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The mission of the School of Business (BUS) at the University of Houston-Clear Lake is to provide quality lifelong education at the junior, senior and master's level for the Houston/Galveston metropolitan population. Undergraduate business programs primarily serve the region's community college systems by providing transfer students the opportunity to complete a four-year degree. Graduate programs serve both full-time students and working professionals in the region. Instruction is designed for small classes and flexible hours and fosters development of business skills with global applicability. Faculty pursue a blend of research contributing to knowledge in professional practice, innovative pedagogy and discipline-based scholarship.
| Office | Phone | |
| Office of Academic Advising | Bayou 2111 | 281-283-3110 |
| Office of the Dean | Bayou 2239 | 281-283-3100 |
| Web Site | http://bus.uhcl.edu |
The graduate and undergraduate accounting and business administration degrees in the School of Business are accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The school's graduate degree in Healthcare Administration is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education. A variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in the business and public administration disciplines. Students are eligible to apply for jobs through the Cooperative Education Program, which is designed to prepare students for careers by integrating paid work experience with academic study.
H.B. 1172 requires that students entering an institution in fall 2008 or later may not be required to complete more than the minimum number of semester credit hours required for the baccalaureate degree by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (120 semester credit hours) unless the institution determines that there is a compelling academic reason for requiring completion of additional semester credit hours for the degree. All UHCL baccalaureate degrees are in compliance with H.B. 1172 effective fall 2008.
H.B. 1172 does not apply to students enrolling prior to fall 2008 or to degree plans in existence prior to fall 2008. Students requesting new degree plans should be aware that they may risk being charged higher tuition if the new degree plan puts them in violation of exceeding 30/45 semester credit hours required for completion of the degree rule (H.B. 1172). Furthermore, changing degree plans may disqualify a student from being eligible to receive a tuition rebate upon graduation for completion of the degree with no more than three attempted hours in excess of the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete the degree under the catalog under which the student graduated.
A minimum of 60 upper-level hours and a total of 120 hours are required for the baccalaureate degree. A minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher is needed to graduate.
To assist students in obtaining sufficient background prior to transferring to UHCL, the following curriculum is required:
| Accounting Principles1 | 6 hours |
| Business Law | 3 hours |
| Computer Literacy2 | 3 hours |
| Economic Principles | 6 hours |
| English Composition [must be C or better] | 6 hours |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 3 hours |
| Other Humanities | 3 hours |
| Government (three hours U.S. and three hours US/Texas) | 6 hours |
| History (six hours U.S. or three hours may be Texas) | 6 hours |
| Mathematics (Calculusand Finite Math)3 | 6 hours |
| Natural Science (ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS)4 | 6 hours |
| Social Sciences (ANTH, ECON, GEOG, PSYC, SOCI) | 3 hours |
| Speech | 3 hours |
| Total | 60 hours |
1Students in the Environmental Management plan may replace the six hours of Accounting Principles with Biology, Geology, Physics, Ecology, Environmental Science or Chemistry beyond the six hours required for admission. Students in the Legal Studies plan may replace the six hours of Accounting Principles with a Foreign Language or English beyond the six hours of required composition.
2Students majoring in Management Information Systems must complete Computer Literacy plus 3 hours of Computer Programming.
3Students in the Legal Studies plan ONLY may replace MATH 1324 with three hours of English beyond the core requirements or a foreign language.
4Students in the Environmental Management plan are required to take six hours of Chemistry.
Many of these preparatory courses are not taught at University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) and must be taken at a community college. Accounting Principles, Economic Principles, College Algebra and Finite Math are only offered at the freshman/sophomore level. Without completion of these specific prerequisites, very few courses required for business plans can be taken at UHCL.
Upon acceptance as a degree candidate, a student's Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) will be prepared during their first semester. The BUS requires 60 upper-level credits.
The plans in Business Administration prepare students to assume administrative, managerial and professional positions in their respective fields. Undergraduate degrees are offered in accounting, finance, management information systems, healthcare administration, management, marketing and general business.
Core Requirements comprise 33 hours; Plan Requirements vary from 15 to 27 hours, depending upon the specific business plan. Non-Business, BUS and General Electives are added to each CPS as needed to provide a total of at least 60 upper-level hours, as well as 120 total hours required for graduation. No more than six hours of grades in the range of "D+," "D" or "D-" are permitted in upper-level Core Requirements. All courses in Plan Requirements must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. A minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher is needed to graduate.
