Welcome to the Business Minor!

Thank you for your interest in the Business Minor.

You completed at least 30 hours of college coursework/credit and submitted the online minor declaration form now what?

Did you know that the Business Minor is designed to be completed within three academic years. Enrollment in Business Minor courses and completion of the minor are not guaranteed. You are the best judge to determine if you can fulfill the Minor’s course requirements before your graduation.  As a Business Minor you now have access to Gies Groups pages which are meant to assist you with your academic and career plans and keep you informed about upcoming Gies events as they pertain to Business Minors.

Gies College of Business has a pathway to preferred graduate admissions for students completing the Gies Business minor. Students who have completed the Gies Business minor with a composite GPA of 3.0 in the last two years of their undergraduate degree and a GPA of 3.0 in Gies Business courses, will receive preferred admission to select graduate programs.

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    Remember...

    If you are a DGS student or change your major, you must have this minor added to your record from your new college's Admissions and Records Officer (ARO).

    Running and reviewing your DARS allows you to monitor your progress in meeting the minor requirements

    A minimum of 50% of credit hours for the minor must be earned with University of Illinois Urbana Champaign credit.  Please use the Transferology program to confirm the off-campus course's transferability to fulfill the Minor requirements. You may confirm with the Business Minor Program if a proposed off-campus course will fulfill the Minor requirements.

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    What about Courses?

    Business Minor students must register for the designated online sections of all the Minor courses unless only an in-person section is offered as is the case with some minor elective courses.

    You need to please refer to the Class Schedule on the Course Explorer website for specific enrollment instructions for all Business Minor courses including restrictions and release dates and times for Business minors. This will help you avoid registration error messages.

    Not all elective courses will be offered every fall and spring semester, summer session, and winter term. Some minor electives courses will only be offered to Business Minors in the winter and summer sessions.  Detailed info. can be found under the course enrollment tab.

    Students must complete all minor course prerequisites. Students who have not completed a Minor course’s prerequisite will have their enrollment canceled in that specific Minor course by the Gies College.

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    Preparing for Graduation

    Remember to update your Handshake profile to include your Business Minor!

    Your DARS will not show as complete if you are missing any minor course requirements.

    Your EGD will not be extended to complete minor requirements

    Students must earn at least six unique/distinct credits toward the minor at the 300 level or above that do not count for a major or other minor requirement.

    Students must have 2.0 gpa in all Business Minor courses to graduate with the minor.