North Dakota State University

The Business Administration major is a four-year, 126 credit hour program that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. The Business Administration major provides students with a broad base of knowledge in the various functional areas of business: accounting, finance, management, and marketing. The program is flexible to allow students to tailor their program to a particular area of interest such as social entrepreneurship.

Students are admitted to the pre-professional program when they declare a major in the College of Business. Once a student has met the College's requirements, they must apply to the professional program in order to take higher level Business, Accounting, & MIS courses. Admission to the professional program requires: Students to successfully complete the pre-professional courses that are indicated with an asterisk (*) on the curriculum guide, achieve junior standing (60 credits) and earn a 2.50 institutional (NDSU) cumulative GPA. Students also must submit an application to the professional program to the College of Business. A letter grade must be earned in any course that fulfills a major requirement. Admission to the professional program is required to enroll in the advanced 300 and 400 level Business Administration courses.