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Information for Students Pursuing a Business Minor

Note: At FSU, minors are not posted on your transcript and are not included on your diploma.


Course Requirements for a Minor in General Business

The College of Business offers only a Minor in General Business for students majoring in an area outside of business. There are no minors in specific disciplines within Business.

To complete a Minor in General Business, you must complete eighteen (18) semester hours including ECO 2013, ECO 2023, and twelve (12) semester hours in business courses. That is, six (6) courses:

  • ECO 2013
  • ECO 2023
  • Four (4) other Business Courses

Business courses are courses taught in the College of Business and DO NOT include CGS 2100, MAC 2233, or STA 2023.

You must earn at least a "C-" grade in a course for it to be counted toward a Minor in General Business. At least two (2) of the business courses must be completed at FSU. If you want a course completed at another institution to count toward a Minor in General Business, the course must be approved by the College of Business. Go to the College of Business Undergraduate Programs Office (RBB 328) to request this approval.


Registering for the Business Courses You Need to Complete a Business Minor

Registration in business courses by students pursuing a Minor in General Business is frequently difficult and seats in courses are very limited. Students pursuing a Minor in General Business only have access to business courses as described below.

At the beginning of registration, only 10% of the seats available in each section of the following courses are available to non-business majors:

  • ACG 2021, Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ACG 2071, Introduction to Managerial Accounting (Prerequisite: ACG 2021)
  • BUL 3310, The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
  • FIN 3403, Financial Management of the Firm (Prerequisites: ECO 2023, ACG 2021)
  • MAN 3240, Organizational Behavior
  • MAR 3023, Basic Marketing Concepts (Prerequisite: ECO 2023)
  • FIN 3244, Financial Markets, Institutions, and International Finance Systems (Prerequisites: ECO 2013, ACG 2021)
  • REE 3043, Real Estate
  • RMI 3011, Risk Management and Insurance (Prerequisite: STA 2023)

At 12:00 Noon of the third day of classes (during the drop/add period), any remaining seats in the courses listed above become available to non-business majors.

All of the seats in the following courses are available to non-business majors from the beginning of registration:

  • FIN 3140, Personal Finance
  • HFT 3003, Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • MAN 3025, Concepts of Management

Students pursuing a Business Minor must choose their four (4) business courses from the courses listed above. All other business courses are restricted to Business Majors Only, and are not available to students pursuing a Business Minor.


Requesting Certification of the Completion of Your Business Minor

When you have completed the courses required for a Business Minor, you must contact the College of Business Undergraduate Programs Office (RBB 328) to request a memorandum be sent to your major department which confirms that you have completed a Minor in General Business. You may click here to submit your request online, or you may submit your request by completing a form in the Undergraduate Programs Office.