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Smeal College of Business Majors

Smeal College of Business degree requirements for each major by Academic Year and plan requirement term.

Choose the right set of (Major) Requirements - Academic Plans (Majors) are updated periodically with new course content, degree requirements, and University policies. Follow the requirements in place at the time you first entered Penn State. This is noted in LionPath as your "Plan Requirement Term".

Please Note: Students who began their studies at Penn State prior to summer 2019 follow the Plan Requirement Term in place the semester they enter their major.

Accounting - ACCTG_BS

ACCTG_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
ACCTG_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
ACCTG_BS requirements for summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
ACCTG_BS requirements for summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022
ACCTG_BS requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

Actuarial Science - ACTSC_BS

ACTSC_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
ACTSC_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
ACTSC_BS requirements for summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
ACTSC_BS requirements for summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022
ACTSC_BS requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship - CIENT_BS

CIENT_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
CIENT_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
CIENT_BS requirements for spring 2022, summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
CIENT_BS requirements for summer 2021 and fall 2021
CIENT_BS requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

Finance - FIN_BS

FIN_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
FIN_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
FIN_BS requirements for summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
FIN_BS requirements for summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022
FIN_BS requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

Management - MGMT_BS

MGMT_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
MGMT_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
MGMT_BS requirements for spring 2022, summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
MGMT_BS requirements for summer 2021 and fall 2021
MGMT_BS requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

Management Information Systems - MIS_BS

MIS_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
MIS_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
MIS_BS requirements for summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
MIS_BS requirements for summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022
MIS_BS requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

Marketing - MKTG_BS

MKTG_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
MKTG_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
MKTG_BS requirements for summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
MKTG_BS requirements for summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022
MKTG_BS requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

Real Estate - REST_BS

REST_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024 and spring 2025
REST_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023 and spring 2024
REST_BS requirements for fall 2022 and spring 2023
RM_BS - REST option requirements for summer 2021, fall 2021, spring 2022, and summer 2022
RM_BS - REST option requirements for spring 2021
RM_BS - REST option requirements for summer 2020 and fall 2020

Risk Management - RM_BS

RM_BS - ERM option requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
RM_BS - ERM option requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
RM_BS - ERM option requirements for summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
RM_BS - ERM option requirements for summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022
RM_BS - ERM option requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

Supply Chain & Information Systems - SCIS_BS

SCIS_BS requirements for summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025
SCIS_BS requirements for summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024
SCIS_BS requirements for summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023
SCIS_BS requirements for summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022
SCIS_BS requirements for summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021

For previous years requirements, see the Smeal Majors Archive page.

PLEASE NOTE: Smeal College of Business Residency Policy - Pursuant to accreditation standards of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Smeal College of Business requires that all upper-division courses within the sponsoring department must be completed in residence at University Park under the instruction of Smeal College faculty.

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