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 (3 credits) P: none
    • While not recommended, students may substitute  BUS-A 304/307, or BUS-A 306/309 to meet the Accounting requirement.
  • BUS-F 260: Personal Finance (3 credits) P: none
  • BUS-X 100: Business Administration: Introduction 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 on the IU Bloomington campus.

  • BUS-C 300: Business Communication (3 credits) P: ENG-W 131 (or equivalent) with a C or higher.
  • BUS-F 300: Introduction to Financial Management (3 credits) P: BUS-A 200
  • BUS-G 300: Introduction to Managerial Economics & Strategy (3 credits) P: Must not be a Kelley School of Business student
  • BUS-J 306: Strategic Management & 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 Kelley School of Business student
  • BUS-P 300: Introduction to Operations Management (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201/204 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-R 300: Real Estate Principles (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
  • BUS-W 300: New Venture Management (3 credits) P: Must not be a Kelley School of Business student
  • BUS-Z 302: Managing 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.