BSIDE with Business Minor

For a general BS IDE program description visit  Program Overview page.

On this page, we show how a BSIDE student can include a Business Minor in their 4-year study plan. Business Minor requires the following courses:

  • BUS1 20N Survey of Accounting
  • BUS3 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organization Behavior
  • Three (9 units) business courses. Out of the 9 units, 6 units can be lower-division units.

The official description of the Business Minor can be found in Academic Catalog.

Note that since a Business Minor is offered by the College of Business, you should make an appointment with a Business advisor and submit a Business Minor form for their approval. Once approved, include the courses on your Major Course Proposal form prior to meeting with an IDE advisor.

Below are two examples of using IDE electives to meet Business Minor requirements. Students may take other business courses instead of the ones listed below and should be aware they may be required to complete prerequisites for some courses.  Both examples are based on the 2020-2021 catalog. 

Example One

This example is for students interested in a management-related career.

Breadth or Minor Program Electives:

  • BUS1 20N Survey of Accounting (Required)
  • BUS3 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organization Behavior (Required)
  • BUS1 21 Managerial Accounting (an example)
  • BUS5 142 Total Quality Management (an example)

Technical Electives:

  • An engineering or engineering-related course
  • BUS3 80 - Legal Environment of Business (an example)

Four-year Roadmap for Example One (for catalog year 2020-2021)

Fall Semester - Year 1

Total Semester Units: 15

MATH 30 or 30X* (B4)  Calculus I - 3 Units
COMM 20 (A1)   Public Speaking - 3 Units
CHEM 30A (or 1A or 1B) (B1/B3) Introductory Chemistry - 3 Units
ENGL 1A (A2) First Year Writing - 3 Units
BIOL 10 (B2)  The Living World - 3 Units

(*MATH 30X requires enrollment in MATH 30W)

Spring Semester - Year 1

Total Semester Units: 14

MATH 31 or 31X (B4)  Calculus II - 4 Units
PHYS 50 (B1/B3) General Physics/Mechanics - 4 Units
ENGL 1B (C2) (C- or better) Argument and Analysis - 3 Units
ENGR 10 (E) Introduction to Engineering - 3 Units
 
(MATH 31X requires enrollment in MATH 31W)

Fall Semester - Year 2

Total Semester Units: 16

MATH 32 or 32X (B4) Calculus III - 3 Units
PHYS 51 (B1/B3) General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism - 4 Units
GE Area D+US123 - 3 Units
GE Area F - 3 Units
CE 95 Theory and Application of Statics
       or 
MATE 25 Introduction to Materials - 3 Units

Register to take WST

(MATH 32X requires enrollment in MATH 32W)

Spring Semester - Year 2

Total Semester Units: 16

MATH 33A Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR
        or 
MATH 33LA Differential Equations and Linear Algebra - 3 Units
GE Area D+US123 - 3 Units
GE Area C1 - 3 Units
EE 97 Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory - 1 Units
EE 98 Introduction to Circuit Analysis - 3 Units
CMPE 30 Programming Concepts and Methodology - 3 Units

 Submit Major Course Proposal before Year 3.

Fall Semester - Year 3

Total Semester Units: 16

ENGR 101 Engineering Seminar - 1 Units
ENGR 102 Renewable Energy Engineering - 3 Units
ME 106 Fundamentals of Mechatronics Engineering - 3 Units
ENGR 120 Programming Concepts for Behavioral and Social - 3 Units
Science Applications - 3 Units
Depth Elective 1 - 3 Units
BUS1 20N Survey of Accounting (Business minor 1) - 3 Units

Take WST-DSP

Submit Major Course Proposal if have not done so.

Spring Semester - Year 3

Total Semester Units: 16

ENGR 101 Engineering Seminar - 1 Units
ENGR 100W (Z/R) (C or better) Engineering Reports - 3 Units
ISE 130 Engineering Probability and Statistics - 3 Units
Depth Elective 2 - 3 Units
BUS1 21 Managerial Accounting (Business minor 2) - 3 Units
BUS3 80 Legal Environment of Business - 3 Units

Fall Semester - Year 4

Total Semester Units: 13

ENGR 199A Senior Design Project I - 1 Units
Depth Elective 3 - 3 Units
BUS3 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior (Business minor 3) - 3 Units
Engineering Technical Elective 2 - 3 Units
BUS3 186 (S) (C or better) Professional and Business Ethics - 3 Units

Submit BSIDE major form (and a minor form, if pursing a minor) in the beginning of this semester.

