Course Requirements for the Accounting Minor (15 hours total)

• BA324 Business Communication: Oral and Written OR BA324H Business Communication: Oral and Written: Honors (3 hours)
• ACC312 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting OR ACC312H Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting: Honors (3 hours)
• ACC326 Financial Accounting—Intermediate (3 hours)
• Six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in accounting (6 hours)
  
  

Please Note:

• All classes must be taken on a letter-grade basis. The student must earn a combined grade point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.
• Finance majors who wish to pursue an Accounting Minor may only do so by selecting the Finance Track with Required Accounting Minor.

Application Procedures

Step 1: Visit the Registrar Document Submission page for minors to start an application.

Step 2: Enter your EID.

Step 3: From the “Field of Study” menu, choose “Accounting.”

Step 4: From the “Type” menu, choose “Accounting.” 

Step 5: Confirm your choice and submit the application.

Important: Once admitted, you must contact your academic advisor to have the minor or certificate attached to your degree profile. The credential cannot be awarded to you when you graduate if it has not been added to your degree profile.

The minor in Business Analytics offers business students the opportunity to develop skills in collecting, cleaning, and analyzing data, as well as modeling and optimizing data-driven decisions in practical business contexts. Students in the Business Analytics minor gain fundamental competencies in programming, statistics, machine learning, and decision science and apply these skills to predict, model, and optimize. As business analytics has become increasingly important in all fields, this minor will be a valuable complement to any McCombs major.

Course Requirements for the Business Analytics Minor (16 hours total)

• STA 235 Data Science for Business Applications OR STA 235H Data Science for Business Applications: Honors (2 hours)
• D S 235 Introduction to Decision Science OR D S 235H Introduction to Decision Science: Honors (2 hours)
• BAX 305 Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming OR MIS 304 Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming OR C S 303E Elements of Computers and Programming (3 hours)
• Nine additional semester hours selected from the following:
  • BAX 362 Auditing and Control OR ACC 362 Auditing and Control
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 6: Optimization Methods in Finance) OR D S 372 Topics in Decision Science (Topic 6: Optimization Methods in Finance)         
  • FIN 372 Advanced Topics in Finance (Topic 5: Financial Technology)       
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 7: People Analytics) OR MAN 337 Special Topics in Management (Topic 7: People Analytics) 
  • BAX 325 Database Management or MIS 325 Database Management
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 1: Advanced Analytics Programming) or MIS 373 Topics in Management Information Systems (Topic 11: Advanced Analytics Programming)
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 2: Predictive Analytics and Data Mining) OR MIS 373 Topics in Management Information Systems (Topic 17: Predictive Analytics and Data Mining) OR MKT 372 Marketing Seminar (Topic 22: Predictive Analytics and Data Mining) 
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 23: Social Media Analytics) OR MIS 373 Topics in Management Information Systems (Topic 23: Social Media Analytics)       
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 4: User Generated Content Analytics) OR MIS 373 Topics in Management Information Systems (Topic 25: User Generated Content Analytics)   
  • BAX 360 Information and Analysis OR MKT 360 Information and Analysis
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 8: Pricing and Channels) OR MKT 372 Marketing Seminar (Topic 14: Pricing and Channels)     
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 9: Data Analytics for Marketing) OR MKT 372 Marketing Seminar (Topic 23: Data Analytics for Marketing)     
  • BAX 372Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 10: Data Driven Marketing) OR MKT 372 Marketing Seminar (Topic 25: Data Driven Marketing)         
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 16: Supply Chain Analytics) OR O M 337 Special Topics in Operations Management (Topic 6: Supply Chain Analytics)       
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 17: Health Care Analytics) OR O M 337 Special Topics in Operations Management (Topic 8: Health Care Analytics)           
  • BAX 338 Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization OR O M 338 Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization
  • BAX 372 Topics in Business Analytics (Topic 21: Time Series Forecasting) OR STA 372 Topics in Statistics (Topic 9: Time Series Forecasting)

Please Note:

• Other courses may be considered for substitution, as approved by the Business Analytics Minor Committee.
• All classes must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
• The student must earn a combined grade point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.
• The nine elective hours must be different from courses taken for the students’ major; these nine hours cannot simultaneously satisfy any degree requirements except free electives only. Students should carefully choose electives from a field of study different than their major, and should consult their academic advisor.

