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E.J. OURSO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

		This is the Recommended Path for Management, BS / Entrepreneurship for the 2012-2013 catalog year.

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120 Hours.
ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE.
To pursue this major, students must be admitted to the College of Business by achieving admission after earning a minimum LSU and Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a minimum of 30 hours of university coursework, including the Pre-Business Core classes (ENGL 1001, MATH 1021, MATH 1431, ECON 2000, ISDS 1102, and ACCT 2001) with a grade of "C" or better as well as achieving a Business GPA of 2.5.

SCHOLASTIC REQUIREMENTS.
* Students are required to earn at least a grade of "C" in each accounting course taken for the course to qualify as a prerequisite for another ACCT course.
* Continued enrollment in the College is dependent upon satisfying the following requirements:
- Maintain a 2.0 LSU and Cumulative GPA;
- Maintain a minimum 2.0 Business GPA;
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress toward completion of the degree.

NOTE: This document is offered as an aid for planning a course of study. The LSU General Catalog contains the official requirements for graduation.

NOTE ON PREREQUISITES: Business students cannot receive credit for ACCT 2000, ECON 2030, FIN 3715 or ISDS 1100.

NOTE ON HONORS COURSES: The Honors equivalent of any course may be substituted when the course is a required prerequisite.

RECOMMENDED PATH & CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS.
The RECOMMENDED PATH shows how one may complete the curriculum in 4 years. CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS must be met by the indicated semester to be considered “on track” and making progress in the degree:

Sem 1: "C" or better in ENGL 1001 and ISDS 1102; 2.5 Cumulative GPA.
Sem 2: "C" or better in ECON 2000 and MATH 1431; 2.5 Business GPA; 2.75 Cumulative GPA.
Sem 3: "C" or better in ACCT 2001; ECON 2010; 2.5 Business GPA; 2.75 Cumulative GPA.
Sem 4: ACCT 2101 and ISDS 2000; 2.5 Business GPA; 3.0 Cumulative GPA; Admission to the College.
Sem 5: "C" or better in ENGL 2000; ISDS 2001; 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.
Sem 6: 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.
Sem 7: 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.
Sem 8: 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.

For additional information visit: http://www.business.lsu.edu

1st Semester

Critical: "C" or better in ENGL 1001 and ISDS 1102; 2.5 Cumulative GPA.
ECON 2000 PRIN MICROECONOMICS	3
ENGL 1001 ENGL COMPOSITION	3
ISDS 1102 INT MGT INF SYS MAJR	3
MATH 1021 COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - NATURAL SCIENCES¹	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

2nd Semester

Critical: "C" or better in ECON 2000 and MATH 1431; 2.5 Business GPA; 2.75 Cumulative GPA.
ACCT 2001 INTR FINANCIAL ACCT [MATH 1021]	3
ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENT 1²	3
MATH 1431 CAL-BUS & ECO APLCAT [MATH 1021]	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - HUMANITIES	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - NATURAL SCIENCES¹	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

3rd Semester

Critical: "C" or better in ACCT 2001; ECON 2010; 2.5 Business GPA; 2.75 Cumulative GPA.
ACCT 2101 INTRO MANAGERIAL ACC [ACCT 2000/2001]³	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - HUMANITIES	3
ECON 2010 PRIN MACROECONOMICS [ECON 2000]	3
ISDS 2000 INTRO TO BUS STATS [MATH 1431]	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - ARTS	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

4th Semester

Critical: ACCT 2101 and ISDS 2000; 2.5 Business GPA; 3.0 Cumulative GPA; Admission to the College.
ELECTIVE⁵	3
ENGL 2000 ENGLISH COMP [ENGL 1001]	3
ISDS 2001 STAT METH/DEC MOD [ISDS 2000]	3
ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENT 2²	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - NATURAL SCIENCES¹	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

5th Semester

Critical: "C" or better in ENGL 2000; ISDS 2001; 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.
BLAW 3201 BUSINESS LAW	3
FIN 3716 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [ECON 2000, 2010, ACCT 2001]	3
ISDS 3115 INTR OPERATIONS MGT [ISDS 2001]	3
MGT 3200 PRINC OF MANAGEMENT	3
MKT 3401 PRIN OF MARKETING [ACCT 2000/2001/2002, ECON 2030/2000/2001, 2010/2011]³	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

6th Semester

Critical: 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.
MGT 3500 OR MGT 3513	3
MGT 3320 HUMAN RESOURCE MGT [MGT 3200]	3
MGT 4620 HUMAN BEHAV ORGANIZA [MGT 3200]	3
BUSINESS ELECTIVE (3000/4000 LEVEL)⁵	3
ECON 2035 MONEY/BANK/MACRO ACT [ECON 2000/2001, 2010/2011/2030]³	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

7th Semester

Critical: 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.
GEN. ED. COURSE - HUMANITIES	3
MGT 3111 ENTREPRENEURSHIP [ISDS 2000, FIN 3715/3716 CR: MKT 3401]	3
APPROVED MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES⁴	6
ELECTIVE⁵	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

8th Semester

Critical: 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.
MGT 3830 STRAT MANAGING ORGS [MGT 3200, MKT 3401/3402, FIN 3716]	3
MGT 4113 / MGT 4114	3
MGT 4100 / MGT 4120	3
BUSINESS ELECTIVES (3000/4000 LEVEL)⁵	3
ELECTIVE⁵	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

1 - GEN. ED. NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT: If 2 course sequence is taken in the physical science, the additional 3 hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.

2 - REQUIREMENT 1: Choose from CMST 2060, 2061, 2064.

REQUIREMENT 2: Choose from CMST 2060, 2061, 4113.

A Communication Intensive (C-1) course may be substituted for the Oral and Written Requirement with permission from an academic advisor.

3 - Business students cannot receive credit for ACCT 2000, ECON 2030, FIN 3715 or ISDS 1100.

4 - APPROVED MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES: A list of approved electives is available from the Rucks Department of Management and is posted on the Rucks Department of Management website.

5 - BUSINESS ELECTIVES: to be selected from the 3000 or 4000 level offerings of the following departments: ACCT, BADM, BLAW, ECON, FIN, GBUS, MGT, MKT, and ISDS.

ELECTIVES: choose any degree credit courses offered by the University consistent with their specific degree requirements. However, no more than six hours may be selected from kinesiology activity courses, band, chorus or music skills course. Up to six semester hours in ROTC may be used as electives in all business curricula.


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