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College of Business Administration General Academic Information

USF 1998-99 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 158 - 159

BACCALAUREATE LEVEL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Admission to the College Undergraduate Programs

  1. Admission to the College of Business Administration is based upon availability of faculty and space by discipline.

  2. The College of Business Administration is an upper level limited access college, which means that it has admission requirements in addition to those of the University in general.

    The criteria to be admitted to the College of Business Administration are as follows:

    1. Minimum of 60 semester hours of college credit earned.
    2. Minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average on all college-level work and minimum 2.0 on all credit attempted at USF including any prior to salvage.
    3. Completion of these prerequisite college courses (or equivalents):
      Financial Accounting
      Managerial Accounting
      Microeconomics
      Macroeconomics
      Statistics I
      Computers in Business
      Calculus for Business
    4. All courses (or their equivalents) listed in c., above,must be completed: (1) with at least a C grade, and (2) with a combined minimum grade point average of 2.0.
    5. In computing entry grade point average all business and economics courses taken for S or U grades will be converted to C or F, respectively.
    6. Students meeting all other requirements and with a cumulative grade point average between 2.3 and 2.5 may apply to the College of Business, and will be considered on a case by case basis.

  3. Students working toward meeting the limited access criteria will be permitted to enroll in all foundation courses in Business (listed below) except GEB 4890, provided they have completed 60 semester hours and have met course prerequisites.

  4. Minimum of 550 on TOEFL when applicable.

  5. Students must be admitted to the College of Business Administration at least one term before their anticipated graduation date.

Academic Dismissal

Students who have been dismissed twice from the University for academic reasons will not be readmitted to the College of Business Administration.

Transfers from Junior/Community Colleges

Junior/community college students should complete the program of general education at the junior/community college.

Students pursuing the associate degree in university transfer/parallel curricula at the junior/community college should take two semesters of mathematics to include a course in business calculus, two semesters of accounting principles, two semesters of economic principles, one semester of statistics, and one semester of computers in business and, perhaps, a speech course. (See paragraph 2c above.) Students pursuing associate degrees in terminal/career programs must be aware that some courses taken at the junior/community college may not be acceptable for credit in the baccalaureate programs at USF.

Students should avoid taking any Business courses at the junior/community college which 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 economic courses taken at the lower division level which 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 CLEP or other written examinations prepared and administered by the College of Business Administration, USF.

Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites)

A student wishing to transfer to USF should complete the A.A. degree at a Florida community/junior college. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education Requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university. A minimum of 60 semester hours must be completed at the university unless prior approval is secured. If a student transfers without an A.A. degree and has fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, a student must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements. A transfer student should also be aware of the immunization, foreign language, and continuous enrollment policies of the university.

Students must meet the State Mandated Prerequisites below.

Transfer Students From Other Colleges and Universities

Transfer credits ordinarily will be accepted from accredited institutions in the amount earned; however, all hours earned may not always be applied toward graduation. Individual courses will be evaluated and appropriately credited toward requirements in the student's program at USF. Transfer students are required to complete satisfactorily, at USF a minimum of 50 percent (30-33 semester credit hours, depending on major) of required business courses, including 12 - 18 semester hours in the major field. Independent study and independent research courses do not fulfill this requirement. Students should be aware that USF Liberal Arts Exit Requirements will normally increase the minimum residency at USF by an additional six to nine credit hours. Note that College of Business Administration academic residency requirements for graduation exceed the minimum requirements established for USF.

General Requirements for B.A./B.S. Degree

Students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 60 or more must be earned at baccalaureate degree-granting institutions. 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 Administration). Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 hours. These electives may be either business or non-business. More specifically the requirements for graduation are:

  1. Non-Business

    General Education Requirements - Semester Hours

    1. English Composition - 6
    2. Quantitative Methods (Calculus is required) - 6
    3. Natural Sciences - 6
    4. Social Sciences - 6
    5. Historical Perspectives - 6
    6. Fine Arts - 3
    7. African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or Asian Perspectives - 3

    TOTAL - 36

    Exit Requirements - Semester Hours

    1. Major Works and Major Issues - 6
    2. Literature and Writing - 3

    TOTAL - 9

    (see Liberal Arts Requirements for more details)

    SUFFICIENT ELECTIVE COURSES TO REACH A MINIMUM NON-BUSINESS HOURS 54

  2. Business

    Foundation Courses in Business

    • ACG 2021 Principles of Financial Accounting - 3
    • ACG 2071 Principles of Managerial Accounting - 3
    • CGS 2100 Computers in Business - 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
    • ECO 3100 Managerial Economics - 3
    • FIN 3403 Principles of Finance - 3
    • QMB 3200 Business & Economic Statistics II - 3
    • MAN 3025 Principles of Management - 3
    • ISM 3431 Management Science POM - 3
    • MAR 3023 Basic Marketing - 3
    • GEB 4890 Business Policy - 3

    Total Foundation Courses in Business - 42

    Major Requirements 18-24

      Sufficient courses to reach at least 60 hours

    Minimum Business Courses 60-72

  3. Electives in Business or Non-Business
      Sufficient elective courses to reach a minimum of 120 hours

    Minimum Total Hours 120

  4. All Business majors are required to take a speech course (SPC 2023, COM 3110 or equivalent ) and an advanced writing course (ENC 3213, ENC 3310, or equivalent).

  5. 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.

  6. A grade-point average of 2.0 must be achieved in the major field, as well as in all college work and in all USF work, for students to be certified for graduation. Students must have satisfactorily completed CLAST and the writing and computation course requirements of 6A-10.30 ("Gordon Rule"). 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). American Sign Language is not approved by the College of Business for the Foreign Language Exit Requirement.

  7. All courses in the major or minor field and all foundation courses in business must be taken on a graded basis; the S/U option is not available.

  8. Accounting majors are not required to take ACG 2071 and may enroll in ACG 3103 upon the completion of ACG 2021 and meeting all other admission requirements for the College of Business Administration.

While the College provides advising services to assist students with academic planning, the responsibility for seeing that all graduation requirements are met ultimately rests solely with the student.

Student Advising and Records

The Office of Undergraduate Programs provides the following services for College of Business Administration students:

  1. Academic advising and program information.
  2. Orientation for undergraduate students applying for admission to the College of Business Administration. Orientation is mandatory prior to being accepted.
  3. Registration and drop/add for business courses.
  4. Evaluation of undergraduate transcripts of transfer students.
  5. Maintenance of academic advising records for all admitted students.

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