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School of Business Administration
- Undergraduate
www.bus.miami.edu
The School of Business Administration offers courses leading
to the degrees of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
and Bachelor of Science (BS). Undergraduate degrees in business
are administered by the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs.
MISSION
The mission of the University of Miami School of Business
is to provide an environment in which the creation and dissemination
of business knowledge can flourish. The School will build
on its competitive advantages of cultural diversity, geographic
location, and outstanding faculty, to continually improve
its programs and become nationally recognized as a premier
school of business.
ACCREDITATION
The Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor and Master of Business
Administration as well as the undergraduate and graduate Accounting
programs are fully accredited by the AACSB - International,
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, International.
ACADEMIC POLICIES
• Students in the School of Business are responsible
for planning their own programs and for meeting degree requirements.
• It is the student’s responsibility to understand
fully, and to comply with all the provisions of this Bulletin
and written changes to their program of study.
• Students are provided assistance by advisors and
faculty members.
• Requests for deviation from department, program,
or school requirements are granted only by written approval
from the respective chairperson or dean.
• Students who are in violation of the provisions
of this Bulletin may be withdrawn unilaterally by appropriate
School officials from classes, deleted as Business students
or have a stop placed upon their future enrollment.
• Information regarding appeal procedures and special
requests relative to academic matters is available in Merrick
104, Office of Undergraduate Business.
Admission to the University for undergraduate study as a
freshman is sufficient to be granted admission to the School.
All students with fewer than 60 semester hours (lower level)
may select an intended major and minor(s). Students who do
not state an intended major are listed as undeclared in business.
Students in the lower level are not permitted to take 300
or higher level courses in Accounting, Finance, Management
and Marketing. In order to continue in the School with more
than 60 semester hours, individuals must seek and be granted
upper level status.
The School accepts only those lower level students for upper
level that meet the following requirements. Admission to upper
level status depends upon an individual having:
- Successfully completed at least 60 semester hours.
- a. For Bachelor of Business Administration: Successfully
completed Accounting 211, 212, Business Law 212, Economics
211, 212, English 105, 106, Management Science 110, 201,
202 and Political Science 211.
b. For Bachelor of Science: Successfully completed Accounting
211, 212, Business Law 212, Economics 301, 302, English
105, 106, Mathematics 111, 112, Management Science 311,
312, and Political Science 211.
- Made satisfactory progress toward graduation and not be
on academic warning or probation.
- Made formal application for admission to upper level.
Timetables and application procedures are available from
the Office of Undergraduate Business. Students applying
for upper level status must also list the major(s) and minor(s)
to be completed while in the upper level.
Applicants denied admission to upper level in the School
of Business Administration may apply to another School or
College in the University. However, students denied admission
to upper level who are accepted by another School or College
in the University are not permitted to re-enter the School
of Business Administration at a later date to complete Business
School undergraduate degree requirements.
Requirements for admission with advanced standing are the
same for all those transferring from accredited institutions
whether it is a two-year or four-year institution.
• The applicant must present a satisfactory academic
record in compliance with the standards of the Office
of Admission.
• All previous college work must be from an accredited
institution, and the student must be in good academic standing
at all the institutions previously attended.
• Students who will have earned 45 or more credits
at matriculation must have received college credit [B or
higher] for a calculus course.
• Students who will have earned fewer than 45 credits
at matriculation must have received college credit [B or
higher] for at least a pre-calculus course.
• The Dean of the School of Business Administration determines which transferred courses may be counted toward meeting the Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science graduation requirements.
• Transfer courses with quality points lower than 2.0 are not accepted toward requirements.
• Students who transfer to undergraduate study in the School of Business must take the courses appropriate to their programs of study as required by the School of Business if they have not had equivalent courses in the schools from which they transfer.
• Upper level courses in advanced business subjects required by the School and taken in baccalaureate institutions in the junior and senior year will be accepted as equivalent if the school is AACSB accredited. If the school is not accredited, the courses will be accepted subject to oral or written examinations for equivalency.
