Majors

All business majors must take the basic business core, plus three 300-level elective courses. MB399 Professional Internship in Business may not be counted as satisfying one of the three 300-level elective requirements of the major.

The basic business core is composed of the following courses: MB107, 214, 224, 234, 235, 306, 338, 349, EC103, 104, and 237 or MS104.

The suggested course sequence for the major is: MB107, EC104, MB234, EC103, MB235, EC237, MB214, 224, 306, 338, 300-level electives (three); MB349 (senior year only). Students planning to study abroad during their junior year must have completed MB234 and 235 and EC237 before they go.

Students preparing to major in business are expected to be proficient in English composition and grammar, mathematics, economics, and computer applications. In addition to those courses already required for the major that are out of the discipline, these proficiencies may be strengthened by taking the following courses: MA111, and CS106.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In conjunction with other departments, the Management and Business Department offers interdepartmental majors in business-economics, business-French, business-German, business-Spanish, business-government, and business-mathematics. See Interdepartmental Majors.

HONORS: To be eligible for departmental honors, a student must (1) attain a GPA of 3.60 or higher for all course work taken in the department and required for the major, (2) complete MB349 with a grade of A- or higher, and (3) complete an independent project during his/her senior year that the Management and Business faculty judge to be outstanding. The project must go beyond work required in our regular Management and Business classes, must be pre-approved by the Management and Business faculty honors committee, and must be presented to department faculty. Examples of types of projects that could qualify include, but are not limited to, senior theses, independent studies, and SSEP projects.

COOPERATIVE M.B.A. PROGRAMS: Qualified students have the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree from Skidmore and a master's degree in business administration through cooperative programs with Clarkson University or the Graduate College of Union University. In these 4+1 M.B.A. programs, students earn the master's degree in the year following Skidmore graduation.