Concentrations
For More Information, Contact:
Admissions Office
Admissions and Visitor Center
admissionsoffice@rmu.edu
800-762-0097 phone
412-397-5200 phone
412-397-2425 fax
John M. Beehler, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Business
School of Business
Professor of Accounting
Accounting and Taxation
beehler@rmu.edu
412-397-5445 phone
412-397-2585 fax
Massey Hall 206
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Undeclared business is a B.S.B.A. concentration option for
incoming students who are uncertain of which major in the
School of Business they would like to pursue.
Program Overview
The 45-credit program allows students to explore more than one
business discipline by taking a broad spectrum of informative
business courses. Students learn about available careers while
assessing their own goals, aspirations and strengths. The flexibility
of the undeclared business option, combined with the supportive
academic environment of the School of Business, provides students
with the necessary framework to choose the business concentration
that best fits their interests and skills.
While in the Undeclared Business program, students are encouraged
to meet with their academic advisor, join various business-related
organizations and attend networking conferences. Students in this
program receive a solid foundation in business theory and practice
while gaining effective communications skills. The curriculum is
also designed to refine and develop interpersonal and analytical
skills to help students achieve their career goals in a competitive
job market.
Students are required to complete the 45-credit hour curriculum
with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in order to be accepted into a
concentration within the School of Business. An additional 81
credits in the chosen major will be required for graduation.
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Curriculum
The 45-credit hour curriculum has eight components:
- Communications Skills - 12 credits
COSK1220 Reading and Writing Strategies or
COSK2221 Intercultural Communications (Advanced Placement)
COSK1221 Argument and Research
COSK2220 Public Speaking and Persuasion
COSK2230 Business Professional Communications
- Information Systems - 3 credits
INFS1020 Introduction to Decision Support Systems
- Economics - 6 credits
ECON1020 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON1030 Principles of Microeconomics
- Mathematics - 6 credits
MATH2040 Finite Math and Applied Calculus*
STAT2110 Statistics
- Accounting - 6 credits
ACCT1010 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT2060 Managerial Accounting
- Law - 3 credits
BLAW1050 Legal Environment of Business
- Ethics - 3 credits
PHIL2000 Introduction to Ethics
- Social Sciences - 6 credits
PSYC1010 General Psychology
SOCI1010 Principles of Sociology or
SOCI2320 Contemporary American Social Problems
*MATH1010 College Mathematics is the prerequisite for MATH2040
unless the student is given advanced placement.
Note: COSK0990 College Reading and Writing and MATH0900
Introduction to College Mathematics may be required but do not fulfill
the requirements for the 45 credits necessary in this program.
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