Department Information

Economics 703 Pray-Harrold, 734.487.3395

James Saunoris, PhD, Interim Department Head

Advisor Information

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

General Education Requirements:

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

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.

Prerequisite Mathematics Course: 3-4 hours

Please select one Mathematics course from the following.

• MATH 105 College Algebra [GEQR] 3 hrs
• MATH 112 Topics in Precalculus Mathematics [GEQR] 4 hrs
• MATH 118 Linear Models and Probability [GEQR] 3 hrs
• MATH 119 Applied Calculus [GEQR] 3 hrs
• MATH 120 Calculus I [GEQR] 4 hrs

Major Requirements: 60 hours

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

Discipline: 24 hours

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.