Bachelor of Business Administration

Total 120 semester credit hours

Objectives

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) prepares students for positions as executives, managers, and specialists in businesses and other organizations. Such an education provides an opportunity to:

understand contemporary business culture;
appreciate the historical evolution of business, and develop an awareness of the social and economic influences in the global community;
encourage social responsibility and community service;
understand major functional areas of business, their relationships, and develop some degree of specialization and application; and
prepare for graduate study.

Students are encouraged to establish a firm base of humanities, arts, and sciences; to develop analytical capability; to investigate major functional areas of business; and to recognize that the role of leadership in the modern business system is vitally important for community progress and economic development.

Admission to the Bachelor of Business Administration Programs

Freshman and Transfer Admission
All freshmen who meet UT Tyler’s published admission criteria for ACT/SAT scores and high school rankings are automatically admitted into one of the majors in the Soules College of Business. Freshman who do not meet the minimum admission criteria may apply for entrance into the College once they achieve sophomore classification and a minimum of 15 hours at UT Tyler. Transfer students who have successfully completed 30 semester hours or more at an accredited institution and have earned a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale) on all college/university coursework attempted are automatically admitted into one of the majors in the Soules College of Business.

Transfer and freshmen students who are admitted to UT Tyler and interested in pursuing a BBA degree and meet the above admission criteria, should select one of the following majors: accounting, finance, management, or marketing. Students must maintain an overall grade point average of 2.0 and receive a "C" or higher in each of the required courses except the upper-level electives. The following Pre-Business courses should be completed before enrolling in Business Core or Major courses:

Pre-Business Courses

Introduction to Business

Accounting Principles - Financial Accounting. Managerial Accounting

*Computer Literacy

*Economic Principles - Microeconomics, Macroeconomics

Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences

Business Statistics

*Computer applications adapted to the solution of business problems (equivalent to COSC 1307).

Transfer of Credit

Only grades of “C” and above may apply towards degree requirements.

General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

The Soules College of Business offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with majors in accounting, finance, management, and marketing, which requires:

A minimum of 120 semester credit hours.
At least 50 percent of the upper-division business courses must be taken at UT Tyler.
In no event may a student register for the graduation semester until the completion of all prerequisites.
A minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all upper-division work undertaken and a minimum grade of “C” in each course in the major.
A common Business Core of 28 hours (see course list below).
Eighteen upper-division hours in the Major (Twenty-one in Accounting Major). At least four (five in Accounting Major) courses in the Major must be completed at UT Tyler
A capstone requirement.
Nine additional upper-division hours which must be taken in the Soules College of Business; for Accounting Majors, six additional upper-division hours, rather than nine, which must be taken in the Soules College of Business.
Three additional lower or upper division hours if needed to reach 120 hours.

Common Business Core (28 hrs.)

The Common Business core courses are as follows, with variations by Major, as noted with a minimum grade of "C":

MANA 3300	Critical, Creative and Analytical Thinking in Business
MANA 3312	International Business
FINA 3311	Principles of Finance
BLAW 3301	Business Law and Social Responsibility
MANA 3370	Business Writing and Oral Presentations
MANA 3170	Build and Manage a Successful Career
	or
ACCT 3170	Build and Manage a Successful Accounting Career
MANA 3305	Operations Management
MANA 3311	Fundamentals of Management
MARK 3311	Principles of Marketing
COSC 3333	Management Information Systems

Capstone Requirement (3 hrs.)

MANA 4395

Strategic Management

NOTE: Accounting majors should take ACCT 3170 in place of MANA 3170. MANA 4395 should be taken after above courses in the common business core are completed, or with permission of the department chair.

Freshman Admission

Freshman seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) as the intended degree should declare one of the following majors:

Accounting

Finance

Management

Marketing

During the freshman and sophomore years each student should complete the University Core Curriculum and the Pre-Business courses. Check with your advisor for courses that currently meet the core curriculum requirements. The courses listed below represent an acceptable plan.