What is a Business Elective?

What is a Business Elective?

In general, a Business Elective is a 3-credit hour, 200-, 300-, or 400-level chosen from courses in the College of Business Administration or courses offered in the Economics department. Students may use their Business Electives to complete a second concentration within their major, or a minor within the college. Students should work with their advisor in choosing their Business Electives. Students who began their UIC career in Spring 2025, or later, may only choose a maximum of six (6) total hours of 200-level Business Electives. This is indicated on the degree audit in uAchieve.

Students should always check prerequisites of a course before enrolling. The registration system, in most cases, does not check for prerequisites.

Note: The business elective requirement in the Accounting major can only be fulfilled by ACTG-designated coursework. Students may not take courses from other departments to fulfill their major elective requirements. Accounting majors should consult their degree audit and academic advisor to confirm which courses they may take to fulfill the Business Elective requirement in this major.

ACTG

Any 200, 300, or 400 level course in this department may be taken as a Business Electives, EXCEPT for the following courses which DO NOT count as Business Electives:

  • ACTG 210, ACTG 211

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BA

Any 200, 300, or 400 level course in this department may be taken as a Business Electives, EXCEPT for the following courses which DO NOT count as Business Electives:

  • BA 100, BA 101, BA 190
  • BA 200, BA 220, BA 289
  • BA 320
  • BA 489

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ECON

Any 200, 300, or 400 level course in this department may be taken as a Business Electives, EXCEPT for the following courses which DO NOT count as Business Electives:

  • ECON 106, ECON 111, ECON 120, ECON 121
  • ECON 270

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ENTR

Any 200, 300, or 400 level course in this department may be taken as a Business Electives, EXCEPT for the following courses which DO NOT count as Business Electives:

  • ENTR 320 when taken for OPT purposes

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FIN

Any 200, 300, or 400 level course in this department may be taken as a Business Electives, EXCEPT for the following courses which DO NOT count as Business Electives:

  • FIN 300, FIN 301 FIN 302, FIN 330

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IDS

Any 200, 300, or 400 level course in this department may be taken as a Business Electives, EXCEPT for the following courses which DO NOT count as Business Electives:

  • IDS 200, IDS 270
  • IDS 355, IDS 371
  • IDS 495

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MGMT

Any 200, 300, or 400 level course in this department may be taken as a Business Electives, EXCEPT for the following courses which DO NOT count as Business Electives:

  • MGMT 340, MGMT 350, MGMT 360
  • MGMT 495

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MKTG

Any 200, 300, or 400 level course in this department may be taken as a Business Electives, EXCEPT for the following courses which DO NOT count as Business Electives:

  • MKTG 360
  • MKTG 370
  • MKTG 462

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