166 John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Accessibility to Business & Economics Courses Courses All 1000 and 2000 level courses are open to all WSU students. Students of any major may find several upper division courses of interest, although prerequisites must be met for all GSBE courses: BSAD 3000 - Small Business Management (3) BSAD 3200 - Legal Environment of Business (3) FIN 3400 - Real Estate Principles and Practices (3) MGMT 3010 - Organizational Behavior and Management (3) MGMT 3200 - Managerial Communications (3) MGMT 4300 - Influence and Group Effectiveness (3) MGMT 4400 - Advanced Organizational Behavior (3) MKTG 3010 - Marketing Concepts and Practices (3) MKTG 3100 - Consumer Behavior (3) MKTG 3200 - Selling and Sales Management (3) 1ST 3110 - Information Technology for Business (3) are open to all students Baccalaureate Degree Requirements Candidates for a bachelor of science degree in the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics (GSBE) must satisfy the following requirements: General Requirements • WSU Degree Requirements • General Education Requirements John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements The Curriculum The program of study within the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is designed to assist the students from admission to career placement. All degree programs within the Goddard School follow the same general pattern which is composed of six required elements: Liberal Support Curriculum, Business Foundations, Admission and Major Declaration, Cross-Functional Core, Functional Core, and Major Discipline. Liberal Support Curriculum The Liberal Support Curriculum consists of courses outside the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics which provide critical skills and information useful to all business students. Students should complete the Liberal Support Curriculum as soon as possible because the knowledge attained in these courses will be used throughout the business curriculum. The specific courses in the Liberal Support Curriculum are: Liberal Support Curriculum (10 to 14 credit hours) • ENGL 2010 EN - Intermediate College Writing (3) • prerequisite is ENGL 1010 Intro du ctory College Writing (3) or equivalent • BTNY 1403 LS - Environment Appreciation (3-4) • MATH 1050 QL-College Algebra (4) Note: ENGL 2010 and MATH 1050 must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher and may not be taken on a CR/NC basis. Courses required in the Liberal Support Curriculum for GSBE majors may be used to satisfy specific university and general education requirements. MATH 1050 is, in addition to being a specific requirement in the Jo hn B. Go dda rd Sc hool of Bus in ess &Eco n o m ics, a prerequisite for ECON 2010 , QUAN 2400 , and QUAN 2600 . Students seeking a degree within the Goddard School of Business & Economics should plan to take the necessary mathematics courses as early as possible in their program of study. Business Foundations The Business Foundations Curriculum provides the base for all business and economic degree programs and should be completed early in the student's academic studies. To satisfy the Business Foundations requirement, courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or higher. However, admittance to the Goddard School requires a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for the five Business Foundation courses. Business Foundations Curriculum (13 credit hours) • ACTG 2010 - Survey of Accounting I (3) • ECON 2010 SS - Principles of Microeconomics (3) • ECON 2020 SS - Principles of Macroeconomics (3) • QUAN 2600 - Business Statistics I (3) • 1ST 2010 TE - Business Computer Skills (l) * * 1ST TE2010 and an Information Literacy course will satisfy the WSU computer and information literacy (CIL) requirement. Information Literacy courses include: BSAD 2704 (strongly suggestedfor GSBE majors) 0r NTM 1504 or LIBS 1704 . Admission and Major Declaration See the Admissions and Advisement sections in the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics for additional information. The following assessment course is required for all students intending to pursue a major, minor, certificate or emphasis in Business and Economics in the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics: • BSAD 2899 - Business Foundations and Admission Assessment (o) or • ECON 2899 - Economics Foundations and Admission Assessment (o) (for non-business Eco n o m ics m ajo rs o n ly) Additional Information: Students should register for this course concurrent with (same semester as) or after their last required Business Foundations Course. Each major discipline within the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics (GSBE) designates different course work. Consult the Degrees/Programs listing for the Major course work required in Accounting, Business Administration [emphases in Finance, Management (with Human Resource Management track), Marketing, and Supply Chain Management], Information Systems & Technologies, and Economics. Generally, students should begin taking courses Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog