Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA

Students work with their advisor in the selection of two concentrations from the following:

Admission Requirements

Students may declare a business major at any time. However, to be officially admitted into the Business program, students must meet these eligibility criteria:

1. Complete a minimum of 45 credit hours.
2. Earn a GPA of 2.50 or better overall (not including transfer credits).
3. Complete the following courses with a 2.0 GPA: ACCT 2803 - Principles Of Financial Accounting , ECON 2803 - Principles Of Macroeconomics , ECON 2813 - Principles Of Microeconomics , MGMT 1203 - Foundations Of Business , MGMT 2863 - Business Communications , STAT 2503 - Probability And Statistics I  or MGMT 2963 - Business Statistics , MGMT 2203 - Introduction To International Business , and LAW 2003 - Legal Environment Of Business . 
4. Demonstrate business computing competency by the successful completion of MGMT 2103 - Basic Business Computing  or ITA 1003 - Computer Applications For The Knowledge Worker , or approved substitution

Graduation Requirements

The business degree allows a grade of D in courses that are prerequisites to business courses, with the exception of ENGL 1203  and ENGL 1213 . Per UAFS policy, no more than 15 hours of Ds may be used in completion of a degree; for the business degree, this includes ACCT, COBI, ECON, FIN, LAW, MGMT, and MKTG courses.

Students can complete the bachelor of business administration by satisfying the University requirements program specific requirements:

1. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 overall and in business core and major requirements.
2. At least 50 percent of the minimum business courses required for the baccalaureate degree must be taken in residence at UAFS.
   1. Any UAFS student who has declared a major in business must get prior approval from their advisor to take any course at another institution before credit will be given for the course
   2. MGMT 4813 - Strategic Management  must be taken at UAFS.
3. A minimum of 40 semester credit hours in upper-level courses is required for graduation.
4. All candidates for the BBA are required to take a designated major field assessment test. The test is administered as a part of the capstone MGMT 4813 - Strategic Management  course.

Scores earned on the test become part of the course grade; taking the test is a requirement for course completion.

Students who have previously earned a BBA may return to complete a second BBA provided that 1) the student completes at least 30 additional hours of coursework and 2) at least 24 of those hours are unique courses toward the major and corresponding concentrations.

The traditional BBA and the online completion option for the BBA cannot be used together as second degrees or double major for current students. Current BBA students wishing to complete more than 120 hours before graduating may choose to declare multiple concentrations (up to six). Only those courses used to meet the requirements of the two concentrations and/or elective hours required of the BBA are eligible for financial aid and veteran’s educational benefits. Students who want to declare more than two concentrations should check with the UAFS Financial Aid Office to determine financial aid eligibility of courses for the additional concentration(s).