Course Planning Information

This page helps with: Planning coursework and future semesters and exploring majors and study abroad options

Typical Four Year Plans

• For students who started in Fall 2025 and later
• For students who started before Fall 2025:
  • Accounting Majors OR Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
  • Non-Accounting Majors OR Non-Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200

Jump to:

• First year students registering for Spring Semester
• Sophomore year students registering for Spring Semester
• Junior year students registering for Spring Semester
• Senior year students registering for Spring Semester
• Thinking about studying abroad?
• Business major information and contacts

Current students registering for Spring Semester (soph. year): Register for about 15 credits

Helpful Documents

• Review Typical Four Year Plans: 
• Use this guide to better understand the Marquette Core Curriculum Discovery Tier Themes, WRIT, ESSV2 options as a business student

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Business Courses

• If enrolled in MATH 1400 Elements of Calculus (3 cr.) in fall, then take BUAD 1560 Applied Statistics (3 cr.) in spring. If enrolled in MATH 1200 Pre-Calculus (3 cr.) in fall, then enroll in MATH 1400 Elements of Calculus (3 cr.) in spring.
• Move from ACCO 1030 Financial Accounting (3 cr.) in fall to ACCO 1031 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.) in spring.
• Enroll in ECON 1103 Microeconomics (3 cr.) in spring.
• BUAD 1001 Business Day 1 (3 cr.) are taken during freshman year, register for whichever is remaining in spring.
• Consider the following options if interested/and or you meet prerequisites:
  • BUAD 2001 Introduction to Applied AI (3 cr.): BUAD 1001 completed; and BUAD 1560 if concurrent or complete.
  • HURE 3001 Management of Human Resources (3 cr.): BUAD 1001 completed.
  • ENTP 3001 Entrepreneurship (3 cr.): BUAD 1001 completed.
  • COMM 1100 (3 cr.) Professional Public Speaking

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Non-Business Courses

Any remaining MCC foundations courses (ENGL 1001/THEO 1001/PHIL 1001/ESSV1 options (all 3 cr.)). CORE 1929 will be taken sophomore year and requires either THEO 1001 or PHIL 1001. A general elective option is available if interested.

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Tasks

• Declare major(s) / non-business minor(s) if determined.
• Review MCC Discovery Tier Themes and courses by end of first year.
• Interested in studying abroad? Review options online and meet with International Business Programs director, Meghann Polivka.

Second Year Students Registering for Spring: Register for 15-17 credits

Helpful Documents

• Review Typical Four Year Plans: 
• Accounting Majors OR Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
• Non-Accounting Majors OR Non-Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200

• Business guide to MCC Discovery Tier Themes, WRIT, and ESSV2 options
• Recent transfer students: Contact the Swift Student Center (COBAAdvising@marquette.edu) with questions.

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Business Courses

• LEAD 2000 Career Planning and Application Strategies (1 cr.) and/or COMM 1100 Professional Public Speaking (3 cr.) if not taken in fall semester.
• BUAD 1506 Applied Statistics (3 cr.) if not yet completed.
• Any remaining 3001-Introductory Business courses; one Structured Elective (Ethics, Core Enhancement or Analytics) if available; and Major-specific requirement/elective as appropriate (review prerequisites on the Bulletin).

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Non-Business Courses

CORE 1929 if not satisfied, Discovery Tier Theme course options, non-business electives (students who started before Fall 2025).

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Tasks

• Declare your Business Major.
• Declare your MCC Discovery Tier Theme by 60 credits; review courses that dual-apply.
• Plan courses for WRIT and ESSV2 and the International requirement.
• Interested in study abroad? Review options and meet with Meghann Polivka, International Business Programs director.

Third Year Students Registering for Spring: Register for 15-17 Credits

Helpful Documents

• Review Typical Four Year Plans: 
• Accounting Majors OR Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
• Non-Accounting Majors OR Non-Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200

• Business guide to MCC Discovery Tier Themes, WRIT, and ESSV2 options

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Business Courses

• LEAD 3000 (1 cr.) and COMM 1100 (3 cr.), if not completed.
• Any remaining 3001-Introductory Business courses; one Structured Elective (Ethics, Core Enhancement or Analytics) if available; and Major-specific requirement/elective (review prerequisites on the Bulletin).

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Non-Business Courses

Discovery Tier Theme options, CORE 4929 (junior or senior year), non-business electives for students who started before Fall 2025, and general electives if needed for total credits.

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Tasks

• Declare Business Major
• Declare your MCC Discovery Tier Theme by 60 credits; review courses that dual-apply.
• Plan courses for WRIT and ESSV2 and the International requirement.
• Interested in study abroad? Review options and meet with Meghann Polivka, International Business Programs director.

Fourth Year Students Registering for Spring: Total Credits may vary

Courses

What remains on your graduation checklist? Review GPA, credit needs and courses depending on Discovery Tier Theme, Major, and non-business pursuits.

Tasks

• Audit final-semester courses, GPA, and credits. Contact COBAAdvising@marquette.edu with questions.
• For students who started before Fall 2025:
  1. Can you reduce your overall credits due to dual applying business courses in your Discovery Tier Theme and business core or major requirements? Reduction of Credits Request form if needed
  2. Review Electives (Non-Business) Open Elective form if needed for one business course outside of declared major(s), internship for credit course, study abroad course.

Thinking about studying abroad?

Spring sophomore year or fall junior year usually offers the most study abroad course options.

Students starting before Fall 2025 should save 9 Non-Business Elective credits for study abroad. All business students should aim to save 9 Upper Division Business Elective credits when possible. To prepare, complete ACCO 1030, ACCO 1031, BUAD 1001, BUAD 1060, BUAD 1560, ECON 1103, LEAD 1050, and LEAD 2000 at Marquette; Economics majors should also complete ECON 1104 before departure.

Finance and Marketing majors should complete their 3001 introductory major course, and any 3001 courses tied to upper-division study abroad plans, unless attending a U.S. institution’s program. Requirements vary by partner; visit the Office of International Business Programs for specific advising.

Business Major Information & Contacts

Major	Contact	Fall 2025 & Later students	If started before Fall 2025
ACCO - Accounting	Kevin.Rich@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
AIM - Applied Investment Management Secondary Major	Prachi.Patel@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
AIBU - Applied Artificial Intelligence in Business Secondary Major	Terence.Ow@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin requirements	Not applicable
BUAN - Business Analytics Major Requirements Secondary Major	Badar.AlLawati@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
ECON - Business Economics Major Requirements	Kathryn.L.Wagner@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
ENTP - Entrepreneurship Now available only as a minor	John.Wright@marquette.edu	Minor requirements	Major only possible for currently declared students: Use CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements or this link for requirements.
FINA - Finance Major Requirements	Bin.Wang@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
HURE - Human Resources Major Requirements	Alisa.Nagle@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
INBU - International Business Major Requirements Secondary major	COBAAdvising@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
INSY - Information Systems Major Requirements	Terence.Ow@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
MARK - Marketing Major Requirements	Brian.Spaid@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
OSCM - Operations & Supply Chain Management Major Requirements	Kelly.Wesolowski@marquette.edu  Marko.Bastl@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.
REAL - Real Estate Major Requirements	George.Cashman@marquette.edu	Current Marquette Bulletin Requirements	If declared use: CheckMarq > Degree Progress > My Academic Requirements. If not declared use: Previous Bulletin from year began at Marquette.