Program Description
The business minor in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is a popular option for a number of majors—so popular, in fact, that it is one of the largest undergraduate minors available on campus. This means diverse classroom discussions, professional connections, and industry insights you wouldn't have gained as part of your major's course requirements.
What's more, basic business skills and foundational knowledge makes you a more marketable job or graduate school candidate.
Eligibility
All Cornell undergraduates except students enrolled in Dyson, Nolan, and ORIE, and any majors that include overlap of two or more core courses. Students are eligible to sign up for the minor as early as their first year and no later than their sixth semester.
Academic Policies
A minimum of 12 unique credits (outside of major's core requirements) must be taken to complete any/all minors. Some majors may be required to take an additional course to satisfy this requirement. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade of C or better is required.
Minor Requirements
This minor requires a total of 18 credits to complete, which includes 6 foundation credits and 12 core credits. From the total credits, 9 must be taken at Cornell University, and 9 must be Johnson College of Business (JCB) courses, which include any course code of AEM, HADM, NBA, or NCC. *Note - in many cases, the Cornell and JCB requirements will overlap (e.g. AEM 2241 Finance is a JCB course and a Cornell course, so it will satisfy 3 credits for each requirement).
Foundation Courses
This minor requires at least 3 credits in statistics and 3 credits in microeconomics. We recommend taking these courses before taking the minor's core courses, and require them to be completed by your sixth semester. A letter grade of C or better is required.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 3-4 |
| Introductory Statistics | |
| Statistics I | |
| Probability Models and Inference | |
| Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering | |
| Introduction to Statistics for Urban Studies | |
| Applied Probability and Statistics | |
| Applied Econometrics | |
| Probability and Statistics | |
| Eng Probability and Statistics: Modeling and Data Science | |
| Introductory Statistics and Data Science | |
| Probability Models and Inference | |
| Applied Probability and Statistics | |
| Statistical Theory and Application in the Real World | |
| Basic Probability | |
| Statistics | |
| Introduction to Statistics | |
| Statistics for Public Policy | |
| Statistics and Research Design | |
| Statistics for Sociological Research | |
| Introductory Statistics and Data Science | |
| Introductory Statistics for Biology | |
| Statistics I | |
| Probability Models and Inference | |
| Applied Probability and Statistics | |
| 3-4 |
| Introductory Microeconomics | |
| Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | |
| Intermediate Microeconomics | |
Core Requirements
The remaining 12 credits must be fulfilled by taking courses in each of the four categories below. A letter grade of C or better is required. Please note that 9 credits must be Johnson College of Business (JCB) courses.
Introduction to Management (3 Credits)
One of the following courses is required:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| AEM 1200 | Introduction to Business Management | 3 |
| HADM 1810 | Introduction to Management | 3 |
| ILRID 1700 | Introduction to Organizations and Management | 3 |
| NCC 5540 | Managing and Leading in Organizations | 3 |
Introduction to Marketing (3 Credits)
One of the following courses is required:
Financial Accounting (3 Credits)
One of the following courses is required:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| AEM 2210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| HADM 2230 | Financial Accounting Principles | 3 |
| NCC 5500 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
Finance (3 Credits)
One of the following courses is required:
