Curricular Updates

Changes to the Number of Credits for the Impact Lab Courses

• Effective Fall 2026, BA 2062 Impact Lab Problem Solving will move to one (1) credit. It will be taught as a half-term course, with sections offered in both A-term and B-term.

• Effective Spring 2027, BA 3062 Impact Lab in Action will move to three (3) credits. It will continue to be offered as a full-semester course, with the meeting time adjusted to 75 minutes, twice per week. 

  • This credit change allows for class time and credit structure more reflective of the course content and student workload. 

These modifications will not change any degree requirements for Carlson students. Both courses remain required in order to complete the Bachelor of Science in Business degree.

• In Spring 2027, the Finance Department will offer a topics course, which will count as elective credit in the finance major and minor:

  1. FINA 4920 sec. 001 Advanced Financial Modeling (prereq FINA 4422 or FINA 5322)

• The Finance Department also announced a new course -- FINA 4424 Data Analytics in Finance -- which will be offered for the first time in Spring 2027 and count towards elective credit in the Finance major and minor.

• In Spring 2027, the IDSC department will offer a new course: IDSC 4465 - Digital Product Management. This course will count towards elective credit in the MIS major and minor.

• Fall 2026 is the final term in which students can declare the Public and Nonprofit Management major. This major will sunset in Spring 2027

• NEW! Launching in Spring 2027, Minnesota Carlson will have a Social Impact in Business Minor. Students can declare the minor now. See more information about the minor on this page.