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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Business Minor


A minor in general business is available to all JMU students in good standing through a competitive and non-competitive admission process. Students who declare one of the following majors are automatically eligible for the General Business minor:

  • Chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Health Services Administration
  • Hospitality Management
  • Physics
  • Sport and Recreation Management

If a student changes majors, he/she may be required to apply and be accepted into the minor, regardless of whether or not the student has completed any of the course requirements. 

Students with declared majors in any other undergraduate degree program may submit an application for admission into the general business minor.  Admission is limited and competitive based on an applicant’s admission packet consisting of: 

  • An essay describing motivation for earning the general business minor
  • Minimum grades of “C” earned in General Education Cluster 1 and Cluster 3 courses.  

These students seeking to declare the minor must electronically submit their application packets prior to April 1 or November 1 for admission consideration for the subsequent fall and spring semesters.

Requirements


The following courses must be successfully completed with a minimum 2.0 grade point average in order to graduate with the general business minor.

Total: 18 Credit Hours


Footnotes

1 COB 242   may substitute for ACTG 244 .

2 COB 204  may substitute for CIS 204 .

3 Engineering majors may substitute ENGR 221  and ENGR 322  for MGT 305 .

Matriculated JMU students may only take one minor course for transfer credit. Students who plan to take a course for transfer credit should complete the Permission to Take Courses for Transfer Credit form, including all signatures, prior to registering for the course elsewhere.