Students may have only one specialty area. Students who do not elect a specialty may take no more than two elective courses in any single subject area. All BUSA courses are considered breadth courses. Thus, most students must take at least one course in addition to the five required breadth courses outside the specialty. You may take cluster courses either within or outside the specialty area.
Most departments offer at least one course within each cluster.
You may be able to use some cluster courses to fulfill more than one of the cluster requirements. Thus, it fulfills both the research and international cluster requirement. Transfer Credit Students who have taken advanced graduate business electives at other institutions may be allowed to include a maximum of nine such hours in their advanced program of work. Students must have completed this course work at an accredited graduate business institution with a grade of B or better. Faculty members knowledgeable in each specialty have developed them to simplify the course selection process.