Program Overview

Operations and Supply Chain Management, BS

The Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) program at Marquette University is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of OSCM processes, critical thinking, analytics, problem-solving, communication, business writing, technical knowledge, and skills needed for positions ranging from entry-level to leadership development programs.

Degree Requirements

• A minimum of 124 total credit hours, including completion of the degree requirement areas listed below.
• Certain combinations of majors and non-business minors may exceed the minimum 124 total credit hours.
• Credit Hours Area:
  • Marquette Core Curriculum (MCC): 30
  • Business Core Curriculum: 55
  • Business Major Courses:
    • Accounting Majors: 33
    • Non-Accounting Majors: 27
  • General Electives: to achieve at least 124 total credits

Business Curriculum

• Course List:
  • MATH 1400: Elements of Calculus (3 hours)
  • or MATH 1450: Calculus 1
  • BUAD 1001: Business Day 1 (3 hours)
  • BUAD 1560: Applied Statistics (3 hours)
  • BUAD 2001: Introduction to Applied Artificial Intelligence (3 hours)
  • CMST 2300: Business Communication (2 hours)
  • or COMM 1100: Professional Public Speaking
  • LEAD 1050: Foundations for Academic and Career Success (0 hours)
  • LEAD 2000: Career Planning and Application Strategies (1 hour)
  • LEAD 3000: Strategies for Entering the Business World (1 hour)
  • ACCO 1030: Principles of Financial Accounting (3 hours)
  • ACCO 1031: Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 hours)
  • ECON 1103: Principles of Microeconomics (3 hours)
  • ECON 1104: Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hours)
  • FINA 3001: Introduction to Financial Management (Business Core Course) (3 hours)
  • MANA 3001: Behavior and Organization (Business Core Course) (3 hours)
  • OSCM 3001: Operations and Supply Chain Management (Business Core Course) (3 hours)
  • MARK 3001: Introduction to Marketing (Business Core Course) (3 hours)
  • INSY 3001: Introduction to Information Systems (Business Core Course) (3 hours)
  • or ACCO 4050 (for ACCO Majors)
  • MANA 4101: Strategic Management (Business Core Course) (3 hours)
• Business Ethics structured elective (3 hours)
• Core Enhancement structured elective (3 hours)
• Analytics structured elective (3 hours)

GPA Requirements

• A minimum GPA of 2.000 must be earned in all courses taken at Marquette University.
• A minimum GPA of 2.000 must be earned in all College of Business Administration courses taken at Marquette University (2.500 for accounting majors).
• A grade of C or higher must be earned in each of a student's major requirements and electives, including the core courses introducing the major.

University Graduation Requirements

• A minimum of 120 credits earned and a cumulative grade point average of 2.000 is required for a Marquette undergraduate degree.
• Credits required to be completed in residence at Marquette:
  • A minimum of 45 total credits must be completed at Marquette.
  • A minimum of 24 upper-division credits must be completed at Marquette.
  • At least 30 of the final 36 credits needed to complete a Marquette undergraduate degree must be completed at Marquette.
• Students must attend all courses, lectures, or any other exercises that are required.
• Students' records must be cleared of all grades that are not permanent.
• Students must file the online application for a degree by the deadline published in the Academic Calendar.

Marquette Core Curriculum (MCC)

• Foundation Tier: 15 credits
  • ENGL 1001: Foundations in Rhetoric
  • or HOPR 1955H: Core Honors First-Year Seminar
  • PHIL 1001: Foundations in Philosophy
  • or PHIL 1001H: Honors Foundations in Philosophy
  • THEO 1001: Foundations in Theology: Finding God in all Things
  • or THEO 1001H: Honors Foundations in Theology: Finding God in all Things
  • CORE 1929: Foundations in Methods of Inquiry
  • or CORE 1929H: Honors Foundations in Methods of Inquiry
  • Engaging Social Systems and Values 1 (ESSV1)
• Discovery Tier: 12 credits
  • Students must complete four Discovery Tier courses, all from the same Discovery Theme.
  • The four courses must include one course from each of the three content areas (Humanities, Natural Science and Mathematics, and Social Science), and one elective.
• Culminating Course: 3 credits
  • CORE 4929: The Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice
  • or CORE 4929H: Honors Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice
• Engaging Social Systems and Values 2 (ESSV2): one course or experience required
• Writing Intensive Courses (WRIT): one course required

Major Requirements

• Specific Operations and Supply Chain Course Requirements:
  • OSCM 3001: Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 hours)
  • OSCM 4010: Manufacturing, Planning and Control (3 hours)
  • OSCM 4025: Purchasing and Supply Management (3 hours)
  • OSCM 4040: Global Logistics Management (3 hours)
  • Choose one of the following: (3 hours)
    • OSCM 4005: Digital Supply Chain Technologies
    • OSCM 4015: Supply Chain Service and Customer Management
    • OSCM 4020: Quality and Process Management
    • OSCM 4035: Supply Chain Sustainability & Risk Management
    • OSCM 4045: Globalization and Global Operations
    • OSCM 4060: Supply Chain Analytics
    • OSCM 4065: Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain
    • OSCM 4080: Applied Procurement
    • OSCM 4082: Applied Lean Six Sigma
    • OSCM 4085: Applied Logistics
    • OSCM 4931: Topics in Operations and Supply Chain Management
    • INSY 4053: Project Management
    • MANA 3034: Negotiation
    • MARK 4085: Retail and Channel Strategy
  • OSCM 4997: Capstone in Integrated Supply Chain Strategy (3 hours)
  • Four Business electives (12 hours)
• Total Credit Hours: 30

Typical Four-Year Planner

• This is an example of a typical four-year plan encompassing all university and college requirements.
• Students are responsible for reviewing university, college, and major requirements, along with prerequisites and the sequencing of courses.

University Policies

• Academic Advising
• Academic Censure - Undergraduate
• Academic Integrity
• Academic Misconduct
• Academic Program Definitions
• Academic Standing
• Accelerated Degree Programs
• Advanced Standing Credit - Undergraduate
• Attendance - Undergraduate
• Audit - Undergraduate
• Awarding Diplomas and Certificates
• Background Checks, Drug Testing
• Class Rank
• Classification - Undergraduate
• Commencement
• Conferral of Degrees and Certificates
• Course Levels
• Credit Hour
• Credit Load - Undergraduate
• Examinations (Midterm and Final) - Undergraduate
• Faculty Grading
• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act-FERPA
• Grade Appeals
• Grading System - Undergraduate and Health Science Professional
• Graduation - Undergraduate
• Immunization and Tuberculosis Screening Requirements
• Last Date of Attendance/Activity
• Major and Minor Declaration - Undergraduate
• Medical Withdrawal
• Military Call to Active Duty or Training
• Non-Degree Undergraduate Students
• Readmission - Undergraduate
• Registration - Undergraduate
• Repeated Courses - Undergraduate
• Second Language Course Placement - Undergraduate
• Second/Additional Bachelor Degree
• Student Consumer Complaints
• Student Data Use and Privacy
• Study at Other Institutions - Undergraduate
• Transcripts-Official
• Transfer (Internal) to Another Undergraduate College within the University
• Transfer Course Credit - Undergraduate
• Withdrawal - Undergraduate

College of Business Administration Policies

• Academic Dismissal/Probation/Academic Alert (CAA)
• Academic Load
• Accelerated Degree Program (ADP)
• Attendance
• CR/NC Option
• Declaration of Major
• Degrees Offered
• Grade Appeals
• Grade Minimums
• Independent Study Courses
• Transfer Course Study Approval
• Transfer Students