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Requirements for the Major

The major in Business Management leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. Completion of the major requires 49 credits. Transfer Credit Policy for students in the Business Major Students may apply a maximum of 21 transfer credits toward the Business Major. Of the total 21 credits, only 6 credits may used to fulfill an area of specialization.

NOTE : EFFECTIVE FALL 2018, THE BUSINESS MINOR IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL STUDENTS

Core Courses
- BUS 115 Introduction to Business for Business Majors (see Note)
- ACC 210 Financial Accounting
- BUS 215 Introduction to Business Statistics
- BUS 220 Introduction to Decision Sciences
- BUS 301 Business Communications
- BUS 326 Organizational Behavior
- BUS 330 Principles of Finance or ECO 389 Corporate Finance
- BUS 346 Operations Management
- BUS 348 Principles of Marketing
- BUS 353 Entrepreneurship or BUS 383 Social Entrepreneurship or BUS 441 Business Strategy
- BUS 446 Ethics: Critical Thinking through Film or BUS 447 Business Ethics
- ECO 108 Introduction to Economics
- MAT 122 Overview of Calculus with Applications or MAT 123 Precalculus or higher
Note : BUS 115 is no longer required for the students who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
Upper-Division Writing Requirement

BUS 301 contains the necessary writing components which satisfy the Upper Division Writing Requirement for the business major, and also satisfies the Stony Brook Curriculum learning objective WRTD.
Grading

All courses taken to satisfy the business management major requirements must be taken for a letter grade. All students accepted to the business management major in the fall 2005 semester and subsequent must complete all BUS courses, ECO 108, and MAT 122 with a grade of C or higher in order to satisfy the requirements for the major. Students accepted to the business management major prior to fall 2005 must complete the following courses with a grade of C or higher in order to satisfy the requirements for the major: BUS 110, BUS 210, BUS 220 (formerly BUS 249), BUS 340, BUS 346, BUS 347, BUS 348, BUS 440, and BUS 441; AMS 102, ECO 108, MAT 122 or MAT 123, PSY 103 or SOC 105.

The Stony Brook Curriculum (SBC)

The Stony Brook Curriculum includes both breadth and depth of study, and ensures that students will learn skills necessary for life-long learning. Use the course search to search for courses that complete SBC learning objectives. Through the general education curriculum, students will :

Demonstrate Versatility
by showing proficiency in each of ten fundamental learning objectives :
Note : CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods (see Communicate in a Human Language Other than English--LANG).
Explore Interconnectedness

by completing a course that examines significant relationships between Science or Technology and the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences (STAS).
Pursue Deeper Understanding
by completing advanced studies in three of four distinct areas of knowledge. A "+" sign in the abbreviations for these learning objectives signifies that most courses in this category will be relatively advanced courses at the 200- to 400-level. These learning objectives are :
Prepare For Life-Long Learning
by completing advanced studies in three of four distinct areas of knowledge. A "+" sign in the abbreviations for these learning objectives signifies that most courses in this category will be relatively advanced courses at the 200- to 400-level. These learning objectives are :
Note : Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements :
- Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
- Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
- Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later

Students may reduce the number of courses needed to achieve the Stony Brook Curriculum learning objectives through university certified AP credit, courses certified in more than one area, challenge exams, on-campus placement tests, course waivers, and faculty-designed themed course clusters. In accordance with SUNY policy, at a minimum, students must complete at least 30 credits of General Education awarded by an institution of higher education. In order to satisfy the SBC learning objectives, a passing letter grade or a grade of S must be earned in the corresponding course. Recorded grades of P, NC, U or F will not satisfy SBC learning objectives. LANG, WRT, and QPS learning objectives must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

A detailed list of the courses and activities that fulfill these objectives may be found in the university undergraduate Bulletin. Many of the above requirements may be fulfilled as part of a student's major or minor. For more information on the Stony Brook Curriculum in relation to SUNY General Education Requirements, see link.