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Students make their way to the Seidman Center on Grand Valley’s City Campus during the first day of classes August 25.

Accounting Course Prerequisites

Class

Title

Prerequisite

ACC 201

Accounting for Non-Business Majors 1

MTH 110

ACC 202

Accounting for Non-Business Majors 2

ACC 201

ACC 212

Principals of Financial Accounting

None

ACC 213

Principals of Managerial Accounting 

ACC 212

ACC 280 (ACC 250)

Financial Accounting 1

ACC 212

ACC 311

Intermediate Accounting II

ACC 310 (C or better)

ACC 318

Entity Taxation 

ACC 212 (ACC 317 recommended)

ACC 321

Cost Strategy & Decision Making

ACC 213

ACC 333*

Corporate Governance & Accounting Ethics

None

ACC 340

Accounting Systems

ACC 212/213 honors (B- or better), or ACC 280 or ACC 250  (C or better), & MGT 268

ACC 380 (ACC 350)

Fin Acc2: Lng-trm Assetts/Debt

ACC 280 or ACC 250 (C or better)

ACC 408

Govt & NonProfit Accounting

ACC 310 

ACC 413

Internal Auditing

ACC 212

ACC 414

External Auditing

ACC 310 (ACC 340 strongly recommended)

ACC 416

Information Systems Auditing

ACC 413 or 414 or permission from instructor

ACC 417/517 (was ACC 317)

Individual Income Taxation 

ACC 212

ACC 480 (ACC 450)

Fin ACC 3: Equity, Changes & Gov

ACC 380 or ACC 350 (C or better)

ACC 442/542

Accounting Analytics

Business Course Prerequisites

Class

Title

Prerequisite

BUS 101

Introduction to Business

None

BUS 150

Understanding Preferred Work Styles

None

BUS 201

Legal Environment for Business

ACC 201

BUS 250

Working in Teams: Application of Preferred Work Styles

BUS 150

BUS 251

Interview Skills and Career Decision Making: Application of Preferred Work Styles

BUS 150

BUS 470

Applied Business Solutions

MGT 366, JR Standing

Economics Course Prerequisites

Class

Title

Prerequisite

ECO 201 (previously ECO 211)

Intro to Microeconomics (Winter 2026)

MTH 108 and MTH 109, or MTH 110

ECO 202 (previously ECO 210)

Introductory Macroeconomics (Winter 2026)

ECO 201

ECO 210

Introductory Macroeconomics

MTH 108 and MTH 109, or MTH 110

ECO 211

Introductory Microeconomics

MTH 108 and MTH 109, or MTH 110

ECO 300

Data Analytics Eco Bus

 ECO 210 or ECO 211 & STA 215 or STA 225

ECO 301 (previously ECO 312)

Applied Microeconomics

ECO 201 (was ECO 211) 

ECO 302 (previously ECO 313)

Business Cycles and Growth

ECO 202 (was ECO 210) 

ECO 330

Sports Economics

FND/ SBS

ECO 336

Urban and Real Estate Economics

ECO 201 (was ECO 211) 

ECO 343

Health Economics

ECO 201 (was ECO 211) 

ECO 345

Environmental and Resource Economics

ECO 201 (was ECO 211) 

ECO 349

Emerging Markets Issues

 

ECO 202 (was ECO 210) 

ECO 355

Markets, Strategy, and Government Policy

ECO 201 (was ECO 211) 

ECO 360

The Economics of Work and Family

ECO 201 (was ECO 211) 

ECO 365

Comparative Economic Systems

 

ECO 202 (was ECO 210) 

ECO 369

International Economic Issues

ECO 202 (was ECO 210)

ECO 380

Special Topics

Check Term Schedule

ECO 385

GIS in Urban and Regional Analysis

None

ECO 400

Econometrics and Forecasting

ECO 210 or ECO 211; STA 215 or STA 225 or STA 312; ECO 300 or  STA 216 or MTH 201

ECO 414

Money and Banking

ECO 202 (was ECO 210)

ECO 440

Public Economics and Ethics

ECO 201 (was ECO 211) 

ECO 480

Special Topics

Check Term Schedule

ECO 495

Senior Economic Project (Capstone)

ECO 300; and ECO 312 and ECO 313 (one may be taken concurrently)

