Whether you are building the groundwork for an eventual graduate degree in business or simply enhancing the scope of your non-business major, the general business minor gives you a cross-discipline course of study that can enhance the market potential of your undergraduate degree.
This page is not intended as a substitute for the catalog. Please consult with your advisor and the catalog for the year in which you were admitted.
Students seeking to declare the minor must electronically submit their application packets prior to March 1 or October 1 for admission consideration for the subsequent fall and spring semesters.
(Per the College of Business leadership, the General Business minor application is temporarily suspended. Please check back in February 2025 to see if the competitive application process has resumed. Thank you.)
Competitive Admission
For students in majors other than listed below, admission is limited and competitive based on an application (see link, below) which consists of:
- A motivational statement for pursuing the General Business Minor (maximum 375 words or 2,000 characters)
- Minimum grades of “C” earned in General Education Critical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning courses.
Students seeking to declare the minor must electronically submit their application packets prior to March 1 or October 1 for admission consideration for the subsequent fall and spring semesters.
Non-Competitive Admission
Students in good standing who declare in one of the following majors are eligible to declare the General Business minor through the declaration process in MyMadison:
- Chemistry
- Engineering
- Health Services Administration
- Hospitality Management
- Physics
- Sport/Recreation Management
For specific course listings, please refer to the program of study in the undergraduate catalog.
Matriculated JMU students may only take one course required for the minor for transfer credit.
Current JMU students wishing to transfer credit back to JMU must submit an Intent to Transfer Credit Form prior to enrolling at another institution.
Students may be required to obtain and submit a course description or course syllabus to determine equivalency.
Contact
General Business minor advisor: Tanya Monger
Click here to schedule an appointment through the Advising and Support Center.
Declaration Process
After acceptance into the minor program, students in good academic standing should submit a declaration of minor request via MyMadison.
Graduation Requirement
The general business minor requires a minimum 2.0 GPA for graduation on all courses completed at JMU. Transfer credit is not calculated in the GPA.
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