s home college or major department. Some colleges and departments outside Mays Business School may not permit their students to minor.

Satisfactory completion of courses: To be awarded the minor in Business and receive transcript recognition, students must obtain a C or better in each course listed above (or in any transfer courses as specified below).

Transfer courses: The student’s home college or major department may grant, subject to agreement from Mays, transfer course work for the 200-level courses. FINC 309 (renumbered to FINC 409 as of Fall 2008), MGMT 309, and MKTG 309 (renumbered to MKTG 409 as of Fall 2008) must be taken at Texas A&M University. Substitutions will not be allowed for the 300-level courses.

Effective date: Students declaring a minor in Business during 2007 - 2008 must meet all requirements listed in this document to receive transcript recognition.

Upper level courses: All students pursuing the minor in Business must have more than 60 credit hours per SIMS to enroll in FINC 309/409, MGMT 309 and MKTG 309/409. Mays makes no exceptions to this enrollement prerequisite.

Advising: Per University guidelines, the student’s home college or major department is responsible for advising students pursuing a minor in Business.

Degree Audit: Degree audit in SIMS will certify during the semester of their graduation that students have met the requirements for the minor. The minor will be recognized after graduation on the transcript, but not on the diploma. Once declared, minor requirements become graduation requirements.

Mays Business School
Course Descriptions for Undergraduate Minor in Business
(August 2005)

ACCT 209. Survey of Accounting Principles. Accounting survey for non-business majors; non-technical accounting procedures, preparation and interpretation of financial statements and internal control. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements for majors in business.

INFO 209. Business Information Systems Concepts. Introduction to the use of computers in data and document management and as a problem-solving tool for business; fundamental concepts of information technology and theory; opportunities to use existing application software to solve various business information systems oriented problems. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements for majors in business. Prerequisite: For students other than business and agribusiness majors.

MGMT 209. Business, Government, and Society. The course studies the impact of the external environment—legal, political, economic, and international—on business behavior. Market and non-market solutions to contemporary public policies confronting business persons are examined, including antitrust law, employment and discrimination law, product safety regulation, consumer protection, and ethics. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements for majors in business. Prerequisite: Sophomore classification; for students other than business and agribusiness majors.

FINC 309. Survey of Finance Principles. (will be renumbered as FINC 409 beginning in Fall 2008) Finance survey for non-business majors; financial markets, the investment banking process, interest rates, financial intermediaries and the banking system, financial instruments, time value of money concepts, and security valuation and selection. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements for majors in business. Prerequisites: ACCT 209 or 229; junior classification; for students other than business and agribusiness majors.

MGMT 309. Survey of Management. Survey of the basic functions and responsibilities of managers; major topics include the environmental context of management, planning and decision making, organization structure and design, leading and managing people, and the controlling process; issues of globalization, ethics, quality, and diversity are integrated throughout the course. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements for majors in business. Prerequisite: Junior classification; for students other than business and agribusiness majors.

MKTG 309. Introduction to Marketing. (will be renumbered as MKTG 409 beginning in Fall 2008) A survey course of the basic principles of marketing and key decision areas: product, promotion, distribution and pricing. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements for majors in business. Prerequisite: Junior classification; for students other than business and agribusiness majors.