Admissions Requirements
Admission to the College of Business is open to students who have successfully completed the following requirements:
● Attained at least a 2.0 grade point average on a minimum of 30 semester hours of college credit courses which must include
● Freshman Composition, ENGL 110 – 111, 6 hours (a grade of “C” or better);
● College Algebra and Calculus for Business and Social Sciences, MATH 135 and 203, 6 hours (a grade of “C” or better);
● Computer Science, 3 hours; and
● Natural Sciences, 6 hours
Students transferring should pursue the program for one of the following curricula: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management or Marketing.
Transfer from Other Areas at the University
Transfer credits are acceptable for degree programs to the extent they represent course requirements in the appropriate curriculum.
Transfer from Other Colleges or Universities
Students transferring from other approved colleges or universities must meet the general University requirements, the requirements and the requirements of students transferring from other areas of the University. The College of Business may decline to accept transfer credits for any course when the grade earned is lower than “C” or for business courses completed at the lower-division level, when the course is offered at the junior or senior level in this college. Transfer credit will be granted for courses taken at an in-state institution based on state transfer and articulation criteria. Transfers from all other institutions will be reviewed on a case by case basis for academic equivalency and will be approved for credit toward the degree program when they are deemed comparable to existing courses offered by the College of Business and when students have earned a grade of “C” or better in the courses.
STUDENT ADVISEMENT
Academic advisement is conducted through the department administering the major field. Students are assigned advisors when admitted to the College of Business. They are encouraged to consult with their advisors regarding all relevant aspects of their academic matriculation.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
Students in the College of Business are responsible for selecting academic programs and adhering to all published regulations and requirements of the college and the University. It is the students’ responsibility to learn these regulations and to satisfy degree requirements. A student’s academic advisor may not assume that responsibility. Students must meet with academic advisors for a final degree checkout during the semester immediately preceding graduation.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
To earn an undergraduate degree in the College of Business, students must complete an approved program of study of not less than 122 semester hours with a minimum overall 2.00 GPA and 40 credit hours in general education requirements. Students also must have earned a minimum grade of “C” in all courses taken in the College of Business and all courses pursued in the major area. See the departmental listings of required courses in each major.
A student transferring to the College of Business is required to complete at least 50 percent of the total business credit hours, the courses taken to satisfy the major, and the 300- and 400-level courses at Southern University and A&M College. All 300-400 level business courses are restricted to students who have completed 56 semester credit hours of college-level course work. Business students must meet the writing proficiency requirements, the African American Experience requirement and service learning requirement of the university and complete the departmental comprehensive exam in their respective major.