The Business Scholars Program at Saint Louis University's Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business allows students to complete any undergraduate business degree in only three calendar years, including summer courses.
The curriculum is the same as the traditional four-year degree program; this is only a time-shortened, not content-shortened, program.
Business Scholars have guaranteed enrollment in business courses as long as the curriculum plan is followed.
High school seniors applying for admission are reviewed on an individual basis. The best-qualified students are selected from the application pool with a required minimum high school GPA of 3.75 on a 4.00 scale with a high school math GPA of 3.6 after completion of at least three years of coursework. Standardized test scores are now optional but recommended; international applicants may be required to submit proof of English proficiency. Applicants should note that students accepted in previous years had an average composite 30+ ACT or an average total 1330+ SAT.
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
Plan of Study Grid
Year One |
Fall |
ENGL 1900 |
Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric and Research |
3 |
MATH 1320
|
Survey of Calculus
or Calculus I |
3 |
ECON 1900 |
Principles of Economics |
3 |
CMM 1200 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
THEO 1000 |
Theological Foundations |
3 |
BIZ 1000 |
Business Foundations |
1 |
BIZ 1002 |
Business Foundations Excel Lab |
0 |
| Credits | 16 |
Spring |
ACCT 2200 |
Financial Accounting |
3 |
ECON 3120
|
Intermediate Macroeconomics
or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
ITM 2000 |
Information Technology with Supply Chains |
3 |
IB 2000 |
Introduction to International Business |
3 |
OPM 2070 |
Introduction to Business Statistics |
3 |
| |
3 |
| Credits | 18 |
Summer |
PHIL 1050 |
Introduction to Philosophy: Self and Reality |
3 |
PSY 1010 |
General Psychology |
3 |
| Credits | 6 |
Year Two |
Fall |
ACCT 2220 |
Accounting for Decision Making |
3 |
ECON 3140
|
Intermediate Microeconomics
or Intermediate Macroeconomics |
3 |
FIN 3010 |
Principles of Finance |
3 |
MGT 3000 |
Management Theory and Practice |
3 |
MKT 3000 |
Introduction to Marketing Management |
3 |
PHIL 2050 |
Ethics |
3 |
| Credits | 18 |
Spring |
MGT 2000 |
Legal Environment of Business I |
3 |
OPM 3050 |
Introduction to Management Science and Operations Management |
3 |
BIZ 3000 |
Career Foundations |
1 |
| |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 16 |
Summer |
HIST 1110
|
Origins of the Modern World to 1500
or Origins of the Modern World (1500 to Present) |
3 |
| |
3 |
| Credits | 6 |
Year Three |
Fall |
ENGL 4000 |
Business and Professional Writing () |
3 |
| |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 18 |
Spring |
BIZ 4000 |
Business Capstone |
1 |
MGT 4000 |
Strategic Management and Policy |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| |
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 16 |
Summer |
| |
3 |
| |
3 |
| Credits | 6 |
| Total Credits | 120 |