Catalog Year 2026-2027 | Sample 4-Year Schedule
BS in Business (Concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management)
The 4-year degree plan offers a semester-by-semester roadmap of suggested courses designed to facilitate a 4-year graduation path. While this plan serves as a helpful guide, it is not mandatory to follow it strictly. Students should meet with an academic advisor to ensure they remain on track for a timely degree completion.
First Year – Semester 1 (Fall)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 103 Microeconomics | 3 | |
| BUS 103 Professional Skills I | 3 | |
| ENGH 101* (or 100) Composition | 3 (or 4) | |
| Arts* | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| (MATH 008 self-paced tutorial if needed) | (0) | |
| Semester Credits: | 15 | |
| Cumulative Credits: | 15 |
First Year – Semester 2 (Spring)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 108* Intro Calc: Business App. | 3 | |
| COMM 101* Fund. Of Communication | 3 | |
| BUS 100* Business and Society | 3 | |
| ECON 104 Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credits: | 15 | |
| Cumulative Credits: | 30 |
Second Year – Semester 3 (Fall)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 203 Survey of Accounting | 3 | |
| BUS 200* Global Environment of Business | 3 | |
| BUS 210* Business Analytics I | 3 | |
| Non-Laboratory Science* | 3 | |
| Literature* | 3 | |
| Semester Credits: | 15 | |
| Cumulative Credits: | 45 |
Second Year – Semester 4 (Spring)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| OSCM 303 Operations Management | 3 | |
| MKTG 303 Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| BUS 310 Business Analytics II | 3 | |
| HIST 125* Introduction to Global History | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credits: | 15 | |
| Cumulative Credits: | 60 |
Third Year – Semester 5 (Fall)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 303 Accounting for Decision Making | 3 | |
| MIS 303* Management Info Systems | 3 | |
| OSCM 320 Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
| MGMT 303 Principles of Management | 3 | |
| ENGH 302* (Business section suggested) | 3 | |
| Semester Credits: | 15 | |
| Cumulative Credits: | 75 |
Third Year – Semester 6 (Spring)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| OSCM 456 Quality Management | 3 | |
| MIS/OSCM Elective** | 3 | |
| BULE 303 Legal Environment of Business | 3 | |
| FNAN 303 Financial Management | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credits: | 15 | |
| Cumulative Credits: | 90 |
Fourth Year – Semester 7 (Fall)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| OSCM 493 Management of Tech Projects*** | 3 | |
| MIS/OSCM Elective** | 3 | |
| BUS 303 Professional Skills II | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credits: | 15 | |
| Cumulative Credits: | 105 |
Fourth Year – Semester 8 (Spring)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MIS/OSCM Elective** | 3 | |
| MIS/OSCM Elective** | 3 | |
| BUS 498* Business Capstone | 3 | |
| Laboratory Science* | 4 | |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| Semester Credits: | 15 | |
| Cumulative Credits: | 120 |
*See MASON CORE
**At least 2 must be OSCM
***Writing Intensive course for the concentration
MIS/OSCM Electives
| Course | Course Information |
|---|---|
| MIS 310 | Database Management Systems |
| MIS 350 | Introduction to Programming for Business Applications |
| MIS 412 | E-Business Systems Development |
| MIS 430 | Data Warehousing |
| MIS 431 | Data Mining for Business Applications |
| MIS 432 | Advanced Data Mining |
| MIS 433 | Programming for Analytics |
| MIS 436 | AI for Information Systems |
| OSCM 330 | Service Operations |
| OSCM 352 | Management Science |
| OSCM 430 | Design Thinking for Innovative Operations |
| OSCM 435 | Business Process Analysis and Simulation |
| OSCM 440 | Public Sector Operations |
| OSCM 452 | Business Forecasting |
| OSCM 460 | Management of Product and Process Technologies |
| OSCM 462 | Honors Seminar in Operations Management |
| OSCM 465 | Government Contracting and Procurement |
| OSCM 490 | Professional Readiness through Client Projects Solutioning |
| OSCM 491 | Seminar in Operations Management |
| OSCM 492 | Internship in Operations and Supply Chain Management |
| OSCM 499 | Independent Study in Operations Management |
Costello College of Business Policies
Minimum Grade
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All Costello College of Business Courses require a minimum grade of C.
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Finance and Financial Planning and Wealth Management concentrations are required to earn a B- or higher in FNAN 303
Termination Policy
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Students who do not earn a C or higher in three attempts of College of Business Foundations and Core courses will be terminated from the College of Business. Students terminated from the College of Business are prohibited from enrolling in any College of Business course and will not be eligible to receive a degree from the College of Business. The full termination policy is detailed within the catalog.
*MASON CORE
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The Mason Core is George Mason’s general education program that builds the foundation for The Mason Graduate. All undergraduates seeking a baccalaureate degree must complete Mason Core requirements.