Welcome to the COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

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Welcome to theCOLLEGE OF BUSINESS Navigation
Through Registration
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WHO IS YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR?

• Albert Royo (A-Go)
• Liz Palacios (Gp-Ob)
• Katharine Fischer (Oc-Z)
• Advisors are available by
• Appointment
• Designated walk-in times
• Phone
• E-mail

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ADVISOR AVAILABILITY

• Office hours
• Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8am to 5pm
• Tuesday 8am to 7pm
• Friday 8am to 3pm (Walk-ins from 8am to
  1130am)
• Located in Faculty Center, Suite 104
• Call [phone] for an appointment
• Fax [phone]
• http//www.cob.tamucc.edu

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BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA) DEGREE

• Components of a BBA Degree
• University Core 45 hrs
• First-year seminar 2 hrs
• Business Core 45 hrs
• Major Requirements 24 hrs
• Electives 6 hrs
• Minimum Total Hours 120 hrs

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BUSINESS CORE

• ACCT 2301 Financial Accounting
• ACCT 2302 Managerial Accounting
• ECON 2302 Microeconomics
• MATH 1325 Business Calculus
• MISY 2305 Computer Applications in Business
• ORMS 3310 Data Analysis and Statistics
• BLAW 3310 Legal Environment of Business
• FINA 3310 Financial Management
• MGMT 3312 Behavior in Organizations
• MGMT 3315 Communicating in Business
• MISY 3310 Management Information Systems
• MKTG 3310 Principles of Marketing
• BUSI 4310 International Business
• OPSY 4314 Operations Management
• MGMT 4388 Administrative Policy and Strategy
• Some majors require a specific international
  course.

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BUSINESS CORE PROGRESSION
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BUSINESS MAJORS

• Accounting (5-yr professional program available)
• Economics
• Finance
• General Business
• Management
• General Management Emphasis
• Health Care Administration Emphasis
• Human Resource Management Emphasis
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Please check with Academic Advisor on course
  availability.

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BUSINESS MINORS

• Accounting
• Business Administration - non-business majors
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Personal Financial Planning

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SAMPLE DEGREE PLAN
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS(Required of all
business students)

• Upper-division business courses (45 hrs)
• Grade point averages (2.0 business courses and
  major)
• Code of Ethics and Plagiarism (BUSI 0011)
• Major Field Test (MFT) and MFT for ECON majors
• Two Ds limit in business core classes and courses
  taken in business major

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A FEW MORE RULES

• Transferring business courses (C or better)
• Seek Approval from your Advisor
• Dropping Courses (Six-Course Drop Limit)
• Repeating Courses

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REGISTRATION

• First semester registration consists of
• One Learning Community (Triad or Tetrad)
• Other University Core courses to add up to a
  minimum of 12 semester hours (full-time)
• Students with AP/Dual Credit may need to choose a
  triad/tetrad with courses other than the ones
  where credit was earned.
• Note After registering for courses, a
  registration hold will be placed to encourage you
  to consult your advisor before making changes to
  your schedule.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

• American Marketing Association
• Beta Gamma Sigma
• Delta Sigma Pi
• Management Information Systems Club
• Society for Advancement of Management Student
  Chapter
• Society for Human Resource Management
• Student Accounting Society
• Student Economics Association
• Student Finance Association

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CAREER SERVICES/INTERNSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS

• Career Services
• Located in UC 304
• On and off campus employment listings
• Internships (non-credit)
• Other career related services
• COB Internships
• Available to Juniors and Seniors only
• Must have 2.75 UL GPA (3.0 required for ACCT
  majors)
• Credit awarded for internship in students major
• University and College of Business scholarships
• Typically awarded for full academic year
• February 1 deadline (for University scholarships)

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QUESTIONS?