Application Procedures

Step 1: Visit the Registrar Document Submission page for minors to start an application.

Step 2: Enter your EID.

Step 3: From the “Field of Study” menu, choose “Business Analytics.”

Step 4: Confirm your choice and submit the application.

Important: Once admitted, you must contact your academic advisor to have the minor or certificate attached to your degree profile. The credential cannot be awarded to you when you graduate if it has not been added to your degree profile.

Course Requirements for the Finance Minor (15 hours total)

• BA324 Business Communication: Oral and Written OR BA324H Business Communication: Oral and Written: Honors (3 hours)
• FIN357 Business Finance OR FIN357H Business Finance: Honors (3 hours)
• FIN367 Investment Management (3 hours)
• Six additional semester hours chosen from the following courses:
  • One of: FIN371M Money and Capital Markets OR FIN375F Banking and Financial Intermediation
  • One or two of: FIN372 Advanced Topics in Finance (any topic) OR FIN374C Valuation OR FIN374S Entrepreneurial Finance OR FIN376 International Finance OR FIN377 Advanced Investment Analysis (Topic 1 Portfolio Analysis and Management) OR FIN377 Advanced Investment Analysis (Topic 4 Financial Analysis)
  • One of: FIN377 Advanced Investment Analysis (Topic 2 Financial Risk Management) OR FIN377 Advanced Investment Analysis (Topic 5 Energy Financial Risk Management)
  • One topic of:  FIN340S Topics in Finance (any topic; only three hours of FIN 340S may be used)
  • One of: RE358 Introduction to Real Estate and Urban Land Development OR RE378K Real Estate Finance and Syndication

Please Note:

• All classes must be taken on the letter-grade basis. The student must earn a combined grade point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.
• Independent Research and Practicum courses may not be applied to the Finance minor.
• For students pursuing the integrated approach BBA/MPA degree, nine hours for the Finance minor must be taken in addition to the Finance 367 course and the business elective required for the integrated BBA/MPA degree, in order to obtain a Finance Minor.

Application Procedures

Step 1: Visit the Registrar Document Submission page for minors to start an application.

Step 2: Enter your EID.

Step 3: From the “Field of Study” menu, choose “Finance.”

Step 4: From the “Type” menu, choose “Finance.” 

Step 5: Confirm your choice and submit the application.

Important: Once admitted, you must contact your academic advisor to have the minor or certificate attached to your degree profile. The credential cannot be awarded to you when you graduate if it has not been added to your degree profile.

Course Requirements for the Management Minor (15 hours total)

• BA324 Business Communication: Oral and Written OR BA324H Business Communication: Oral and Written: Honors (3 hours)
• MAN 336 Organizational Behavior OR MAN 336H Organizational Behavior: Honors (3 hours)
• Nine additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in management (9 hours)

Please Note:

• All classes must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
• The student must earn a combined grade point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.

Application Procedures

Step 1: Visit the Registrar Document Submission page for minors to start an application.

Step 2: Enter your EID.  

Step 3: From the “Field of Study” menu, choose “Management.” 

Step 4: From the “Type” menu, choose “Management.” 

Step 5: Confirm your choice and submit the application.

Important: Once admitted, you must contact your academic advisor to have the minor attached to your degree profile. The credential cannot be awarded to you when you graduate if it has not been added to your degree profile.

Course Requirements for the MIS Minor (15 hours total)

• BA324 Business Communication: Oral and Written OR BA324H Business Communication: Oral and Written: Honors (3 hours)
• MIS301 Introduction to Information Technology Management OR MIS301H Introduction to Information Technology Management: Honors (3 hours)
• Nine additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in management information systems OR MIS304 Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming plus six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in management information systems (9 hours)

Please Note:

• All classes must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
• The student must earn a combined grade point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.

Application Procedures

Step 1: Visit the Registrar Document Submission page for minors to start an application.

Step 2: Enter your EID.  

Step 3: From the “Field of Study” menu, choose “Management Information Systems.” 

Step 4: From the “Type” menu, choose “Management Information Systems.” 

Step 5: Confirm your choice and submit the application.

Important: Once admitted, you must contact your academic advisor to have the minor attached to your degree profile. The credential cannot be awarded to you when you graduate if it has not been added to your degree profile.

