Department information

Marketing 204 Hill Hall, 734.487.3323 

Sufian Qrunfleh, PhD, Department Head

Advisor Information

College of Business Academic Services (Make an Appointment), 1 Hill Hall, 734.487.2344

Program Admission

Students seeking admission to any program in the College of Business must complete 56 credit hours of coursework to include the courses listed below. Students must earn a grade of C- (C required for transfer courses) or higher in all foundation courses. Students must also have an EMU GPA of at least 2.50.

• College of Business Foundation Courses: 21 hours

  The following courses are to be completed before COB admission and count toward the total credit hours required for this major.

• ACC 240 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 hrs
• ACC 241 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 hrs
• COB 200L4 Introduction to Business [GELB] 3 hrs
• IS 215 Information Systems for Business 3 hrs
• LAW 293 Legal Environment of Business 3 hrs
• MGMT 202 Business Communication 3 hrs

• Choose one course from the following:

• DS 251 Business Statistics for Decision Making 3 hrs
• DS 265 Business Statistics I 3 hrs

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  Non-College of Business Foundation Courses: 15 hours

• COMM 124 Foundations of Speech Communication [GEEC] 3 hrs
• ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics [GEQR or GEKS] 3 hrs
• ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics [GEQR or GEKS] 3 hrs
• Quantitative Reasoning Requirement  3 hrs
• WRTG 121 Composition II: Researching the Public Experience [GEEC] 3 hrs

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  Additional Coursework: 20 hours

  In addition to the courses listed above, students must complete an additional 20 credit hours of course work before admission to the College of Business.

General Education Requirements:

For specific requirements, see General Education  or view the General Education Worksheet [PDF] .  

Major Requirements: 81 hours

Students are to complete 81 credit hours distributed amongst the Business Core, International Business Core, Functional Area, and International Business Electives.

Please note that some students may need to complete additional coursework to satisfy the World Language requirement, as described below.

Business Core: 36 hours

• College of Business Foundation Courses: 21 hours

  The following courses are to be completed before COB admission and count toward this major’s total credit hours.

• ACC 240 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 hrs
• ACC 241 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 hrs
• COB 200L4 Introduction to Business [GELB] 3 hrs
• IS 215 Information Systems for Business 3 hrs
• LAW 293 Legal Environment of Business 3 hrs
• MGMT 202 Business Communication 3 hrs

• Choose one course from the following:

• DS 251 Business Statistics for Decision Making 3 hrs
• DS 265 Business Statistics I 3 hrs

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  Post Admission Core Requirement: 15 hours

  Before enrolling in MGMT 490, students must complete all 300-level core courses listed below. Students may take OM 374 and MGMT 490 concurrently.

• FIN 350 Principles of Finance 3 hrs
• MGMT 386 Organizational Behavior and Theory 3 hrs
• MGMT 490 Business Policy 3 hrs
• MKTG 360 Principles of Marketing 3 hrs
• OM 374 Introduction to Operations Management 3 hrs

International Business Core: 15 hours

• Core Courses: 12 hours

  Complete twelve credit hours from the following.

• IB 210 Fundamentals of Global Business [GEGA] 3 hrs
• IB 380 International Business Ethics 3 hrs
• MGMT 492 Managing World Business Communication 3 hrs

• Students will complete two courses from the following for a total of three credit hours. Course content will change each semester to a different country or sub-region within the broader area of study.

• IB 375A Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs
• IB 375B Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs
• IB 375C Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs
• IB 375D Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs
• IB 375E Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs
• IB 375F Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs
• IB 375G Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs

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  Study Abroad Perspective: 3 hours

  This requirement can be satisfied by one of the following options. Please contact the IB advisor for a waiver if you can fulfill options 1, 2, or 3.

  1	Study Abroad (college-level)
  2	An international student for whom studying at EMU is their study abroad.
  3	Complete an approved course from non-US college or university (3 hrs)
  4	Complete a course that satisfies Business or Foreign Language requirements, or by doing an internship abroad. In this case, choose one course from the following: FLAN 489L4 Internship in Language and International Trade [GELB]  or IB 475 International Business: Study Abroad Perspective .

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  World Language Requirement:

  Satisfy this requirement by completing one of the following options.

  1	Completed two years of college-level coursework in any language (English or and sign language excluded). Generally, this requirement includes four semesters of study of a single language. The coursework completed for this requirement may also satisfy general education requirements. Please see General Education  for specific requirements.
  2	The equivalent tested proficiency in any language (evaluated and approved by the World Languages Department at EMU).
  3	Earned a diploma from a high school that delivers education in a language other than English.
  4	Earned a diploma from a high school located in a community where English is not the primary language.

  
   

  Note: The International Bussiness program coordinator is responsible for informing Records & Registration when a student satisfies this requirement.

