Undergraduate Minor

Undergraduate Minor Consulting

Consulting skills are essential work skills for many roles beyond the traditional management consultant.

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Program Details

  • Commitment

    16 credit hours

  • Locations

    Boston

  • Eligible students

    All undergraduates

  • options

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This program is ideal for

Students with a background in business, STEM, and social sciences

Students with an interest in problem solving, strategic planning, and leadership

Students looking for jobs like management consultant or entrepreneur/founder

Application dates

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Declare as early as possible; no later than the end of your junior year.

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Why minor in consulting?

  • Prepare to adapt in a changing world: As the business world becomes increasingly digital, global, and connected, your consulting skills will prepare you to adapt and thrive in a range of career paths and fields. 
  • Build in-demand skills: The foundational skills of consulting—from strategic decision making and innovation to negotiation and change management—are valuable in any environment.
  • Specialize your minor: Choose from a variety of elective courses covering different consulting skills and contexts, allowing you to specialize your path based on your goals.

Program options

Required courses cover the fundamentals of both management and strategy consulting, as well as a framework of consulting activities that can be applied to many types of consulting and consultative roles.

Electives provide students an opportunity to gain deeper knowledge in a specific consulting skill and to explore a context in which they could apply their consulting knowledge.

Find the full set of requirements in Northeastern University's Academic Catalog. Be sure to consult the appropriate catalog for your graduating class, and check in regularly with your academic advisor to ensure your coursework is on track.

Related clubs & opportunities

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Entrepreneurs Club

Student-led organization empowering aspiring entrepreneurs from across the university.
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Declare this minor

Interested in declaring this minor? Here are your next steps and must knows.

  • Consult your academic advisor to learn how this minor impacts your plan of study
  • Log into MyNortheastern and complete the Business Minor Petition
  • You'll receive a confirmation email and your student record will be updated within a few weeks of declaring your minor.
  • To declare a minor, you need to be a full-time undergraduate student with a minimum 2.0 GPA 
  • To graduate with a minor, you must attain a 2.0 GPA in courses taken for the minor
  • No classes for the minor can be taken as pass/fail