Business Minor

The Business Minor is a 15-credit program; however, statistics is a prerequisite to enroll in OIM 301 – see list of qualifying statistics courses below. To complete the Business Minor, students must successfully complete a statistics course plus the 15 credits of business foundations courses.

Required courses:

• ACCOUNTNG 233: Financial and Managerial Accounting Principles 
• FINANCE 301: Corporate Finance (Must have completed ACCOUNTNG 233 or take it concurrently)
• MANAGMNT 301: Principles of Management
• MARKETNG 301: Fundamentals of Marketing
• OIM 301: Introduction to Operations Management (Required prerequisite is Statistics. Please use the list of statistics class options below that will best align with your major.)
  • ​CE-ENGIN 260: Probability & Statistics in Civil Engineering
  • COMPSCI 240: Reasoning Under Uncertainty
  • EC-ENG 214 Probability and Statistics
  • EDUC 240: Introduction to Educational Statistics
  • M&I-ENG 273: Probability and Statistic
  • PUBHLTH 223: Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health
  • PUBHLTH 490R: Introduction to Statistical Computing
  • PSYCH 240: Statistics in Psychology
  • RES-ECON 212: Intro Stats/Soc Sci
  • RES-ECON 213: Intermediate Statistics for Business and Economics
  • SOCIOL 212: Elementary Statistics
  • SPP 204: Statistical Models for Public Policy
  • STATISTC 240: Intro to Statistics
  • STATISTC 297F: Special Topics-Fundamental Concepts of Statistics
  • STATISTC 515: Statistics
  • STATISTC 516: Statistics
  • STATISTC 525: Regression & Analysis of Variance

Students may indicate their intent to pursue the business minor in the fall or spring terms. Capacity is limited. 

The Spring lottery will open on Monday, February 10, at 9am and close on Friday, February 21, at 5pm. Decisions will be sent out the week of March 3.

Students who are selected from the lottery process will receive enrollment assistance for Fall 2025 courses. New business minors should plan to take ACCOUNTING 233 Spring 2025 if this requirement hasn’t already been fulfilled.

Students who are not selected from the lottery process will receive guidance regarding academic options that closely align with business studies.

1. On-Campus During Regular Academic Year (Fall & Spring)
   • The Business Minor courses are offered on campus during the fall and spring semesters.
   • Plan to take the minor courses over the span of multiple semesters.
      
2. Online Through University+
   • All of the Business Minor courses are offered online through University+. Courses taken through University+ apply toward its completion.
   • NOTE: Courses taken through University+ are not included in your on-campus tuition and fees. 
   • Consult the University+ web site for information about the schedule of course offerings (fall, winter, spring and summer sessions) and associated costs.
      
3. Study Abroad for Business Minor Students
   • In partnership with the UMass Amherst Office of Global Affairs and CIS Abroad, Isenberg is thrilled to announce the Fall 2025 launch of our Barcelona program specifically designed for Business Minor students!
   • Business Minor students can fulfill two business minor requirements (MANAGMNT 301 and MARKETNG 301) and fill the rest of their schedule with business electives or major requirements.
   • If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please click here. You can also contact Bridget McMahon, Isenberg Program Coordinator, or Ilene Tillman, Education Abroad Advisor, with any questions.  
      
4. Complete the Program Combining On-Campus & Online Classes
   • Take advantage of both on-campus and online classes to best meet your scheduling needs and preferences.
   • On-campus classes fall under on-campus tuition and fees.
   • Online classes fall under University+ tuition and fees.

Students need to have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in Business Minor coursework.

Restrictions

Business Minors will not have access to Isenberg academic advisors, Isenberg Office of Career Success, or IConnect.

As a Business Minor student, am I subject to the additional student fee paid by Isenberg undergraduate students?

No. Only declared Isenberg majors in an Isenberg degree program are subject to the Isenberg student fee.

Where can I go for career advice and assistance?

For career advice and assistance, consult with career staff for your major to learn about resources and opportunities in your field.  In addition, the campus - wide office of Career Development & Professional Connections is available to all students regardless of major.

Can I take any of the courses at another university and transfer them into the minor?

At least three of the five required courses must be completed through the Isenberg School of Management either on-campus or through University+. With prior approval, up to two of the required courses may be transferred in from another institution.

Can I fulfill business minor requirements while studying abroad?

Please submit a completed ICAF, and course descriptions, to undergrad@isenberg.umass.edu for review.

At least three of the five required courses must be completed through the Isenberg School of Management either on-campus or through University+. With prior approval, up to two of the required courses may be transferred in from another institution. See the Study Abroad for Business Minors guide and the Study Abroad Planning Resource.

I’ve received confirmation that I am a business minor student, but the business minor doesn’t appear on my Academic Plan in Spire. 

If you received confirmation that you have been selected from the lottery, and the Business Minor (Minor: Business) does not appear in the academic area of your Student Center in Spire, please email us at undergrad@isenberg.umass.edu.
 

If I’m having difficulty enrolling in OIM 301 even though I fulfilled the appropriate statistics requirement, what do I do?

If you have successfully completed one of the statistics courses noted above, please contact us at undergrad@isenberg.umass.edu. Please include your 8-digit Spire ID in your email along with the section number and course number of the OIM 301 course and we will assist with your enrollment until the course reaches capacity.

Can classes in the minor be taken Pass/Fail?

No. The five required classes cannot be taken Pass/Fail.