Combination Degree On-Campus Substitutes & Electives for Business Majors

Preview of General Credit/Grade Policies

  1. Graduate business course registration is based on space-availability and is not guaranteed.
  2. As an undergraduate student, in order to apply graduate credit toward a master’s degree, you must earn a “B” or better in all graduate coursework.
  3. Substitutions are a credit-for-credit swap. Generally, you have to take two graduate business courses (2 cr. each) to replace one undergraduate business course (4 cr. each).
  4. Once admitted, refer to MS Marketing timeline, admissions letter & policy PDF for full list of policies.

Combination Credit Allocation

Students may take up to 16 graduate credits before earning the bachelor’s degree, with approval from their undergrad department. A maximum of 12 graduate credits may double count toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degree. If no remaining undergrad credits can be fulfilled with graduate substitutions, a maximum of 16 graduate credits may be taken that only count toward the M.S. degree. All graduate coursework will be included in the undergrad GPA.

Example:

  • Sally joins the M.S. in Marketing and only has MAN4504 and GEB3373 remaining for undergrad. These courses are each 4 credits for a total of 8 remaining undergrad credits. Instead of taking the undergrad coursework, Sally will take the approved graduate substitution courses (8 credits) and “double count” the credits toward her bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
  • In this case, before earning the bachelor’s degree, Sally can take a total of 16 graduate credits:
    • 8 credits “double count” + 8 more graduate credits that only count toward the M.S. degree.

Combined Credit Allocation Chart

Double-counting credits toward Bachelor’s & Master’sCredits only counting toward M.S.Max # of graduate credits before Bachelor’s
12*416
11516
10616
9716
8816
7916
61016
51116
41216
31316
21416
11516
015**15***

**Max # of credits allowed if not double-counting

***Not classified as a combination degree if zero credits double-count. Graduate courses will only count to M.S. degree.

Course Offering Terms

Refer to MS Marketing live course schedule. Codes for the term courses are typically offered (refer to course schedule for actual course offering):

  • SM-A = Summer A
  • SM-B = Summer B
  • F-M1 = Fall Module 1
  • F-M2 = Fall Module 2
  • SP-M3 = Spring Module 3
  • SP-M4 = Spring Module 4

Course Substitutions & Elective Courses

All Business Majors

Course subs for undergrad business core
  • Undergraduate requirement: Upper level restricted electives
    • Any graduate business course not being used in another course substitution may be used to satisfy this requirement.
  • Undergraduate course: QMB3250 Statistics Bus Decision, instead, take both of these:
    • QMB5304 Intro Managerial Stat – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M3)
    • QMB6358 Sta Anly Manage Dec 1 – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
  • Undergraduate course: GEB3373 International Business – 4 credits, instead, take both of these:
    • GEB6366 Fundamentals of International Business – 2 credits (SM-B, F-M1, SP-M3)
    • MAN6636 Global Strategic Management – 2 credits (SM-B, F-M1, F-M2, SP-M3, SP-M4)
  • Undergraduate course: MAN4504 Operations & Supply Chain Management – 4 credits, instead, take:
    • MAN5502 Production & Operations Management – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M3, SM-A) and, one of these:
      • MAN6511 Production Management Problems – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
      • MAN6573 Purchasing & Supply Chain Management – 2 credits (F-M2)
  • Undergraduate course: Professional Communication course – 3 credits (GEB3213 Professional Writing in Business, GEB3218 Professional Speaking in Business, SPC2608 Introduction to Public Speaking, ENC3312 Advanced Argumentative Writing or a similar course with prior approval), instead, take both of these:
    • GEB5212 Professional Writing – 1 credits (SM-B, F-M1, F-M2, SP-M3, SP-M4)
    • GEB5215 Professional Communication – 1 credit (SM-B, F-M1, F-M2, SP-M3, SP-M4)

General Studies (BABA-GBA) International Studies Specialization

Don’t forget to view course subs for undergrad business core in “All Business Majors” section. UG courses include: upper level restricted electives, professional communication course, QMB3250, GEB3373 and MAN4504.

  • Undergraduate BABA-GBA requirement: Business Electives
    • Any graduate business course not being used in another course substitution may be used to satisfy this requirement.
  • BA-GBA Majors with an International Studies Specialization, can count these courses toward the international business area of specialization requirements:
    • BUL6852 International Business Law – 2 credits (F-M2)
    • FIN6638 International Finance – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
    • GEB6366 Fundamentals of International Business – 2 credits (SM-B, F-M1, SP-M3)
    • GEB6930 Doing Business in Asia – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
    • LAS6295 Latin American Business Environment – 2 credits (F-M2)
    • MAN6635 International Aspects of Human Resource Management – 2 credits (F-M2)
    • MAN6636 Global Strategic Management – 2 credits (SM-B, F-M1, F-M2, SP-M3, SP-M4)
    • MAR6157 International Marketing (F-M1, F-M2 Online, SP-M3, SM-A Online)

Finance

Don’t forget to view course subs for undergrad business core in “All Business Majors” section. UG courses include: upper level restricted electives, professional communication course, QMB3250, GEB3373 and MAN4504.

  • Undergraduate course: FIN4504 Equity and Capital Markets – 4 credits, instead, take both of these:
    • FIN6537 Derivative Securities – 2 credits (F-M1)
    • FIN6638 International Finance – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
  • Undergraduate course: FIN4414 Financial Management – 4 credits, instead, take both of these:
    • FIN6427 Measuring and Managing Value – 2 credits (F-M1)
    • FIN6465 Financial Statement Analysis – 2 credits (F-M2)

Information Systems

Don’t forget to view course subs for undergrad business core in “All Business Majors” section. UG courses include: upper level restricted electives, professional communication course, QMB3250, GEB3373 and MAN4504.

  • Undergraduate course: ISM4113, instead, take:
    • ISM6128 Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M3
  • Undergraduate course: ISM4210, instead, take:
    • ISM6129 Advanced Business Systems Design & Dev. II – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
  • Undergraduate course: ISM3254, instead, take:
    • ISM6257 Intermediate Business Programming – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M3)
  • Undergraduate course: ISM3255, instead, take:
    • ISM6258 Advanced Business Programming – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
  • Undergraduate course: QMB4701, instead, take:
    • QMB6755 Managerial Quantitative Analysis I – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M3)
  • Undergraduate course: QMB4702, instead, take:
    • QMB6756 Managerial Quantitative Analysis II – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
  • Undergraduate course: ISM4220, instead, take:
    • ISM6222 Business Telecom Strategy and Apps I – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M3)
  • Undergraduate course: ISM4330, instead, take:
    • QMB6358 Sta Anly Manage Dec 1 – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)

Management

Don’t forget to view course subs for undergrad business core in “All Business Majors” section. UG courses include: upper level restricted electives, professional communication course, QMB3250, GEB3373 and MAN4504.

  • Undergraduate course: MAN3240 Organizations: Structure and Behavior – 4 credits, instead, take two of these:
    • MAN5246 Organizational Behavior – 2 credits (SM-B, F-M2, SP-M4)
    • MAN6366 Organizational Staffing – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M3)
  • Undergraduate course: MAN4301 Human Resource Management – 4 credits, instead, take two of these:
    • BUL6841 Employment Law – 2 credits (SP-M3)
    • MAN6331 Compensation in Organizations – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M4)
    • MAN6366 Organizational Staffing – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M3)
  • These courses count toward 3000-4000 level MAN or BUL elective course requirement:
    • BUL6852 International Business Law – 2 credits (F-M2)
    • MAN6447 Art & Science of Negotiation – 2 credits (SM-A, F-M1, F-M2, SP-M4)
    • MAN6511 Production Management Problems – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
    • MAN6528 Principles of Logistics / Transportation Systems – 2 credits (F-M1)
    • MAN6573 Purchasing & Supply Chain Management – 2 credits (F-M2)
    • MAN6581 Project Management – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M3)
    • MAN6635 International Aspects of Human Resource Mgmt – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
    • MAN6636 Global Strategic Management – 2 credits (SM-B, F-M1, F-M2 SP-M3, SP-M4)
    • MAN6930 Leading Teams – 2 credits (SP-M4)

Marketing

Don’t forget to view course subs for undergrad business core in “All Business Majors” section. UG courses include: upper level restricted electives, professional communication course, QMB3250, GEB3373 and MAN4504.

  • Undergraduate course: MAR4803 Marketing Management – 4 credits, instead, take both of these:
    • MAR5806 Problems and Methods in Marketing Management – 2 credits (F-M1, SP-M3)
    • MAR6833 Product Development and Management– 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
  • The courses below can count toward 3000-/4000-level marketing elective requirement, pre-requisites will not be waived:
    • Prerequisite for courses below is MAR3023 Principles of Marketing
      • MAR6157 International Marketing (F-M1, F-M2 Online, SP-M3, SM-A Online)
      • MAR6105 Marketing Ethics – 2 credits (F-M1, F-M2, SP-M4)
    • Prerequisite for courses below is MAR5806 Prob & Methods in Mkg Mgmt (or MAR4803 Mkg Mgmt)
      • MAR6335 Building and Managing Brand Equity** – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4)
      • MAR6456 Business-to-Business Marketing (SP-M3 Online, SP-M4)
      • MAR6479 Professional Selling (SP-M4, SM-B Online)
      • MAR6591 Managerial Decisions (F-M2, SP-M3, SP-M4)
      • MAR6818 Advanced Marketing Management** – 2 credits (F-M2, SP-M4) – Capstone
    • Prerequisites for courses below are MAR5806 (or MAR4803) and QMB6358
      • MAR6237 Art and Science of Pricing – 2 credits (F-M2)
      • MAR6722 Web-based Marketing – 2 credits (F-M1)
      • MAR6861 Customer Relationship Management – 2 credits (SP-M4)
      • MAR6667 Marketing Analytics Methods – 2 credits (F-M2)
    • Prerequisites for courses below are MAR5806 (or MAR4803) and QMB6358 and ISM6413/QMB3302 (Python)
      • MAR6508 Customer Analysis – 2 credits (SP-M3)
      • MAR6668 Marketing Analytics I (F-M1, F-M2, SP-M3) – Overlaps with MAR 6667, cannot take or get credit for both.
      • MAR6669 Marketing Analytics II (SP-M4)

*Students not permitted to take both the undergrad and grad courses of indicated overlaps.
**Elective option for all other students.