Ignite Scholars Program Business Core

Students in the Gabelli School of Business' Ignite Scholars Program are required to complete 13 business core courses 3 plus four integrated project (IP) courses in their business core curriculum, as follows. They also complete additional program-specific coursework.

Course Title Credits
CBBU 1001The Ground Floor: Starting and Succeeding at the Gabelli School of Business 13
ACBU 2222Principles of Financial Accounting3
ACBU 2223Principles of Managerial Accounting3
BLBU 2234Legal Framework of Business3
SABU 2142Statistics II3
OPBU 3438Operations and Supply Chain Management3
BLBU 3443Ethics in Business3
FNBU 3221Financial Management3
MKBU 3225Marketing Principles3
LPBU 3223Principles of Management3
HPCB 4441Honors Strategy3
INSY 2299Information Systems: GSB Integrated Core Only 21.5
INSY 2301Information Systems: GSB Integrated Core Only 21.5
CMBU 2664Business Communications: GSB Integrated Core Only 21.5
CMBU 2666Business Communications: GSB Integrated Core Only 21.5
Integrated Projects 3
CBBU 1003ST: Career Exploration 11
CBBU 1002ST: Consulting Challenge IP1
CBBU 1004ST: Analytics Requirement1
or CBBU 1005 Marketing Analytics Requirement
CBBU 1006ST: Senior Seminar1
Ignite Program-Specific Courses
HPCB 4800Ignite Scholars Readings 43
Capstone Project 5
HPCB 4802Ignite Capstone Project I1.5
HPCB 4803Ignite Capstone Project II 63
HPCB 4804Ignite Capstone Project III1.5
1

Students take a special section of this course designated for Ignite Scholars.

2

Certain 3-credit business core courses are split into two 1.5-credit courses; in such cases, those two courses do not count separately, but rather count together as one course.

3

Integrated Projects (IPs) are semester-long projects that use knowledge from the business core and apply it to real-world circumstances. Students complete one IP per year during their four-year program. All four projects must be completed in order to graduate.

4

This course may double-count as a liberal arts elective. Students who join the Ignite Scholars Program after their first year fulfill this requirement with HPCB 4800 Ignite Scholars Readings.

5

Credits earned as part of the capstone project may count towards liberal arts or free electives for Global Business majors.

6

This course may double-count as an elective toward the student's major.