The following courses, or their approved equivalents, together with accounting and economics principles and business law, constitute the business core and are required of all business students:
| ACCT | 3331 | Managerial Accounting1 |
| DSCI | 3131 | Quantitative Methods for Management |
| DSCI | 3231 | Statistics I |
| ECON | 3131 | Money and Banking |
| FINC | 3331 | Business Finance |
| ISAM | 3033 | Information Systems for Management |
| MGMT | 3031 | Management Theory and Practice |
| MGMT | 4132 | Strategic Management2 |
| MGMT | 4534 | Organizational Behavior |
| MKTG | 3031 | Marketing: Creating Value for Customers |
| WRIT | 3132 | Written Communication in Business |
1All Accounting majors are required to substitute ACCT 3333 Cost Accounting for ACCT 3331. Finance majors may take either ACCT 3331 or ACCT 3333.
2B.S./M.S. in Professional Accounting majors are required to substitute a FINC elective for MGMT 4132.
Undergraduate students majoring in accounting have two options: the bachelor of science degree in Accounting and the integrated bachelor of science/master of science degrees in Professional Accounting. The objective of the bachelor of science degree in Accounting is to provide basic conceptual accounting and business knowledge as a foundation for entry level positions in industry, financial institutions and non-profit organizations, as well as to provide a basis for further study to pursue a career in public accounting.
Plan requirements for the bachelor of science degree in Accounting consist of these courses:
| ACCT | 3431 | Intermediate Accounting I |
| ACCT | 3432 | Intermediate Accounting II |
| ACCT | 4331 | Federal Taxation of Individuals |
| ACCT | 4332 | Financial Information Systems |
| ACCT | 4431 | Auditing I |
| ACCT | 4532 | Advance Financial Accounting |
Elective Requirements (9 hours)
| ACCT | Elective | (3 hours) |
| BUS | Elective | (3 hours) |
| General | Elective | (3 hours) |
The integrated bachelor of science and master of science degrees in Professional Accounting are designed for focused entering undergraduate students who know they want to meet the requirements to sit for the CPA examination and pursue a professional career in accounting. The objective of the integrated plan is to provide students with the required background to sit for the CPA examination and to provide a basis for exercising judgment in accounting-related and business decisions within administrative, managerial and professional positions as well as enhance rapid career development.
Students must apply to the graduate program, take the GMAT exam and meet all graduate accounting entrance requirements by the first semester of their senior year (i.e., after they have completed their first 36 hours of the integrated plan). In addition, students in the integrated plan will be required to have a cumulative UHCL GPA of at least 3.000 for admission to the M.S. in Professional Accounting. The B.S. in Professional Accounting will not be awarded until all requirements for the M.S. are completed. Students failing to be admitted into the graduate Professional Accounting plan will revert to the 120-hour B.S. in Accounting degree plan and proceed in the normal manner to graduation. Students planning on taking the CPA examination are required to have a 3-semester credit hour ethics course, which has been approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. ACCT 4436 Ethics for Accountants has been approved by TSBPA and satisfies the ethic course requirement.
The Candidate Plan of Study for the integrated B.S. and M.S. in Professional Accounting will include 117 hours of undergraduate and 33 hours of graduate course work. Plan requirements consist of the following courses:
| ACCT | 3431 | Intermediate Accounting I |
| ACCT | 3432 | Intermediate Accounting II |
| ACCT | 4331 | Federal Taxation of Individuals |
| ACCT | 4332 | Financial Information Systems |
| ACCT | 4431 | Auditing I |
| ACCT | 4436 | Business Ethics for Accountants |
| Undergraduate BUS Elective (3 hours) | ||
| Undergraduate General Elective (3 hours) | ||
| ACCT | 5234 | Corporate Income Tax |
| ACCT | 5431 | Advanced Accounting |
| ACCT | 5432 | Accounting for Government & Not-for-Profit Organizations |
| ACCT | 6732 | Seminar in Auditing Theory and Practices |
| LEGL | 5131 | Legal Concepts for Business Professionals |
| MGMT | 6731 | Strategic Management Seminar |
| ACCT | Electives | (6 hours)1 |
| BUS | Electives | (6 hours)1 |
| MKTG | Elective | (3 hours)1 |
1Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level and graduate foundation courses may not be included in the 15 hours of graduate ACCT, MKTG or BUS electives.
Students in the integrated Professional Accounting Plan may complete a sub-plan (concentration) in Management Information Systems by completing the following combination of undergraduate and graduate course work. Plan requirements consist of these courses:
| ACCT | 3431 | Intermediate Accounting I |
| ACCT | 3432 | Intermediate Accounting II |
| ACCT | 4331 | Federal Taxation of Individuals |
| ACCT | 4332 | Financial Information Systems |
| ACCT | 4431 | Auditing I |
| ACCT | 4436 | Business Ethics for Accountants |
| ISAM | 3034 | Introduction to Business Programming |
| Undergraduate General Elective (3 hours) | ||
| ACCT | 5234 | Corporate Income Tax |
| ACCT | 5431 | Advanced Accounting |
| ACCT | 5432 | Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations |
| ACCT | 6732 | Seminar in Auditing Theory and Practice |
Two of the following six courses (6 hours):
| ACCT | 5333 | Fundamentals of Database Design and Development |
| ACCT | 5334 | Advanced Database Applications Development |
| ACCT | 5335 | Information Systems Audit and Security |
| ACCT | 5336 | Systems Analysis and Design |
| LEGL | 5131 | Legal Concepts for Business Professionals |
| MGMT | 6731 | Strategic Management Seminar (Capstone Course) |
The plan in Finance leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of these courses:
| ACCT | 3431 | Intermediate Accounting I |
| ACCT | 3432 | Intermediate Accounting II1 |
| FINC | 3333 | Intermediate Financial Management |
| FINC | 3533 | Investments |
| FINC | 4331 | Contemporary Financial Institutions |
| FINC | 4431 | Structure of Financial Statements1 |
| FINC | Electives | (3 hours) to be selected from the following courses: |
| FINC | 3531 | Real Estate Investment Analysis |
| FINC | 4531 | International Financial Operations |
| FINC | 4631 | Treasury Management or FINC 4931 Selected Topics in Finance |
| General | Electives | (6 hours) |
| Non-Business Electives (3 hours) | ||
1Student can take either ACCT 3432 or FINC 4431.
The plan in General Business leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of 18 hours in business administration course work with no more than six hours of course work from any one of the following areas: accounting, business and public administration, decision sciences, economics, finance, healthcare administration, information systems, management or marketing, a minimum of six hours of general electives and three hours of non-business elective.
The plan in Healthcare Administration leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of these courses:
| HADM | 3131 | Foundations of Healthcare Administration Leadership |
| HADM | 3531 | Physician Group Practice Management |
| HADM | 4132 | Healthcare Planning and Marketing |
| HADM | 4136 | Medical Reimbursement |
| HADM | 4332 | Legal Dimensions of Healthcare Administration (or LEGL 3531, 3432, 4532 or 4632) |
| HADM | 4531 | Financial Dimensional of Healthcare Administration II |
| MGMT | 3331 | Human Resource Management |
| HADM | Elective | (3 hours) |
| Non-Business Elective (3 hours) | ||
The plan in Management leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of 15 hours of management electives, a minimum of nine hours of general electives and three hours of non-business elective.
The plan in Management Information Systems leads to the bachelor of science degree. The objective of the degree coursework is to prepare students to pursue careers such as business application developer, database application developer, network administrator, web designer, technical support, etc. Plan requirements consist of these courses:
| CSCI | 3133 | Programming with C |
| CSCI | 3134 | Software Development with Java1 |
| CSCI | 3233 | Object-Oriented Design & Programming1 |
| ISAM | 3331 | Introduction to Business Databases |
| ISAM | 3332 | Business Applications Programming with Visual Basic |
| ISAM | 4331 | Internet Applications in Business |
| ISAM | 4635 | Analysis & Design of Business Systems |
| ISAM | 4636 | Introduction to Network Management |
| ISAM | Elective | (3 hours) |
| BUS | Elective | (3 hours) |
1Students can take either CSCI 3134 OR CSCI 3233
The plan in Marketing leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of these courses:
| MKTG | 3133 | Channel Relationships and Dynamics |
| MKTG | 3531 | Marketing Intelligence and Data Management |
| MKTG | 4334 | Business Marketing Strategy |
| MKTG | Electives | (9 hours) |
| General or Non-Business Electives (9 hours) | ||
A minimum of 60 upper-level hours and a total of 120 hours are required for the baccalaureate degree.
