The business minor provides an overview of the critical areas of business in six courses
(18 hours): accounting, business law, economics, finance, marketing and management.
- All courses are online.
- Courses follow the same schedule as on-campus/classroom courses, including final exam week.
- Textbooks or materials for courses are available through the University Bookstore.
- Some of the courses fulfill Nebraska ACE requirements. You should consult with your university
advisor to verify courses needed for your degree program.
- Some online courses require on-campus testing on specific dates. Off-campus students may need
to secure a proctor for testing in these courses.
- For Nebraska degree-seeking students: there is no limit to the number of online courses you can
take per semester. However, you should consult with your major advisor before enrolling.
- For visiting students: there are limits to the number of online courses you can take per semester.
Please review the information at Admissions on Visiting Student requirements and limitations.
Please check with Registration & Financial Aid offices to ensure:
- Courses count toward your financial aid (e.g., scholarships, grants, loans, etc.).
- Courses apply toward full- or part-time enrollment status for insurance and financial aid purposes.
Required Courses
ACCT 200 Accounting for Business Decisions (3 Credit Hours)
This course is designed to introduce financial and managerial accounting concepts to students
who are not business majors but who will use such information in future roles as investors,
owners, managers, employees and /or taxpaying citizens. Because accounting is referred to as
'the language of business' a primary objective of this course is to enable you to understand
how accounting meets the information needs of various users. The course lays a foundation for
understanding and use of accounting concepts, skills and judgments in numerous endeavors,
both career and personal.
Prerequisites for non-College of Business students only:
- 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Sophomore standing (or first-year college students with 14 credit hours of Nebraska credit and Math 104 with a grade of 'C' or 'Pass' or better)
- Letter grade only
- Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both ACCT 200 and ACCT 201 and/or ACCT 202
ECON 200 Economic Essentials and Issues (ACE 6, 8) (3 Credit Hours)
Introduction to economic reasoning and methods. Consumer choice, resources, decision making under
constraints, supply, demand, markets, economic welfare analysis, measurement, prices, employment,
money and interest rates. Economic policy and limitations are evaluated. Credit towards the
degree cannot be earned in both ECON 200 and ECON 211 and/or ECON 212.
Prerequisites for non-College of Business students only:
- 12 credit hours
- Letter grade only
- ECON 200 fulfills the Economics requirement for the minor in business administration for
non-business students and is part of a 6 course sequence for the minor
- Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both ECON 200 and ECON 211 and/or ECON 212
BLAW 300 Business, Government and Society (ACE 8) (3 Credit Hours)
This course examines the business organization in relationship to government, employee groups and the
community. A major theme in the course is the social responsibility of business. Topics of study
include ethics, environmental issues, employee rights, government regulation, global management and
the U.S. political system as it affects business decision making.
Prerequisites for non-College of Business students only:
- 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Sophomore standing
- Letter grade only
- BLAW 300 fulfills the Business Law requirement for the minor in business administration for
non-business students and is part of a six course sequence for the minor
- Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both BLAW 300 and BLAW 371 and/or BLAW 372
FINA 300 Financial Decision Making (3 Credit Hours)
This course covers the basic principles of financial decision making with an emphasis on time value of
money, financial statement analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting and risk management.
Prerequisites for non-College of Business students only:
- 2.5 cumulative GPA
- ACCT 200 (or ACCT 201 and 202)
- ECON 200 (or ECON 211 and 212)
- Letter grade only
- FINA 300 fulfills the finance requirement for the minor in business administration for non-business
students and is part of a 6 course sequence for the minor. Credit towards the degree cannot be
earned in both FINA 300 and FINA 361.
MNGT 300 Management Essentials for Contemporary Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
This course is designed to introduce students from non-business fields to the role of managers in various
organizational structures and types. Students will explore how the practice of management is relevant to
their chosen field of study or academic discipline. This course will provide an analysis of organizations
and the management processes of planning, organizing, directing and controlling. Individual, group,
intergroup and organizational responses to various environments and technologies are studied as well
as pertinent techniques of human capital management.
Prerequisites for non-College of Business students only:
- 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Sophomore standing
- Letter grade only
- MNGT 300 fulfills the management requirement for the minor in business administration for non-business students and is part of a 6 course sequence for the minor
- Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both MNGT 300 and MNGT 320
MRKT 300 Contemporary Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
Survey of marketing principles for non-business students. Overview of the fundamental terms and concepts
in contemporary marketing, introduction to real world marketing strategies and focuses on marketing's
role in organizations and businesses.
Prerequisites for non-College of Business students only:
- 2.5 cumulative gpa; sophomore standing
- Letter grade only
- MRKT 300 fulfills the marketing requirement for the minor in business administration for non-business students and is part of a 6 course sequence for the minor
- Credit towards the degree cannot be earned in both MKT 300 and MKRT 341