The LeBow College of Business

Degree Requirements

The Business Administration curriculum requires a minimum of 180 credits. The Business & Engineering curriculum requires a minimum of 185.5 credits. The Economics curriculum requires a minimum of 187 credits. The courses in each curriculum may be grouped into three categories:

General Education
The liberal arts comprise 50 percent or more of total credits required. Courses in communications, economics, English, history, mathematics, natural science, political science, psychology, sociology, and statistics teach students to think effectively and to communicate ideas to others. In addition, they provide a good understanding of the economic, social, and political systems within which we live and business operates.

Common Body of Knowledge in Business
Courses in accounting, business strategy and social responsibility, finance, law, organizational behavior, management information systems, production management, and marketing introduce students to all the functional areas of business, the quantitative aspects of decision-making, and the behavioral factors common to all organizational structures.

Specialization (BSBA & BSB&E) or Coordinated Field (BSECON)
The curriculum permits a limited degree of specialization in a student-chosen area of concentration. The area of concentration and the common body of knowledge in business together comprise not more than 50 percent of the total credits required for graduation. In the Economics program, students must select a non-business coordinated field to augment the general education and economics course work.

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List on the Drexel University Writing Center page. Students scheduling their courses in Banner/DrexelOne can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.