Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Business Core Requirements

Accounting
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
Business Statistics
Complete one of the following (MGSC 2301 is the recommended statistics course for this combined major):
MGSC 2301Business Statistics4
or MATH 2280 Statistics and Software
or MATH 3081 Probability and Statistics
Business Core Elective 1
INTB 1203International Business and Global Social Responsibility4
or ORGB 3201 Organizational Behavior
or ORGB 3203 Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation
Marketing
MKTG 2201Introduction to Marketing4
Finance
FINA 2201Financial Management4
Business Core Elective 2
ACCT 2301Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors4
or INNO 2301 Innovation!
or MISM 2301 Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
or SCHM 2301 Supply Chain and Operations Management

Supporting Business Courses

Mathematics
Complete one of the following (MATH 1231 is strongly recommended for this major):4
Calculus for Business and Economics
Calculus 1
Calculus with Applications
Intensive Calculus for Engineers
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
Complete one of the following:4
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics

Business Concentration Required

A concentration is required and may be chosen from the following:

Communication Studies Requirements

Common Requirement
COMM 1101Introduction to Communication Studies4
Foundation Courses
COMM 1113Business and Professional Speaking4
or COMM 2301 Communication Research Methods
Complete one of the following:4
Persuasion and Rhetoric
Communication Theory
Principles of Organizational Communication
Communication in a Digital Age
Cluster Course
Complete one of the following:4
Sex, Relationships, and Communication
Global and Intercultural Communication
Communication and Gender
Communication Law
Free Speech in Cyberspace
Writing-Intensive Courses
Complete two of the following:8
Mobile Communication
Health Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Communication and Inclusion
Political Communication
Communication Criticism
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
Free Speech: Law and Practice
Communication and Sexualities
Theories of Conflict and Negotiation
Nonverbal Social Interaction
Youth and Communication Technology
Crisis Communication and Image Management
Communication Studies Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
COMM courses between COMM 1100-4999 that have not been used to satisfy other degree requirements
Visual Storytelling in Journalism
Introduction to Film Production
MSCR courses in the ranges MSCR 2100-2199, MSCR 3100-3199, and MSCR 4100-4199
Public Relations Principles
Public Relations Practice

Integrative Requirement Course

COMM 3451Advertising Practices4
or MKTG 4504 Advertising and Brand Promotion

Capstone Experience Requirement

COMM 4608Strategic Communication Capstone4
or STRT 4501 Strategy in Action

Supporting Courses

Introduction to College
Personal Skill Development for Business
Communication Studies at Northeastern
Experiential Education
Professional Development
Professional Development for Business Co-op
Professional Development for Co-op
Experiential Learning0-8
Complete at least one of the following:
Experiential Professional Practicum
Co-op Work Experience
Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
Co-op Work Experience Abroad
Internship Experience
Writing Requirements
First-Year Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
or ENGW 1114 First-Year Writing with Service-Learning
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
COMM 3409Advocacy Writing4
or ENGW 3304 Advanced Writing in the Business Administration Professions
or ENGW 3314 Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Business GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA in business courses required

Communication Studies Major Grade Requirement

No more than two grades below a C in COMM courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.

Program Requirement 

128 total semester hours required