Full Description

The Finance minor allows students to gain some familiarity with financial management, as well as with the financial system of institutions and markets in which firms must operate. Some knowledge of finance is necessary to understand and work in most businesses and organizations. Profits and value creation are the “bottom lines” to which companies direct their efforts. Some acquaintance with investment techniques may help students in managing their personal finances.

The Finance minor is particularly useful for business students in other majors who take the requisite courses, and for other students who desire to acquire some understanding of finance without having to take all the core business school requisites. Both groups are exposed to important fundamentals, yet they also will have the flexibility to consider several areas of finance.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Finance minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Progression Requirements

• Minimum 2.000 overall GPA
• Minimum C grade in FIN 26086 and FIN 36053.

Graduation Requirements

• A minimum C grade may be required in some courses.

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the entrepreneurial process.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic and financial components entrepreneurs are faced with in order to success as an entrepreneur.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic consequences faced by an entrepreneur.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Only students declared in a major outside the College of Business Administration may declare the minor.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

¹

ACCT 33013 is designed specifically for Entrepreneurship students rather than Accounting students.

Graduation Requirements

• Students may not pursue a minor and major in the same discipline.

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the entrepreneurial process.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic and financial components entrepreneurs are faced with in order to success as an entrepreneur.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic consequences faced by an entrepreneur.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Entrepreneurship for Business Majors minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Only students declared in a major in the College of Business Administration may declare the minor.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

¹

Managerial Marketing majors must take MMTG 35011.

²

ACCT 33013 is designed specifically for Entrepreneurship students rather than Accounting students.

Graduation Requirements

• Students may not pursue a minor and major in the same discipline. 

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Conceptualize and analyze problems using economic concepts and reasoning.
2. Critically analyze alternative economic policy proposals.
3. Utilize analytic techniques that are used extensively in economics to formulate and test hypotheses.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Economics minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

¹

Economics upper-division electives may include ECON 32040 or ECON 32041 if not previously taken to fulfill minor requirements and with advisor approval.

Graduation Requirements

• It is highly recommended that students declaring the Economics minor complete at least one mathematics course at the MATH 11010 level or higher before registering for upper-division economics courses.
• Student may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Program Learning Outcomes 

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Acquire and collect raw data in various formats.
2. Convert raw data to usable formats.
3. Analyze the data to draw accurate and useful conclusions.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Data Analytics minor, students must have completed following courses (or their equivalent) with a minimum C- grade: ECON 22060 and (MATH 11012 or MATH 12002).

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

¹

Students who have taken an equivalent course in introductory statistics or have an equivalent AP statistics exam score may substitute for the statistics requirement.

²

Students may be allowed to choose an appropriate applied data course from their major discipline, subject to approval by the undergraduate coordinator in economics.

Graduation Requirements

• Students are expected to satisfy course prerequisites for each course required in the minor. Prerequisites are not tied to a particular catalog; therefore it is important to look at the most current information about a course. 
• Student may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Full Description

The Computer Information Systems minor is self-contained and assumes essentially no prior experience with computers or information systems. It complements students’ primary career field by providing knowledge and hands-on experience in cloud computing systems and infrastructure, business modeling and agile design, data management and business intelligence and other computer technologies. Students are able to design and build computer information systems of modest size and to participate with professional analysts, on an effective partnership basis, in the construction of large cloud systems. Students also have the ability to aid their co-workers by performing computer system support in consultative and advisory roles.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Computer Information Systems minor, students must have a minimum 2.250 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Be an effective IT project team member and contributor.
2. Understand what the "cloud" is, and how it is changing computing in both positive and negative ways today.
3. Understand key benefits and limitations of various technologies in the cloud computing.
4. Create database driven interactive websites in the cloud platform.
5. Understand basic concepts of the systems development life cycle (SDLC).

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

¹

Students declared in the Aeronautics major, Aviation Management concentration, may substitute ENGR 11000 in place of CIS 24053.

²

Students may use another course as a minor elective with permission of a faculty advisor.

Progression Requirements

• Minimum C+ grade in CIS 24053

Graduation Requirements

• Students are expected to satisfy course prerequisites for each course required in the minor. Prerequisites are not tied to a particular catalog; therefore it is important to look at the most current information about a course.
• Students may not pursue a minor and major in the same discipline.

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic financial accounting records.
2. Demonstrate understanding of impact of technology on business.
3. Demonstrate understanding of impact of globalization on business.
4. Demonstrate understanding of the various disciplines of business.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Business minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Students declared in a major in the college cannot declare the Business minor.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Graduation Requirements

• Students are expected to satisfy course prerequisites for each course required in the minor. Prerequisites are not tied to a particular catalog; therefore it is important to look at the most current information about a course.
• It is recommended that students pursuing the Business minor take an analytics course (BA 24056) and an operations (BA 34060) course.
• Student may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Ashtabula Campus
  • Geauga Campus
  • Kent Campus
  • Salem Campus
  • Stark Campus
  • Trumbull Campus
  • Tuscarawas Campus

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Identify and analyze the issue, record the transaction in the books of original entry and prepare the financial statement disclosure, given a defined financial accounting transaction.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of managerial and cost accounting with the ability to identify and analyze information useful in decision making.
3. Assemble, cleanse and analyze the information provided by accounting information systems and prepare summary reports useful for business decision-making.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Accounting minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Progression Requirements

• Minimum B- grade in both ACCT 23020 and ACCT 23021 (or equivalent courses) and minimum C grade in remaining ACCT minor courses.

Graduation Requirements

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus