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College of Business and Economics


Business Administration

Major in Business Administration

The Path through the Business Administration (BUAD) Major:
Lower-Level BUAD Core Prerequisites
Requirements and Application for Admission to the Business Administration Major
Upper-Level BUAD Core Courses
Available Concentrations and Tracks
B.A. Degree Option


Lower-Level BUAD Core Prerequisites

Degree candidates intending to major in Business Administration are designated as “pre-Business Administration” (PBUA) until admitted into the BUAD major. Students are required to meet each semester with their assigned faculty adviser to evaluate their progress in completing the requirements for admission to major and the degree.

(18 credits)
Course NumberCourse Name
ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I (3)
(or Honors ACCT 211)
ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II (3)
(or Honors ACCT 212)
ECON 201 Microeconomics Principles (3)
(or Honors ECON 203)
ECON 202 Macroeconomics Principles (3)
(or Honors ECON 204)
LEGL 225 Legal Environment of Business (3)
and either
ECON 205 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
or  
MATH 231 Basic Statistics (3)
(or Honors MATH 233)


Requirements for Admission to the Business Administration Major


Students are admitted to the major in Business Administration (BUAD) on a competitive basis after first being admitted to the University. Admission to the University does not guarantee admission to the major. Each term, the College of Business and Economics (CBE) considers applications for admission to the major in the following term. In order to be admitted, students must satisfy the following requirements:
      1. Formal admission to TU as a degree candidate
      2. Minimum cumulative quality point average (QPA) of 2.00 or higher for all course work
      3. Grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher in each lower-level CBE Core prerequisite course
      4. Minimum average (QPA) of 2.70 for ALL seven lower-level CBE Core prerequisites

      5. A passing score for the CBE Computer Proficiency Exam

The minimum quality point average (QPA) will be reviewed each year and may be adjusted as space availability dictates. Candidates for the major must fulfill the requirements in effect at the time of application. No more than two courses may be repeated, of which no more than one course may be repeated twice.

Degree candidates intending to major in Business Administration are designated as "Pre-Business Administration" (PBUA) until admitted into the BUAD major.

Students who take upper-level "majors only" CBE courses before being admitted to the Business Administration major do so at their own risk.

Application Procedure
Students who will meet the admission requirements at the end of the semester must complete an Application for Admission to the BUAD Major before registering for upper-level (300-400) CBE courses (BUSX, EBUS, ECON, FIN, MKTG, and MNGT). The forms are available in CBE Student Academic Services, Stephens Hall, Room 301.

The deadline for spring admission is Oct. 1; the summer and fall deadline is March 1. Failure to meet the deadline can cause a delay in registering for "major only" or upper-level CBE courses.

Upper-Level BUAD Core Courses

(33 units)
Course NumberCourse Name
BUSX 301 Business Cornerstone (3)
Note: GenEd I.D. Advanced writing course is taken prior to or concurrent with BUSX 301.
BUSX 460 Professional Experience (3)
EBUS 311 Principles of e-Business (3)
ECON 306 Statistics for Business and Economics II (3)
FIN 331 Principles of Financial Management (3)
MKTG 341 Principles of Marketing (3)
(or Honors MKTG 342)
MNGT 337 Information Technology (3)
MNGT 361 Principles of Management (3)
MNGT 365 Principles of Operations Management (3)
MNGT 375 International Business: Theory and Practice (3)
MNGT 481 Business Strategy and Policy (3)

NOTE:  All Accounting, Business Administration, and e-Business majors are required to take the
Comprehensive Test of Core Business Knowledge in the capstone course, MNGT 481
Business Strategy.

Available Concentrations and Tracks
B.A. Degree Option

A student must complete all the courses required for the major and a modern foreign language's intermediate courses (or equivalent).

Students electing the Financial Planning Track with the BUAD major must also complete a concentration or track to meet major requirements.
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College of Business and Economics
Stephens Hall, Room 218

Phone: 410-704-3342
Fax: 410-704-3664



 

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