Freshman Admission

Freshman should designate the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) as the intended degree. Prior to formal admission to the BBA program, these students will be classified as Pre-Business students (PBUS). The majors for the BBA are:

Accounting

Finance

Management

Marketing

During the freshman and sophomore years each student will complete the 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

Core Curriculum	UT Tyler Course Number	Semester Hours
English Composition	ENGL 1301, 1302	6
Mathematics	MATH 1325, 1342	6
Laboratory Science	BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS	8
World or European Literature	ENGL 2322 or 2323	3
Humanities	SPCM 1315, PHIL, ENGL, or HIST	3
Visual/Performing Arts	MUSI, THTR, ART	3
U.S. History	HIST 1301, 1302	6
Political Science	POLS 2305, 2306	6
Social/Behavioral Science	ECON 2301* or 2302*	3
TOTAL		44 hrs

*Counts also for Pre-Business Core.

Pre-Business Core

Accounting	ACCT 2301, 2302	6
Economics	ECON 2301, 2302	6
Computer Applications	TECH 2323	3
Speech	SPCM 1311, 1315**	3
Mathematics	MATH 1325**	3
Statistics	MATH 1342** or equiv.	3
TOTAL		24 hrs

**Counts in Core Curriculum

Note: Some courses required for the Pre-Business can meet the core curriculum requirements.

Up one level:

Bachelor of Business Administration: Total 120 semester credit hours