GENERAL EDUCATION
For all business majors
For Students Entering KSU
FALL 2008 through SUMMER 2011
Business Undergraduate Advising Center
BB 431 770-423-6055
See separate sheet for Major requirements.
Grade
Course
ENGL 1101
ENGL 1102
MATH 1111*
AREA A: Essential Skills
Hours
Composition I (with a grade of “C” or better)
Composition II (with a grade of “C” or better)
College Algebra – or MATH 1112 College Trig or MATH 1113 Precalculus
3
3
3
AREA B: Social Issues (Institutional Options)
ANTH 2105
CRJU 2105
GEOG 2105
PSYC 2105
SOCI 2105
FL 1002
AMST 1102
COM 1109
PHIL 2200
CHOOSE ONE:
International Business majors should take GEOG
Social Issues: Perspectives in Anthropology
Social Issues: Perspectives in Criminal Justice
Social Issues: Perspectives in Geography
Social Issues: Perspectives in Psychology
Social Issues: Perspectives in Sociology
CHOOSE ONE:
International Business majors have a Foreign Language Requirement that
builds on FL 1002 (see the IB Major checksheet)
Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture II
American Identities
Human Communication
Ways of Knowing
2
3
AREA C: Humanities/Fine Arts
ENGL 2110
ART 1107
DANC 1107
MUSI 1107
TPS 1107
World Literature
CHOOSE ONE:
Arts in Society:
Arts in Society:
Arts in Society:
Arts in Society:
3
3
Visual Arts
Dance
Music
Theater
AREA D: Science, Mathematics, and Technology
SCI 1101
SCI 1102
MATH 1106*
Note: Some Science class alternatives to SCI 1101 & 1102 are available – meet
with a Coles Staff Advisor if you are interested.
Science Principles and Process I (w/lab)
Science Principles and Process II
Elementary Applied Calculus – or MATH 1190 Calculus
(with a grade of “C” or better)
4
3
3
AREA E: Social Sciences
POLS 1101
ECON 2100
HIST 1110
HIST 2112
American Government in a Global Perspective
Principles of Microeconomics
Introduction to World Civilizations
America Since 1890
HPS 1000
Fitness for Living
3
3
3
3
INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT: Fitness for Living
3
TOTAL HOURS
45
OVER FOR NOTES
Revised 5/27/13
*All business majors must take a calculus course. MATH 1106 is recommended for most people. The grade
in your calculus course is part of the Sophomore GPA Requirement for admission to upper-division courses in
the Coles College of Business, and calculus is a prerequisite to certain required business courses. Business
majors should NOT take MATH 1101 or MATH 1107. If you transferred in credit for MATH 1107, meet
with a Coles Staff Advisor to discuss it. If you are interested in higher MATH courses, meet with a Coles
Staff Advisor to discuss your options.
NOTES –
1.
Additional Information/Updates – This checksheet does not describe all of KSU’s policies and requirements. You must follow all
the rules that are in the KSU Undergraduate Catalog for your Catalog Year. We have worked hard to ensure the accuracy of the
information in this checksheet up to the date shown below. Be sure to check regularly for revisions/updates to this info.
2.
Prerequisites – Check the most recent edition of the KSU Undergraduate Catalog for course prerequisites. Students are
responsible for meeting a course’s current prerequisites even if they changed after the student started at KSU. The Catalog is
online at catalog.kennesaw.edu.
3.
Do NOT complete all your General Education requirements before beginning business coursework or you may find it
difficult to schedule a full load when you are starting business courses. However, the English composition and the Math
courses should be completed right away as they are prerequisites to certain business courses.
4.
KSU Grade Requirements –

Business majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in the Lower Division Business Core (Area F), and the courses
that constitute the Upper Division Major Requirements (including Upper Division Business Core courses, the
Information Technology Requirement, Major Field Requirements, and Major Field Electives). In addition,
International Business Majors must earn a “C” or better in the courses used to meet the Foreign Language and
International Study Experience Requirements.

Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA to receive a degree from KSU.

Coles College of Business – Sophomore GPA Requirement – Business majors who enrolled in KSU (or returned to
KSU to complete an undergraduate degree) in Fall 1995 or later are not allowed to enroll in upper-division (30004000 level) business courses until they meet the Coles College Sophomore GPA Requirement. To meet the
Sophomore GPA Requirement, business majors who entered Fall 2008 or later must earn an Adjusted GPA of 3.00
or higher for the following set of eight courses and must have a “C” or better in each course: MATH 1106 (or
1190), ACCT 2100 & 2200, ECON 2100, 2200, & 2300, BISM 2100, and BLAW 2200.
5.
KSU Residency requirements – In order to receive a business degree from KSU:

Students must complete at least 33 semester hours of business courses at KSU. At least 24 semester hours of
upper-division business courses must be completed at KSU.

Students must complete at least 12 semester hours of their Major Field Requirements and Major Field Electives at
KSU.

Students must complete at least 20 of their last 30 semester hours before graduation at KSU.
6.
Disclaimer: Completion of this check sheet does not insure that graduation requirements have been fulfilled. Only the KSU
Registrar’s Office can say whether all graduation requirements have been met. Submit your petition to graduate to them as
soon as you are eligible (at the beginning of the term before the term you want to graduate).
Revised 5/27/13