Business Undeclared
About the Program
The LeBow College of Business offers an Undeclared option that allows incoming students to explore the wide range of academic programs in our college. The program is designed as a point-of-entry for prospective students who know they want to study business, but aren’t sure which of our 12 undergraduate programs is right for them. It gives students the ability to enroll in their freshman year of college and take a one-year sequence of courses, comprehensive career counseling and academic advising that will help them discover their major without losing valuable time. No later than the end of spring term in the first academic year, students are required to select an appropriate major which will lead to a bachelor’s degree.
This is not a degree granting program—a primary major must be chosen and there is no co-op with this option. This program is not available to transfer students.
To learn more about our majors please visit the LeBow College of Business Undergraduate Areas of Study.
For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
General Education Electives (select 18-24 credits): | ||
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective* | 6.0-8.0 | |
Humanities & Social Science* | 6.0-8.0 | |
Natural Science & Technology* | 6.0-8.0 | |
Business Flexible Requirements *** | ||
INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Business Requirements | ||
ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
BSAN 160 | Business Analytics and Data Visualization | 4.0 |
BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I | 4.0 |
BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
BUSN 105 | Applied Business Analysis | 3.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
Business Impact Elective | 4.0 | |
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor. | ||
Primary Major Requirements** | 36.0 | |
Free Electives | 39.0 | |
Total Credits | 180.0-186.0 |
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Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
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See your academic advisor to review Primary Major options.
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Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4 Year No Co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BUSN 105 | 3.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Course* | 4.0 | ||||
15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | Business Flexible Requirement Courses* | 8.0 | VACATION | |
Business Flexible Requirement Course* | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | Natural Science & Technology** | 3.0-4.0 | ||
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective** | 3.0-4.0 | Humanities & Social Science Elective** | 3.0-4.0 | Primary Major Course*** | 4.0 | ||
Free Elective | 3.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||||
14-15 | 15-16 | 15-16 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
Business Flexible Requirement Course* | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | Natural Science & Technology** | 3.0-4.0 | VACATION | |
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective** | 3.0-4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | Primary Major Courses*** | 8.0 | ||
Primary Major Course*** | 4.0 | Humanities & Social Science** | 3.0-4.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | ||
Free Elective | 3.0 | Primary Major Courses*** | 8.0 | ||||
14-15 | 16-17 | 17-18 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Business Impact Elective | 4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | Free Electives | 14.0 | ||
Primary Major Course*** | 4.0 | Primary Major Courses*** | 8.0 | ||||
Free Electives | 6.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
14 | 15 | 14 | |||||
Total Credits 180-186 |
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Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201. Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.
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Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
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See your academic advisor to review Primary Major options.