2023-2024

Business, Minor

Business Administration

The W. A. Franke College of Business

This minor is intended to give non-business majors a basic foundation in business skills. Employees for any organization, and especially those who work for themselves, need a general understanding of accounting, business information systems, business law, economics, management, marketing and finance. This minor is not available to any student with a major in business.

  • A minor is earned in conjunction with a bachelor's degree.

    To receive a minor (18 - 24 units) at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses from one or more subject matter areas with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. At least 12 units of the minor must be unique to that minor and not applied to any other minor.

In addition to University Requirements:

  • Complete individual plan requirements.

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

No more than fifty percent of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.

Minimum Units for Completion 24
Major GPA 2.0
Highest Mathematics Required MAT 114

Minor Requirements

  • Take the following 24 units with a minimum GPA of 2.0:


    Please Note:
    • Successful completion of ECO 284 and ECO 285 will fulfill the ECO 280 requirement.
    • You must complete at least 9 units of minor courses at NAU, and you must complete the lower-division business courses before you can enroll in upper-division business courses. The FCB does not accept upper-division transfer credits from programs not accredited by the AACSB (such as the University of Phoenix or the Bachelor of Business Administration program at NAU).
    • You must have completed all of the coursework used to fulfill these requirements within the last 10 years.

  • Students enrolled in this minor may not enroll in or pursue the following due to the number of overlapping units:

  • Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.