Curriculum

The ABC is taught during a special 10-week term during summer semester. Since one year of curriculum is structured into only 10 weeks, the ABC is an extremely concentrated and intensive educational experience, demanding essentially all of a student's time and energy during those 10 weeks. Work, family events, vacations, and other outside conflicts and commitments cannot be "worked around." If a student is unable or unwilling to make that level of commitment, that student should not take the ABC but should instead satisfy the business core requirements on a course-by-course basis at the undergraduate level.

The ABC consists of seven modules (15 credits), which are viewed as separate courses. Students can take one or more of the classes.

  • Financial and Managerial Accounting (ACCT 6010) - 3 credits
  • Corporate Finance (FIN 3400) - 3 credits
  • Marketing (MGT 6510) - 1.5 credits
  • Production (MGT 6710) - 1.5 credits
  • Fundamentals of Economics (ECN 6050) - 3 credits
  • Management (MGT 6055) - 1.5 credits
  • Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (MGT 6075) - 1.5 credits

 ABC Prerequisites

Please note that STATS 2300 or an equivalent course is required before enrollment in the ABC program.

ABC Courses

  

Undergraduate Equivalents
Course # Title Credits   Course # Title Semester(s) Taught Credits
ACCT 6010 Financial and Managerial Accounting 3   ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting Principles Both classes offered F, Sp, Su 3
ACCT 2020 Managerial Accounting Principles 3
ECN 6050 Fundamentals of Economics 3 ECN 1500 Introduction to Economic Institutions, History and Principles Both classes offered F, Sp, Su 3
ECN 2010 Introduction to Microeconomics 3
FIN 3400 Corporate Finance Essentials 3 FIN 3400 Corporate Finance F, Sp, Su 3
MGT 6055 Management Principles 1.5 MGT 3110 Managing Organizations and People F, Sp, Su 3
MGT 6075 Fundamentals of Business Law 1.5 MGT 2050 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business F, Sp, Su 3
MGT 6510 Marketing Techniques 1.5 MGT 3500 Fundamentals of Marketing F, Sp, Su 3
MGT 6710 Essentials of Operations Management 1.5 MGT 3700 Operations Management F, Sp, Su 3

Master of Science in Human Resources (MSHR) Students

Students pursuing MSHR degrees do not need to complete the Production (MGT 6710) and Management (MGT 6055) courses in the ABC.