• Upper level business courses taken in the freshman or sophomore year at a two-year or four-year institution will be accepted as other electives. Students who feel these courses are equivalent to UM upper level business courses may request validation from the individual major department.
• Transfer students must complete at least one half of the Business Core Curriculum at the University of Miami.
• One half of the major and minor courses must be completed at the University of Miami with a minimum quality point average of 2.0 (or higher depending on major) regardless of the number of major or minor courses transferred.
• The School of Business Administration will review
each student's record at the end of each semester.
• When a student’s semester or cumulative average
is less than 2.0, or progress toward degree completion is
unsatisfactory, the student will be placed on academic probation
or warning in accordance with University policies and procedures.
• Full-time business students who are not completing
sufficient courses to graduate after ten regular semesters
of enrollment are deemed not to be making satisfactory academic
progress.
• The extent to which a student’s record is
below a 2.0 average determines the severity of the sanction,
i.e., warning or academic probation.
• Students on probation are not permitted to enroll
in more than 13 semester hours and may have a STOP placed
upon their future enrollment until grades for work-in-progress
are reviewed.
• Business students are dismissed by University
Dismissal Standards.
• Additionally, a student in the School of Business
Administration whose quality point average or progress toward
degree completion falls below the level of the minimum standards
of the School may be dismissed.
• Students may also be precluded from continuing
their studies in a major or courses if they do not have
the specified grades for the major or courses.
• A student who is precluded from continuing as an
undergraduate business student because of failure to satisfactorily
complete the required lower level courses or to attain a
high enough grade point average is not considered as having
been academically dismissed from the University. Accordingly,
such students may apply to another School or College and
if accepted, continue as students at the University of Miami.
The following procedures are applied specifically to Business
students using the University’s
Freshman Repeat Rule (FRR).
The student’s academic standing is based upon the current
grades being counted as credits attempted or earned.
• Students who repeat a course not under the provisions
of the FRR are administered using the University
General Repeat Rule.
• Students desiring to implement FRR must complete
the FRR Request Form which is available in the Office of
Undergraduate Business.
• The summer sessions are not counted as a semester
in computing the two semesters in which a student may elect
to repeat a course with a D or F grade. Additionally, a
student who initially enters the University in the spring
semester may repeat courses with a D or F grade taken in
the summer sessions following initial enrollment without
having the summer sessions count as one of the first two
semesters.
• For additional information about the FRR, consult
an Undergraduate Business Academic Advisor.
• Business students withdrawing from the University
must complete the “Complete Withdrawal” procedure
through the Office
of the Registrar.
• A student who has not been enrolled at the University of Miami for the previous full semester must apply for readmission through the Office of the Registrar.
• A student who is out of the School for more than
two years returns under the provisions of the Bulletin in
effect at the time of readmission.
• Students requesting readmission who were previously
dismissed for academic reasons or who had below a 2.0 quality
point average must present adequate evidence that the conditions
and/or factors that caused their prior poor academic performance
have changed sufficiently and that there is a reasonable
expectation of satisfactory performance if they are permitted
to resume study in the School.
• Additionally, students with prior unsatisfactory
academic records who are readmitted may have conditions
associated with their readmission.
• Failure to satisfactorily accomplish the stated
conditions may result in the student not being permitted
to register for future semesters.
The School reserves the right to change academic requirements
to include course offerings to ensure that students are receiving
the latest knowledge. Changes are transmitted to students
by written notice or by academic advisors and mentors.
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
(See Management
Science Department for requirements for Bachelor of Science
in Management Science.)
A candidate for the B.B.A. or B.S. degree must earn the last
45 credits consecutively and exclusively in degree-seeking
status in residence at the School of Business, University
of Miami, as well as meet the graduation requirements listed
in Academic Program below. Credit by examination may not be
used to meet the residency requirements.
Credits more than 12 years old are not normally recognized
for degree purposes.
