Business Scholars Program
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. This unique SLU program helps you start the next phase of your life a year earlier, saving time and money.
The Business Scholars curriculum has the same content and credit-hour requirements as the traditional four-year degree but is structured to allow students to earn their degree in three years.听Scholars generally take six classes each fall and spring semester and one to two classes over the summer.
As long as the Business Scholars curriculum plan is followed, these students have guaranteed enrollment in their scheduled business courses, benefit from specialized advising and mentoring, and are awarded a scholarship if they remain on track to graduate in a three-year period.听
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.
Standardized test scores are optional but recommended. International applicants may be required听to听submit proof of English proficiency. Applicants should note that students accepted in previous years had an average composite 30-plus ACT or an average听total 1330-plus SAT.
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment听unless otherwise noted. 听
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.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| 颁翱搁贰听1000 | Ignite First Year Seminar 1 | 2 |
| 颁翱搁贰听1600 | Ultimate Questions: Theology | 3 |
| 叠滨窜听1000 | Business Foundations (meets 颁翱搁贰听1500) 1 | 1 |
| 颁翱搁贰听1900 | Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication 1 | 3 |
| 惭础罢贬听1320 or 惭础罢贬听1510 |
Survey of Calculus (meets 颁翱搁贰听3200) 2 or Calculus I |
3 |
| 贰颁翱狈听1900 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| 听 | Credits | 15 |
| Spring | ||
| CORE听2500 | Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation | 0 |
| CMM听1200 or CMM听1250 |
Public Speaking (meets CORE听1200) 2 or Communicating in Groups and Teams |
3 |
| BIZ听1100 | Business in Action | 1 |
| BIZ听1002 | Business Foundations Excel Lab | 0 |
| ACCT听2200 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BTM听2000 | Introduction to Business Technology Management | 3 |
| ECON听3120 or ECON听3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| OPM听2070 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 3 |
| 听 | Credits | 16 |
| Summer | ||
| CORE听1700 | Ultimate Questions: Philosophy | 3 |
| PSY听1010 | General Psychology (meets CORE听3600) | 3 |
| 听 | Credits | 6 |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT听2220 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BTM听2500 | Data Modeling, Analysis and Visualization | 3 |
| ECON听3140 or ECON听3120 |
Intermediate Microeconomics or Intermediate Macroeconomics |
3 |
| FIN听3010 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| IB听2000 | Introduction to International Business (meets University Core Attribute: Global Interdependence) | 3 |
| MGT听3000 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| 听 | Credits | 18 |
| Spring | ||
| CORE听2800 | Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression | 3 |
| BIZ听3000 | Career Foundations (meets CORE听3500) | 1 |
| MKT听3000 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 3 |
| OPM听3050 | Introduction to Management Science and Operations Management | 3 |
| Major Requirement Course | 3 | |
| Major Requirement Course | 3 | |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas | 2 | |
| 听 | Credits | 18 |
| Summer | ||
| CORE听3400 | Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture | 3 |
| MGT听2000 | Legal Environment of Business I | 3 |
| 听 | Credits | 6 |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHIL听2050 | Ethics (meets University Core Attribute: Dignity, Ethics & a Just Society) | 3 |
| CORE听4000 | Collaborative Inquiry | 3 |
| CORE听4500 | Reflection-in-Action | 0 |
| ENGL听4000 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| Major Requirement Course | 3 | |
| Major Requirement Course | 3 | |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas | 3 | |
| 听 | Credits | 18 |
| Spring | ||
| CORE听3800 | Ways of Thinking: Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 |
| Elective that Satisfies University Core Attribute: Identities in Context | 3 | |
| MGT听4000 | Strategic Management and Policy 3 | 3 |
| Major Requirement Course | 3 | |
| Major Requirement Course | 3 | |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas | 2 | |
| 听 | Credits | 17 |
| Summer | ||
| Electives in Business or Other Areas | 6 | |
| 听 | Credits | 6 |
| 听 | Total Credits | 120 |
- 1
Must complete in first 36 credit hours at SLU.
- 2
Must complete in first 60 credit hours at SLU.
- 3
Must have completed all other Business Common Body of Knowledge courses.