The bachelor of science in business degree 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 individual career goals.
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 innovation; finance; information 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 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General education courses | ||
| UW 1020 | University 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 | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3001 | Business Leader Career Strategy | |
| BADM 4001 | Business Leader Launch | |
| STAT 1051 | Introduction 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 2112 | Business 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 1011 | Principles of Economics I | |
| ECON 1012 | Principles 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 2001 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | |
| ACCY 2002 | Introductory Managerial Accounting | |
| BADM 1004 | The Age of Globalization | |
| BADM 2001 | Markets and Politics | |
| or BADM 2001W | Markets and Politics | |
| BADM 2301 | Management Information Systems Technology | |
| BADM 3103 | Human Capital in Organizations | |
| BADM 3401 | Contemporary Marketing Management | |
| or BADM 3401W | Contemporary Marketing Management | |
| BADM 3501 | Financial Management and Markets | |
| BADM 3601 | Operations Management | |
| BADM 4101 | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| or BADM 4101W | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| BADM 4801 | Strategy Formulation and Implementation | |
| IBUS 3001 | Introduction 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 innovation; finance; information 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 pursuing business as a second major are required to 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCY 2001 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | |
| ACCY 2002 | Introductory Managerial Accounting | |
| BADM 2301 | Management Information Systems Technology | |
| BADM 3103 | Human Capital in Organizations | |
| BADM 3401 | Contemporary Marketing Management | |
| or BADM 3401W | Contemporary Marketing Management | |
| BADM 3501 | Financial Management and Markets | |
| BADM 3601 | Operations Management | |
| BADM 4101 | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| or BADM 4101W | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| BADM 4801 | Strategy Formulation and Implementation | |
| One course selected from the following: | ||
| BADM 1004 | The Age of Globalization | |
| BADM 2001 | Markets and Politics | |
| or BADM 2001W | Markets and Politics | |
| IBUS 3001 | Introduction to International Business | |