In addition to a minimum of 120 semester hours, students
must have an overall quality point average of at least 2.0
on all undergraduate courses and a quality point average of
at least 2.0 on all undergraduate courses taken at the University
of Miami. Some majors require a higher quality point average.
At least fifty percent of the Business Foundation, fifty
percent of the Upper Level Business Core and fifty percent
of the Major and Minor credit hours must be completed at the
University of Miami.
Failure to apply for graduation in a timely manner will result
in the student not being officially graduated until the end
of a later semester or summer session.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOR BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
All Bachelor of Business Administration majors complete areas
A, B, C, D, and E as listed below:
A. REQUIRED GENERAL EDUCATION
( Approved Freshman Seminars may be used to satisfy some
of the General Education requirements.)
1 . English (9 Semester Hours)
a. ENG 105 and ENG 106
b. Select one course from ENG 306, ENG 330, ENG 331
or COS 333
2. Arts and Humanities (12 Semester Hours)
Select one from each of first three areas
a. Fine Art
Any fine art course such as: art, art appreciation,
music or music appreciation or theory, theater or theater
appreciation, architecture or architecture appreciation,
200 level dance or dance appreciation, survey of motion
pictures, creative writing, public speaking.
b. English Literature
Any literature course in the English language. May be
at the 200 level or above.
c. Philosophy or Religion
Any course in philosophy or religion.
d. A second course from any of the above fields –
or – a graded course in a foreign (not native
or heritage) language at level 102 or above.
3. Quantitative Foundation (9 Semester Hours)
MAS 110 and MAS 201 and MAS 202
4 . Natural World (6 Semester Hours)
a. One course in life science, e.g.: biology, ecosystems,
physical anthropology
b. One course in physical science, e.g.: physics, chemistry,
geology, physical geography, acoustics, marine science,
physical science
5. People and Society (21 Semester Hours)
a. ECO 211, ECO 212, ECO 302, POL 211, POL 213
b. Any course from the department of history
c. One behavioral social science course, e.g.: psychology,
sociology, anthropology, also courses in educational
psychology, geography, architecture (urban planning),
social foundations of education, inter-disciplinary
studies, e.g.: Africana, American, communications, Judaic,
women’s.
6. Writing Across the Curriculum- All students must complete
a minimum of five courses (15 semester hours) designated
as writing (W) courses to qualify for graduation.
7. General Education Elective (3 Semester Hours): Choose
one course (not less than 3 semester hours) from a department
outside the School of Business Administration
Note: MAS 105, if required by placement, may be used to
satisfy this General Education Requirement
B. BUSINESS FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
1. ACC 211 and ACC 212 (6 Semester Hours)
2. BSL 212 (3 Semester Hours)
C. UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS CORE
1. CIS 410 (3 Semester Hours) CIS majors will take CIS
465
2. FIN 302 (3 Semester Hours) MAY ONLY BE TAKEN AFTER
ADMISSION TO UPPER LEVEL
3. MGT 303 and MGT 304 (6 Semester Hours) MAY ONLY BE
TAKEN AFTER ADMISSION TO UPPER LEVEL
4. MGT 401 (3 Semester Hours) MUST BE TAKEN IN THE LAST
SEMESTER BEFORE GRADUATION
5. MKT 301 (3 Semester Hours) MAY ONLY BE TAKEN AFTER
ADMISSION TO UPPER LEVEL
6. One course (3 Semester Hours) from a functional area
of Business (ACC, FIN, MGT, MKT). MAY ONLY BE TAKEN AFTER
ADMISSION TO UPPER LEVEL.
D. MAJOR/MINOR REQUIREMENTS
All students must complete the requirements for at least
one major in one of the areas of specialization. Additionally,
students may elect to complete a minor in an area of specialization
other than their major. The minor may be in an area of specialization
offered by the School of Business Administration or by another
school or college of the University. The major and minor
requirements are specified by each department. All specialization
(major/minor) requirements must be taken for a grade and
completed with a grade of C- or higher with an overall grade
point average in all major and minor courses attempted of
at least a 2.0 unless a higher average is prescribed for
a specific major or minor.
