General Business Administration-Prelaw
Students select courses in accounting, finance, management and marketing and combine them with courses in business law and electives from the liberal arts to develop a concentration that will serve as an excellent preparation for law school. Students who graduate with this major also will be prepared to enter a variety of careers in business.
Department of Finance
Competencies Employers Seek in College Graduates
Research General Business Administration-Prelaw Careers
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Writing
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WRA 110-150 (4) - Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures (Tier I)
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Integrative Studies (a minimum of 24 credits are required)
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ISB 200 Level (3) - Biological Science
ISP 200 Level (3) - Physical Science ISP L (2) - Lab or ISB L (2) - Lab IAH 201-210 (4) - Arts and Humanities* IAH 211-241 (4) - Arts and Humanities* ISS 200 Level (4) - Social Sciences* ISS 300 Level (4) - Social Sciences* *Students must include at least one National (N) course and one International/Multicultural (I) course in their Integrative Studies programs. A (D) course may meet either an (N) or an (I) requirement, but not both. See course descriptions for details. | |
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Business Core
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MTH 103 (3) - College Algebra
MTH 124 (3) - Survey of Calculus I CSE 101 DB/SS (3) - Computing Concepts and Competencies EC 201 (3) - Introduction to Microeconomics EC 202 (3) - Introduction to Macroeconomics ACC 201 (3) - Principles of Financial Accounting ACC 202 (3) - Principles of Management Accounting STT 315 (3) - Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Business EC 340 (3) - Survey of International Economics or MSC 310 (3) - International & Comparative Dimensions of Business FI 311 (3) - Financial Management GBL 395 (3) - Law, Public Policy, and Business ITM 309 (3) - Business Information Systems and Technology MGT 315 (3) - Managing Human Resources & Organizational Behavior MSC 300 (3) - Managerial Marketing MSC 303 (3) - Introduction to Supply Chain Management MSC 317 (3) - Quantitative Business Research Methods MGT 409 (3) - Business Policy and Strategic Management | |
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Major Field (a minimum gpa of 2.0 is required)
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The following: GBL 420 (3) - Role of Law and Lawyers in Society (Tier II) Two of the following major selections: 300-400 level courses in the areas of Accounting, Economics, Finance, General Business and Business Law, Management, Marketing, or Supply Chain Management. Two areas must be represented. Two of the following prelaw selections: COM 225 (3) - An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication COM 240 (4) - Introduction to Organizational Communication HST 318 (3) - United States Constitutional History PHL 345 (4) - Business Ethics PHL 354 (3) - Philosophy of Law PLS 320 (3) - The American Judicial Process PLS 321 (3) - American Constitutional Law PSY 235 (3) - Social Psychology SOC 131 (3) - Social Problems | |
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Elective Credit Outside of Business
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At least 9 credits of general elective courses outside the Broad College, Department of Mathematics, and Department of Statistics and Probability. | |
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Other Elective Credits
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The requirements listed above do not total the credits for graduation. The remaining credits are earned in other elective courses. | |
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Credits Required for Graduation
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A minimum of 120 credits or 123 credits (if credit for MTH 1825 was earned at MSU) is required for graduation. A maximum of 3 credits (only two distinct 1 credit enrollments for Accounting majors) of internship or other work experience counts towards graduation. A maximum of 6 credits in English as a Second Language (ESL) 220, 221, 222 or 223 counts towards graduation as other electives. | |