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Nov 14, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
General Business, BS
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The BS in general business is a flexible program designed for students who may have earned an Associate’s degree in an area outside of business but wish to complete a bachelor’s degree in business. The BS in general business provides a solid foundation of essential business skills in the functional areas of business (accounting, finance, marketing and management) that can enhance previous areas of study.
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Major requirements
In addition to completion of the University Core Curriculum (42 hours), students must complete the following:
Pre-business requirements, 21 hours
Students must complete the following courses with a grade of C or higher:
Professional development courses, 3 hours
Basic business foundation requirements, 21 hours
Advanced level business courses, 15 hours
- 12 hours of upper level business courses from approved list
- Applied Business Project Course or Internship (3 hrs)
Electives
Minimum of 18 hours of free electives or enough free elective hours to reach required total of 120 hours for the degree. Number of electives varies depending on course selection for University Core Curriculum .
Other requirements
- A candidate for the degree must complete 33 hours of business administration courses in residence, of which 15 hours must be in the professional field of study.
- The G. Brint Ryan College of Business will not grant upper-division (3000–4000 level) degree credit for any transfer course taken at the lower division. Upper-division course work transferred from a regionally accredited four-year institution will be evaluated on an individual course basis to determine applicable degree credit. As a rule, upper division coursework taken at non-AASCB accredited institutions cannot be applied to satisy upper division business course requirements.
- Registration for any junior- or senior-level course should be authorized by an advising clearance form or a formal degree plan.
- The applicability to a degree plan of all credits being transferred and/or awarded by placement or credit by examination must be determined in the dean’s office either prior to enrollment at UNT or during the first term/semester of residence.
- It is the student’s responsibility to meet all course prerequisites listed in the current catalog prior to enrollment in any course.
- A grade of C or above must be earned on each business administration foundation course completed in residence or transferred to UNT.
Four-year degree plan (example)
The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
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