Dual Majors are also possible, pending proper scheduling.
The only specialized courses that can be counted toward
two majors or a major and a minor are those courses specifically
listed by number as required for both majors and minors.
The elective business departmental courses required for
one major or minor may not be utilized to satisfy requirements
for a second major or minor. Business students desiring
another major outside the School of Business must complete
all requirements for both degrees and majors. Students in
other colleges and schools desiring a major in the School
of Business must complete all requirements for both degrees
and majors.
Students are required to finalize their majors and minors
prior to the start of their senior year and advise the Office
of Undergraduate Business. Students are advised that it
often takes more than the minimum 120 semester hours to
complete a minor or second major.
Areas of Minor Specializations offered by other
colleges and schools
Please see the college, school, or department section within
the Bulletin.
E. OTHER ELECTIVES (as required to achieve 120 semester
hours)
All undergraduate courses offered by the University may
be used as other electives with the following exceptions.
Not more than eight credits in applied music including band
can be used. Courses taken in the following subjects require
prior approval of the Dean: athletic, physical and recreational
activity courses offered in Exercise and Sport Sciences,
Paralegal Studies, Vocal Performance and Teaching and Learning.
Additionally, ENG 103, Basic Writing Skills and MTH 099,
Intermediate Algebra are offered not for credit toward graduation.
Other electives may be taken for Credit Only.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
The Bachelor of Science degree in the School of Business emphasizes quantitative foundation courses. All Bachelor of Science majors in the School of Business complete areas A, B, C, D, and E as listed below:
Areas of Study: (All courses except “other elective
courses” must be taken for a graded credit.):
A. REQUIRED GENERAL EDUCATION:
(Approved Freshman Seminars may be used to satisfy some
of the General Education requirements.)
1. English (9 Semester Hours)
a. ENG 105 and ENG 106
b. Select one course from ENG 306, ENG 330, ENG 331
or COS 333
2. Arts and Humanities (12 Semester Hours)
Select one from each of first three areas
a. Fine Art
Any fine art course such as: art or art appreciation,
music or music appreciation or theory, theater or theater
appreciation, architecture or architecture appreciation,
200 level dance or dance appreciation, survey of motion
pictures, creative writing, public speaking.
b. English Literature
Any literature course in the English language. May be
at the 200 level or above.
c. Philosophy or Religion
Any course in philosophy or religion.
d. A second course from any of the above fields –
or – a graded course in a foreign (not native
or heritage) language at level 102 or above.
3. Quantitative Foundation (14 Semester Hours)
a. MTH 111 and MTH 112
b. MAS 311 and MAS 312
4. Natural World (8 Semester Hours)
Science courses to total at least 8 credits
5. People and Society (15 Semester Hours)
a. One People and Society course such as anthropology,
history, psychology, sociology, or ECO 211.
b. ECO 301, ECO 302
c. POL 211, POL 213
6. Writing Across the Curriculum- All students must complete a minimum of five courses (15 semester hours) designated as writing (W) courses to qualify for graduation.
7. General Education Elective (2-3 Semester Hours): Choose
one course from a department outside the School of Business
Administration. MASS majors use MTH 210 as general education
elective.
B. BUSINESS FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
1. ACC 211 and ACC 212 (6 Semester Hours)
2. BSL 212 (3 Semester Hours)
C. UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS CORE
1. CIS 410 (3 Semester Hours) CISS majors will take
CIS 465
2. FIN 302 (3 Semester Hours) MAY ONLY BE TAKEN AFTER
ADMISSION TO UPPER LEVEL
3. MGT 303 and MGT 304 (6 Semester Hours) MAY ONLY BE
TAKEN AFTER ADMISSION TO UPPER LEVEL
4. MGT 401 (3 Semester Hours) MUST BE TAKEN IN THE LAST
SEMESTER BEFORE GRADUATION
5. MKT 301 (3 Semester Hours) MAY ONLY BE TAKEN AFTER
ADMISSION TO UPPER LEVEL
6. One course (3 Semester Hours) from a functional area
of Business (ACC, FIN, MGT, MKT). MAY ONLY BE TAKEN AFTER
ADMISSION TO UPPER LEVEL.
