UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Business Administration Academic Plan

Business Administration majors are encouraged to complete a minor or second major. For more information about business administration, visit the School of Business and Economics.

Printable Four Year Plan

  Fall Semester Spring Semester

Freshman
Year

SBE 100 First-Year Seminar - 2
MATH 146 College Algebra (M) - 3
ENGL 100 Academic Reading/Writing (CW) - 3 
MNGT 105 BizTechU- 3 
Choose: General Education - 3 
Total semester credits - 15

ECON 201 Microeconomics - 3
ECON or MATH 226 - 3
COMS 101 Public Speaking (CS) - 3
Choose: General Education - 3 
Choose: General Education - 3 
Total semester credits - 15

Sophomore
Year

ACCT 231 Principles of Accounting I - 3
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
Choose: General Education - 3
Total semester credits - 15

SBE 300 Professional Development - 1
ACCT 232 Principles of Accounting II - 3
MNGT 300 Mgmt. & Org Behavior - 3
MNGT 310 Principles of Marketing - 3
BLAW 265 Business Law I - 3
Choose: General Education - 3 
Total semester credits - 16

Junior
Year

FINC 345 Managerial Finance - 3
ECON 326 Analytics for Bus & Econ - 3
Choose: General Education - 3 
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
Total semester credits - 15

MKTG 361 Operations Management - 3
Choose: American Cultural Diversity (D) - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Senior
Year

Choose: Business Elective - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
Total semester credits - 15

MNGT 485 Strategic Management - 3
Choose: Business Elective - 3
Choose: Global Perspectives (G) - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
2nd Major/Minor/Gen Elective course - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Summary of Business Administration Degree Requirements

General Education - 34 cr.
American Cultural Diversity and Global Perspectives - 6 cr.
Business Administration Major - 48 cr.
2nd Major/Minor/General Electives - 32 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers, students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.

Business Electives: Choose six credits of 300 level or higher courses from FINC, MKTG or MNGT (NOT including required courses).