These professional plans offer a blending of private and public sector administration. The objective of these plans is to create an understanding of basic administrative skills and an appreciation of the social, economic and political environment of public administration.
Once a student is accepted as a degree candidate, a Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) will be prepared. In some degree plans, sufficient hours of electives are added to the course requirements on the CPS to meet the 60 upper-level hour requirement and/or the 120 total hour requirement.
Undergraduate Candidate Plans of Study in public administration must contain no more than 25 percent of their credit hours from the business fields of accounting, business and public administration (BAPA), decision sciences, economics, finance, healthcare administration, information systems, management and marketing. A minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher is needed to graduate.
The undergraduate plan in Environmental Management leads to the bachelor of science degree. The objective of the plan is to prepare students for positions involving the management of natural resources in a variety of public and private settings. Students are expected to complete six hours of course work in chemistry before enrolling.
Plan requirements consist of these courses:
| CHEM | 3333 | Environmental Chemistry |
| DSCI | 3231 | Statistics I |
| ENVR | 3131 | Foundations of Environmental Management |
| ENVR | 4133 | Techniques of Environmental Assessment |
| ENVR | 4135 | Introduction to Environmental Law |
| ENVR | 4332 | Process of Environmental Permitting |
| ENVR | 4333 | Introduction to Pollution Control Technology |
| ENVR | 4336 | Administrative Practices & Ethical Considerations |
| MGMT | 3031 | Management Theory & Practice |
| MGMT | 4537 | Government Budget Planning & Analysis |
| WRIT | 3135 | Technical Writing |
Two of the following five courses (6 hours):
| ENVR | 4131 | Principles of Air Quality |
| ENVR | 4132 | Water Management Principles |
| ENVR | 4136 | Fundamentals of Hazardous Waste Management |
| ENVR | 4137 | Solid Waste Management Principles |
| ENVR | 4334 | Health & Safety Management |
One of the following five courses (3 hours):
| MGMT | 3133 | Organizational Communication |
| MGMT | 3331 | Human Resource Management |
| MGMT | 4431 | Leadership in a Global Business Environment |
| MGMT | 4533 | International Business Management |
| MGMT | 4534 | Organizational Behavior |
One of the following seven courses (3 hours):
| BIOL | 3333 | Environmental Biology |
| CHEM | 3233 | Organic Chemistry I |
| CHEM | 4535 | Environmental Sampling & Monitoring |
| GEOG | 4231 | Fundamentals of GIS |
| GEOL | 3333 | Environmental Geology |
| GEOL | 4233 | Soils in the Environment |
| INDH | 3333 | Environmental Safety & Health |
| Other pre-approved upper-level science or safety courses | ||
Electives (15 hours):
| ENVR | Elective | (3 hours) |
| General | Elective | (3 hours) |
| Non-Business Electives (9 hours) | ||
The undergraduate plan in Legal Studies leads to the bachelor of science degree. It is the goal of the Legal Studies program to introduce students to the study of law and the workings of the American Legal system as a foundation for a career as a paralegal professional or the more advanced study of law in a law school environment. The degree program has three principal educational objectives: 1) to educate students in the legal principles that underpin substantive and procedural areas of law such as torts, family law, probate, criminal law, the law of real property, consumer law, and civil litigation; 2) to equip students with the legal research, writing and critical thinking skills necessary to foster their continuing independent study of the law beyond the classroom; and 3) to raise student's awareness and understanding of the important role that legal ethics play in the delivery of legal services.
Plan requirements consist of these courses:
| LEGL | 3037 | Legal Writing & Appellate Process |
| LEGL | 3133 | Introduction to Law & the American Legal System |
| LEGL | 3231 | Logic |
| LEGL | 3432 | American System of Trial by Jury |
| LEGL | 3531 | Legal Research |
| LEGL | 3533 | Introduction to Texas Rules of Pre-Trial Civil Procedure |
| LEGL | 4532 | Family Law & Procedure |
| LEGL | 4534 | Property Transactions |
| LEGL | 4535 | Criminal Law |
| LEGL | 4536 | Torts |
| LEGL | 4539 | Estate Planning & Administration |
| LEGL | 4631 | Texas Consumer Law |
| WRIT | 3037 | Advanced Writing1 |
| WRIT | 3035 | Intermediate Writing1 |
1Students may take either WRIT 3037 or WRIT 3035
Required Electives (21 hours):
One course to be selected from ACCT, DSCI, ENVR 4135, FINC, HADM, ISAM, MGMT or MKTG rubrics (3 hours);
One course to be selected from ARTS, HIST or HUMN rubrics (3 hours);
One of the following two courses: WRIT 3132 or WRIT 3135 (3 hours);
12 hours of general electives.
