Business Foundations Certificate

Business Foundations Certificate Requirements (30 credits)

Required Grades and GPA
  • An overall GPA of 2.0 in all courses counting toward the BFC is required.
  • All BFC courses require a passing grade (D- or better).
Other Policies
  • The Business Foundations Certificate is for non-degree-seeking students only. Students currently pursuing a degree at Indiana University Bloomington with a major outside of the Kelley School may add a Kelley School minor to their degree instead.
  • A maximum of two Required Courses (see below) may be completed outside of IU Bloomington.
  • ALL Elective Business Courses and Additional Electives (see below) must be completed through the IU Bloomington campus.
  • Any course at IU Bloomington that is at the 100-level or above meets the Additional Electives (see below) requirement for the BFC.

Required courses (15 credit hours)

A maximum of two required courses can be completed outside of IU Bloomington.

  • BUS-A 200: Foundations of Accounting for Non-Business Majors (3 credits) P: Not open to current Kelley School of Business students
  • BUS-F 260: Personal Finance (3 credits) P: None
  • BUS-X 100: Introduction to Business (3 credits) P: None
  • ECON-B 251: Fundamental of Economics for Business I (3 credits) P: none
  • ECON-B 252: Fundamentals of Economics for Business II (3 credits) P: ECON-B 251

Elective Business Courses (6 credits required)

ALL Elective Business Courses must be completed through the IU Bloomington campus.

  • BUS-C 300: Business and Professional Communication (3 credits) P: ENG-W131 or equivalent
  • BUS-F 300: Introduction to Financial Management (3 credits) P: BUS-A 200 and not open to Kelley School of Business students.
  • BUS-G 300: Introduction to Managerial Economics and Strategy (3 credits) P: Must not be a Kelley School of Business student..
  • BUS-J 306: Strategic Management and Leadership (3 credits) P: Must not be a Kelley School of Business student..
  • BUS-M 300: Introduction to Marketing (3 credits) P: Must not be a student in the Kelley School of Business.
  • BUS-P 300: Introduction to Operations Management (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201 or BUS-K 204 with a grade of C or better and must not be a Kelley School of Business major.
  • BUS-R 300: Principles of Real Estate (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing required, not open to business majors
  • BUS-W 300: New Venture Management (3 credits) P: Must not be a student in the Kelley School of Business.
  • BUS-Z 302: Managing and Behavior in Organizations (3 credits) P: Must not be a Kelley School of Business student.

Additional Electives (9 credits)

ALL Additional Electives must be completed through the IU Bloomington campus.

  • Successfully complete nine additional elective credits to reach a total of 30 credits. 
    • These credits may be taken from any IU Bloomington department.
    • Courses numbered under 100-level will not count in this area.