Business Economics, B.S.
Program Transfer Guide
Salisbury University
Effective
Fall, 2024 - Current
Instruction Methods
In person
About the Program
Advisement for the major is available from the Economics Department
A major in business economics prepares majors to apply the scientific approach to cause and effect relationships affecting the performance of the business enterprise and its impact on society’s living standards.
Coursework focuses on understanding and measuring the consequences of public policies and regulations; the behavior of consumers, competitors and other important groups; and the firm’s own decisions. The emphasis on analytical skills and empirical methodology provides a strong foundation for students interested in graduate study in business and for those with career interests in economic research or forecasting in either business or government.
Economics Policies and Procedures
- A student with an intended business economics major will be classified in a pre-professional track until the student has applied to and been accepted in the major.
- Business economics majors must submit applications for admission to the Professional Program. No business economics student will be allowed to remain in 300/400 level Perdue School courses if s/he has not submitted this application.
- A GPA of 2.5 or higher in the pre-professional core courses is required for admission into the Professional Program, including those courses taken at another institution. A GPA Calculator can be found here: GPA Calculator.
- All business courses need to be completed with a C grade or higher.
- Lower division core, upper division core, major and special requirements may be repeated only once. Students desiring to repeat an SU course to improve a grade must repeat that course at SU.
- Students must have completed 40 total credit hours of college courses to be admitted into the Professional Program.
- Complete at least 9 out of 11 Pre-Professional Courses (26 credits):
o 5 of which must be MATH 155, MATH 160, ECON 211 or ECON 212, ACCT 201, and BUAD 200
o The remaining 2 courses must be completed in the first semester after being admitted to the Professional Program - Track courses are to be taken at SU. A maximum of 6 credit hours of comparable courses may be approved if taken at AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accredited schools.
- For Additional Policies and Procedures: Please refer to the Department of Economics and Finance.
University Undergraduate Major Policies
- Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
- Program requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
- All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
- Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
- Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
- Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
- It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
- Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.
See the below SU program requirements to be completed as part of the AA/AS program. For most up-to-date requirements, please refer to the current SU Catalog.