Major Requirements: 22-25 hours
Degree Requirements: 123 hours
Please view the Academic Bulletin for up-to-date course descriptions and requirements.
Major Requirements and Optional Concentration
- MGSC 485 – Business Process Management
- Select one of the following:
MGSC 495 – Supply Chain Panning and Execution
MGSC 497 – GSCOM Capstone Project - Select two of the following:
MGSC 487 – Global Sourcing Strategies and Application
MGSC 491 – Supply Chain Management
MGSC 492 – Logistics, Transportation and Distribution - Select one of the following:
MGSC 450 – Special Topics in Management Science
MGSC 486 – Service Operations Management
MGSC 488 – Innovation and Design
MGSC 489 – Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain
MGSC 498 – Project Management for Business
*Students with a single major in Operations Supply Chain must complete additional upper level (300-level or above) business/economics course work (in ACCT, BADM, ECON, FINA, IBUS, MGMT, MGSC, or MKTG) for a total of 21 hours of Upper-Level Business courses, which include major hours. This comes out to an additional 6 upper-level business electives.
Required Core Curriculum
All majors are required to take Carolina Core classes to develop problem-solving skills
and explore world cultures, history, languages and art. Business students also complete
the Business Core Curriculum, which covers the basics for success in advanced business
courses. Courses common to all programs include business communications, statistics,
international business, accounting, economics, computer applications and business
law.
CMW: Carolina Core Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication: Writing (6 hours)
Must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher.
ARP: Carolina Core Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6-7 hours)
Must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher.
- MATH 122 — Calculus for Business Administration and Social Sciences or MATH 141
- and
- STAT 206 — Elementary Statistics for Business
SCI: Carolina Core Scientific Literacy (7 hours)
- Two approved Carolina Core Scientific Literacy courses including one laboratory course
GFL: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (0-6 hours)
Students shall demonstrate in one Foreign Language the ability to comprehend the topic
and the main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek,
spoken texts on familiar subjects. This ability can be demonstrated by achieving a
score of two or better on a USC foreign language test. Those failing to do so must
satisfactorily complete equivalent study of foreign language at USC. CC-GFL courses
GHS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking (3 hours)
any CC-GHS course
GSS: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences
(3 hours) any CC-GSS course
AIU: Carolina Core Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 hours) any CC-AIU courses
CMS: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* (0-3 hours) any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course
INF: Information Literacy* (0-3 hours) any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course
VSR: Values, Ethics and Social Responsibility* (0-3 hours) any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course
*Course can be Stand Alone or Overlay — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core
components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina
Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher
number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.
- ACCT 225 — Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACCT 226 — Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 324 — Survey of Commercial Law
- BADM 301 — Business Careers in the Global Economy
- ECON 221 — Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 222 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- FINA 363 — Introduction to Finance
- MGMT 250 — Professional Communication
- MGMT 371 — Principles of Management
- MGMT 478 — Strategic Management
- MGSC 290 — Computer Information Systems in Business
- MGSC 291 — Applied Statistics for Business
- MGSC 395 — Operations Management
- MKTG 350 — Principles of Marketing
The program requires 9 hours of course work with international content that may be
completed through other degree requirements. Three hours must be taken from an approved
list of courses offered by the Moore School of Business which contain international
business or international economics content. The following course options can also
be used to satisfy the 3 credit hours of this requirement: approved course work containing
international business or international economics content, taken at a semester abroad
program; an approved Maymester or summer overseas course containing international
business or international economics content; an approved internship course in international
business wherein a student would obtain discipline-related work experience in a foreign
country; or an approved service-learning component.
Students may choose from one of the following options to complete the remaining 6-hour
requirement:
Language: Two language courses at the 200 level or above
or
Electives: Two approved courses with international content taken either inside or outside the
Moore School from the list of available internationally-focused courses.
Minors (non-business) may be selected from a University-wide list of approved minors.
The minor is normally a minimum of 18 hours of prescribed courses in one subject area.
Minors are recognized on the transcript.
Cognates which consist of 4 related courses in a specific field. The cognate is intended
to support the course work in the major. The cognate must consist of twelve (12) hours
of courses at the advanced level, outside of but related to the major. Cognates do
not earn an additional designation on the transcript.
The number of elective hours required depends upon the number of hours used to fulfill
other degree requirements, including the optional minor or cognate. Minimum degree
requirements must equal 122 hours. Selecting to pursue a minor or cognate, multiple
business majors or the business analytics concentration may be used to reduce the
total number of electives hours. No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring,
or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the Darla Moore School
of Business.