D. MAJOR/MINOR REQUIREMENTS
All students must complete the requirements for at least
one major in one of the areas of specialization. Additionally,
students may elect to complete a minor in an area of specialization
other than their major. The minor may be in an area of specialization
offered by the School of Business Administration or by another
school or college of the University. The major and minor
requirements are specified by each department. All specialization
(major/minor) requirements must be taken for a grade and
completed with a grade of C- or higher with an overall grade
point average in all major and minor courses attempted of
at least a 2.0 unless a higher average is prescribed for
a specific major or minor.
Dual Majors are also permitted, pending proper scheduling.
The only specialized courses that can be counted toward
two majors or a major and a minor are those courses specifically
listed by number as required for both majors and minors.
The elective business departmental courses required for
one major or minor may not be utilized to satisfy requirements
for a second major or minor. Business students desiring
another major outside the School of Business must complete
all requirements for both degrees and majors. Students in
other colleges and schools desiring a major in the School
of Business must complete all requirements for both degrees
and majors.
Students are required to finalize their majors and minors
prior to the start of their senior year and advise the Office
of Undergraduate Business. Students are advised that it
often takes more than the minimum 120 semester hours to
complete a minor or second major.
Areas of Minor Specialization offered by other colleges
and schools
Please see the college, school, or department section within
the Bulletin.
MINORS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(9-18 Semester Hours for Minor)
The School of Business Administration cooperates with other
schools and colleges of the University by offering minors
in:
Business Administration
Business Law
Computer Information Systems
Economics
Finance
Management
Management Science
Marketing
Political Science
The International Business minor and the Accounting minor
are offered only to undergraduate business students.
Students interested in completing a minor offered by the
School of Business Administration should consult with the
academic advisor in the school or college of their major to
determine if a minor in business is acceptable. The student
must also consult with an academic advisor in the Office of
Undergraduate Business for assistance in planning the minor.
All courses within the minor must be taken for a grade and
completed with a C- or higher grade with an overall grade
point average of at least 2.0 in all minor courses unless
a higher grade or grade point average is prescribed by the
department. All courses in the minor department in which the
student enrolls will count toward the minor grade point average.
The minor in Business Administration (BUA) consists of four
courses (12 semester hours). The required courses for the
minor in Business Administration are:
NOTE: A student must have 30 earned credits before enrolling
in ACC 211. Additionally, a student must have 60 earned credits
before enrolling in a FIN, MGT, or MKT course. It is recommended
that ACC 211 is the first course taken for the BUA minor.
For a listing of the course requirements for other minors,
consult the Bulletin section for the department that offers
the minor.
GENERAL HONORS PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Students who have demonstrated superior performance may receive
academic advantages, certain privileges, and recognition by
participation and successful completion of the General Honors
Program of the School of Business Administration.
The core for the SBA General Honors is 15 credits taken in sections designated “Honors.”:
In addition, nine hours of courses outside of Business that
are designated “Honors” will also be taken. The
honors student who maintains a 3.5 grade point average will
receive the notation, “General Honors in Business”
on the transcript.
GRADUATION HONORS
• Students who qualify based on their grade point
average and who desire to graduate with graduation
honors, Magna cum laude or Summa cum laude Honors must
complete approved independent study, senior thesis or other
designated courses and successfully complete an approved
thesis or project.
• Students planning to accomplish these requirements
must consult with the department chairperson for their major
prior to their senior year of study.
• For details consult the Office of Undergraduate
Business and the Office
of the Honors Program.
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