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The College of Business offers courses of study leading to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. All degree programs offered by USF are fully accredited by AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The undergraduate curriculum that leads to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree is composed of several segments: (1) broad general education in the arts, humanities and sciences; (2) the common body of knowledge for management responsibilities; and (3) specialized areas of concentration in Accounting, Economics, Finance, General Business, International Business, Management, Information Systems, and Marketing. Through flexibility in its requirements, the College is able to satisfy the different interests and career objectives of students with diverse backgrounds.
The College of Business is in Bayboro Station near the corner of 3rd Street South and 13th Avenue South in St. Petersburg.
The mission of the College of Business at USF St. Petersburg is to educate, develop, and promote effective and socially responsible managers, professionals, and other leaders through discipline-specific and multidisciplinary learning, research, and service in an increasingly global environment.
Admission to the College of Business is based upon availability of faculty and space within each discipline. The College is an upper-level, limited access college, which means that it has admission requirements in addition to those of the University in general. Students interested in pursuing a degree in the areas offered by the College of Business must complete the required prerequisites for entering the college in addition to other related criteria listed in 1-4 below.
Transfer credits will be accepted from accredited institutions; however, all hours earned may not be applied toward USF business degree requirements. Individual courses will be evaluated by an academic advisor and appropriately credited toward requirements in the student’s program at USF.
Florida public junior/community college students enrolled in an Associate of Arts (AA) program should normally complete the general education requirements and the State Mandated Common Prerequisites at the junior/community college. As a rule, AA students should avoid taking any business courses at the junior/community college that are listed as 3000 and 4000 level courses at USF. Normally, courses in finance, marketing, management, and accounting, as well as other business administration and economics courses, taken at the lower division level that are offered as upper division courses at USF will not be accepted for upper division credit in business administration or economics. Exceptions to this policy will be made only upon proper validation of such courses. Validation consists of written examinations prepared and administered by the College of Business or by successfully completing specified advanced courses in the discipline.
Florida public junior/community college students pursuing an Associate of Science (AS) program in Business are fully admissible to USF. Please see a business advisor to determine the articulation courses, discuss admission to the College of Business and prepare a program plan for degree completion. Students transferring to the College of Business with an A.S. in Business may earn a major in General Business only.
Florida public junior/community college students pursuing an Associate of Science (AS) program in any other discipline should contact the Director of the BSAS program in the Office of Undergraduate Studies, SVC 2002, (813) 974-4051, for information regarding course transferability and degree articulation.
Students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 120 semester hours. Of the minimum 120, at least 60 hours must be business courses, and a minimum of 54 hours must be non-business courses (i.e., all courses not normally offered in the College of Business). Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 hours and can be either business or non-business.
As a part of the 120-hour requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree, the following criteria also apply:
GPA: A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 must be achieved in the major and/or minor field, as well as in all College work and in all USF work, for students to be certified for graduation.
CLAST and Gordon Rule: Students must have satisfactorily completed CLAST and the writing and computation course requirements of 6A-10.30 (“Gordon Rule”).
Foreign Language: For a Bachelor of Arts degree, students must demonstrate competency in a foreign language (refer to the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog). The College of Business does not approve American Sign Language for the Foreign Language Exit Requirement.
Residency: College of Business residency requirements for graduation exceed the minimum requirements established for USF. Students are required to complete satisfactorily at USF a minimum of 50 percent (30-33 semester hours depending on major) of required business courses, including 12-18 semester hours in the major field. Normally, independent study and independent research courses do not fulfill this requirement.
International Course Requirement: All business students are required to select at least one course that deals with contemporary international topics. This course can be included in the business, non-business, or elective category. Consult with a business advisor for suggestions on acceptable courses.
No S/U courses in major or minor: All courses in the major or minor field and all foundation coursework in business must be taken on a graded basis; the S/U option is not available.
| a. | English Composition | 6 |
| b. | Quantitative Methods (Calculus is required) | 6 |
| c. | Natural Sciences | 6 |
| d. | Social Sciences | 6 |
| e. | Historical Perspectives | 6 |
| f. | Fine Arts | 3 |
| g. | African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or Asian Perspectives | 3 |
| Total | 36 | |
| a. | Major Works and Major Issues | 6 |
| b. | Literature and Writing | 3 |
| Total | 9 | |
*See Liberal Arts Requirements for more details
| a. | SPC 2600 Public Speaking | 3 |
| or | ||
| COM 3110 Communication for Business and the Professions | ||
| b. | ENC 3213 Professional Writing | 3 |
| or | ||
| ENC 3310 Expository Writing or equivalent | ||
| Total | 6 | |
| Total non-business credit hours | 54 |
| ACG 2021 Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACG 2071 Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECO 2013 Economic Principles: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 2023 Economic Principles: Microeconomics | 3 |
| QMB 2100 Business & Economic Statistics I | 3 |
| BUL 3320 Law and Business I | 3 |
| FIN 3403 Principles of Finance | 3 |
| ISM 3011 Information Systems in Organizations | 3 |
| QMB 3200 Business & Economic Statistics II | 3 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 3 |
| MAR 3023 Basic Marketing | 3 |
| GEB 4890 Strategic Mgmt/Decision Making | 3 |
| Total | 36 |
| (specific courses for each major are listed in the “Departments and Programs” section below.) | 18-27 |
| (sufficient electives to meet 60 credit hour minimum in Business) | 0-6 |
| Minimum Business Credits | 60-66 |
Sufficient elective courses to reach a minimum of 120 hours (ranges from 0-6 credit hours if above requirements are met)
| Minimum total hours | 120 |
The Academic Advising Center (located in Davis Hall, DAV 134) provides the following services for College of Business students:
Advising Office
St. Petersburg Campus: DAV 134, (727) 553-4511
Office Hours
St. Petersburg Campus: 8am-6pm Monday-Thursday. 8am-5pm on Fridays. Students are seen by appointment.
While the University provides advising services to assist students with academic planning, the responsibility for ensuring that all graduation requirements are met ultimately rests solely with the student.
Students who have been dismissed twice from the University for academic reasons will not be readmitted to the College of Business.
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All students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities. The following organizations provide a means for students to develop both professionally and socially while attending the College of Business.
Management Information Systems Society - The MIS Society is a career oriented organization focusing on all areas of business data management and information systems development.
Student Accounting and Business Organization - Promotes professionalism in accounting and other business disciplines.
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Professors: J. A. Fellows, G. H. Lander; Instructors: S. P. Danese, J. F. Jewell; Lecturer: R. J. Teichman. Visiting Instructor: J. Stachan; Director of SRCR: D. Walker
Associate Professors: T. Carter, J. G. Spence, R. M. Wilson; Assistant Professor: R. Bergman, R. Smith, Instructors: A. Chris, R.L. Moss.
Associate Professors: T. Shank; Assistant Professors: G. Patterson, W. Guan; Instructor: M. Bers; Visiting Instructors: C. Long, D. Manullang
Associate Professor: E. M. Hufnagel; Assistant Professors: C. Davis, G. Kearns, A. Watkins; Instructors: J. Gum, N. Jones, D. C. White; Visiting Instructors: G. DeCosmo
Associate Professor: J. Gaines; Assistant Professors: C. Bean, S. Geiger, D. Marlin, M. Street; Instructor: B. Teague; Visiting Instructors: K. Bebout.
Assistant Professor: K. Braunsberger, T. Ainscough, M. Luckett, P. Trocchia; Instructor: A. Nelson.
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Effective Date: Semester I, 2005
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