Prerequisite Courses


Students majoring in any Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program offered by the JMU College of Business (COB) must complete the following basic courses which are intended to provide a fundamental understanding of the essential dimensions of business. To contact faculty teaching in the College of Business or to view their webpages, refer to the COB directory.

Lower Level Requirements:

Students should complete all lower level (100 and 200 level series) core courses identified in Exhibit 1 below prior to enrolling in courses numbered 300 or higher. College of Business courses offered at the 300 level are restricted to students who have achieved junior standing or higher at the time of enrollment, having completed the 100 and 200 level coursework.

 

EXHIBIT 1 - LOWER DIVISION CORE:
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEARS
 
CoursesPrerequisite
Math 205 or Math 235 - (Introductory) Calculus none

COB 241 - Financial Accounting

none

COB 242 - Managerial Accounting

COB 241

COB 191 - Business and Economic Statistics

See Note 1

COB 291 - Quantitative Methods for Business

COB 191

COB 202 - Interpersonal Skills

none

COB 204 - Computer Information Systems

none

COB 218 - Legal Environment of Business

none

Econ 201 and Gecon 200  - Economics

See Note 2

Computer Competence

See Note 3

Note 1  Before taking COB 291, students must have completed calculus (either MATH 205 or MATH 235) and COB 191 or MATH 220. The calculus course should be taken to fulfill a General Education requirement (Cluster Three).

Note 2  Students must take two economics courses. Gecon 200 should be taken as a General Education requirement (Cluster Four). Econ 201 must be taken as part of the Business Core.

Note 3  All students majoring in a business discipline must demonstrate skills in the use of electronic mail systems, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics software packages. It's expected that the computer competency requirement will be met during the freshman year. It must be met before registering for any 300-level courses in the College of Business.

Upper Level Requirements

 

EXHIBIT 2 - UPPER DIVISION CORE:
JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS
 
Courses
COB 300A Integrated Functional Systems: Management
COB 300B Integrated Functional Systems: Finance
COB 300C Integrated Functional Systems: Operations
COB 300D Integrated Functional Systems: Marketing
COB 487 Strategic Management (see Note 4)

The course work identified in Exhibit 2 on the left can be taken only after completion of the lower division courses and satisfaction of the computer competency requirement identified in Exhibit 1 above.

Note 4 COB 487 is to be taken in the last semester of your senior year.

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