Course Requirements for the Marketing Minor (15 hours total)

• BA324 Business Communication: Oral and Written OR BA324H Business Communication: Oral and Written: Honors (3 hours)
• MKT337 Principles of Marketing OR orMKT337HPrinciples of Marketing: Honors OR MKT 337N Introduction to Marketing in New York-taken through UTNY (3 hours)
• Nine additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in marketing (9 hours)

Please Note:

• All classes must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
• The student must earn a combined grade point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.

Application Procedures

Step 1: Visit the Registrar Document Submission page for minors to start an application.

Step 2: Enter your EID.  

Step 3: From the “Field of Study” menu, choose “Marketing.” 

Step 4: From the “Type” menu, choose “Marketing.” 

Step 5: Confirm your choice and submit the application.

Important: Once admitted, you must contact your academic advisor to have the minor attached to your degree profile. The credential cannot be awarded to you when you graduate if it has not been added to your degree profile.

Course Requirements for the Supply Chain Management Minor (15 hours total)

• BA324 Business Communication: Oral and Written OR BA324H Business Communication: Oral and Written: Honors (3 hours)
• OM235 Operations Management OR OM235H Operations Management: Honors OR OM334M Healthcare Operations Management (2 or 3 hours)
• MAN101S Leadership Challenges and Innovation OR MAN101H Leadership Challenges and Innovation: Honors OR MAN101T Leadership Challenges and Innovation (1 hour)
• Nine additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in operations management (9 hours)

Please Note:

• All classes must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
• The student must earn a combined grade point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.

Application Procedures

Step 1: Visit the Registrar Document Submission page for minors to start an application.

Step 2: Enter your EID.  

Step 3: From the “Field of Study” menu, choose “Operations Management.” 

Step 4: From the “Type” menu, choose “Supply Chain Management.” 

Step 5: Confirm your choice and submit the application.

Important: Once admitted, you must contact your academic advisor to have the minor attached to your degree profile. The credential cannot be awarded to you when you graduate if it has not been added to your degree profile.

The McCombs Wealth Management program provides students the perspectives, conceptual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to explore the many aspects of the wealth management industry, including offering financial planning services to individual and institutional investors. 

Course Requirements of the Wealth Management Minor (18 hours total)

• ACC364 Fundamentals of Taxation (3 hours)
• ACC378 Contemporary Accounting Topics (Topic 3: Financial Planning for Wealth Management) (3 hours)
• FIN367 Investment Management (3 hours)
• Nine hours selected from the following:
  • CMS332K Theories of Persuasion
  • FIN371M Money and Capital Markets
  • FIN377 Advanced Investment Analysis (Topic 1: Portfolio Analysis and Management)
  • LEB370 Topics in the Legal Environment of Business (Topic 15: Law of Wills, Trusts, and Estates)
  • MKT372 Marketing Seminar (Topic 11: Brand Management) OR MKT372 Marketing Seminar (Topic 17: Consumer Behavior in a Digital World) OR MKT372 Marketing Seminar (Topic 21: Strategic Product Management)
  • RM377 Property-Liability Risk Management and Planning

Please Note:

• Other courses may be considered for substitution, as approved by the Wealth Management Minor Committee.
• All classes must be taken on the letter-grade basis. The student must earn a combined grade point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.
• The nine elective hours must be different from courses taken for the students’ major; these nine hours cannot simultaneously satisfy any degree requirements except free electives only. Students should carefully choose electives from a field of study different than their major and should consult their academic advisor.

Application Deadlines

• For Spring semester: October 1; January 5
• For Summer and Fall semesters: April 1; August 15

Application Procedures

• If you are in the 2020-2022 Catalog or later, you should apply for the Wealth Management Minor.
• If you are in the 2018-2020 Catalog or prior, you should apply for the Wealth Management Certificate.

Step 1: Visit the Registrar Document Submission page for minors to start an application.

Step 2: Enter your EID.  

Step 3: From the “Field of Study” menu, choose “Business Administration.” 

Step 4: From the “Type” menu, choose “Wealth Management.” 

Step 5: Confirm your choice and submit the application.

Important: Once admitted, you must contact your academic advisor to have the minor attached to your degree profile. The credential cannot be awarded to you when you graduate if it has not been added to your degree profile.