DILLARD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 03.04.2022
2022-2023 DEGREE PLAN FOR A BBA WITH A MAJOR IN
GENERAL BUSINESS
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Last Name First Middle Mustangs ID Date of Graduation
TSI Test: Writing _________; Reading _________; Mathematics _______ & ________ Writing Proficiency Exam: Taken ____; Passed ____; ENGL 2113____
Developmental Courses: ENGL 0043___________; MATH 0003 ________; MATH ___________ Initial Holds: ABR _____; Athlete _____; Meningitis_____; VA ____
UNIVERSITY CORE
9
27-31 semester hours:
LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1
6-8 semester hours:
___________________ ................................................................................. __________
___________________ ................................................................................. __________
LANGUAGE, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE
2
3-4 semester hours:
___________________ ................................................................................. __________
CREATIVE ARTS
3
3 semester hours
___________________ ................................................................................. __________
AMERICAN HISTORY 6 semester hours:
HIST 1133 American History to 1865 ............................................................ __________
HIST 1233 American History since 1865 ...................................................... __________
GOVERNMENT/POLITICAL SCIENCE 6 semester hours:
POLS 1333 American Government ............................................................... __________
POLS 1433 American Government ............................................................... __________
COMPONENT AREA OPTION – Cultural and Global Understanding
4
3-4 semester hours:
___________________ ................................................................................. __________
BUSINESS CORE
9
27 semester hours:
BUAD 1033 Foundations of Business (CAO - Undrgrad. Inq. & Creativity*)___________
ENGL 1143 (Comm.*) (C or higher) ............................................................. ___________
ENGL 1153, 2123, 2203; MCOM 1243, 2403; or SPCH 1133, 2423 (Comm.*)________
MATH 1203 Math Analysis for Business or 1233 College Algebra (Math*) ___________
ACCT 2143 Financial Accounting ................................................................ ___________
ACCT 2243 Managerial Accounting ............................................................. ___________
MIS 2003 Information Technology Concepts for Business.......................... ___________
ECON 2333 Macroeconomic Principles (Social & Behavioral Sciences*)….__________
ECON 2433 Microeconomic Principles ........................................................ ___________
To matriculate to the upper division business curriculum
(i.e. Professional Business Core
5
), students must have completed all nine
(27 semester hours) of the Business Core
9
courses listed above (with an
overall GPA of 2.2) and have completed an additional 15 hours in the
University Core
9
.
PROFESSIONAL WRITING FOR BUSINESS 3 semester hours:
ENGL 2223 .................................................................................................... __________
I have read and understand this is not an official record of work taken and it does not supersede catalog requirements for which I am fully responsible.
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Student signature Date
Approvals:
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
Staff/Faculty Advisor Department Chair Dean
See back of page for endnotes and suggested course of study.
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS CORE
5
27 semester hours:
MGMT 3013 Organizational Behavior ........................................................... __________
BUAD 3033 Business & Economic Statistics ................................................ __________
MIS 3003 Management Information Systems ............................................... __________
LSBA 3233 Legal & Ethical Environment of Business .................................. __________
MGMT 3453 Operations Management .......................................................... __________
MKTG 3723 Principles of Marketing .............................................................. __________
FINC 3733 Business Finance ........................................................................ __________
International Component
6
___________________ ........................... __________
MGMT 4853 Strategic Management
7
(Graduating Seniors only!) ..................... __________
APPROVED ELECTIVES
8
to reach a total of 120 hours:
___________________ ................................................................................. __________
___________________ ................................................................................. __________
___________________ ................................................................................. __________
COURSES FOR MAJOR IN GENERAL BUSINESS 30 semester hours:
LSBA 3243 Commercial Law ........................................................................ __________
One approved 3 hour elective from each of the following areas
10
:
ACCT_________________________ .......................................................... __________
ECON_________________________ .......................................................... __________
FINC__________________________ .......................................................... __________
MGMT_________________________ ......................................................... __________
MIS___________________________ .......................................................... __________
MKTG_________________________ .......................................................... __________
GENERAL BUSINESS ELECTIVES
Any three 3000 – 4000 level elective courses from the Dillard College (9 semester hours):
_________________________ .................................................................... __________
_________________________ .................................................................... __________
_________________________ .................................................................... __________
Note: BUAD 4891, 4892, 4893 (Internship in Business Administration) may be counted as
a 3000-4000 level elective courses from the Dillard College. Maximum 6 hours internship.
GENERAL BUSINESS 2022-2023
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This degree plan will be filed in accordance with Tex. Educ. Code Sec. 51.9685 and does not supersede catalog and admission requirements for the
Dillard College of Business Administration. The student is held responsible for meeting all requirements of the catalog selected for graduation. The
approved University Core Classes for 2021-2022 are available August of 2021 and may be slightly different.
1
The Life and Physical Sciences requirement may be fulfilled by taking any two of the following courses, and their respective labs, if applicable: BIOL 1013,
1023, 1103, 1114, 1133, 1134, 1144, 1214, 1233, 1234, 1544, CHEM 1103, 1143, 1243, 1303, ENSC 1114, GEOS 1134, 1234, GNSC 1104, 1204, PHYS 1144,
1244, 1533, 1624, 2644.
