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Bauer Undergraduate Program 2005 Degree Plan

  • A maximum of 66 transfer hours may be counted from community colleges.
  • Last 30 hours of courses must be completed at the University of Houston-Central Campus.
  • 3000-level business courses (except DISC 3301 and DISC 3331) require junior standing.
  • A 2.0 gpa is required to take any 3000-4000 level business courses.
  • 4000-level business courses require a major or minor degree plan on file. 

  • Non-business majors may not take 3000-4000 level business courses except for INTB 3351, 3352, and 3353; and ENTR 3310 and 3312 (courses for the Global Business minor), unless they have officially declared a minor in business or are in a specialty program, and are taking courses specifically required for that minor or specialty program. All business minors require a 2.75 GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework including transfer work and all attempted hours except for the Global Business minor and the International Area Studies minor.

  • Prebusiness majors can take up to FIVE 3000-level business courses including all courses attempted (with W's, I's, F's, and passing grades) and courses transferred. Prebusiness majors may take 3000-level business courses while participating in a mixed program, (i.e. a one-semester transition in which students that are in all remaining courses to file a degree plan while simultaneously enrolled in 3000-level business courses).  The Bauer College of Business has specified filing periods.
  • All University of Houston students are responsible for checking all course prerequisites before registration. For course prerequisites, students can consult the current business course prerequisites or the Undergraduate Catalog Online for non-business courses to avoid being dropped without refund.
  1. UH Core Courses
  2. Pre-Business Courses
  3. Additional Required Business & UH Core Courses
  4. Requirements to File a Degree Plan
  5. Advanced Level Business Requirements
  6. Concentration Requirements

I. UH CORE COURSES

Subject

Hours

Courses

*

English

6

ENGL 1303 and 1304

*

US History

6

HIST 1376 (or 1377 ) and 1378 (or 1379) or approved equivalents

*

American Government

6

POLS 1336, 1337 or approved equivalents

*

Psychology/Sociology

3

PSYC 1300 or SOC 1300

*

Natural Sciences

6

Approved list

*

Math

3

MATH 1310 "College Algebra" or the MATH placement exam
(If waived, 3 hours of general elective are required if needed to meet 123 hour total)

* Students must have 60 college hours completed in order to file a degree plan, and 30 of the 60 hours must be UH CORE COURSES.

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II. PRE-BUSINESS COURSES
(require a grade of 'C' or higher in each Pre-business Course)

Subject

Hours

Courses

*

Math

6

MATH 1313 "Finite Math" and MATH 1314 (or 1431 "Calculus")

(MATH 1310 "College Algebra" or the MATH placement exam is a prerequisite for these two MATH courses.)

*

Accounting

6

ACCT 2331, ACCT 2332

*

Decision and Information Sciences

3

DISC 2373

*

Economics

6

ECON 2304 ("Microeconomics") and ECON 2305 ("Macroeconomics")

* Students must have 60 college hours completed in order to file a degree plan, and 21 of the 60 hours must be PRE-BUSINESS COURSES.

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III. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED BUSINESS & UH CORE COURSES
(required for the degree but not to file a degree plan)

Subject

Hours

Courses

Humanities

3

Approved list may include some courses that are cross-listed under the International Area Studies minors or the foreign language minors. Cross-listed courses may double count as long as the 123 hour minimum for a BBA degree is met.

General Business

3

GENB 4350

Visual/Performing Arts

3

Approved list

Social/Behavioral Sciences-Writing Intensive

3

Approved list (Students who waiver in 6 hrs of Social Science may request a waiver of the UH Social Science-Writing Intensive requirement if they meet specified criteria, but must replace it with 3 hours of general elective if needed to meet 123 hrs.)

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IV. REQUIREMENTS TO FILE A DEGREE PLAN

PLEASE NOTE: A student is limited to five (5) 3000-level business courses and no 4000-level business courses until a degree plan is filed and the major changed from pre-business to a specific concentration in business. A degree plan should be filed upon completion of 60 hours.

ALL students that are declared Pre-business majors prior to the Fall 2005 semester will not be required to complete #6 and #7 to file a degree plan.

1. Be a pre-business major. (See "Becoming a Business Major" web site for requirements to become a pre-business major.)

2. Have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a minimum of 12 hours as UH.

3. Complete the UH course listed under I. above with a passing grade in each course.

4. Complete each Pre-Business course under II. above with a grade of 'C' or higher in each Pre-Business course.

5. Have a valid UH e-mail alias. An invalid UH e-mail alias will result in automatic disapproval.

Students that become Pre-business majors effective Fall 2005 and after will be required to complete #6 and #7 (below) in order to file a degree plan.

6. Complete Modules I, II, & III of the online component of "The Bauer Experience"

7. Clear the Business Writing Evaluation or complete the Business Writing Tutorial

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V. ADVANCED-LEVEL BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS

**Students are responsible to check prerequisites every semester before
registration as prerequisites are subject to change per semester.

Subject

Hours

Courses

Decision and Information Sciences

6

DISC 3301, 3331

*It is recommended that students take DISC 3331 as soon as prerequisites of MATH 1313, MATH 1314, and DISC 2373 are completed. 

Management

3

MANA 3335

Marketing

3

MARK 3336

Speech Requirement

3

MARK 3337 (Professional Selling) or COMM 3356 (Bus & Prof Speaking)

Note: Marketing majors who take MARK 3337 to meet the Business Communication requirement may not double count this course towards the MARKETING major, but must take an additional MARK elective.

Finance

3

FINA 3332

International Business

3

INTB 3350 (formerly MANA 3350)

Global Studies

9

INTB 3351 History of Globalization
INTB 3352 Politics of Globalization
INTB 3353 Economics of Globalization

Approved Advanced Business Electives (3000-4000)

6

Click here for a list of Approved Advanced Business Electives. (Please note that advanced business electives cannot double count anywhere on a degree plan. Double majors should contact their advisor by appointment.)

(the following does not apply to PRE-2005 Degree Plans)
A business major may minor in a business minor (except the Business Administration minor) or in a non-business minor. A business major with a non-business minor may waive with substitution up to six hours of the required advanced business electives with six hours of 3000-4000 level minor courses of 3000-4000 level Study Abroad courses. A business major with a 2nd business concentration (major) or a business minor may count hours from the 2nd business concentration (major) or a business minor toward the advanced business elective requirements of the 1st business concentration (major).

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VI. AREA OF CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Hours

Concentration Requirements

24
or

**MIS majors: Starting in the Fall 2004, students will be required to have 25.

For the concentration requirements, see:

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bba total hour requirement

Total Hours

 

123

Minimum

 

 

 
   
   
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