Business Administration, Minor

This is the first version of the 2026–27 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester.
The undergraduate minor in business administration requires at least 36 s.h., including at least 12 s.h. offered by the Tippie College of Business. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in the minor overall and in all courses in the minor taken at the University of Iowa. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
The minor can be earned by all University of Iowa undergraduates except BBA students in the Tippie College of Business and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students in the business studies track of the interdepartmental studies major.
The minor in business administration requires the following courses or their equivalents. Some of these courses have prerequisites and other requirements for registration; students must complete a course's prerequisites and meet its registration requirements before they may register for the course. For more information, visit Minor in Business Administration on the Tippie College of Business website.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| BAIS:1500 | Business Technology and Artificial Intelligence | 2 |
| CS:1020 | Principles of Computing | 3 |
| CS:1110 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| CS:1210 | Computer Science I: Fundamentals | 4 |
| CS:2110 | Programming for Informatics | 4 |
| ENGR:1300 | Introduction to Engineering Computing | 3 |
| ENGR:2730 | Computers in Engineering | 3 |
| All of these: | ||
| ACCT:2100 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT:2200 | Managerial Accounting Analytics and Data Visualization | 3 |
| ECON:1100 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| ECON:1200 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| FIN:3000 | Introductory Financial Management | 3 |
| MATH:1350 | Quantitative Reasoning for Business | 4 |
| or MATH:1850 | Calculus I | |
| MGMT:2000 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| MGMT:2100 | Introduction to Management | 3 |
| MKTG:3000 | Introduction to Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| STAT:1030 | Statistics for Business | 4 |
Students who will have completed all requirements for the minor when they graduate should indicate a business administration minor on their Application for Degree. Contact the Undergraduate Program Office for more information about the minor in business administration.
Sample Plan of Study
Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor. For additional sample plans, see MyUI.
Business Administration, Minor
This sample plan is currently being reviewed and will be added at a later date.