Students who wish to declare a business major, or to enroll in 300-level Business courses, are epxected first to complete, with a 2.50 grade point average or higher, a set of eight courses that teach you skills that serve as a foundation for continued business study. The Foundation Courses are:

	Course Title	Listing	Credit Hours
	English Composition I	ENGL 101	3
	English Composition II	ENGL 102	3
	Finite Mathematics	MATH 110	4
	Business Calculus	MATH 111	4
	Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 217	3
	Introduction to Financial Accounting	ACTG 201	3
	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	ACTG 202	3
	Legal Environment of Business	BLAW 285	3

Foundation courses are "lower-division" (freshman/sophomore) courses at Northeastern, so can be transferrred from any accredited community college or university. If you are currently attending a Chicago-area community college, you may want to click the Transfer Courses link on the left side of this page for a listing of your school's Foundation-equivalent courses. Once you've been admitted to Northeastern, you'll need special permission to take these (or any) courses elsewhere.

The College requires that you earn at least a 2.50 grade point average (GPA) on a 4-point scale for the Foundation courses. You can check your current Foundation GPA by clicking the GPA Calculator link on the left.