NOTE: The Political Science program has been transferred to the School of Human Sciences and Humanities. Please check their section of the catalog for plan requirements.
Students applying for one of the School of Business graduate plans must have a bachelor's degree. Applicants whose undergraduate degrees are in fields other than the graduate degree they are seeking, or those with business degrees from schools lacking AACSB International accreditation, may have graduate level foundation courses added to their plan requirements. All 5000- and 6000-level courses, including foundation courses, are reserved exclusively for graduate degree-seeking students.
All graduate plans require the completion of a minimum of 36 hours, including a required capstone course, which is designated in the plan listing.
Students seeking a master of science (MS) degree in Accounting, Finance or Management Information Systems, the master of business administration (MBA) degree or the master of arts (MA) in Human Resource Management are required to submit applications, transcripts for all prior college coursework, and GMAT scores in accordance with these deadlines:
| Fall Enrollment | August 1 |
| Spring Enrollment | December 1 |
| Summer Enrollment | May 1 |
Deadlines for international students are two months earlier (June 1, October 1 and March 1). Prior to consideration for admission, applicants must submit transcripts.
Students who lack records, transcripts or GMAT scores will not be considered for admission or permitted to register.
In addition, graduate courses taken outside the School of Business, or courses taken in a non-degree-seeking or post-baccalaureate status prior to acceptance into the graduate plan, may not count toward degree credit. Students desiring to apply such courses must petition the associate dean or director of the MBA, depending upon degree objective.
The degrees in business administration prepare students to assume administrative, managerial and professional positions in their respective fields. Graduate degrees in business administration include the master of science degree in Accounting, the master of science degree in Finance, the master of arts degree in Human Resources Management, the master of science degree in Management Information Systems and the master of business administration (MBA) degree.
In order to function effectively, it is assumed that all students will have completed three hours of College Algebra (evidenced on a college transcript) and have computer skills in the use of database/spreadsheet software, creation of professional looking documents, and exploration of the Internet for business purposes.
Foundation requirements are graduate-level courses designed for BUS graduate students whose prior academic study lacked adequate coverage of specific basic principles critical for advanced studies in business. These courses provide the business background necessary for successful pursuit of the student's chosen plan. Foundation courses eliminate the need for a student to complete undergraduate business courses prior to acceptance into a graduate field of study in the School of Business.
Foundation courses may be waived by presenting equivalent courses taken at an accredited university. Equivalent courses must have a grade of C or better. International students should obtain a subject analysis evaluation from Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (http://www.ece.org) and have the results sent to the School of Business prior to matriculation for foundation courses to be reviewed for possible waiver.
Students are strongly urged to contact their academic advisor before registration to verify which foundation courses may be waived to avoid taking classes unnecessarily. Under no circumstances may any of the foundation courses be used as electives or to satisfy the extended course work requirements under Master's Degree Option 4.
Some or all of the following foundation courses may be required for each of the master's degrees in business administration, depending on the plan and the student's academic history. All of the following foundation courses or their equivalents (with the exception of ISAM 5030) are required for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree:
| ACCT | 5031 | Accounting Concepts for Managers2,3 |
| DSCI | 5031 | Business Statistics for Decision-Making 2,3 |
| ECON | 5031 | Economic Principles |
| FINC | 5031 | Financial Analysis & Markets |
| ISAM | 5030 | Fundamentals of Business Programming1,3 |
| MGMT | 5032 | Human Behavior in Organizations 2,3 |
| MKTG | 5031 | Marketing Essentials for the 21st Century: Creating Customer Value2 |
1Required of MS in Accounting students with an MIS concentration only.
2Required of MA in Human Resource Management students.
3Required of MS in MIS students.
