The Minor

The Business minor provides an opportunity for non-Isenberg majors to complement their academic and professional interests. This interdisciplinary minor will provide students with a foundation in the areas of accounting, finance, management, marketing, and operations & information management. Students will acquire skills in decision making, organizational behavior, strategy, project management, and supply-chain management.

Requirements

  • The Business Minor is a 15 credit program; however, statistics is a prerequisite to enrollment in OIM 301 - see list of qualifying statistics courses below. To complete the Business Minor, students must complete a statistics course plus the 15 credits of businss foundations courses.
  • Required courses:
    • ACCOUNTNG 233: Financial and Managerial Accounting Principles
    • FINANCE 301: Corporate Finance (Must have completed ACCOUNTNG 233 or take it concurrently)
    • MANAGMNT 301: Principles of Management
    • MARKETNG 301: Fundamentals of Marketing
    • OIM 301: Introduction to Operations Management (Required prerequisite is Statistics. Use the list of statistics class options below that will best align with your major.)
      • CE-ENGIN 260: Probability & Statistics in Civil Engineering
      • COMPSCI 240: Reasoning Under Uncertainty
      • EDUC 240: Introduction to Educational Statistics
      • M&I-ENG 273: Probability and Statistic
      • PUBHLTH 223: Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health
      • PUBHLTH 490R: Introduction to Statistical Computing
      • PSYCH 240: Statistics in Psychology
      • RES-ECON 212: Intro Stats/Soc Sci
      • RES-ECON 213: Intermediate Statistics for Business and Economics
      • SOCIOL 212: Elementary Statistics
      • STATISTC C240: Intro to Statistics
      • STATISTC C297F: Special Topics - Fundamental Concepts of Statistics
      • STATISTC 515: Statistics
      • STATISTC 516: Statistics
      • STATISTC 525: Regression & Analysis of Variance

How to Sign-up for the Minor

Students may sign-up as a business minor in the fall or spring terms. Capacity is limited with students being admitted on a first-come/first-served basis. Enrollment periods may close early if all slots are filled.

Four Ways to Complete the Business Minor

  1. On-campus During Regular Academic Year (Fall & Spring)
    • The Business Minor courses are offered on campus during the fall and spring semesters.
    • Plan to take the minor courses over the span of multiple semesters.
  2. Online Through the University Without Walls
    • All of the Business Minor courses are offered online through the University Without Walls. Courses taken through UWW apply toward its completion.
    • NOTE: Courses taken through the University Without Walls are not included in your on-campus tuition and fees.
    • Consult the UWW web site for information about the schedule of course offerings (fall, winter, spring and summer sessions) and associated costs.
  3. On-campus “Minor in a Summer” – New in Summer ’22 – Catch Up or Get Ahead!
    • For those who already completed a statistics course, the entire 15 credit minor is available on-campus in Amherst.
    • This “summer semester” program follows the on-campus in-state or out-of-state tuition and fees schedule. Consult with the Financial Aid office for information concerning eligibility to use Financial Aid during a summer semester.
    • Students may enroll in the on-campus summer classes on a part-time basis with tuition and fees adjusted accordingly.
  4. Complete the Program Combining On-Campus & Online Classes
    • Take advantage of both on-campus and online classes to best meet your scheduling needs and preferences.
    • On-campus classes fall under on-campus tuition and fees.
    • Online classes fall under UWW tuition and fees.

FAQ

As a Business Minor student am I subject to the additional student fee paid by Isenberg undergraduate students?
No. Only students enrolled in an Isenberg major are subject to the additional fee.

Where can I go for career advice and assistance?
For career advice and assistance, consult with career staff for your major to learn about resources and opportunities in your field.  In addition, the campus - wide office of Career Development & Professional Connections is available to all students regardless of major.

Can I take any of the courses at another university and transfer them into the minor?
At least three of the five required courses must be completed through the Isenberg School of Management either on-campus or through the University Without Walls. With prior approval, up to two of the required courses may be transferred in from another institution.

I have been admitted to the minor, but it doesn’t show up in Spire.
Academic minors are declared in Spire after add/drop of their last semester if their course work for the minor has been completed with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.  Consequently, it will not show up in Spire until that time.

Can classes in the minor be taken Pass/Fail?
No. The five required classes cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

Restrictions

Business Minors will not have access to Isenberg academic advisors, Chase Career Center coaches, the Business Communication Center, or Isenberg Works.

Questions

Please contact the Isenberg Undergraduate Programs Office at undergrad@isenberg.umass.edu or 413-545-5610 to speak with an operations team member.
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