Accounting Functional Area: 24 hours

• Required Courses: 21 hours

• ACC 296 The Accounting Cycle and Profession 3 hrs
• ACC 340 Intermediate Accounting 3 hrs
• ACC 342 Managerial Cost Accounting 3 hrs
• ACC 344 Income Tax Accounting I 3 hrs
• ACC 356 Accounting Information Systems 3 hrs
• ACC 475 Principles of International Accounting & Taxation 3 hrs
• ACC 496W Financial Management and Controllership [GEWI] 3 hrs

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  Restricted Electives: 3 hours

  Choose one course from the following

• ACC 442 Advanced Cost Accounting 3 hrs
• ACC 450 Internal Auditing 3 hrs
• ACC 479 Special Topics 3 hrs
• ACC 491 Accounting Honors Thesis 3 hrs
• ACC 499 Directed Studies 3 hrs

International Business Electives: 6 hours

Choose six hours from the following. After completing IB 375 twice to satisfy the International Business Core requirement, any subsequent enrollments will apply to the international business electives requirement.

• ECON 480W International Trade [GEWI] 3 hrs
• FIN 457 International Finance 3 hrs
• IB 375 Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs
• IB 479 Special Topics 3 hrs
• IS 247 Introduction to Web Application Development 3 hrs
• IS 350 Enterprise Resource Planning and Architecture 3 hrs
• IS 380 Data and Information Management 3 hrs
• LAW 350 International Business Law 3 hrs
• MGMT 495 International Management 3 hrs
• MKTG 375 International Business Transactions 3 hrs
• MKTG 460 Global Marketing 3 hrs
• SCM 465W Global Supply Chain Management [GEWI] 3 hrs

Minor Requirement:

This major does not require a minor.

Program Total:

Students must earn a minimum total of 120 credits at the 100-level or above.

Critical Graduation Information

Each undergraduate student will be responsible for fulfilling the requirements (or their equivalents) of the Eastern Michigan University catalog in force at the time of their initial registration at a college or university or a subsequent catalog, including the one in effect at the time of their graduation.

In the event an undergraduate student does not complete the degree requirements within seven years of the date of their original registration at a college or university, the student may be required to have their credits re-evaluated by the academic department(s) of their major/minor in keeping with catalog requirements in force during the year of their graduation.

Minimum requirements for all bachelor’s degrees awarded by Eastern Michigan University

Some majors and minors require more than the minimum in one or more of the areas below; students are urged to consult this catalog for the requirements of their particular programs.

• Earn a minimum total of 120 credit hours at the 100-level and above.
  • Courses numbered below 100 are not counted toward this degree requirement.
  • At most, eight credit hours of physical education (PEGN) activity courses are counted toward this requirement.
• Meet the requirements of the General Education program (see information below), including completing a Writing Intensive (GEWI) course in the student’s major.
• Earn a minimum of 60 credits from a four-year college or university; courses taken at community colleges cannot be used to meet this requirement (Some formal program-to-program articulation agreements modify this requirement. See specific agreements for details).
• Earn a minimum of 30 credits from courses taken at EMU.
• Complete 10 of the last 30 hours for the degree from courses taken at EMU.
• Have a minimum of 30 unique credit hours in their major and 20 unique credit hours in their minor for a total of at least 50 unique credit hours between them. Some majors that require 50 or more hours themselves do not require a minor. A double major automatically satisfies the need for a minor unless one of the two majors requires a specific minor. Students should check the requirements of the selected major in the undergraduate catalog to see if a minor is required. 
• Earn no more than 60 credit hours in one subject area (prefix). Credits over the 60 maximum will not be counted toward the minimum of 120 credits required for a bachelor’s degree.
• Earn the minimum number of credits in 300-level and above courses in each major and minor as specified below - these credits must be earned in distinct courses; that is, no course can be used to fulfill this requirement in more than one major or minor.
  • Earn a minimum of 6 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each minor
  • Earn a minimum of 9 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each major that requires a minor.
  • Earn a minimum of 15 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each major that does not require a minor
• Transfer credit will be awarded for courses taken at colleges and universities that are accredited by one of the recognized regional accrediting bodies only if the courses are college-level (equated to 100-level or above at EMU) and the student earned a “C” (or 2.0 on a 4 point scale) or better. Transfer credit may be awarded on a case-by-case basis for college-level courses in which a “C” (2.0) or better was earned at institutions outside the U.S. or at non-accredited U.S. institutions; individual departments/schools conduct the internal review of such courses within EMU, and additional documentation may be required. Please note: EMU awards only credit for transferred courses; grades are not used to calculate an EMU GPA.
• Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in courses taken at EMU to graduate. In addition, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be reached in each major and minor. Only courses a student takes at EMU and those applied to their major or minor are used to calculate their major and minor cumulative GPAs. (Note: some programs may require a higher GPA - check with your program advisor.)

General Education Requirements - EMU’s General Education Program requires students to choose from a menu of approved courses in several different areas; do not assume that other courses in the same department or similar names will fulfill these requirements. A detailed description of General Education requirements is available in the General Education  section of the catalog.

Students who transferred to EMU may have modified general education requirements based on Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) or articulation agreements; consult your academic advisor for additional information.