2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Business General Education Requirements

General Education Requirements

University Requirement
Freshman only, transfer students are exempt
COL-1995Vocation and College Success1

Communication (9 Hours)

ENG-1100English Composition3
COM-1100Speech Communication3
ENG-2000Writing About Literature3

Humanities and Fine Arts (9 Hours)

Transfer students can take any 3 hours from either the Humanities or Fine Arts courses listed below instead of  COL1995.

Humanities
Select one Humanities from the following:3
American Sign Language I
American Sign Language II
Non-Western Literature (+)
U.S. Latina/o Literature(s) (+)
Greek & Roman Mythology
African American Literature
Classical World Literature
Modern World Literature
German for Reading I
German for Reading II
Greek I
Greek II
Hebrew I
Hebrew II
Survey of Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815 (+)
Survey of Modern Europe Since 1815 (+)
History of the American People to 1877
History of the American People since 1877
Survey of World History to 1350 (+)
Survey of the World Since 1350 (+)
U.S. Women's History
African American History
Hispanic and Latino American History
Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations
A History of Illinois
Latin I
Latin II
Primer in Philosophy
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Introduction to Logic
Social and Political Philosophy
Elementary Spanish I
Elementary Spanish II
Intermediate Spanish I
Intermediate Spanish II
Fine Arts
Select one of the following 3
Introduction to the Visual Arts
Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance
Western Art: Post Renaissance through Contemporary
Non-Western Art (+)
Introduction to Film Studies
Global Documentary (+)
Exploration of Music
Survey of Western Music
Music of World Cultures (+)
History of Jazz
Introduction to Theater
Select one Humanities or one Fine Arts from the following:3
Introduction to the Visual Arts
Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance
Western Art: Post Renaissance through Contemporary
Non-Western Art (+)
American Sign Language I
American Sign Language II
Introduction to Film Studies
Global Documentary
Non-Western Literature
U.S. Latina/o Literature(s)
Greek & Roman Mythology
African American Literature
Classical World Literature
Modern World Literature
German for Reading I
German for Reading II
Greek I
Greek II
Hebrew I
Hebrew II
Survey of Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
Survey of Modern Europe Since 1815
History of the American People to 1877
History of the American People since 1877
Survey of World History to 1350
Survey of the World Since 1350
U.S. Women's History
African American History
Hispanic and Latino American History
Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations
A History of Illinois
Arts and Ideas
Intro to American Cultural Studies
Latin I
Latin II
Exploration of Music
Survey of Western Music
Music of World Cultures
History of Jazz
Primer in Philosophy
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Introduction to Logic
Social and Political Philosophy
Elementary Spanish I
Elementary Spanish II
Intermediate Spanish I
Intermediate Spanish II
Introduction to Theater

Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 Hours)

Required Course3
Foundations of Economics
Select 2 courses from different disciplines from the following list6
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (+)
Geography of North America
World Geography: Culture Patterns (+)
The Developing World (+)
Introduction to Global Cultural Studies
Engaging Diversity: U.S. Perspectives
American Government and Politics
Social and Political Philosophy
International Relations
Introduction to Comparative Politics
General Psychology
The Mind and the Brain
Developmental Psychology: Life Span
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Social Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in the U.S.
Social Inequality: Class, Status and Power

 Physical and Life Science Requirements (7-8 hours) One class taken must include a lab,  classes with an * include a lab 

Select one Physical Science from the following:4
Elements of Earth Science (With Lab)
Consumer Chemistry (With Lab)
Chemistry in the World Today
Health Science Applications in Chemistry
Fundamentals of Chemistry (With Lab)
Energy and Our Environment (With Lab) (*)
Introduction to Sustainability (With Lab) (*)
Physics of Things We Use (With Lab)
Elementary Physics I (With Lab)
Elementary Physics II (With Lab)
Select one Life Science from the following:3-4
Biology in the World Today (With Lab) (*)
Medical Terminology
Fundamentals of Microbiology (With Lab) (*)
Energy and Our Environment (With Lab) (*)
Introduction to Sustainability (With Lab) (*)

Mathematics Requirement 3 credits

Select one course below for three credits 3
Finite Mathematics
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Statistics
Discrete Mathematics

Theology Requirements (6 hours) 

Biblical Studies Course (Select one)3
The Bible (B)
Introduction to the Old Testament (B)
Introduction to the New Testament (B)
Christian Doctrine Course (Select one)3
Introduction to Christianity (S)
Martin Luther's Small and Large Catechisms (S)

Additional Requirements

Major course requirements and double counting credits:

  • Coursework for majors in the College of Business can be found in succeeding pages in this section.
  • No more than half of the courses (equaling no more than one half of the credits) for a major can be used toward another major within the College of Business. 
  • All courses taken for the major and within the College of Business must achieve a grade of “C” or better.

Minor course requirements and double counting credits:

  • Optional
  • Minors for the College of Business can be found in succeeding pages in this section.
  • Up to two-thirds of the courses used toward a minor can be double-counted from a major.
  • One third of the courses used toward a minor must be unique from anywhere else in a student’s program.

Elective

To meet the 120-hour degree requirement.