School of Business Administration

Barbara Ross Wooldridge, Interim Associate Dean

Admission to the Bachelor of Business Administration Programs

The School of Business Administration (BA) accepts transfer and freshmen students who are admitted to UT Tyler. Students will be officially admitted to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) when they have satisfactorily completed their Core Curriculum and the Business Administration Field of Study requirements. The freshman and transfer student requirements for admission to the BBA program are outlined below:

A. Be officially admitted to the University.

B. Meet admission requirements of the Department of Business Administration as shown in "C" below.

C. Provide transcripts to show successful completion of the following prerequisites with a minimum grade of "C" in each course:

Accounting Principles
Financial Accounting	3 semester hours
Managerial Accounting	3 semester hours
Computer Literacy*	3 semester hours
Economic Principles
Microeconomics	3 semester hours
Macroeconomics	3 semester hours
Mathematics**	3 semester hours
Speech***	3 semester hours

D. File degree plan in the School of Business Adminstration by the end of the first semester after being admitted to the School of Business Adminsitration. The academic advisor can facilitate this step.

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

** Content to be at the level of calculus or above and include exponents and radicals, linear systems, matrices, linear algebra, exponential functions, logarithmic functions, probablity, differential and integral calculus.

*** Public speaking with an emphasis on the preparation and presentation of professional speeches, using computer technology when appropriate.

Freshman Admission

Freshman should designate the BBA as the intended degree. The majors for the BBA are:

Accounting

Finanace

Management

Marketing

Transfer of Credit

Only grades "C" and above may apply towards degree requirements. The College of Business Administration and Technology offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with majors in accounting, finance, management, and marketing.

Minor in Business Administration

A minor in business administration is available to students whose major field is outside College of Business and Technology. The student must complete 18 upper-division semester hours of business administration courses as outlined below and must meet any prerequisites listed:

Course Name	Description	Hours
MANA 3311	Organization Behavior & Leadership	3 hours
MARK 3311	Principles of Marketing	3 hours
FINA 3311	Principles of Finance	3 hours
ACCT 3311, 3315, or 3325		3 hours
*other courses		6 hours

* Other courses selected from the curriculum of the Department of Business Administration and approved by a business administration advisor.

** Prerequisites: ACCT 2301 & ACCT 2302

Secondary Teacher Certification

A teaching specialization in business administration requires the following 27 semester hours:

Course Name	Description	Hours
ACCT 2301 & ACCT 2302	Principles of Accounting	6 hours
ECON 2301 & ECON 2302	Principles of Economics	6 hours
GENB 3301	Business Law & Social Responsibility	3 hours
GENB 3370	Information & Communication Techniques	3 hours
MANA 3315	Management & Organization	3 hours
FINA 3311	Principles of Finance	3 hours
MARK 3311	Principles of Marketing	3 hours

 

State requirements for teacher certification are listed in the College of Education and Psychology section of the catalog. Students seeking teaching certification in business administration should see a business advisor in the College of Business and Technology.