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Minors
Earn a minor in business to gain skills in business innovation

Elevate your degree with a business minor
No matter your true passion, there is a business side to every occupation — that is how the world works. As you are investing in your education and your future, we want you to think about the advantages that skills such as entrepreneurial thinking and business innovation can bring to your sphere of expertise — and how business fundamentals are an important part of any career, whether with a global corporation, expanding startup or local family business.
Requirements and how to apply
Before applying for a minor, please read the requirement information below. For any questions regarding College of Business minors, please contact COB Advising.
Requirements to earn a minor
- Complete all required courses and credits for the declared minor with a C- or better (cannot S/U)
- Have a 2.5 College of Business Minor GPA
- Complete over 50% of the minor credits from OSU.
- 50% or more of the minor credits cannot also be part of another business program being pursued
NOTE: Students wanting to pursue an OSU MBA later should ideally declare the business minor.
The following terminology will be used regarding all College of Business minors:
- All-Inclusive Minor (AIM) GPA = average of all grades (OSU and transfer) earned for minor courses
- College of Business Minor GPA = average of all the OSU grades earned for minor courses
How to apply
- Review the course and credit requirements for each minor
- Submit a completed Minor Declaration Application Form electronically.
- Watch OSU email for results of the eligibility evaluation of minor application. You will be notified whether or not they are eligible to declare. Schedule for notifications is typically every two weeks, except summer.
Explore Undergraduate Minors
Business minors are designed for all OSU students to enhance their business knowledge as well as for College of Business students to broaden their portfolio of business skills.

Are you interested?
Next Steps
Our advice is to talk with a College of Business academic advisor. They'll help evaluate your transcript and GPA to be sure that your grades and balance of credits at OSU align with general performance standards of a student in good standing.
Complete the minor declaration application form prior to this meeting — keeping in mind that approval process takes about two weeks. You may have also reviewed the prerequisites or perhaps consulted with your major advisor about how a business minor is attainable. Please explore the offerings, and get ready with your questions for that advising appointment.