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 2026
#6
In Finance
#8
In Accounting
#10
In Marketing
#10
In Business Analytics
#11
In Entrepreneurship
#11
In Management听
Curriculum
Choose a concentration.
Complete 120 credits plus concentration requirements.
Degree requirements: 51茶馆 Core Curriculum, Carroll School Core Curriculum, and departmental concentration requirements.
Carroll School Core Requirements
| Course # | Course Name | Recommended Year |
|---|---|---|
| PRTO1000 | Portico | first year, first semester |
| BZAN1135 | Statistical Analysis (formerly Business Statistics) | first year |
| ISYS1021 | Digital Technology: Strategy & Use听 | first year |
| ECON11011 | Principles of Economics | first year or sophomore |
| BSLW1021 | Introduction to Law | first year, sophomore, or junior |
| ACCT1021 | Financial Accounting | sophomore |
| BZAN2021 | Coding for Business | sophomore |
| MGMT1021 | Organizational Behavior | sophomore or junior |
| BZAN1021 | Operations Management | sophomore or junior |
| BZAN1135 or BZAN1137 | Statistical Analysis (formerly Business Statistics) or听Statistical Computing: Programming in R (1 credit course for students who received transfer credit or Advanced Placement scores to place out of BZAN1135) | 听 |
| MFIN1021 | Fundamentals of Finance (formerly Basic Finance) | sophomore or junior |
| MKTG1021 | Principles of Marketing | sophomore or junior |
| MGMT3099 | Strategic Management | senior |
| 听 | 4鈥�6听Carroll School concentration听courses | junior & senior |
| 听 | 12 Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences elective credits2 | throughout your four years |
1听Advanced Placement credit may not be used to meet this requirement.听
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
46%
of the Class of 2025 studied abroad
93%
of juniors in the Class of 2024 completed an internship
47%
of the class of 2025 completed a minor outside of the Carroll School
90%
of graduating seniors seeking employment in the Class of 2024 were employed within four months of graduation
Learn From Executives
TechTrek
Our one-credit professional development course combines听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.听