The undergraduate business curriculum at the School of Business caters to students at different career stages.
If you are a first-year or sophomore at UW Bothell and you want to explore the possibility of becoming a business student, please consider these two courses:
- BBUS 201 - Introduction to Business
- BBSKL 200 - Preparing for the Business World
If you are ready to apply to the School of Business, please review the admission prerequisites.
In addition to lower division students at UW Bothell, we welcome applications from community colleges and other 4-year schools.
Upon admission, you will have to complete 90 credits at UW Bothell at the 300-400 level. Classes are categorized as core (required for all- 30 credits), option/concentration, electives (business or general) and capstone (required for all- 10 credits). All students must complete a minimum of 10 credits in general electives.
Core courses
Core courses are designed to provide students the fundamentals of business. They represent 30-45 credits of study and must be taken during the student’s first year for Bothell location students, and first and second year for Bellevue location students. The courses are:
- BBUS/ELCBUS 300 - Organizational Behavior, Ethics and Inclusivity (5 credits/counts for DIV)
- BBUS 307/ELCBUS 382 - Business Writing (5 credits)
- BBUS 310/ELCBUS 310 - Managerial Economics (5 credits)
- BBUS 320/ELCBUS 320 - Marketing Management (5 credits)
- BBUS 340/ELCBUS 340 - Operations and Project Management (5 credits)
- BBUS 350/ELCBUS 350 - Business Finance (5 credits)
- *In addition to the core courses listed above, the Bellevue location offers ELCBUS 301 Business Statistics and ELCBUS 330 Information Management and Analysis
Options
Options are documented on your transcript.
Concentrations
Concentrations are informal courses of study and are not shown on your transcript.
Minors open to School of Business students
Minors are secondary courses of study.
Capstone courses
Capstone courses integrate learning and challenge students to analyze and resolve managerial problems, develop policies and deal with major issues and changes affecting business in a global environment. Students generally take these two courses during the final quarters of their program.
- BBUS/ELCBUS 470 - Business Policy and Strategic Management (5 credits)
- BBUS 480 - Global Environment of Business (5 credits)
General electives
To ensure that students have a broad-based academic background, 30-40 credits of upper division (300/400 level) courses are required for non-Option students. These credits can be fulfilled through a variety of options including a Minor, internship/independent study and/or even a second concentration in Business. Numbers of credits of upper division (300/400 level) courses vary among Option students.
Independent study & guided internships
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