About the Business Foundations Certificate (BFC):

• The BFC provides the liberal arts and professional school student with an introduction to the basic concepts of business.
• The BFC is flexible enough to be easily integrated into a student’s major area of study since the subject matter complements
  most academic pursuits
• Questions about the Business Foundations Certificate should be directed to ksbrec@indiana.edu.
• A complete list of Kelley School of Business Minors and Certificates can be found here. 

BFC Application:

• In addition to satisfying course requirements, candidates for the Business Foundations Certificate must apply online. 

Grades & GPA Requirements:

• An overall GPA of 2.0 in all courses counting toward the BFC is required.
• With the exception of BUS-K 201, which requires a grade of C or better, all BFC courses require a passing grade (D- or better).

Other Policies:

• 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 complete on the IU Bloomington campus.
• Any non-remedial course at IU Bloomington meets the Additional Electives (see below) requirement for the BFC.

Required courses (15 credit hours):

A maximum of two Required Coures can be completed outside of IU Bloomington.

• BUS-A 200: Foundations of Accounting (3 credits) P: none
  • While not recommended, students may subsitute  BUS-A 201/205 (no longer offered at IUB), BUS-A 202/207 (no longer offered at IUB), BUS-A 304/307, or BUS-A 306/309 to meet the Accounting requirement for the minor
• BUS-F 260: Personal Finance (3 credits) P: none
• BUS-X 100: Business Administration: Introduction
• Choose 1:
  • ECON-B 251: Fundamental of Economics for Business I (3 credits) P: none
  • ECON-E 201: Microeconomics (3 credits) P: none
  • ECON-E 251: Fundatmental of Economics I (3 credits) P: none
• Choose 1:
  • ECON-B 252: Fundamentals of Economics for Business II (3 credits) P: ECON-B 251
  • ECON-E 202: Macroeconomics (3 credits) P: ECON-E 201
  • ECON-E 252: Fundatmental of Economics II (3 credits) P: ECON-E 251

Elective Business Courses (6 credits required):

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

• BUS-C 204: Business Communication (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing & English Composition with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 300: Introduction to Financial Management (3 credits) P: BUS-A 200 OR BUS-A 201/205/304/307 OR BUS-A 202/207/306/309
• BUS-G 300: Introduction to Managerial Economics & Strategy (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-J 306: Strategic Management & Leadership (3 credits) P: Junior standing
• BUS-K 201: The Computer in Business (3 credits) P: none
• BUS-L 100: Personal Law (3 credits) P: none
• BUS-L 201: Legal Environoment of Business (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-M 300: Introduction to Marketing (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-P 300: Introduction to Operations Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-K 201/204
• BUS-R 300: Principles of Real Estate (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-W 212: Exploring Entrepreneurship (3 credits) P: none
• BUS-W 300: New Venture Management (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing

Additional Electives (9 crdits):

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

• Successfully complete nine additional elective credits to reach a total of 30 credits. 
  • These credits may be taken from any department on the IU Bloomington campus.
  • Remedial courses will not count in this area.