General Business

The General Business major gives students the flexibility to design their own multi-disciplinary business major. General business majors select six advanced business electives from any combination of Cox departments. Students in this major enter a variety of careers, including consulting, management, insurance, and international management.

Sample Degree Plan

This is one example of how this major can be sequenced. Degree plans are based on the year of entry to SMU, and are subject to change. Current students should work with their academic advisor to create their four year degree plan.

YearFallSpring
First YearIntroduction to College Writing
Business Calculus
Micro Economics / Perspectives
Perspectives
Elective
Wellness
Seminar in Critical Writing
Macro Economics
Science
Perspectives
Elective
Wellness
SophomoreFundamentals of Accounting I
Managerial Statistics
Science
Perspectives
Elective
Fundamentals of Accounting II
Information Systems for Management
Business Communication/Leader Dev'l.
Elective
Elective
JuniorManagement of Organizations
Fundamentals of Marketing
Financial Management
Cultural Formations
Elective
Business Elective
Business Elective
Business Law
Perspectives
Elective
SeniorBusiness Elective
Business Elective
Operations Management
Elective
Elective
Business Elective
Business Elective
Strategy or Entrepreneurship
Cultural Formations
Elective