Course Work Requirements

Undergraduate students majoring in the College of Business will take a wide range of courses during their studies at the University of Wyoming.

The planned coursework is designed to give each student a thorough educational experience-from the broad strokes to the fine points. Our goal: well-rounded students with high-level expertise in their chosen field.

Course requirements for the following Undergraduate Majors:
Accounting
Business Administration
Business Economics 
Economics
Concurrent Economics
Finance 
Management 
Marketing 
Undecided Major 

University Studies courses fulfill university requirements for such areas as science, quantitative reasoning, writing, and cultural context.  All students at UW must complete the University Studies Program (USP) to ensure they are well-grounded scholars.

Advanced Business Standing is a requirement all majors in the College of Business must complete before beginning the majority of upper-division course work.  Advanced Business Standing (ABS) constitutes the basic skills all business majors will need before beginning advanced major courses.

Orientation booklet provides detailed information about our office, university studies program (USP) and the advanced business standing (ABS) requirement.

Common Courses in Business are courses all majors in the College of Business will take to gain exposure  to the basic business skills and knowledge necessary to complete a well-rounded, high quality business education. The common course work includes ACCT 1010, 1020, MGT 1040, FIN 3250, IMGT 2400, MGT 3210, 4800, MKT 3210, and DSCI 3210. 

Elective courses are also a part of the curriculum giving students a broader horizon and a well-rounded general education.

Finally, students take core and elective courses in their major which are designed by our departments to give our students the tools they need to be successful in their fields. 

NOTE: Our course numbering system is organized as follows:

• 1000 - 2000 numbered courses are undergraduate lower division courses
  (Freshman - Sophomore level coursework)
• 3000 - 4000 numbered courses are undergraduate upper division courses
  (Junior - Senior level coursework)
• 5000 numbered courses are graduate courses and enrollment requires either admission to Graduate School or consent of the program director.