Spring Semester - Year 4

Total Semester Units: 14

ENGR 199B Senior Design Project II - 2 Units
ISE 102 Engineering Economic Systems - 3 Units 
Depth Elective 4 - 3 Units 
BUS5 142 Total Quality Management (Business minor 4) - 3 Units 
TECH 198 (V) (C or better) Technology and Civilization - 3 Units 

Example Two

This example is for students interested in a finance related career.

Breadth or Minor Program Electives:

  • BUS1 20N Survey of Accounting (Required)
  • BUS3 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organization Behavior (Required)
  • BUS1 21 Managerial Accounting (Recommended)
  • BUS1 170 Fundamentals of Finance (Recommended)

Technical Electives:

  • ECON 1A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
  • ECON 1B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics

Four-year Roadmap for Example One (for catalog year 2020-2021)

Fall Semester - Year 1

Total Semester Units: 15

MATH 30 or 30X* (B4)  Calculus I - 3 Units
COMM 20 (A1)   Public Speaking - 3 Units
CHEM 30A (or 1A or 1B) (B1/B3) Introductory Chemistry - 3 Units
ENGL 1A (A2) First Year Writing - 3 Units
BIOL 10 (B2)  The Living World - 3 Units
 
(*MATH 30X requires enrollment in MATH 30W)

Spring Semester - Year 1

Total Semester Units: 14

MATH 31 or 31X (B4)  Calculus II - 4 Units
PHYS 50 (B1/B3) General Physics/Mechanics - 4 Units
ENGL 1B (C2) (C- or better) Argument and Analysis - 3 Units
ENGR 10 (E) Introduction to Engineering - 3 Units

(MATH 31X requires enrollment in MATH 31W)

Fall Semester - Year 2

Total Semester Units: 16

MATH 32 or 32X (B4) Calculus III - 3 Units
PHYS 51 (B1/B3) General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism - 4 Units
GE Area D+US123 - 3 Units
GE Area F - 3 Units
MATE 25 Introduction to Materials 
               or
CE 95 Theory and Application of Statics - 3 Units
 
Register to take WST

(MATH 32X requires enrollment in MATH 32W)

Spring Semester - Year 2

Total Semester Units: 16

MATH 33A Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR
  or 
MATH 33LA Differential Equations and Linear Algebra - 3 Units
GE Area D+US123 - 3 Units
GE Area F - 1 Units
EE 97 Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory - 3 Units
EE 98 Introduction to Circuit Analysis - 3 Units
CMPE 30 Programming Concepts and Methodology - 3 Units

Fall Semester - Year 3

Total Semester Units: 16

ENGR 101 Engineering Seminar - 1 Units
ENGR 102 Renewable Energy Engineering - 3 Units
ME 106 Fundamentals of Mechatronics Engineering - 3 Units
ENGR 120 Programming Concepts for Behavioral and Social Science Applications - 3 Units
Depth Elective 1 - 3 Units
BUS1 20N Survey of Accounting (Business minor 1) - 3 Units

Spring Semester - Year 3

Total Semester Units: 16

ENGR 101 Engineering Seminar - 1 Units
ENGR 100W (Z/R) (C or better) Engineering Reports - 3 Units
ISE 130 Engineering Probability and Statistics - 3 Units
Depth Elective 2 - 3 Units
BUS1 21 Managerial Accounting (Business minor 2) - 3 Units
ECON 1A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics (Technical Elective 1) - 3 Units

Fall Semester - Year 4

Total Semester Units: 13

ENGR 199A Senior Design Project I - 1 Units
Depth Elective 3 - 3 Units
BUS3 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior (Business minor 3) - 3 Units
ECON 1B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (Technical Elective 2) - 3 Units
BUS3 186 (S) (C or better) Professional and Business Ethics - 3 Units
 
Submit BSIDE major form (and a minor form, if pursing a minor)  in the beginning of this semester

Spring Semester - Year 4

Total Semester Units: 14

ENGR 199B Senior Design Project II - 2 Units
ISE 102 Engineering Economic Systems - 3 Units
Depth Elective 4 - 3 Units
BUS1 170 Fundamentals of Finance (Minor Elective 4) - 3 Units
TECH 198 (V) (C or better) Technology and Civilization - 3 Units