Admission
Students applying to the University of Missouri-St. Louis for full-time or part-time attendance with 24 or more transferable, college-level credit hours will need a cumulative college GPA of 2.3 or higher to be considered for admission. Upon admission to the university, students pursuing a business degree are automatically admitted to the College of Business Administration. To take Junior and Senior level courses through the College of Business, students must maintain campus and business GPAs of 2.3 or higher.
Ready to apply? Contact recruitment coordinator, Diana Redden, reddend@umsl.edu or 314-516-5876
Degree Requirements
(2015 – 2016 Academic Year)| College of Business Core Coursework (30 hours*) | |
|---|---|
| ACCTNG 2400 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting |
| ACCTNG 2410 | Managerial Accounting |
| INFSYS 2800 | Information Syst. Concepts &Applications** |
| BUS AD 2900 | Legal Environment of Business |
| LOG OM 3300 | Business Statistics |
| LOG OM 3320 | Operations Management |
| FINANCE 3500 | Financial Management |
| MGMT 3600 | Management & Organization Behavior |
| MKTG 3700 | Basic Marketing |
| MGMT 4219 | Strategic Management*** |
| MGMT 4220 | Business Assessment Test*** |
*Courses require a grade of C- or higher
**The prerequisite, INFSYS 1800, can be waived by exam
***Capstone course and test taken during the final semester
| Business Junior/Senior Level Business Electives (18 hours) | |
|---|---|
| FINANCE 3520 | Investments |
| FINANCE 3582 | International Investments |
| FINANCE 3561 | Principles of Insurance |
| MGMT 3611 | Advanced Management |
| MGMT 3621 | Human Resource Management |
| MGMT 3680 | International Management |
| MKTG 3710 | Consumer Behavior |
| MKTG 3738 | Advertising Techniques |
| MKTG 3740 | Marketing Analysis |
| MKTG 3770 | Intro to Transportation Studies |
| MKTG 3780 | International Marketing |
Above is a sample listing of courses – all are three credit hours
| Additional Course Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Completion of campus general education requirements, including: | |
| ECON 1001 | Microeconomics |
| ECON 1002 | Macroeconomics |
| MATH 1030 | College Algebra |
| MATH 1100 | Basic Calculus |
| MATH 1105 | Basic Probability & Statistics |
(The above courses, along with ACCTG 2400&2410, IS 2800 and Bus Ad 2900, must be completed early in the curriculum for “Good Standing.” Students cannot take more than nine credit hours of Junior/Senior level Business coursework until point averages at the 2.3 level or higher.)
Completion of a cultural diversity course, an additional social science course, two Global Awareness courses and ENGL 3120 Business Writing
