Minor Courses

The Business Minor consists of four to five core courses and two electives, all completed with letter grades. Students must also successfully complete all listed prerequisites needed to enroll in the courses. We will also consider substitutes for the elective requirement (e.g., study abroad courses) upon petition. Students must earn at least six unique credits at the 300 level or above toward the minor that do not count for a major or other minor requirement.

The requirements listed below are for students that entered FALL 2023 and beyond. Please see the catalog years linked below for previous Business Minor Requirements.

Fall 2022 Entry

Fall 2021 Entry

Fall 2020 Entry

Minor Core Requirements - 12 Credit Hours

• ACCY 200 Fundamentals of Accounting or ACCY 201 & ACCY 202 Accounting and Accountancy I & II

• BADM 310 Management and Organizational Behavior

• BADM 320 Principles of Marketing

• FIN 221 Corporate Finance (ECON 102 or ECON 103 is an enforced prerequisite)

Minor Elective Requirements - 6 Credit Hours - Choose 2 from the following list

• BADM 275 Fundamentals of Operations Management - Winter or Summer sessions only

• BADM 300 The Legal Environment of Bus - Fall, Winter, Summer sessions only

• BADM 311 Leading Individuals and Teams

• BADM 312 Designing and Managing Orgs

• BADM 313 Strategic Human Resource Management

• BADM 314 Leading Negotiations

• BADM 323 Marketing Communications

• BADM 326 Pricing Strategy

• BADM 340 Ethical Dilemmas of Business

• BADM 350 IT for Networked Organizations - Winter or Summer sessions only

• BADM 380 International Business - Winter or Summer sessions only

• BADM 381 Multinational Management

• BDI 367 Data Visualization and Communication

• BDI 411 Blockchain, Tokens, and Their Application in Business

• BDI 475 Introduction to Data Analytics Applications in Business

• BDI 477 Emerging Technology and Disruption: Learning to Navigate an Uncertain Future

• FIN 230 Introduction to Insurance

• FIN 241 Fundamentals of Real Estate - ECON 102 pre-req

• FIN 435 Personal Wealth Management - FIN 300 pre-req is waived for BUS Minors; completion of or concurrent enrollment in FIN 221 is required

Total Hours - 18

Other Requirements -

• A minimum of 50% of credit hours for the minor must be earned with University of Illinois Urbana Champaign credit

• Minimum of six hours of coursework at the 300 level or above must be distinct from credits earned for the student's major or another minor

• Students must have a minimum of a 2.00 GPA in all Business Minor courses to graduate with the minor.