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Scheduling Courses for Business Majors

The purpose of this webpage is to give our students more insight into the Business program at Lake Forest College and to foster a greater ability for students to mold their courses according to their interests and future goals. It is not intended that everyone will follow the schedule below; in fact, most students will not. Rather, the schedule allows students to see how courses fit together and build on each other. It also allows students to see how courses need to be rearranged in order to accomodate another major or a study abroad program.

Following the schedules are electives the department encourages students to consider taking based on their career goals. Also, although internships do not satisfy any requirements for the major, the department offers a variety of internship opportunities which can provide valuable job experience.

Your official course selections will be made in consultation with your advisor. It would be helpful if you printed an advising form (in pdf) and brought it with you when you see your advisor. The advising form allows you to track your GEC requirements as well as your department requirements. The form can also be downloaded as an Excel file.

Suggested Schedule:
This schedule is suggested for students who arrive at Lake Forest College knowing that they wish to pursue a Business Major. Whenever possible, we suggest students take one or two Business courses each semester. Unless indicated, the order of courses within a year does not matter.

First Year ECON 110 Principles of Economics
MATH 110 Calculus or MATH 160 Finite Math
BUSN 180 Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business
Second Year BUSN 230 Financial Accounting
BUSN 237 Introduction to Finance
ECON 210 Microeconomic Theory or ECON 220 Macroeconomic Theory
Third Year ECON 210 Microeconomic Theory or ECON 220 Macroeconomic Theory
PHIL 203 Business and Professional Ethics
BUSN Elective One (300 level)
Fourth Year BUSN Elective Two (300 level)
BUSN Elective Three (300 level)
BUSN Senior Seminar (400 level) or Senior Thesis

Suggested Schedule for Late Starters:
This schedule is suggested for students who decide entering their third year that they wish to pusue a Business Major. (Note: this will be difficult to complete without some transfer credits.)

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Third Year ECON 110 Principles of Economics
MATH 110 or MATH 160
BUSN 180 Quantitative Methods BUSN 230 Financial Accounting
BUSN 237 Introduction to Finance
ECON 210 Micro Theory or ECON 220 Macro Theory
Fourth Year ECON 210 Micro Theory or ECON 220 Macro Theory
PHIL 203 Business Ethics
BUSN Elective One (300 level) BUSN Elective Two (300 level)
BUSN Elective Three (300 level)
BUSN Senior Seminar (400 level)

Classes of Particular Importance to Future Careers or Areas of Study:
When choosing electives, it is most important that students choose classes that interest them. One should not try to take all of the electives in any particular area. Rather, students who have an interest in pursuing one of the following paths may wish to take one or two electives from the list.

MBA School

Business Electives
BUSN 255 Business and Government
BUSN 322 Emerging Market Analysis
BUSN 330 Intermediate Accounting
BUSN 331 Managerial Accounting
BUSN 336 Marketing Theory
BUSN 355 Mass Media/Marketing Research
BUSN 365 Multinational Finance & Emerging Markets
BUSN 380 Investment Analysis
BUSN 385 Options and Futures
BUSN 415 Corporate Finance
BUSN 420 Risk Management
BUSN 431 International Finance
Other Courses
ECON 310 Industrial Organization
ECON 313 Money and Banking
ECON 370 Managerial Economics
ECON 430 International Trade Theory & Policy
ECON 440 Advanced Macroeconomics
ECON 450 International Financial Crises
COMM 235 Rhetoric and Speech
MATH 111 Calculus II
MATH 230 Abstract & Disc. Math

Global Business

Business Electives
BUSN 322 Emerging Market Analysis
BUSN 336 Marketing Theory for Multinational Enterprises
BUSN 340 Asian Business Culture and Trade Relations
BUSN 365 Multinational Finance & Emerging Markets
BUSN 431 International Finance
BUSN 470 Latin American Global Business
Other Courses
ECON 313 Money and Banking
ECON 430 International Trade Theory & Policy
ECON 440 Advanced Macroeconomics
Foreign Language

Career in Business

Business Electives
BUSN 322 Emerging Market Analysis
BUSN 330 Intermediate Accounting
BUSN 331 Managerial Accounting
BUSN 355 Mass Media/Martketing Research
BUSN 365 Multinational Finance & Emerging Markets
BUSN 380 Investment Analysis
BUSN 385 Options and Futures
BUSN 415 Corporate Finance
BUSN 420 Risk Management
BUSN 431 International Finance
BUSN 490 Internships
Other Courses
ECON 313 Money and Banking
ECON 350 Public Finance
ECON 370 Managerial Economics
ECON 420 Labor in the American Economy

First Year		ECON 110 Principles of Economics MATH 110 Calculus or MATH 160 Finite Math BUSN 180 Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business
Second Year		BUSN 230 Financial Accounting BUSN 237 Introduction to Finance ECON 210 Microeconomic Theory or ECON 220 Macroeconomic Theory
Third Year		ECON 210 Microeconomic Theory or ECON 220 Macroeconomic Theory PHIL 203 Business and Professional Ethics BUSN Elective One (300 level)
Fourth Year		BUSN Elective Two (300 level) BUSN Elective Three (300 level) BUSN Senior Seminar (400 level) or Senior Thesis

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Third Year	ECON 110 Principles of Economics MATH 110 or MATH 160 BUSN 180 Quantitative Methods	BUSN 230 Financial Accounting BUSN 237 Introduction to Finance ECON 210 Micro Theory or ECON 220 Macro Theory
Fourth Year	ECON 210 Micro Theory or ECON 220 Macro Theory PHIL 203 Business Ethics BUSN Elective One (300 level)	BUSN Elective Two (300 level) BUSN Elective Three (300 level) BUSN Senior Seminar (400 level)