A Cross-Functionally Integrated Undergraduate Business Core Curriculum

In the summer of 1993, a faculty team from the College of Business at Northern Illinois University began working to develop a cross-functionally integrated undergraduate business principles core curriculum. This paper describes the integrated curriculum, which is comprised of a ninehour integrated lecture covering business principles and a three-hour applications seminar. Both of these courses, which are team taught, are described in the paper. The paper also discusses numerous lessons and issues that should be taken into consideration throughout comprehensive integration efforts.