Students pursuing the master of science degree in Accounting must also meet these requirements or their equivalents:
| ACCT | 5131 | Accounting for Administrative Control |
| ACCT | 5133 | Financial Accounting I |
| ACCT | 5134 | Financial Accounting II |
| ACCT | 5137 | Principles of Auditing |
| DSCI | 5030 | Business Calculus |
A minimum of a 3.000 cumulative grade point average on course work taken at UHCL. No grade lower than a "C" is acceptable toward a graduate degree; this includes foundation work as well as the plan requirements. Grades of "C-" or lower are not acceptable.
The objective of the master of science degree in Accounting is to provide students with a broad-based background in business, and depth and breadth in accounting. This will provide students with a basis for exercising judgment in accounting-related decisions within administrative, managerial and professional positions and enhance rapid career development. The course of study satisfies the required preparation for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. In addition, requirements for other professional certifications may be met within this plan. Students planning on taking the CPA examination are required to have a 3-semester credit hour ethics course which has been approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. ACCT 4436 Ethics for Accountants has been approved by TSBPA and satisfies the ethic course requirement.
Students seeking a master of science degree in Accounting must meet the business foundation courses (ACCT 5031, DSCI 5031, ECON 5031, FINC 5031, MGMT 5032 and MKTG 5031) or their equivalents, and the accounting foundation requirements (ACCT 5131, 5133, 5134, 5137) or their equivalents. Students who have not completed a college-level course in either business or applied calculus will have DSCI 5030 added to their plan foundation requirements.
It is anticipated that students with three different academic backgrounds may choose to pursue a master of science degree in Accounting. These differing academic backgrounds are best described as: Category A: No prior academic work in business; Category B: Prior academic work in business, but does not have the equivalent of a major in accounting; Category C: Undergraduate degree in accounting or degree in business with a major in accounting.
The Candidate Plan of Study for all three categories of students will include a minimum of 36 semester hours. Students selecting the master's thesis option will receive six semester hours credit for the thesis. Students in Category A may not elect the thesis option. The availability of the thesis option for Category B students will depend upon their previous academic work in accounting and/or business.
The specific degree requirements vary depending on academic background. The plan requirements are:
Category A
Foundation Requirements as listed above: ACCT 5031, DSCI 5031, ECON 5031, FINC 5031, MGMT 5032, MKTG 5031, ACCT 5131, ACCT 5133, ACCT 5134, ACCT 5137 and DSCI 5030 (if business calculus was not taken previously). Students desiring the Management Information Systems sub-plan must take ISAM 5030 Fundamentals of Business Programming or equivalent. Plan requirements consist of these courses:
| ACCT | 4436 | Business Ethics for Accountants |
| ACCT | 5231 | Individual Income Tax |
| ACCT | 5234 | Corporate Income Tax |
| ACCT | 5332 | Accounting Information Systems |
| ACCT | 5431 | Advanced Accounting |
| ACCT | 5432 | Accounting for Government & Not-for-Profit |
| ACCT | 6732 | Seminar in Auditing Theory & Practice |
| DSCI | 5431 | Management Sciences & Operations |
| ISAM | 5330 | Management Information Systems |
| LEGL | 5131 | Legal Concepts for Business Professionals |
| MGMT | 6731 | Strategic Management Seminar (Capstone Course) |
| BUS | Elective | (3 hours) |
Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.
Category B
The course of study will be designed to meet the student's educational needs in light of previous academic work and career objectives. Students in Category B must meet requirements of Category A. However, courses taken in a student's previous academic work determined to be equivalent to foundation requirements may result in waiver of foundation requirements. If courses taken in a student's previous academic work are determined to be equivalent to degree requirements, other courses may be substituted with approval. Of the 36 semester hours of plan requirements, Category B students must complete at least 15 semester hours of accounting at the graduate level. Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.
Category C
The course of study will be designed to meet the student's educational needs in light of previous academic work and career objectives. Category C students must complete 36 semester hours, which must include at least twelve semester hours of accounting at the graduate level. Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.
