Business Administration Minor

Program of Study

The Minor in Business Administration is designed to be supportive of a variety of arts, humanities, and science majors. All students interested in the minor should meet with an advisor in the College of Business Administration. To graduate with a Minor in Business Administration, students will be required to complete the requirements in effect at the time of declaration. The CoBA requires that at least 50 percent of the upper-division minor coursework be earned at Cal State San Marcos. The requirements are as follows:

Special Conditions

College of Business Administration (CoBA) majors (all options) may not declare a Minor in Business Administration.

Addendum: Special Condition included after original catalog publication date of May 22, 2026.

Lower-Division Pre-Business Core (7 Units)

ACCT 203 - Introduction to Accounting for Managers Units: 4
BUS 204 - Business Statistics Units: 3

Foundation of Business Courses (12 Units)

BUS 302 - Foundations of Business Environments Units: 2 *
FIN 302 - Foundations of Finance Units: 2 ^*
MGMT 302 - Foundations of Organizational Behavior Units: 2 ^
MIS 302 - Foundations of Management Information Systems Units: 2 ^*
MKTG 302 - Foundations of Marketing Units: 2 *
OM 302 - Foundations of Operations Management Units: 2 ^*
^A 4-unit course can be substituted for a 2-unit course; however, the additional units cannot be used to meet Foundations of Business Courses requirement (12 units).
*Prerequisite for BUS 442 .

Upper-Division Course (2 Units)