Pre-professional requirements

Pre-professional core
Each student is required to complete the following 24 hours of pre-professional core courses: ACCT 221 and 222; BA 203; ECON 202 and 203; MIS 200 and STAT 211 and 212. Students should complete these courses during the second year. A grade point average of at least 2.25 in these eight courses is required for admission to the BSBA program.

Admission to the BSBA program
Students who wish to pursue the BSBA degree enter the college as pre-business students and retain that classification until they are admitted to the BSBA program. The BSBA degree will be granted only to those students who achieve BSBA admission and fulfill all degree requirements. BSBA admission requires that credit be earned for the pre-professional core courses (previously listed) with a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in these eight courses.

To encourage success in the BSBA program, pre-business students are expected to achieve BSBA admission before enrolling in 300-level business courses and are not permitted to take 400-level business courses. Those who do not achieve BSBA admission after completion of 60 semester hours applicable to the degree are placed on conditional standing for a maximum of one semester or 15 credit hours to complete the requirements for BSBA admission.

Pre-business students on conditional standing may take 300-level business courses, subject to completion of prerequisites, but may not take 400-level business courses. Students who do not achieve BSBA admission after the conditional semester or who are not making satisfactory progress toward admission may not register for 300- or 400-level business courses until they achieve BSBA admission. In cases of extreme hardship, extension of the conditional semester will be considered through the college appeal process.

Students who do not successfully gain admission to the BSBA program will not be able to complete the BSBA degree or any of its specializations.