Robins Academic Advising

Undergraduate Course Catalog

Students may have only one major in the school of business, chosen from accounting, business administration, or economics business. A concentration(s) may be attached to any of these majors but is only required for the business administration major. Students' graduation requirements are established by the catalog in effect during the academic year in which they enter the university. For a current list of curriculum and requirements, please visit the Undergraduate Catalog. For past lists of curriculum and requirements, please visit the Catalog Archives and choose the relevant academic year. No Robins School courses may be taken pass/fail, and no Robins School student may take a class pass/fail, unless the course is only offered pass/fail. To see the full policy, visit this page.

Robins Courses Advising and Registration

All foundational business and core business classes are offered every semester; however, there is a typical sequencing as a student progresses from their first year to pre-business status to a declared major/minor.

Foundational Business Classes: These are courses to take before registering for upper-level business classes. All foundational business classes are not necessarily prerequisite classes; however, it is recommended that all of the foundational business classes be completed before taking upper-level business classes.

Core Business Classes. These are the upper-level courses that MUST be completed once a student has declared his or her major. These required courses are taken in tandem with major and concentration area courses.

Major/ Concentration Classes. These are the courses associated with each major and concentration. Specific courses required may be found on the department pages located on the column to the left of this page. 

Robins School Recommended Course Sequencing

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  • First Year Course Sequencing

    ECON 101 Microeconomics*+1 - must be taken by at least third semester

    ACCT 201 Financial Accounting*+1 - must be taken by at least third semester

    MATH 211 Calculus I (or 212 or 235)*+1 - must be taken by at least third semester

    ECON 102 Macroeconomics+1 - ECON 101 is a prerequisite, must be taken by at least fourth semester

    BUAD 202 (or ECON 170 or PSYC 200) Business Statistics+1 - serves as a co-requisite for FIN 360, MKT 320, and AO 225, must be taken by at least fourth semester

    *Denotes classes required before business school declaration process  
    +Prerequisite to all other upper-level business classes
    1Foundational Business Courses

  • Second Year Course Sequencing

    BUAD 205 Business Communication1 (.5 unit) - includes Robins PRO Conference co-curricular requirement

    FIN 360 Principles of Finance2 - prerequisite for all subsequent finance courses 

    MKT 320 Principles of Marketing2 - prerequisite for all subsequent marketing courses

    AO 225 IT and Data Analytics2 - prerequisite for all subsequent analytics courses

    ACCT 205 (or 305) Managerial Accounting1 - not required for accounting majors or concentrators

    1Foundational Business Courses
    2Core Business Courses

  • Third and Fourth Year Course Sequencing

    MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior2 - prerequisite for MGMT 333, 344, and 450, and BUAD 497

    AO 340 Operations Management2 - prerequisite for BUAD 497

    BUAD 393 Business Law2 (.5 unit)

    BUAD 394 Business Ethics2 (.5 unit)

    BUAD 4972 (or IBUS 411 for international business concentrators) - senior capstone course

    International Business Focus Course2 (may be taken as part of the major requirements or approved semester-long study abroad program)

    Major and Concentration Courses2 - as required for chosen academic path

    2Core Business Courses

 

Transfer Course Work

If students wish to take a business course over the summer at another AACSB recognized institution, they must submit a completed Transfer Work Approval form and attach the course syllabus from that institution.

For courses to be taken while studying abroad, including during summer, contact the Director of Business Study Abroad Programs, Fae Bell. 

Internships

Internships in the Robins School may be awarded .25 units of academic credit. It requires applied field experience for a minimum of 50 work hours. Following the field experience, a short paper is required that describes the organization's history, size, number of locations, ownership, products, and services, major competitors, and major customers. Graded pass/fail. May be taken no more than once per academic year and may not be repeated more than twice without permission of the dean. All internships for credit require the approval of the associate dean of undergraduate business programs. Internship requirements do not apply to the summer internship program administered by the Office of International Education.

RSB Independent Study Policy

Independent studies within the Robins School require the approval of the instructor, the department chair, and the associate dean of undergraduate business programs prior to the work undertaken for the independent study. Independent studies within the Robins School will not typically duplicate available course offerings and content. Each independent study must provide a rigorous academic experience with learning objectives and scope comparable to other undergraduate business courses. The student is expected to produce a final academic product during the semester in which he/she is registered for the course. The instructor will submit a final grade at the end of the semester in which the independent study was undertaken. The course may not be pass/fail.