Bachelor of Science in Business

The Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) degree, also known as the Business major, offers general management preparation with an opportunity for specialization in a specific field of business. This degree represents a careful balance of structure and choice, with flexibility that allows students to tailor their programs to reflect the individual career goals they have selected.

 

Degree Requirements

The following requirements must be fulfilled: a minimum of 120 credits, including University General Education, pre-business, and business major courses, and at least one GWSB concentration or GWSB second major. 

Students pursuing business as a second major should reference the business as a second major requirements section at the bottom of this page.

General education courses
UW 1020University Writing
6 credits taken in at least two writing in the disciplines (WID) courses in two or more separate semesters. 1
One critical analysis in the humanities course. 2
One scientific reasoning with laboratory course. 2
One course with an approved oral communication component. 2
Pre-business courses
BADM 1001
BADM 1002
Business Leader Foundations I
and Business Leader Foundations II 3
or BADM 1003 Business Leader Foundations for Transfer Students
BADM 3001Business Leader Career Strategy
BADM 4001Business Leader Launch
STAT 1051Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics
or STAT 1053 Introduction to Statistics in Social Science
or STAT 1111 Business and Economic Statistics I
or DNSC 1001 Business Analytics I: Statistics for Descriptive and Predictive Analytics
or APSC 3115 Engineering Analysis III
STAT 2112Business and Economic Statistics II
or STAT 2118 Regression Analysis
or STAT 2123 Introduction to Econometrics
or ECON 2123 Introduction to Econometrics
or DNSC 2001 Business Analytics II: Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics
ECON 1011Principles of Economics I
ECON 1012Principles of Economics II
One of the following sequences in mathematics:
MATH 1231
MATH 1232
Single-Variable Calculus I
and Single-Variable Calculus II
or MATH 1051
MATH 1252
Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences
and Calculus for the Social and Management Sciences
or MATH 1051
MATH 1231
Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences
and Single-Variable Calculus I
or MATH 1220
MATH 1221
MATH 1051
Calculus with Precalculus I
and Calculus with Precalculus II
and Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences
or MATH 1220
MATH 1221
MATH 1232
Calculus with Precalculus I
and Calculus with Precalculus II
and Single-Variable Calculus II
Business major courses
ACCY 2001Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCY 2002Introductory Managerial Accounting
BADM 1004The Age of Globalization
BADM 2001Markets and Politics
or BADM 2001W Markets and Politics
BADM 2301Management Information Systems Technology
BADM 3103Human Capital in Organizations
BADM 3401Contemporary Marketing Management
or BADM 3401W Contemporary Marketing Management
BADM 3501Financial Management and Markets
BADM 3601Operations Management
BADM 4101Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
or BADM 4101W Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
BADM 4801Strategy Formulation and Implementation
IBUS 3001Introduction to International Business
Electives
In general, students complete 34 credits in elective courses to reach the 120 credits required for the degree. 18 of those credits must be taken outside of GWSB. Elective courses may be applied to a GWSB concentration, a non-GWSB minor, or a GWSB or non-GWSB second major. Reference the GWSB undergraduate policies section for course restrictions."

Concentration requirement

A GWSB concentration is required for all BS in business students. Students select a concentration from among accountancy; business analytics; business economics and public policy; entrepreneurship and innovationfinanceinformation systems and technology management;  international business; marketing strategy and analytics; real estate; sport, event, and hospitality management; or, with faculty approval, they may structure an individualized concentration reflecting a specific interest in business. The concentration consists of five field courses designated by the department. The concentration must be selected no later than the second semester of the sophomore year. Students should contact the GWSB Undergraduate Advising Team to declare a concentration. Reference the concentration regulations in the GWSB undergraduate policies section of this bulletin.

1 Courses must be taken after completion of UW 1020 and in separate semesters.

2 See Undergraduate Education at GW for additional information regarding approved courses for this requirement.

3 First-year students taken BADM 1001 and BADM 1002; transfer students take BADM 1003.


Business as a second major

Students who pursue business as a second major must complete the courses listed below. Non-GWSB students may declare business as a second major directly with their home school advisor; a signature from a GWSB academic advisor is not required. 

ACCY 2001Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCY 2002Introductory Managerial Accounting
BADM 2301Management Information Systems Technology
BADM 3103Human Capital in Organizations
BADM 3401Contemporary Marketing Management
or BADM 3401W Contemporary Marketing Management
BADM 3501Financial Management and Markets
BADM 3601Operations Management
BADM 4101Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
or BADM 4101W Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
BADM 4801Strategy Formulation and Implementation
One course selected from the following:
BADM 1004The Age of Globalization
BADM 2001Markets and Politics
or BADM 2001W Markets and Politics
IBUS 3001Introduction to International Business