Students may choose an information systems sub-plan in their Master of Science Degree in Accounting. These students will be required to take ISAM 5030 Fundamentals of Business Programming (waived for students with six hours of college-level programming) and three of the following five courses:
| ACCT | 5333 | Fundamentals of Database Design & Development |
| ACCT | 5334 | Advanced Database Applications Development |
| ACCT | 5335 | Information Systems Audit & Security |
| ACCT | 5336 | System Analysis & Design |
| ISAM | 5030 | Fundamentals of Business Programming |
The graduate plan in Business Administration leads to the master of business administration (MBA) degree. The Candidate Plan of Study for the MBA degree will include a minimum of 36 semester hours, plus any required foundation course work. The plan requirements consist of these courses:
| ACCT | 5131 | Accounting for Administrative Control |
| BAPA | 5131 | The Global Environment of Business |
| DSCI | 5431 | Management Science & Operations |
| ECON | 5136 | Economic Policy & Applications |
| FINC | 5133 | Financial Policy |
| MGMT | 5133 | Teamwork & Leadership Skills: Theory in Practice |
| MGMT | 6731 | Strategic Management Seminar (Capstone Course) |
| MKTG | 5332 | Executive Decisions in Marketing |
Twelve hours of electives are required. Electives should be selected from courses taught in the School of Business. Students desiring to use their electives in courses taught by other schools in the university must petition the associate dean for approval prior to enrolling. Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.
Students may complete sub-plans (concentrations) within the MBA degree plan. The Candidate Plan of Study for the MBA degree with a sub-plan will contain a minimum of 36 semester hours. In addition to the completion of 24 hours of required MBA course work, all sub-plans require the completion of 12 semester hours of course work in the concentration.
For the sub-plan in Environmental Management, students will be required to complete 12 hours as follows:
| ENVR | 5331 | Environmental Economics |
| ENVR | 5332 | Environmental Law |
The other two courses (6 hours) can be chosen from any graduate environmental management course listed in the university catalog with the exception of:
| ENVR | 6132 | Environmental Impact Assessment |
For the sub-plan in Finance, students will be required to complete 12 hours as follows:
| FINC | 5331 | Financial Administration Practices |
| FINC | 5332 | Structure of Financial Statements |
FINCElectives(6 hours) which may be either a master's thesis or six hours of FINC course work excluding FINC 5031 and 5133
For the sub-plan in Human Resource Management, students will be required to complete 12 hours as follows:
| HMRS | 5131 | Human Resource Management Processes |
| HMRS | 5231 | Legal Environment of Human Resource Management I |
| HMRS | 5435 | Employee Planning, Staffing & Selection |
One of the following three courses (3 hours):
| HMRS | 5433 | Compensation and Benefits |
| HMRS | 5531 | Training & Development |
| MGMT | 5332 | Labor Relations |
For the sub-plan in International Business, students must complete 12 hours in a minimum of three different rubrics. Courses may be selected from the following list:
| ACCT | 5531 | International Accounting |
| FINC | 6531 | International Finance |
| FINC | 6533 | Seminar in International Finance |
| MGMT | 6332 | International Marketing |
| MGMT | 6333 | Seminar in International Management |
| MKTG | 5532 | International Marketing Strategy |
| MKTG | 5533 | Seminar in International Marketing |
For the sub-plan in Management Information Systems, students will be required to take ISAM 5030 Fundamentals of Business Programming (waived for students with six hours of college-level programming) plus 12 hours of graduate level ISAM courses (excluding ISAM 5030).
For the sub-plan in Management of Technology (MOT), students will complete 12 hours.
| MGMT | 5636 | Management of Technology |
| MGMT | 5638 | Managing Technical & Professional People |
Two of the following seven courses (6 hours):
| HMRS | 5131 | Human Resource Management Processes |
| HMRS | 5136 | Group Processes in Organizations |
| MGMT | 5931 | Research Topics in Management (Designated by MOT in the title) |
| MGMT | 6332 | International Business Management |
| SENG | 5332 | Decision Analysis for Systems Engineering |
| SENG | 5334 | Human Factors |
| SWEN | 5230 | Software Project Management |
Or, students are encouraged to elect courses which will develop their knowledge of a specific science or technology domain such as software engineering, information systems, systems engineering, biotechnology or engineering management. If you want to substitute courses, the faculty coordinating this concentration must approve the 6 elective hours.
The Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) for the Master of Science degree in Finance will include up to 18 hours of business foundation course work plus a minimum of 36 semester hours. The plan requirements consist of these courses:
| DSCI | 5431 | Management Science & Operations |
| ECON | 5136 | Economic Policy & Applications |
| FINC | 5131 | The Financial System |
| FINC | 5133 | Financial Policy |
| FINC | 5331 | Financial Administration Practices |
| FINC | 5332 | Structure of Financial Statements |