Students apply to become business majors (BBA majors) when they have met the requirements for admission, usually in their sophomore year. Before being admitted, students are advised as pre-business majors. If students have decided on their intended major during their pre-business term, they may be advised in the departments as pre-accounting, pre-finance, pre-economics, pre-insurance, pre-management, pre-general business administration, pre-marketing, pre-MIS end user/Internet track, pre-MIS programmer/analyst track, pre-MIS spacial systems track, or pre-MIS telecommunications and computer networks track.
BBA-seeking students must
To remain eligible to enroll in the business core or major courses a BBA major must:
Any BBA major who fails to meet the requirements listed above after being admitted to the upper division business core and major courses for any semester will be placed on CBA probation for the following semester. If the student does not satisfy all of the grade point requirements listed above by the conclusion of the CBA probation semester, he/she will be dropped from the College of Business Administration core and upper division major courses for which they may have pre-registered for the next semester. Thereafter a student can enroll in non-business upper division courses in order to raise his/her GPA to meet admission requirements for the College of Business.
Business Education majors, business minors, and others who wish to enroll in courses in the College of Business Administration are not bound by the grade point requirements above but must complete the prerequisite courses stated in the bulletin. Non-BBA majors may not take more than 30 hours in the College of Business Administration.
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree emphasizes professional development based on a general education background of liberal arts and business courses. Degree requirements are divided into five groups: general education, business foundation, business core, major, and electives.
General education. Complete 47 hours of general education courses. (See the university's general education requirements, listed elsewhere in this bulletin.) Courses in English, history, humanities, culture and language, government, the sciences, mathematics, and health prepare students with basic speaking, reading, writing, and analytical skills as well as the time management and self-discipline skills needed for advanced study.
Business foundation. Complete 30 hours of freshman and sophomore courses in economics, accounting, statistics, and personal computing to prepare for study in the core functional areas of business and to develop computer skills. ACCT 2310, 2311, 2321; ECON 2310, 2320, 2321; QMTH 2330; MGMT 2301, MIS 2343; and MATH 1395.
Business core. Complete 18 hours of upper-division (3000-4000 level) courses to provide the student with functional business skills. FINA 3330, MIS 3321*, MGMT 3340, MGMT 3344*, MGMT 4347**, and MKTG 3350. (Notes: *Accounting majors take ACCT 3320 in place of MIS 3321 and ACCT 4315 in place of MGMT 3344. **MGMT 4347 must be taken in the student's last semester.)
Major. Complete 24 hours of upper-division courses designated by the department administering the major. The management information systems major requires an additional 3 or 4 credit hours of lower division courses in CSCI 1470 or MIS 1370. All majors include at least one required "writing-intensive" and at least one required "computer applications" course.
Electives. Students must complete the appropriate number of electives to ensure a minimum of 124 credit hours required for graduation. All BBA majors are reminded that graduation requirements include a minimum of 40 hours of upper-division courses.
In addition to the courses required to earn the BBA degree, the university and college have established policies on the following: minors and second majors, assessment tests, and grade requirements.
Minors. The BBA degree does not require a minor. BBA degree students cannot minor in any field within the College of Business Administration.
Second majors. By completing the major requirements in a second major beyond the minimum 124 credit hour requirements and prior to earning the first degree, students can complete a second business (BBA) major. If students return after graduation to earn another BBA major, at least 30 semester hours must be taken.
Assessment tests. The university and college reserve the right to require, administer, and apply the results of appropriate assessment tests for the purpose of ensuring the student's basic qualifications to proceed with the desired program of study and/or to earn a degree. Such tests may include, but are not limited to, assessments of (1) personal computing skills, (2) economics knowledge, (3) general education achievement (rising junior exam), and (4) major field achievement.
Grades. Candidates for the BBA degree must satisfy the following minimum grade point average requirements:
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