College of Business Academic Minors

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Degrees, Academic Majors College of Business Academic Minors (Business Majors only) Accounting Finance Information Systems/Decision Sciences International Business Management and Organization Marketing College of Business Academic Minors (for non-Business Majors)

Academic Minors (College of Business Majors only)

Academic minors require approximately one-half the upper-level credits required for a major. Students interested in a particular minor should obtain the specific requirements from the appropriate college. The college may require the same admission or retention standards as required for the major.

Each academic minor conforms to the University requirements:

1. A minimum of 8 semester hours of credit used to satisfy the requirements of a minor must be from USFSM courses.

2. A student may not have a major and a minor in the same program. Colleges courses used in the major may not apply to the minor.

3. USF System institution coursework for a minor must have a GPA of at least 2.0.

4. Only an undergraduate degree-seeking student at USFSM is eligible for a minor.

5. A minor can be applied for and received only in conjunction with applying for and receiving a baccalaureate degree except for students who have already received a baccalaureate degree from USFSM who may earn certification of a minor by taking additional undergraduate coursework at the University and applying for the certification.

6. See the college sections for information on USF Sarasota-Manatee minors.

Students are required to apply for a College of Business minor on their graduation application.

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Accounting

A grade of “C” or better must be earned in each of the four upper-level accounting courses taken at USF Sarasota-Manatee. A grade point average of 2.0 or higher must be achieved in all minor course work and in all minor courses completed at other institutions. All attempts will be included in the GPA unless grade forgiveness has been used. Only one grade forgiveness may be used in the minor.

At least 9 of the required 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at USFSM.

Requirements

ACG 3103 ACG 3341 ACG 3401 TAX 4001	Intermediate Financial Accounting I Cost Accounting and Control I Accounting Information Systems Concepts of Federal Income Taxation	3 3 3 3
Total Accounting Hours		12

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Finance

A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be achieved in the minor coursework at USF Sarasota-Manatee and in all minor courses completed at other institutions. Students are required to earn a “C” or higher in finance courses that are counted toward the minor requirements.

At least 9 of the required 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF Sarasota-Manatee.

Requirements

FIN 4504 FIN 4303 FIN 4414	Principles of Investments Financial Institutions and Markets Advanced Corporation Finance	3 3 3
Additional upper-level Finance elective		3
Total Finance Hours		12

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Information Systems/Decision Sciences

A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be achieved in the minor coursework at USF Sarasota-Manatee and in all minor courses completed at other institutions. Students are required to earn a “C” or higher in finance courses that are counted toward the minor requirements. Course equivalencies need approval from the College Dean.

At least 9 hours of the required 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF Sarasota- Manatee. 

Requirements

ISM 3113 ISM 4212	Systems Analysis and Design Database Administration	3 3
Approved ISM Electives		6
Total		12

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International Business

To qualify for the minor in International Business, students with a major in one of the degree programs in Business must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours of international business or related course work. At least 9 semester credit hours in the minor must be selected from a set of approved upper-level international business courses (see below). One of the courses in the minor, relevant to the student’s international area of interest, can be an approved area studies course, or other course, taken outside the College. At least 9 hours of the required 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF Sarasota-Manatee. A grade point average of 2.0 or higher must be achieved in minor coursework taken at USF, Sarasota-Manatee and in all minor courses completed at other institutions. Competency to effectively communicate in a foreign language is strongly advised. Students are required to earn a “C” or higher in international business courses that are counted toward the minor requirements.

Approved Courses for International Business

FIN 3604 ISM 4382 MAN 4600 MAR 4156	International Finance Global Information Systems International Management International Marketing	3 3 3 3
Total		12
Other courses will be added as they are developed and approved. (In addition, the college frequently offers Selected Topics courses that qualify for International Business.) Students should consult with an advisor for additional approved courses.

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Management and Organization

A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be achieved in the minor coursework at USF Sarasota-Manatee and in all minor courses completed at other institutions. At least 9 hours of the required 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF Sarasota-Manatee. Students are required to earn a “C” or higher in Management and Organization courses that are counted toward the minor requirements.

Requirements

MAN 3240 MAN 3301 MAN 4802 MAN 4600	Organizational Behavior Analysis Human Resource Management Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management International Management	3 3 3 3
Total Management and Organization Hours		12

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Marketing

Students are required to earn a “C” or higher in MAR 3023 and all marketing courses that are counted toward the minor requirements.
A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be achieved in the coursework at USF Sarasota-Manatee and in all minor courses completed at other institutions.
At least 9 hours of the required 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF Sarasota-Manatee.

Requirements

MAR 3823	Marketing Management	3
Any 3 upper-level Marketing courses with a MAR prefix (excluding MAR 4824)		9
Total Finance Hours		12

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Academic Minors (Non College of Business majors)

General Business

A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be achieved in the minor coursework at USF Sarasota-Manatee and in all minor courses completed at other institutions. Students are required to earn a “C” or higher in General Business courses that are counted toward the minor requirements.

At least 12 hours of the required 18 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF Sarasota-Manatee.

Requirements

ACG 3074 ECO 1000 FIN 3403 MAN 3025 MAR 3023 MAN 4802	Managerial Accounting (for non-business majors)* Basic Economics** Principles of Finance Principles of Management Basic Marketing Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management	3 3 3 3 3 3
Total		18
* ACG 2021 & ACG 2071 can be substituted for ACG 3074. ** ECO 2013 & ECO 2023 can be substituted for ECO 1000.