The minor in business institutions requires the successful completion with a grade of C– or above of 11 courses:

• 4 prerequisite courses in mathematics, statistics, and economics
• 4 business tools courses
• 1 writing and speaking course
• 2 social sciences and humanities electives

See more details in this catalog about the minor. Interested students should consult a program adviser or visit the program office for additional information.

Prerequisites (4 units)

Before declaring the minor students must complete the 4 prerequisite courses with a grade of C- or higher, or have equivalent AP course credit posted to their academic record.

Double-counting note: Weinberg College allows double-counting a prerequisite course for a minor toward some other major or minor, or general bachelor's degree requirement. Other programs or schools may have their own restrictions that supersede this, so check the relevant parts of this catalog for possible limits.

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Equivalents include CHEM_ENG 312-0 Probability and Statistics for Chemical Engineering, ELEC_ENG 302-0 Probabilistic Systems, IEMS 201-0 Introduction to Statistics, IEMS 302-0 Probability,MATH 310-1 Probability and Stochastic Processes, MATH 311-1 MENU: Probability and Stochastic Processes, MATH 314-0 Probability and Statistics for Econometrics, MATH 385-0 Probability and Statistics for MMSS, PSYCH 201-0 Statistical Methods in Psychology, POLI_SCI 312-0 Statistical Research Methods, SESP 210-0 Introduction to Statistics and Research Methodology,  STAT 202-0 Introduction to Statistics and Data Science, and STAT 383-0 Probability and Statistics for ISP.

Minor Requirements (7 units)

Double-counting note: Weinberg College prohibits double-counting a minor course toward some other major or minor, except where this is explicitly permitted in this catalog. Weinberg College does allow double-counting a minor course toward a general bachelor's degree requirement (i.e. degree requirements other than majors or minors). Other programs or schools may have their own restrictions that supersede this, so check the relevant parts of this catalog for possible limits.

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With advance approval of the program director a total of only one non-Northwestern course, course credit from study abroad, or a course offered by Northwestern's School of Professional Studies (SPS) may count as a business tools course for the minor. Special accommodations may be made for transfer students.

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Equivalents include ECON 360-1 Foundations of Corporate Finance Theory and KELLG_FE 310-0 Principles of Finance.

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Students completing majors in English, History, or Philosophy, may petition the program director to waive this requirement. However, these students are strongly encouraged to consider taking ENGLISH 282-0 Writing and Speaking in Business because it covers communications skills related to the business environment that may not be covered in writing-intensive courses in other disciplines.

Approved Social Science & Humanities courses for the minor

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Students earning a minor in economics may use ECON 300-level courses towards their Social Science & Humanities Elective requirement. Students earning a major in economics may not use any economics courses to fulfill their Social Science & Humanities Elective requirement.