Academics

Academics

Starting with our distinctive Portico course and throughout your four years, you'll be immersed in a state-of-the-art business education and cultivate astute leadership skills, analytical proficiency, and ethical aptitude. We encourage students to pursue double majors and minors across the disciplines and put theory into practice through experiential learning opportunities.

Undergraduate Program Rankings

U.S. News Best Undergraduate Business Programs of 2024

#7

In Finance

#10

In Accounting

#10

In Business Analytics

#10

In Entrepreneurship

#12

In Marketing

#12

In General Management

Curriculum

Choose from ten concentrations.

Complete 120 credits plus concentration requirements.

Degree requirements: BC Core Curriculum, Carroll School Core Curriculum, and departmental concentration requirements.

Carroll School Core Requirements

Course #Course NameRecommended Year
PRTO1000Porticofirst year, first semester
BZAN1135Statistical Analysis (formerly Business Statistics)first year
ISYS1021Digital Technology: Strategy & Use 
first year
ECON11011Principles of Economicsfirst year or sophomore
BSLW1021Introduction to Lawfirst year, sophomore, or junior
ACCT1021Financial Accountingsophomore
BZAN2021Coding for Businesssophomore
MGMT1021Organizational Behaviorsophomore or junior
BZAN1021Operations Managementsophomore or junior
BZAN1135 or BZAN1137Statistical Analysis (formerly Business Statistics) or Statistical Computing: Programming in R (1 credit course for students who received transfer credit or Advanced Placement scores to place out of BZAN1135) 
MFIN1021Fundamentals of Finance
(formerly Basic Finance)
sophomore or junior
MKTG1021Principles of Marketingsophomore or junior
MGMT3099Strategic Managementsenior
 4–6 Carroll School concentration coursesjunior & senior
 12 Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences elective credits2throughout your four years
1 Beginning with the class of 2023, students will be required to take ECON1101 Principles of Economics and one other Social Science core or meet this requirement by having qualifying scores on both AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics. 
2 Advanced Placement credit may not be used to meet this requirement.
Course #Course NameRecommended Year
PRTO1000Porticofirst year, first semester

BZAN1135

or

BZAN1137

Statistical Analysis (formerly Business Statistics)

or

Statistical Computing: Programming in R
(This 1 credit course is for students who received transfer credit or Advanced Placement scores to place out of BZAN1135)

first year
ISYS1021Digital Technology: Strategy & Use 
first year
BZAN1037Excel for Business Analytics (1-credit)first year
ECON11011Principles of Economicsfirst year or sophomore
BSLW1021Introduction to Lawfirst year, sophomore, or junior
ACCT1021Financial Accountingsophomore
BZAN2021Coding for Businesssophomore
MGMT1021Organizational Behaviorsophomore or junior
BZAN1021Operations Managementsophomore or junior
MFIN1021Fundamentals of Finance
(formerly Basic Finance)
sophomore or junior
MKTG1021Principles of Marketingsophomore or junior
MGMT3099Strategic Managementsenior
 4–6 Carroll School concentration coursesjunior & senior
 12 Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences elective credits2all years
1: Beginning with the class of 2023, students will be required to take ECON1101 Principles of Economics and one other Social Science core or meet this requirement by having qualifying scores on both AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics. 
2: Advanced Placement credit may not be used to meet this requirement.
Course #Course NameRecommended Year
PRTO1000Porticofirst year, first semester

BZAN1135

or

BZAN1137

Statistical Analysis (Business Statistics)

Students in the class of 2026 will take BZAN1135 Statistical Analysis for their Math core

or

Statistical Computing: Programming in R

(This 1 credit course is for students who received transfer credit or Advanced Placement scores to place out of BZAN1135)

first year
BZAN1037Excel for Business Analytics (1-credit)first year
ECON11011Principles of Economicsfirst year or sophomore
BSLW1021Introduction to Lawfirst year, sophomore, or junior
ACCT1021Financial Accountingsophomore
BZAN2021Coding for Businesssophomore
MGMT1021Organizational Behaviorsophomore or junior
BZAN1021Operations Managementsophomore or junior
MFIN1021Fundamentals of Finance
(formerly Basic Finance)
sophomore or junior
MKTG1021Principles of Marketingsophomore or junior
MGMT3099Strategic Managementsenior
 4–6 Carroll School concentration coursesjunior & senior
 12 Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences elective credits2all years
1: Beginning with the class of 2026, students who have received qualifying scores on both AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics will fulfill ECON1101 Principles of Economics but still need one other Social Science core. 
2: Advanced Placement credit may not be used to meet this requirement.
Course #Course NameRecommended Year
PRTO1000Porticofirst year, first semester

BZAN1135

or

BZAN1137

Statistical Analysis (Business Statistics)

or

Statistical Computing: Programming in R

(This 1 credit course is for students who received transfer credit or Advanced Placement scores to place out of BZAN1135)

first year
BZAN1037Excel for Business Analytics (1-credit)first year
ECON11011Principles of Economicsfirst year or sophomore
BSLW1021Introduction to Lawfirst year, sophomore, or junior
ACCT1021Financial Accountingsophomore
BZAN2021Coding for Businesssophomore
MGMT1021Organizational Behaviorsophomore or junior
BZAN1021Operations Managementsophomore or junior
MFIN1021Fundamentals of Finance
sophomore or junior
MKTG1021Principles of Marketingsophomore or junior
MGMT3099Strategic Managementsenior
 4–6 Carroll School concentration coursesjunior & senior
 15 Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences elective credits*all years

* 15 credits of non-CSOM electives. Advanced Placement credit may not be used to meet this requirement. Starting with the Class of 2027, any non-CSOM (excluding Woods) courses can count towards the 15 electives. And, starting with the class of 2027, students can no longer drop a CSOM core due to their minor/major. Finally, Woods can be taken for elective credit but will not count towards the 15 credit non-CSOM requirement.

Opportunities to Excel

Community & Student Life

Interact with leading executives, faculty, peers, and others through more than 20 clubs and programs.

Career Accelerator

Discover your top skills, identify potential career paths, and master interviewing during this nine-week course.

Major or Minor in Morrissey College

Many of our students also major or minor in the arts and sciences.

By the Numbers

29%

of the Class of 2024 studied abroad

95%

of juniors in the Class of 2022 completed an internship

50%

of the class of 2023 completed a minor outside of the Carroll School

90%

of graduating seniors seeking employment in the Class of 2023 were employed within four months of graduation

Learn From Executives

TechTrek

Our one-credit professional development course combines traditional classroom elements with a series of in-person and Zoom meetings with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and other executives throughout the semester

Concentrations

Our students choose up to two concentrations to focus their studies. Concentrations are available in the areas of accounting, business analytics, finance, marketing, operations management, leadership, and general management. 

More About Concentrations