Options to meet this requirement may include:
- Pre-Professional coursework can be applied for students seeking admission to a professional
degree program after graduation.
- A maximum of 4 courses towards completion of an accelerated master’s program if not
counted elsewhere in the degree.
- Directed Electives: Students may select courses of interest with their advisor.
Students are strongly encouraged to take a business section of UNIV 101. All directed coursework electives must be passed with a grade of C or better. Directed
coursework may not include coursework in PEDU or MATH/STAT below the Moore School
minimum requirements (ex. MATH 111 or STAT 110) or 1 credit performance classes.
All majors are required to take Carolina Core classes to develop problem-solving skills and explore world cultures, history, languages and art. Business students also complete the Business Core Curriculum, which covers the basics for success in advanced business courses. Courses common to all programs include business communications, statistics, international business, accounting, economics, computer applications and business law.
CMW: Carolina Core Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication: Writing (6 hours)
Must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher.
ARP: Carolina Core Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6-7 hours)
Must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher.
- MATH 122 — Calculus for Business Administration and Social Sciences or MATH 141
- and
- STAT 206 — Elementary Statistics for Business
SCI: Carolina Core Scientific Literacy (7 hours)
- Two approved Carolina Core Scientific Literacy courses including one laboratory course
GFL: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (0-6 hours)
Students shall demonstrate in one Foreign Language the ability to comprehend the topic
and the main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek,
spoken texts on familiar subjects. This ability can be demonstrated by achieving a
score of two or better on a USC foreign language test. Those failing to do so must
satisfactorily complete equivalent study of foreign language at USC. CC-GFL courses
GHS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking (3 hours) any CC-GHS course
GSS: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences
(3 hours) any CC-GSS course
AIU: Carolina Core Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 hours) any CC-AIU courses
CMS: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* (0-3 hours) any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course
INF: Information Literacy* (0-3 hours) any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course
VSR: Values, Ethics and Social Responsibility* (0-3 hours) any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course
*Course can be Stand Alone or Overlay — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core
components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina
Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher
number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.
- ACCT 225 — Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACCT 226 — Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 324 — Survey of Commercial Law
- BADM 301 — Business Careers in the Global Economy
- ECON 221 — Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 222 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- FINA 363 — Introduction to Finance
- MGMT 250 — Professional Communication
- MGMT 371 — Principles of Management
- MGMT 478 — Strategic Management
- MGSC 290 — Computer Information Systems in Business
- MGSC 291 — Applied Statistics for Business
- MGSC 395 — Operations Management
- MKTG 350 — Principles of Marketing
The program requires 9 hours of course work with international content that may be
completed through other degree requirements. Three hours must be taken from an approved
list of courses offered by the Moore School of Business which contain international
business or international economics content. The following course options can also
be used to satisfy the 3 credit hours of this requirement: approved course work containing
international business or international economics content, taken at a semester abroad
program; an approved Maymester or summer overseas course containing international
business or international economics content; an approved internship course in international
business wherein a student would obtain discipline-related work experience in a foreign
country; or an approved service-learning component.
Students may choose from one of the following options to complete the remaining 6-hour
requirement:
Language: Two language courses at the 200 level or above
or
Electives: Two approved courses with international content taken either inside or outside the Moore School from the list of available internationally-focused courses.
Minors (non-business) may be selected from a University-wide list of approved minors. The minor is normally a minimum of 18 hours of prescribed courses in one subject area. Minors are recognized on the transcript.
Cognates which consist of 4 related courses in a specific field. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. The cognate must consist of twelve (12) hours of courses at the advanced level, outside of but related to the major. Cognates do not earn an additional designation on the transcript.
The number of elective hours required depends upon the number of hours used to fulfill other degree requirements, including the optional minor or cognate. Minimum degree requirements must equal 122 hours. Selecting to pursue a minor or cognate, multiple business majors or the business analytics concentration may be used to reduce the total number of electives hours. No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the Darla Moore School of Business.
Options to meet this requirement may include:
- Pre-Professional coursework can be applied for students seeking admission to a professional degree program after graduation.
- A maximum of 4 courses towards completion of an accelerated master’s program if not counted elsewhere in the degree.
- Directed Electives: Students may select courses of interest with their advisor. Students are strongly encouraged to take a business section of UNIV 101. All directed coursework electives must be passed with a grade of C or better. Directed coursework may not include coursework in PEDU or MATH/STAT below the Moore School minimum requirements (ex. MATH 111 or STAT 110) or 1 credit performance classes.