Indiana University Kelley School of Business
BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS CERTIFICATE
30 credit hours
The application for the Business Foundations Certificate is submitted, on-line, at http://www.kelley.iu.edu/ugrad.
Effective Spring 2005 (4055)
The Business Foundations Certificate provides the liberal arts and professional school student with an introduction to the basic
concepts of business. The certificate is flexible enough to be easily integrated into a student’s major area of study since the subject
matter complements most academic pursuits. It can also be a stand-alone certificate for students who are pursuing courses through
the School of Continuing Studies. Criteria for the certificate are:
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Achieve a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in all IU courses
Pass all courses required for the certificate
Achieve a 2.0 cumulative GPA in the required 21 credits
Take at least 15 of the 21 required credits at the Bloomington or Indianapolis (IUPUI) campuses.
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Required Courses (15 credit hours):
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ECON-E
ECON-E
BUS-F
BUS-X
201
202
260
100
Introduction to Microeconomics
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Personal Finance
Business Administration: Introduction
BUS-G
100
Business in the Information Age
3 cr.
BUS-A
200
Foundations of Accounting
3 cr.
201
Introduction to Financial Accounting
(P: A100)
3 cr.
202
Introduction to Managerial Accounting
(P: A100)
3 cr.
International Business Environment
(P: Junior standing)
Introduction to Managerial Economics
(P: ECON-E 201 recommended)
Strategic Management and Leadership
(P: Junior standing)
The Computer in Business (Note: must be completed with C or higher)
Personal Law
Legal Environment of Business
(P: Sophomore standing)
Real Estate Law
(P: L201 with C)
Introduction to Marketing
(P: A200 or A201 or A202)
Introduction to Operations Management
(P: A200 or A201 or A202)
Principles of Real Estate
Exploring Entrepreneurship
Small Business Management
(P: A200 or A201 or A202)
Business Communication
(P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent with C)
International Communication Strategies
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
(P: ECON-E201)
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.
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OR
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BUS-A
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BUS-A
Elective Business Courses (6 credit hours):
If a student takes more than two courses within this group of electives, the highest two grades will be counted.
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BUS-D
BUS-G
BUS-J
BUS-K
BUS-L
BUS-L
BUS-L
BUS-M
BUS-P
BUS-R
BUS-W
BUS-W
BUS-X
BUS-X
301
300
306
201
100
201
408
300
300
300
212
300
204
330
Additional Electives: (9 credit hours)
The nine credits used to complete the 30-hour certificate program may be taken from any department on the IU Bloomington campus.
However, remedial courses will not count in this area.
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ALL 300 and 400 level course work must be completed on the IU-Bloomington campus. None of the coursework may be taken by Independent
Study/Correspondence, Distance Education, or Courses to Go. All exceptions should be referred to the Kelley School of Business Petitions Committee.
This is an advising tool – not a contract. You are ultimately responsible for managing your own academic progress and for meeting regularly with an
academic advisor in the Kelley School of Business to confirm that you are meeting all curriculum requirements.
May-08
3 cr.
3 cr.
3 cr.