(General) Business Minor

School: Villanova School of Business (VSB)
Dean: James M. Danko
Tel. (610) 519-5532
Location: The Clay Center at VSB (Bartley Hall 1054)
 

Students enrolled in other colleges of the University may apply to seek a General Business Minor through the Villanova School of Business (VSB).

Students must attend an information session held by VSB before applying. Information sessions are held several times each semester. Dates and times are posted at the start of the fall and spring semesters.

Applications are available through the Clay Center at VSB (Bartley Hall 1054) and online at http://www.villanova.edu/business/undergrad/forms.htm. Business Minor applications are reviewed once per year after spring grades are posted. The application deadline is May 1st. Acceptance is determined on a competitive basis. Students are notified in late May.

All business courses must be taken at Villanova. Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and the Statistics requirement may be taken elsewhere. Preapproval by the Clay Center at VSB is necessary.

The required business courses for a General Business Minor for students starting in the Class of 2012 are:

ECO 1001 Intro to Microeconomics
ECO 1002 Intro to Macroeconomics
VSB 1000 Information Technology (1 cr.)
VSB 1001 Business Dynamics I
VSB 1002 Business Dynamics II
VSB 2010 Financial Management & Reporting ¹ (6 cr.)
VSB 2020 Competitive Effectiveness ¹ (6 cr.)
Statistics Requirement ²

1. Prerequisites: VSB 1000, VSB 1001, VSB 1002, ECO 1001, and ECO 1002. MAT 1235 (or VSB 2005) is the pre-requisite or co-requisite for VSB 2010.

2. Statistics may be fulfilled by successfully completing:

• BIO 3105 Biostatistics and Experimental Design OR
• MAT 1230 and MAT 1235 Intro Statistics I and II OR
• VSB 2005 Economics Statistics OR
• MAT 2310 Statistics for Experimenters OR
• MAT 4310 Statistics Methods OR
• VSB 2005 Business Statistics may substitute for MAT 1230 and MAT 1235, the statistics sequence, if a student has successfully completed a calculus course.

Please Note: Statistics is waived for Engineers and Math Majors.

Students who successfully complete the General Business Minor may then pursue an additional VSB minor in Accounting, Business Law and Corporate Governance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing or Real Estate. Additional coursework may be required.

Students in the General Business Minor program must meet with a Business Minor advisor in the Clay Center, before registering for VSB courses.