Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts,
BA
College/School:
W. P. Carey School of Business
Plan Code: BAAPBTSBA
120
minimum credit hours
52.5
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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Specializations: Students will choose two specialization. Each specialization must have a minimum of 12 credits (four courses).
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| Career Navigation | ||
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WPC 148 First-Year Introduction to Career Development
0.25 Credit Hours
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0.25 | |
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WPC 248 Sophomore Career Narrative Design
OR WPC 347 Intermediate Career Management Career Navigation Course Sequence: Continuing first-year students will take WPC 248 after completing WPC 148. New transfer students will take WPC 347.
0.25 Credit Hours
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0.25 | |
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WPC 348 Junior Networking Foundations
0.25 Credit Hours
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0.25 | |
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WPC 448 Senior Career Transition Management
0.25 Credit Hours
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0.25 | |
| Applied Business Data Analytics Courses | ||
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CIS 308 Advanced Excel in Business
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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CIS 309 Business Process Management
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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CIS 310 Business Data Visualization
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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CIS 405 Business Intelligence
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
| Specialization #1 | ||
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Students choose two specializations.
Communication Specialization (choose four course) - offered at West Valley
Digital Business Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Inclusive Excellence Specilization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Food and Agribusiness Innovation Specialization (choose four courses - offered at Poly
Food Industry Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Global Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Required:
Choose three courses:
Health Care Innovation Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley and as iCourses
Human Resource Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Required:
Choose three courses:
Human Systems Engineering Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Required:
Choose three:
Leadership Development Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
COM 225 Public Speaking and Presentations
(CIVI)
or
COM 312 Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation
(CIVI)
or
COM 319 Persuasion and Social Influence
(CIVI)
or
COM 400 Communication in Professions
Medial Studies Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Project Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Required:
Choose three courses:
Sales and Marketing Essentials Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Supply Chain Management & Sustainability Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourse
Technical Communication Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Technical Entrepreneurship and Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Tourism Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Required:
Choose three courses:
Interdisciplinary Business Studies Specialization (choose four courses)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Students choose two specializations.
Communication Specialization (choose four course) - offered at West Valley
Digital Business Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Inclusive Excellence Specilization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Food and Agribusiness Innovation Specialization (choose four courses - offered at Poly
Food Industry Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Global Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Required:
Choose three courses:
Health Care Innovation Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley and as iCourses
Human Resource Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Required:
Choose three courses:
Human Systems Engineering Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Required:
Choose three:
Leadership Development Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Medial Studies Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Project Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Required:
Choose three courses:
Sales and Marketing Essentials Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Supply Chain Management & Sustainability Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourse
Technical Communication Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Technical Entrepreneurship and Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Tourism Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Required:
Choose three courses:
Interdisciplinary Business Studies Specialization (choose four courses)
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 9 |
| Specialization #2 | ||
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Students choose two specializations.
Communication Specialization (choose four course) - offered at West Valley
Digital Business Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Inclusive Excellence Specilization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Food and Agribusiness Innovation Specialization (choose four courses - offered at Poly
Food Industry Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Global Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Required:
Choose three courses:
Health Care Innovation Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley and as iCourses
Human Resource Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Required:
Choose three courses:
Human Systems Engineering Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Required:
Choose three:
Leadership Development Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
COM 225 Public Speaking and Presentations
(CIVI)
or
COM 312 Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation
(CIVI)
or
COM 319 Persuasion and Social Influence
(CIVI)
or
COM 400 Communication in Professions
Medial Studies Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Project Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Required:
Choose three courses:
Sales and Marketing Essentials Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Supply Chain Management & Sustainability Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourse
Technical Communication Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Technical Entrepreneurship and Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Tourism Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Required:
Choose three courses:
Interdisciplinary Business Studies Specialization (choose four courses)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
|
Students choose two specializations.
Communication Specialization (choose four course) - offered at West Valley
Digital Business Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Inclusive Excellence Specilization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Food and Agribusiness Innovation Specialization (choose four courses - offered at Poly
Food Industry Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Global Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Required:
Choose three courses:
Health Care Innovation Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley and as iCourses
Human Resource Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Required:
Choose three courses:
Human Systems Engineering Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Required:
Choose three:
Leadership Development Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at West Valley
Medial Studies Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Project Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Required:
Choose three courses:
Sales and Marketing Essentials Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Supply Chain Management & Sustainability Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourse
Technical Communication Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Technical Entrepreneurship and Management Specialization (choose four courses) - offered at Poly
Tourism Specialization (choose four courses) - offered as iCourses
Required:
Choose three courses:
Interdisciplinary Business Studies Specialization (choose four courses)
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 9 |
| Business Capstone | ||
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WPC 460 Business Capstone
All upper-division Business Foundation classes must be completed before enrolling in WPC 460.
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 1 |
| Business Skills Courses | ||
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CIS 105 Computer Applications and Information Technology
(QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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ECN 211 Macroeconomic Principles
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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ECN 212 Microeconomic Principles
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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ECN 221 Business Statistics
(QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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MAT 117 College Algebra
(MATH)
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
| Business Foundation Courses | ||
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ACC 382 Accounting and Financial Analysis
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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FIN 380 Personal Financial Management
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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MGT 380 Management and Strategy
3 Credit Hours
|
3 | |
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MKT 390 Essentials of Marketing
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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SCM 380 Supply Chain Management Foundations
(SUST)
3 Credit Hours
|
3 | |
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AGB 302 International Management and Agribusiness
(GCSI)
OR MGT 302 Principles of International Business (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
| Other Business Courses | ||
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ENG 302 Business Writing
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
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COM 259 Communication in Business and the Professions
(CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
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3 | |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
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ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
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WPC 101 Student Success in Business
WPC 101 is the W. P. Carey School of Business course that satisfies ASU 101.
1 Credit Hours
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1 | |
| First-Year Composition | ||
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ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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Students must earn a 2.0 GPA in all courses offered by the W. P. Carey School of Business.
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Students must complete a minimum of 22 credit hours of W. P. Carey School of Business courses taken at ASU.
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