Everyone needs a little business in their back pocket. The College of Business offers a flexible and innovative minor in Business Administration designed for students from any major who want to gain practical business knowledge. The program is structured in a modular format that includes two main components: a foundation in essential business concepts and an elective portion that allows students to tailor the minor to align with their primary field of study or career goals. Through this structure, students build a strong understanding of the language, principles, and core functions of business, enabling them to apply these skills across a wide range of industries and professions.
In addition to completing the 21-credit minor, students have the opportunity to further specialize by earning certificates in areas such as Business-to-Business Selling, Entrepreneurship, or Music Business. This added flexibility allows students to customize their learning experience and enhance their qualifications, making the minor a valuable complement to virtually any major.
For more information, please contact: businessminors@business.colostate.edu
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Speak the language of business by constructing and analyzing financial and operating reports, and using this information to make various business decisions.
- Identify and analyze various ethical dilemmas that occur in organizations, apply sound moral reasoning to address these situations, and defend recommended courses of action.
- Perform quantitative analyses, explain the results, and use the information to make decisions.
- Understand both the internal and external human dimensions of business activities.
- Understand the context within which businesses operate, and how to develop and implement plans to achieve desired results.
Effective Fall 2026
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.000 in courses used to satisfy the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| ACT 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 220 | Ethics in Contemporary Organizations (GT-AH3) | 3 |
| FIN 200 | Personal Finance and Investing | 3 |
| or FIN 305 | Fundamentals of Finance | |
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| or MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | |
| Select one group from the following: | 9-10 | |
| Group A: Select 3 courses (9 credits) from the following not previously taken: | ||
| Legal and Ethical Issues in Business | ||
| Contemporary Business Topics: Entrepreneurship | ||
| Contemporary Business Topics: International Business | ||
| Business Information Systems | ||
| Personal Finance and Investing | ||
or FIN 305 | Fundamentals of Finance | |
| Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| Fundamentals of Management | ||
or MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | |
| Business Customer Relationships | ||
| Real Estate Principles | ||
| Group B: Business-to-Business Selling (9 credits) 1 | ||
| Business Customer Relationships | ||
| Professional Selling | ||
| Sales Management | ||
| Group C: Entrepreneurship (9-10 credits) 1 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| Contemporary Business Topics: Entrepreneurship | ||
| Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | ||
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| Technology Entrepreneurship | ||
| Creating New Ventures | ||
| New Venture Creation | ||
| Design Thinking in Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Designing for Defense | ||
| Select one course from the following (3-4 credits): | ||
| Introduction to Agribusiness Entrepreneurship | ||
| Small Agribusiness Management | ||
| Agricultural Business Management | ||
| Biomedical Design Practicum: Capstone Design I | ||
| Chemical and Biological Engineering Design I | ||
| Senior Design Principles | ||
| Senior Design Project I | ||
| Leadership and Advocacy in Human Services | ||
| Creative Industries Career Management | ||
| Engineering Design Practicum: I | ||
| Creativity, Innovation, and Value Creation | ||
| Social and Sustainable Venturing | ||
| Seminar: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management | ||
| Group D: Music Business (9 Credits) 1 | ||
| Principles of Music Marketing | ||
| Making Money in Music | ||
| Concerts and Live Events | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 21-22 | |
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Completing this Group may satisfy a certificate – contact a Business advisor.