Undergraduate Curriculum

Once admitted to the Carlson School you have your choice of 10 majors and best of all, there are no additional requirements to get into your major. If you can't choose just one you can explore double majors and minors, including over 140 options offered at the University of Minnesota. You will declare your major in your sophomore year and spend junior and senior year focusing on your upper-division major coursework.

• Accounting Major and Minor
• Business Analytics Minor
• Business of Healthcare Minor
• Business Law Minor
• Entrepreneurial Management Major and Minor
• Finance Major and Minor
• Finance & Risk Management Insurance Major and Minor
• Human Resources and Industrial Relations Major and Minor
• International Business Co-Major and Minor
• Management Information Systems Major and Minor
• Marketing Major and Minor
• Public/Non-Profit Management Co-Major
• Strategic Management Minor
• Supply Chain & Operations Management Major and Minor

To earn a degree at the University of Minnesota you must complete Liberal Education requirements, which complement your major curriculum and help you learn new ways of thinking. These courses are designed to be integrated throughout your undergraduate experience.

1. Can identify, define, and solve problems 

Evaluate and competently apply common language, frameworks and tools used by businesses and organizations to identify, define, and solve ambiguous problems.

2. Mastered a body of knowledge and mode of inquiry 

Ability to integrate, synthesize and apply knowledge and skills gained in business education to real-world contexts.

3. Can communicate effectively

Develop and deliver effective oral and written communications for business audiences.

4. Acquired skills for effective citizenship and lifelong learning 

Understands the contribution individual integrity makes to organizational social responsibility and demonstrates integrity in actions. Can effectively evaluate self and is prepared for continuous personal and professional growth.

If you’ve taken college-level courses such as Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), College in the Schools (CIS) or other courses you can be awarded for your achievements. There is no limit on the number of credits you can transfer into the University of Minnesota. To explore how your courses will transfer, use the following resource: Transfer Credit, Test Awards, Liberal Education Requirements

• ECON 1101 Principles of Microeconomics* (4 credits)
• ECON 1102 Principles of Macroeconomics* (4 credits)
• MATH 1142 Short Calculus* or MATH 1271, Calculus I* (4 credits)
• BA 1011 Leading Self and Teams* (3 credits)
  Students who enter the program as a Junior transfer student will take MGMT 3001 instead of MGMT 1001.
• BA 2005 Business Ethics, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability* (3 credits)
• BA 2051 Modeling Business Scenarios in Excel (1 credit)
• BA 2021 Design Your Career (1 credit)
• BA 1021 Design Your Life (1 credit)
• WRIT 1301 or 1401 Freshman Writing, or equivalent* (4 credits)
• PSY 1001 Introduction to Psychology* (4 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Students must complete all designated courses (*) with a C- or better.

Fall semester

• BA 2551 Business Statistics in R* (4 credits)
  Statistics may be an option for some students in their first year
• ACCT 2051 Introduction to Financial Accounting* (4 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements
• Additional core course such as IDSC 3001 or HRIR 3021

Spring semester

• Immersion Core
  • MKTG 3001 Principles of Marketing* (3 credits)
  • FINA 3001 Finance Fundamentals* (3 credits)
  • SCO 3001 Supply Chain and Operations* (3 credits)
  • MGMT 3004 Business Strategy* (3 credits)
• Additional course of student's choice (optional)

Students must complete all designated courses (*) with a C- or better.

To help you gain a well-rounded perspective you will take additional key business coursework throughout your undergraduate degree including:

• BA 3033W Business Communication* (3 credits)
• HRIR 3021 Human Capital Management* (3 credits)
• ACCT 3001 Introduction to Management Accounting* (3 credits)
• IDSC 3001 Introduction to Information Technology in Business* (3 credits)
  Students planning to major in Management Information Systems should complete this class during their sophomore year.

​​​Students must complete all designated courses (*) with a C- or better.