The College of Business has developed minors in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Family Business, Health Planning and Management, and Managment Information Systems. Students completing any of these minors must complete at least half of their course work at Alfred. Courses taken elsewhere numbered 300 or higher at Alfred must be taken at an AACSB-accredited school.
An average of C or better must be attained in courses submitted for completion of the minor.
Accounting Minor for Non-College of Business Students*
ACC 215/216 Financial Accounting /Managerial Accounting 3/3
ACC 461 Financial Accounting II 3
BUS 113 Business Statistics (or equivalent) 3
BUS 260 Operations Research 3
ECO 201/202 Introduction to Economics and Markets/Macro 4/3 Plus two courses from among the following:
ACC 462 Financial Accounting III 3
ACC 463 Applications of Advanced Accounting Principles 3
ACC 470 Business and Personal Taxes 3
ACC 471 Cost Accounting 3
Accounting Minor for College of Business Students
ACC 461 Financial Accounting II 3
Plus two courses from among the following:
ACC 462 Financial Accounting III 3
ACC 463 Applications of Advanced Accounting Principles 3
ACC 470 Business and Personal Taxes 3
ACC 471 Cost Accounting 3
Business Administration Minor for Non-College of Business Students*
ACC 215/216 Financial Accounting/Managerial Accounting 3/3
BUS 113 Business Statistics (or equivalent) 3
ECO 201/202 Intro to Economics and Markets/Macro 4/3
FIN 348 Managerial Finance 3
MGT 328 Management and Organization Behavior 3
MKT 321 Marketing Principles and Management 3
Business Administration Minor for Engineering Majors*
ACC 215/216 Financial Accounting I/Managerial Accounting 3/3 ECO 201/202 Intro to Economics and Markets/Macro 4/3
FIN 348 Managerial Finance 3
MAT 312 Applied Statistics (or equivalent) 3
MGT 328 Management and Organization Behavior 3
MKT 321 Marketing Principles and Management 3
*A maximum of 30 credits in courses offered by the College of Business may be taken by non-business students.
Economics Minor for College of Business Students
ECO 201/202 Intro to Economics and Markets/Macro 4
ECO 202 Macro Economics 3
ECO 495 Seminar in Economics 3
Two additional upper-level Economics Courses(ECO 300 and above) 6 Family Business & Entrepreneurship Minor for Non-College of Business Students
ACC 215 Financial Accounting 3
ECO 201 Intro to Economics & Markets 4
MGT 328 Organizational Behavior 3
BUS 200 Family Business Management 3
BUS 460 Internship (in a family business) 3
Plus 2 courses from among the following:
ACC 470 Business & Personal Taxes 3
BUS 405 Real Estate Law 3
BUS/FIN 496 Estate & Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs 3
BUS 439 Entrepreneurship 3
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Family Business & Entrepreneurship Minor for College of Business Students
BUS 200 Family Business Management 3
BUS 460 Internship (in a family business) 3
Plus 2 courses from among the following:
ACC 470 Business & Personal Taxes 3
BUS 405 Real Estate Law 3
BUS/FIN 496 Estate & Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs 3
BUS439 Entrepreneurship 3
Health Planning & Management Minor for Non-College of Business Students
ACC 215/216 Financial Acctg/Managerial Acctg 3/3
BUS 113 Business Statistics (or equivalent) 3
ECO 201/202 Intro to Economics & Markets/Macro 4/3 Plus three courses from among the following:
HPM 200 Health Care Delivery System 3
HPM 205 Public Health Concepts 3
HPM 495 Seminar in Health Planning & Management 3
MGT 472 Human Resource Management 3
SOC 349 Medical Sociology 4
Health Planning & Management Minor for College of Business Students
HPM 200 Health Care Delivery System 3
HPM 205 Public Health Concepts 3
HPM 495 Seminar in Health Planning & Management 3
SOC 349 Medical Sociology 4
Management Information Systems Minor for Non-College of Business Students
ECO 201 Intro to Economics and Markets 3
MGT 328 Organizational Behavior 3
MIS 290 Computer Programming (or equivalent) 3
MIS 465 Data Base Management 3
MIS 466 Systems Analysis 3
Plus 2 courses from among the following:
CMP 400-level Computer Science Course 3/4
MIS 410 Networking Fundamentals 3
MIS 420 Electronic Commerce 3
MIS 468 Data Visualization 3
MIS 495 Seminar in Information Systems 3
Management Information Systems Minor for College of Business Students
MIS 290 Computer Programming (or equivalent) 3
MIS 465 Data Base Management 3
MIS 466 Systems Analysis 3
MIS 468 Data Visualization 3
Plus 1 course from among the following:
CMP 400-level Computer Science Course 3/4
MIS 410 Networking Fundamentals 3
MIS 420 Electronic Commerce 3
MIS 495 Seminar in Information Systems 3
4 + 1 MBA Program Minor
The College of Business offers a 4 + 1 minor for students majoring in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Ceramic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. By completing the appropriate foundation courses at the undergraduate level, a student may successfully complete the requirements for a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at Alfred University in one year after receiving his or her undergraduate degree.
Requirements for Liberal Arts and Sciences Majors
ACC 215 Financial Accounting I 3
ACC 216 Managerial Accounting 3
BUS 113* Business Statistics (or an introductory statistics course) 3
BUS 260 Operations Research 3
ECO 201 Introduction to Economics and Markets 4
ECO 202 Principles of Macro Economics 3
FIN 348 Managerial Finance 3
MGT 328 Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MIS 101 Business Perspectives 3
MKT 321 Principles of Marketing 3
*MAT 312, POL 230, or PSY/SOC 270 may be substituted for BUS 113
Requirements for Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science Majors
ACC 215 Financial Accounting I 3
ACC 216 Managerial Accounting 3
CES 120 Engineering Communications 3
CES 121 Engineering Communications II 3
CES 474 Engineering Operations 4
ECO 201 Introduction to Economics and Markets 4
ECO 202 Principles of Macro Economics 3
FIN 348 Managerial Finance 3
MAT 312 Applied Statistics 3
MGT 328 Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MKT 321 Principles of Marketing 3
Requirements for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Majors
ACC 215 Financial Accounting I 3
ACC 216 Managerial Accounting 3
BUS 260 Operations Research 3
ECO 202 Principles of Macro Economics 3
EGR 111-114 Intro Engineering/CAD/Software Engineering/
Computer-Aided Engineering 8
EGR 260 Engineering Economy 3
EGR 315 Engineering Statistics 3
FIN 348 Managerial Finance 3
MGT 328 Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MKT 321 Principles of Marketing 3
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