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  • Who do I contact with questions about the business minor?
  • Should I register for online or in-person course sections?
    • Students must enroll in online sections of all the business minor courses if online sections are offered.  Utilizing online platforms expands the enrollment capacities of business minor courses, but enrollment capacity is not unlimited and is subject to change.

  • Are there prerequisites for enrolling in business minor courses?
    • The FIN 221 Core Course requires the completion of our campus’s ECON 102 or ECON 103 course or the equivalent of an off-campus transfer course.  Select business minor Elective courses will require the completion of their prerequisite BADM 310 or BADM 320 Core Courses.

  • I am a current undergraduate student. Can I pursue the business minor?

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