2
The Language, Philosophy and Culture requirement may be fulfilled by taking one of the following courses: ENGL 2413, 2423, 2613, 2623, 2813, 2823, FREN
1134, GERM 1134, HIST 1333, 1353, 1433, 1453, HUMN 2013, 2023, 2033, 2043, PHIL 1033, 1533, 2033, 2133, 2213, 2223, 2333, SPAN 1134.
3
The Creative Arts requirement may be fulfilled by one of the following courses: ART 1413, 1613, MCOM 2213, MUSC 1033, 1043, 2733, THEA 1113, 1503, 2423.
4
The Cultural and Global Understanding requirement may be fulfilled by one of the following courses: EDUC 2013, FREN 1234, GERM 1234, HIST 1353, 1453,
HSHS 1013, HUMN 2013, 2023, 2033, 2043, GLBS 2503, LATS 2503, MCOM 1233, 2523, MUSC 2733, POLS 2523, SOCL 2233, SPAN 1234, WGST 2503.
5
Students must complete all nine (27 semester hours) of the Professional Business Core with an overall GPA of 2.0 in those courses.
6
The International Component requirement may be fulfilled by one of the following courses: AGBU 4643, ECON 4643, 4723, MGMT 3353, MKTG 4643, BUAD
4993, POLS 4333, 4653. No course can be counted as International Component and as Courses in Major in General Business.
7
The MGMT 4853 Strategic Management course is restricted to graduating seniors only and must be taken during the student’s final semester.
8
Approved electives may be upper or lower division courses from any college on campus, and must be approved by the student’s advisor. Developmental courses
and EXPH activity courses cannot be counted as electives.
9
In order to matriculate to the upper division business curriculum (i.e. Professional Business Core
5
), students must complete the DCOBA Admissions Application
to be admitted. Additionally, students must complete all nine (27 semester hours) of the Business Core courses with an overall GPA on those courses of 2.2,
and have completed an additional 15 hours in the University Core.
10
ACCT options: 3003, 3023, 3033, 3043, 3073, 3203, 3633, 4063. BUAD options: 4893. ECON options: 3323, 3333, 3543, 3703. FINC options: 3353, 4653,
4733. MGMT options: Any upper-level (3XXX or 4XXX) MGMT course. MIS options: 3113, 3123, 3163, 3203, 4113, 4153, 4173. MKTG options: 3763, 3823,
4143, 4203, 4643, 4723, 4743, 4753.
NOTE: By completing the Business Core
9
courses, the following University Core
9
requirements have also been satisfied: Communications, Mathematics, Social &
Behavioral Sciences, and Component Area Option – Undergraduate Inquiry & Creativity.
EXAMPLE PROGRAM OF STUDY
Note that this is not an exact prescription of when to take classes. Each student is unique based on factors such as courses transferred in, summer
school progress, and/or developmental course requirements. Furthermore, course availability and student course load preferences play into the
framing of a student’s course of study.
Freshman year, first semester Freshman year, second semester
ENGL 1143 3 ENGL 1153, 2123, 2203; MCOM 1243, 2403; or SPCH 1133, 2423 3
MATH 1203 Analysis for Business or MATH 1233 College Algebra 3 ACCT 2143 Financial Accounting 3
BUAD 1033 Foundations of Business 3 MIS 2003 Info. Tech. Concepts for Business 3
POLS 1333 American Government 3 ECON 2333 Macroeconomics 3
Creative Arts
3
3 POLS 1433 American Government 3
SEMESTER HOURS 15 SEMESTER HOURS 15
Sophomore year, first semester Sophomore year, second semester
ACCT 2243 Managerial Accounting 3 ENGL 2223 Professional Writing for Business 3
ECON 2433 Microeconomics 3 BUAD 3033 Business & Economic Statistics 3
Language, Philosophy & Culture
2
3 to 4 Life & Physical Sciences
1
3 to 4
HIST 1133 American History to 1865 3 CGU Cultural & Global Understanding
4
3 to 4
Life & Physical Sciences
1
3 to 4 HIST 1233 American History since 1865 3
SEMESTER HOURS 15 to 17 SEMESTER HOURS 15 to 17
Junior year, first semester Junior year, second semester
MGMT 3013 Organizational Behavior 3 MIS Elective 3
MKTG 3723 Principles of Marketing 3 ACCT Elective 3
MIS 3003 Management Information Systems 3 MKTG Elective 3
FINC 3733 Business Finance 3 MGMT 3453 Operations Management 3
LSBA 3233 Legal & Ethical Environment of Business 3 Dillard College Elective 3
SEMESTER HOURS 15 SEMESTER HOURS 15
Senior year, first semester Senior year, second semester
International Component
6
3 FINC Elective 3
LSBA 3243 Commercial Law 3 Dillard College Elective 3
MGMT Elective 3 Dillard College Elective 3
ECON Elective 3 MGMT 4853 Strategic Management
7
3
Approved Elective
8
(if needed) 3 Approved Elective
8
(if needed) 3
SEMESTER HOURS 15 SEMESTER HOURS 15
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