Requirements for Graduation

Requirements for graduation are listed in the Texas A&M University Student Rules and this catalog.

With the exception of physical activity and general elective requirements, courses taken to satisfy degree requirements must be taken for letter grades.

In addition, students in Mays Business School must have a GPR of 2.0 in the courses included in the Common Body of Knowledge.

Transfer of Credits

Acceptance of transfer of credit for business courses will generally be limited to those courses taught in the freshman and sophomore years at this institution.

Junior- and senior-level business courses completed at another institution must be validated if they are to be used to fulfill degree requirements in Mays Business School. Courses are ordinarily validated from an examination of course materials and may require a validation examination. Validation examinations are free of charge and are typically given during the first week of classes of each long semester. Students should contact the Undergraduate Program Office (Room 209, Wehner Building) for the validation policy and, if applicable, the examination schedule for transfer courses submitted for meeting upper-division business requirements.

Credit by Examination

Undergraduate students may receive credit for certain courses required in undergraduate business curricula by successfully completing a departmental examination. Students should contact the Undergraduate Program Office (Room 209, Wehner Building) for this information. A fee is charged for such an examination.

Students may not receive credit by examination for courses in which they are enrolled, which they have previously failed, or which are prerequisite to courses for which they already have credit. Credit by examination is not acceptable to meet the technical writing requirement.

Bachelor's Degrees and Departments of Instruction

The academic program of Mays Business School is organized in the following departments: Accounting, Finance, Information and Operations Management, Management and Marketing. Bachelor of Business Administration degrees are offered in each of these five majors.

In conjunction with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Mays Business School also offers a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness. Different requirements exist for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree than for the Bachelor of Science--Agribusiness degree.

Bachelor of Business Administration

The degree of Bachelor of Business Administration is offered in five fields of study. These are the basic business functions of accounting, finance, information and operations management, management and marketing. Each requires a minimum of 128 semester credit hours of study. The student elects one of these as a "major," but is also required to study fundamental theory and procedure in each of the other four. In addition, the student takes courses essential to a general liberal education.

The following is a representation of the curriculum requirements by area:

	Accounting	Finance	Information and Operations Management	Management	Marketing
Common Body of Knowledge	36 hours	36 hours	36 hours	36 hours	36 hours
Courses required in major, not included in core	18	18	27	24	24
General electives	16	13	13	10	10
Other required courses:
Accounting	--	9	--	--	--
Behavioral sciences	3	3	3	3*	3*
Business law	3	--	--	--	--
Natural sciences	8	8	8	8	8
U.S. history and political science	12	12	12	12	12
Humanities	3	3	3	3	3
Visual and performing arts	3	3	3	3	3
International	6**	6**	6**	6**	6**
English and speech	9	9	9	9	9
Mathematics	6	6	6	6	6
Information and operations management	--	--	--	3	3
Economics	3	--	--	3	3
Physical activity	2	2	2	2	2
	----	----	----	----	----
Total	128	128	128	128	128

 

B.B.A. Common Body of Knowledge

Upper-Level Entry into
Accounting, Finance, Information and Operations Management,
Management and Marketing (B.B.A.)

Students who meet the University and college entrance requirements enter Mays Business School in the BUAD (lower-level business) classification. Enrollment of Mays Business School students in junior- and senior-level business courses is limited to those who have been admitted to upper level in one of the six majors (B.B.A.: accounting, finance, information and operations management, management, marketing or B.S.: agribusiness) in the college.

All GEST (General Studies) students will be treated as BUAD students for consideration when pre-registering in upper-level business courses. GEST students must be admitted to Mays Business School prior to the first day of the semester for which they have pre-registered in upper-level business courses that are designated for business majors only.

Note: The degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S.) is offered in Agribusiness. B.S. (agribusiness) degree requirements and upper-level entry requirements are different than those for the B.B.A. and are found beginning on page .

The B.B.A. (accounting, finance, information and operations management, management and marketing) upper-level entry requirements and application procedures are as follows:

1. To be admitted to an upper-level major, a student must be admitted to Mays Business School and must have:

a. Satisfactorily completed at least 60 semester credit hours.

b. Satisfactorily completed the following eight courses:

ACCT 229 Introductory Accounting--Financial

ACCT 230 Introductory Accounting--Managerial

ECON 202 Principles of Economics--Microeconomics

ECON 203 Principles of Economics--Macroeconomics

INFO 210 Fundamentals of Information Systems

MATH 141 Business Mathematics I

MATH 142 Business Mathematics II

MGMT 211 Legal and Social Environment of Business

c. BUAD students apply for upper level in the semester before they expect to enter upper level. Application deadlines are:

April 15 for June (summer semester) entry*

July 15 for September (fall semester) entry

November 15 for January (spring semester) entry

* To enter upper level in the summer, all requirements must be completed by the beginning of the first summer session.

d. Admission to an upper-level major may be restricted by the availability of instructional resources.

e. Students are encouraged to complete the freshman and sophomore sequence of courses as listed under Curriculum in Business. BUAD and GEST students may pre-register for upper-level courses for the semester for which they have applied for upper level. However, BUAD and GEST students failing to complete upper-level requirements prior to the start of the semester shall not be permitted to remain enrolled in upper-level classes.

2. Transfer students:
Transfer students admitted to Mays Business School will be classified as BUAD (lower-level Business) students until they complete all requirements listed previously in item 1, at which time they may apply for admission to an upper-level major field of study in the business school. Transfer students may immediately apply for upper level when admitted to Mays Business School if, and only if, they meet all upper-level requirements at that time.

3. Change of curriculum students:
Texas A&M students who change curriculum into Mays Business School from another college or department at the University will be classified as BUAD (lower-level Business) students until they complete all requirements listed previously in item 1. Change of curriculum students who, when admitted to the business school, qualify to apply for admission to the upper level may do so.

4. Preference for available seats in junior- and senior-level business courses will be given to students who have been admitted to a degree granting major in Mays Business School. GEST students will be treated as BUAD students and thus are not eligible for enrollment in upper-level business courses. All ineligible students who pre-register for upper-level business classes are subject to cancellation of their enrollment in these courses.