General Curricular Requirements

There are seven major prerequisite courses. These courses establish the intellectual and academic foundation for more advanced study in a wide variety of business disciplines. These courses are required of all School of Business–Camden undergraduates and are designed to be completed during the first three semesters of undergraduate study. Students must earn an grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000 in this area to be admitted to their chosen major. All courses must have a grade of C or better to be included in the previously stated GPA.

              Microeconomic Principles                                                   50:220:102

Macroeconomic Principles                                                  50:220:103

Calculus for Business, Economics, and Life Sciences       50:640:130

Introduction to Statistics II                                                   50:960:284

Management Accounting                                                    52:010:202

Business Essentials*                                                           52:135:101

Business Law I: Legal Environment*                                   52:140:101

*Students who enter as New Jersey community college transfer students may fulfill the business essentials requirement through a combination of Introduction to Business and Introduction to Management courses. Students who transfer from other institutions may satisfy this requirement with the completion of an approved upper-level business course in consultation with either the director of undergraduate education or the Academic Services Office.

General Education

The general education requirements are designed to improve students' abilities to think clearly and communicate effectively; to expand their awareness of the history and variety of human achievements, experiences, values, and modes of expression; and generally to enrich their sense of responsibilities, opportunities, and rewards of living in a modern society. Students must earn 3 or more credits for all the courses listed below, and can receive no more than two D grades in general education courses. Some of the courses listed below are prerequisites for upper-level business core or major area courses and cannot be waived or substituted.*

English Composition I*                             50:350:101

English Composition II*                            50:350:102

Introduction to Financial Accounting        52:010:101

Introduction to Business Computing*       52:135:201

Introduction to Statistics I                         50:960:283

World Masterpieces                                  50:090:238

Social Psychology Requirement

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 3 credits with 50:830:135 or 50:830:335 or the combination of 50:830:101 and 50:920:207.

Writing Intensive Requirement

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 3 credits with 52:135:250 or 50:989:300-303 or any course designated as writing intensive.

Ethics Requirement

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 3 credits with 52:620:301 or 50:730:226 or 50:730:260 or 50:730:315,316 or 50:202:326.

Foreign Language Requirement

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 3 credits in a foreign language department, not necessarily in language acquisition.

Fine Arts Requirement

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 3 credits from the course offerings of art (080), art history (082), dance (203), music (700), applied music (701), or theater (965); excluding speech (950).

History, Philosophy, or Religion Requirement

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 3 credits from the course offerings of history (510, 512, 516), philosophy (730), or religion (840).

Natural Science Requirement

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 3 credits from the course offerings of astronomy (100), biology (120), chemistry (160), geology (460), physics (750), physical science (890), or zoology (990).

Arts and Sciences Electives

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 9 credits from the course offerings of any department within the Camden College of Arts and Sciences (school 50).

Free Electives

This can be satisfied with the successful completion of 6 unrestricted credits.  (Free electives are not required for accounting (010) majors.)

The business core is composed of six courses that are required for all undergraduates. These courses provide students exposure to detailed, complex subject matter in the specific business disciplines of the School of Business–Camden. Students must successfully complete all courses in the core, with a minimum GPA of 2.000, which includes no more than one grade of D to qualify for graduation. Successful completion of all the courses in the core is required to enroll in Business Policy and Strategy (52:620:450), the School of Business–Camden capstone course.

Principles of Finance                        52:390:301

Organizational Behavior                   52:620:303

Management Science I                     52:620:321

Operations Management                  52:620:325

IT and Project Management             52:623:302

Principles of Marketing                     52:630:201

Capstone Course Requirement

The capstone course is an integrative course in general management designed to provide students with a comprehensive view of policy formation and strategy development from the perspective of senior managers.

Business Policy and Strategy           52:620:450