Requirements for Major (Beginning with the class of 2003)

All Business majors must take the basic business core, plus three 300-level elective courses. MB399, Professional Internship in Business, may not be counted as satisfying the three 300-level elective requirements for the Management and Business major.
The basic business core is composed of the following courses: MB107, 214, 224, 234, 235, 306, 338, 349, EC103, 104, 237. The suggested course sequence is: MB107, EC104, MB234, EC103, MB235, MB214, MB224, EC237, MB306, MB338, MB300-level electives (three), and MB349(senior year only). Students preparing to major in Business are expected to be proficient in English composition and grammar, mathematics, economics, and computer applications. In addition to those courses already required for the major that are out of the discipline, these proficiencies may be strengthened by taking the following courses: MA105, MA111, CS105.
HONORS: To be eligible for departmental honors, a student must, in addition to fulfilling the college requirements for honors, attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for all work complemented in the major, and receive at least an A- on an honors thesis or project.
NOTE: Students in the classes of 2003 and 2004 who have taken MB205, may not take MB306 and they must take four 300-level courses in the Department of Management and Business to satisfy their major.

Requirements for Minor in Business

For a Business minor, the student is required to complete MB107, 214, 224, 234, and two additional courses in business, at least one at the 300 level. MB399, Professional Internship in Business, may not be used to satisfy any of the requirements.

Business-Economics Interdepartmental Major

The requirements for a management and business-economics major are: MB107, 214, 224, 234, 235, 306, 338, 349, and one 300-level elective in business; and EC103, 104, 235, 236, 237, an two 300-level courses in economics. To be eligible for honors, a student must receive at least an A- on a thesis that integrates the two disciples and that is acceptable to both departments. The major leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Management and Business- Mathematics Major

The following courses are required for the major: the basic business core MB107, 214, 224, 234, 235, 306, 338, 342, 349; MA111, 113, 200, and 204; CS106 and one additional 300-level course in mathematics or computer science. In addition, the student must elect two other courses at the 300 level relating to this major and approved by the chair of each department. To be eligible for honors, a student must receive at least an A- on a thesis which integrated the two disciplines and which is acceptable to both departments. The major will lead to a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Business-Spanish Interdepartmental Major

The course includes six courses in Spanish above FS203, none in translation, including FS208, 211 or 212, 301, and 376. The student will also be required the following courses in Business: MB107, 214, 224, 234, 235, 306, 338 (342), 349, and EC237.

To be considered for honor, the student must receive at least an A- in FS347. FS347 requires a thesis, to be written in Spanish, which integrates the two disciplines and which is acceptable to both departments. The major leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Management and Business - French Interdepartmental Major

The major requires sixteen courses, seven in French and nine in Management and Business. In French these include two from among FF213, 214, 216, 219, 221, and five courses at the 300 level that must include FF301 and 376 (one FL course may also be included). The major will also include the basic management and business core MB107, 214, 224, 234, 235, 306, 338, 349, and EC237. To be considered for honors, the student must receive at least an A- in FF374: Thesis, to be written in French, which integrates the two disciplines and which is acceptable to both departments. The major leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Management and Business - German Interdepartmental Major

The major requires sixteen courses, seven in German and nine in management and business. In German these include FG213, 214, 301, 376, and three more German courses above FG202, at least one of which is at the 300 level. One FL course may also be included. The major will include the basic management and business core MB107, 214, 224, 234, 235, 306, 338, 349, as well as EC237. To be considered for honors, the student must receive at least an A- in FG374: Thesis, the be written in German, which integrates the two disciplines and which is acceptable to both departments. The major leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Business-Government Interdepartmental Major

The major will complete a minimum of sixteen courses, eight in management and business (MB107, 214, 224, 234, 235, 306, 342, 349) plus one course in economics (EC237), and seven in government (GO101, 103, and five other courses chosen in consultation with the government faculty advisor, at least two of which shall be at the 300 level). To be eligible for honors, a student must receive an A- on an honors research paper in a 300-level management and business or government course that integrates the two disciplines and which is acceptable by both departments. The major leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.

IA Program Requirements

The International Affairs (IA) Minor is open to all Skidmore College students. Requirements for the IA minor consists of six (6) International Affairs designated courses, including one (l) core course required as a common experience for all IA minor students. These six (6) courses must fulfill the following requirements:

· the IA core course, "Introduction to International Affairs, IA l0l";
· one Skidmore College foreign language course (or equivalent at the level of 206
or above;
· one IA course from at least three different disciplines outside the major (in
addition to the core course);
· one IA course from each of the three (3) IA Knowledge "Clusters":
I The Political World, II The Economic World and III The Cultural World;
· one 300-level IA course from any discipline.

IA students are strongly encouraged to attend twice-yearly International Affairs colloquia and are also recommended to study abroad or in Washington, work in internships with an international focus, participate in the International Simulations (Model UN and Model EU), join the student IA Club, and participate in other internationally related
co-curricular activities.

Cooperative M.B.A. Programs

Qualified students have the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree from
Skidmore and a master's degree in business administration through a cooperative
program with Clarkson University. In the 4+1 M.B.A. Program with Clarkson, students earn the master's degree in the year following Skidmore graduation.