Finance Course Prerequisites

Class

Title

Prerequisite

FIN 121

Managing Your Money In College

None

FIN 221

Personal Finance

None

FIN 300

Fund of FIN - non BBA majors

ACC 212 or ACC 201 & ACC 202; & MTH 110

FIN 301

Personal Finance: Managing Your Money During a Crisis

ACC 201 or ACC 212 or FIN 221

FIN 320

Managerial Finance

ACC 212, CIS 231 & MTH 110

FIN 322

Intermediate Managerial Finance

FIN 320, ACC 213, & STA 215 or STA 225

FIN 330

Ethics in Finance

FIN 320

FIN 331

Risk and Insurance

None

FIN 350

Real Estate Principles

FIN 320

FIN 380

Special Topics

Check term schedule

FIN 420

Bank Management

FIN 320

FIN 422

Adv Managerial Finance

FIN 322

FIN 427

Derivative Assets and Markets

FIN 321

FIN 428

Portfolio Management I

FIN 321

FIN 429

International Financial Management

None

FIN 438

Portfolio Management II

FIN 428

Management Course Prerequisites

Class

Title

Prerequisite

MGT 268

Business Processes and Management Information Systems

None

MGT 300

Fundamentals of Management for Non-Business Majors

None

MGT 303

International Business and Culture

None

MGT 330

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

None

MGT 331

Managing People and Organizations

None

MGT 333

Human Resource Management

None

MGT 334

Employment and Labor Law

None

MGT 335

Human Resource Development

MGT 333

MGT 336

Compensation and Benefits Management

MGT 333

MGT 337

Supply Chain Management

None

MGT 340

Ethics and Business

MGT 331, JR Standing

MGT 345

Team Building

None

MGT 346

Immersive Business: AI, XR, and the Future of Work

Instructor Approval Required 

MGT 351

Enterprise Information Systems

MGT 268

MGT 355

The Diversified Workforce

None

MGT 361

Management Science

STA 215 or 225

MGT 362

Computers in Operations Management

MGT 268 & MGT 366

MGT 363

Managing Quality

None

MGT 364

Service Operations Management

None

MGT 365

Strategic Management of Operations

MGT 366

MGT 366

Operations Management

MGT 268 & STA 215 or STA 225

MGT 367

Manufacturing Planning and Control

MGT 268 & MGT 366

MGT 371

Systems Analyses and Design

MGT 268

MGT 380

Special Topics

Check term schedule

MGT 429

Staffing Organizations

MGT 333

MGT 430

Organizational Development

MGT 331

MGT 431

Strategic Human Resources Management (Capstone)

MGT 333

MGT 432

Grievance Administration, Arbitration, and Collective Bargaining

MGT 334

MGT 466

International Management and Multinational Corporations

SR Standing

MGT 433

International Human Resource Management

MGT 333

MGT 437

Family Business

None

MGT 438

Business Ethics

None

MGT 335

Human Resource Development

MGT 333

MGT 467

Advanced Topics in Operations and Supply Chain Management

MGT 366

MGT 471

Enterprise Systems Configuration

MGT 351

MGT 475

Customized ERP Solutions

CIS 160, CIS 333, & MGT 351

MGT 477

Applied Business Intelligence

MGT 268

MGT 480

Special Topics

Check term schedule

MGT 495

Administrative Policy

All Core, SR Standing

Marketing Course Prerequisites

Class

Title

Prerequisite

MKT 300

Fundamentals of Marketing for Non-Business Majors

None

MKT 350

Marketing Management

None

MKT 351

Consumer Behavior

MKT 350

MKT 352

Marketing Research

MKT 350 & STA 215 OR STA 225

MKT 353

Marketing Negotiations

None

MKT 354

Distribution Institutions and Logistics

None

MKT 355

International Logistics

None

MKT 356

Professional Selling

MKT 350

MKT 357

Retailing

MKT 350

MKT 358

Advertising and Marketing Communications

None

MKT 359

Multinational Marketing

None

MKT 360

Digital Marketing

MKT 350

MKT 361

Sports Marketing

None

MKT 365

GIS for Economic and Business Decision-Making

JR Standing

MKT 369

Creativity in Marketing Innovations

None

MKT 370

New Product Development

MKT 350

MKT 375

Marketing Ethics

None

MKT 380

Special Topics

Check term schedule

MKT 425

Brand Management

MKT 350

MKT 451

Marketing Strategy

MKT 350, SR standing

MKT 452

Marketing Analytics

MKT 352

MKT 455

Advanced Selling

MKT 356

MKT 456

Sales Management

MKT 356 or permission from instructor

MKT 457

Logistics and Transportation

MKT 350

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