Business Minors

A minor is a secondary academic specialization, which allows students to gain skills in additional areas. At The W, 50 percent of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major or another minor.

Accounting Minor
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General Business Minor
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Health Care Management Minor
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Human Resources Management Minor
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Management Minor
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Management Information Systems Minor
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Marketing Minor
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Nonprofit Management Minor
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Sports Management Minor
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Minor Requirements

Accounting Minor

(18 semester hours):
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I
  • ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II
  • ACC 310 - Intermediate Accounting I

Select 3 additional accounting courses from below (9 semester hours)

  • ACC 311 - Intermediate Accounting II
  • ACC 312 - Tax Accounting I
  • ACC 315 - Cost Accounting I
  • ACC 316 - Cost Accounting II
  • ACC 405 - Government and Nonprofit Accounting
  • ACC 406 - Accounting Information Systems
  • ACC 407 - Advanced Accounting I
  • ACC 408 - Advanced Accounting II
  • ACC 412 - Auditing
  • ACC 464 - Tax Accounting II

This minor must be completed on campus.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.

General Business Minor

(18 Semester Hours)
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • EC 201 - Principles of Economics I OR EC 202 - Principles of Economics II
  • ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I
  • MIS 300 - Introduction to Information Systems
  • MKT 361 - Principles of Marketing
  • MGT 381 - Principles of Management
  • PLG 241 - The Legal Environment of Business

The General Business minor is for nonbusiness majors only. This minor can be completed entirely online.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.

Health Care Management Minor

(18 semester hours):
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • MGT 387 – Introduction to Health Care Management
  • EC 202 - Principles of Economics II
  • EC 335 – Health Care Economics and Finance
  • PLG 350 – Health Care Law
  • MIS 340 – Health Care Information Technology

Select 1 additional course from below (3 semester hours)

  • MGT 430 – Health Care Quality Management
  • MGT 440 – Health Care Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • MGT 470 – Comparative Health Care Systems

This minor can be completed entirely online.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.

Human Resources Management Minor

(18 semester hours):
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • MGT 374 - Nonprofit Management
  • MGT 381 - Principles of Management
  • MGT 386 - Human Resource Management
  • MGT 388 - Compensation Management
  • MGT 389 - Labor Relations
  • MGT 421 - Training and Development

This minor can be completed entirely online.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.

Management Minor

(18 semester hours):
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • MGT 381 - Principles of Management
  • MGT 382 - Organizational Behavior
  • MGT 383 - Leadership
  • MGT 386 - Human Resource Management

Select 2 additional courses from below (6 semester hours)

  • MGT Elective
  • MGT Elective
  • ENT 280 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • MIS 300 - Introduction to Information Systems
  • MKT 490 - Marketing Management

This minor can be completed entirely online.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.

Management Information Systems Minor

(18 semester hours):
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • MIS 300 - Introduction to Information Systems
  • Select 5 additional Management Information Systems (MIS) courses above MIS 300 (15 semester hours)

This minor can be completed entirely online.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.

Marketing Minor

(18 semester hours):
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • MKT 361 - Principles of Marketing
  • MKT 370 - Consumer Behavior
  • MKT 490 - Marketing Management

Select 3 additional courses from the list below (9 semester hours)

  • MKT Elective
  • MKT Elective
  • MKT Elective
  • MIS 322 - Web Development for Business
  • Or one of the following Communications (COM) courses:
    • COM 210 - Advertising
    • COM 325 - Visual Design
    • COM 413 - Public Relations

This minor must be completed on campus.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.

Nonprofit Management Minor

(18 semester hours):
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • MGT 374 - Nonprofit Management

Pick 5 additional courses from below (15 semester hours)

  • MKT 414 - Nonprofit Marketing
  • PLG 364 - Nonprofit Law
  • MGT 386 - Human Resource Management or BU 383 - Leadership
  • BU 334 - Fundraising Principles
  • ACC 324 – Nonprofit Accounting
  • MGT 424 - Board, Community, and Volunteer Development
  • POL 150 - American Government
  • POL 202 - Making Democracy Work
  • POL 330 - Nonprofit Advocacy & Government Relations

This minor can be completed entirely online.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.

Sports Management Minor

(18 semester hours):
(Minimum grade of C required)

  • MGT 312 - Introduction to Sports Management

Pick 5 additional courses from the list below (15 semester hours)

  • MGT 332 - Facilities and Event Management
  • MGT 352 - Culture and Diversity in Organizations
  • FIN 342 - Sports Finance
  • PLG 362 - Sports Law
  • MKT 412 - Sports Marketing
  • MGT 422 - Sports Governance
  • MGT 432 - Organization and Management of Sports Programs

This minor must be completed on campus.
50% of the credit hours for a minor may be double counted between the minor and major.