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Class of 2011 Degree Requirements

The curriculum outlined below provides a suggested sequence to complete the baccalaureate degree requirements. It incorporates some modifications based on particular majors.

This suggested sequence should not be viewed as limiting, since individual adjustments can be made to achieve your goals. Please refer to the Course Catalog for more detailed information on the courses listed below.

Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year

Freshman Year (35 Credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
ACC 1101 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
BL 1090 Legal Environment of Business & Society 3
ACS 1000 Augustine and Culture Seminar: Traditions in Conversation 3
ACS 1001 Augustine and Culture Seminar: Modernity & Its Discontents 3
ECO 1001, 1002 Introduction Micro and Macro Economics 6
ENG 1010 or any ENG course except ENG 1050 Composition 3
MAT 1500, 1505 Calculus I and Calculus II 8
MIS 1006 Introduction to MIS 3
PHI 1050 Introduction to Philosophy 3
BA 1001, 1002 VSB CEO Program I & II 0

*Group A: ACC 1101, ACS 1001, ECO 1001, MAT 1500, MIS 1006.
*Group B: BL 1090, ENG 1010, ACS 1000, ECO 1001, MAT 1500, PHI 1050.

  • Either Group A* or Group B* is taken in the Fall semester and the remaining courses in the Spring semester.
  • Students taking a language in the Fall, take courses listed in Group B and defer either ENG 1010 (or any ENG course except ENG 1050) or PHI 1050 to the Spring semester.
  • Students continuing their language in the Spring should also defer ENG 1010 (or any ENG course except ENG 1050) or PHI 1050 to the next semester

Sophomore Year (30 Credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
ACC 1102 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
COM 1101 Business & Professional Communication 3
DIT 2010 Business Statistics 3
ENG 1050 The Literacy Experience 3
ETH 2050 Ethical Traditions and Contemporary Life *1 & *8 3
FIN 1113 Principles of Finance *2 3
History *1 & *3 3
MGT 1102 Management Essentials *8 3
MKT 1137 Principles of Marketing 3
THL 1050 Christian Theology 3
or or  
THL 1051 Christianity in History  

Junior Year (30 Credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
Behavior Science *4 3
DIT 1141 Operations Management 3
ECO 3109 International Economics 3
Humanities *5 3
Major Electives   9
Natural Science *6 3
Non Business Elective   3
Social Science or Natural Science *7 3

Senior Year (30 Credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
Major Electives   9
MGT 3301 Policy Formulation & Administration *8 3
THL Elective *9 3
Free Electives *10 15
  1. Economics major may take ECO 2101 & ECO 2102 in the sophomore year and defer ETH 1050 and HIS elective to the junior year.
  2. FIN 1113 has five prerequisites: ACC 1101, DIT 2010, ECO 1001, ECO 1002, and MIS 1006. DIT 2010 may be taken concurrently with FIN 1113.
  3. History: choose any offering from the Department of History.
  4. Behavioral Science: choose from any SOC or PSY 1000.
  5. Humanities: choose from Art & Art History, Classical Study, English, Humanities, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Studio Art & Music, or Theater. *If a student completed 2 years of a language in high school, credit for introductory courses in that language taken at the college level will not satisfy degree requirements, including electives.
  6. Natural Science: choose from Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Meteorology, or Physics.
  7. Social Science or Natural Science: choose from Criminal Justice, Geography and the Environment, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or the Natural Sciences.
  8. ETH 2050, MGT 1102, and MGT 3301 must be taken at Villanova.
  9. THL Elective with a course number 2000 or above.
  10. BL 2185 is recommended for ACC majors who want to sit for CPA certification.