Cox School of Business - Academic Regulation
The Edwin L. Cox School of Business adheres to The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) standards of
accreditation.
Students will be awarded the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
degree upon successful completion of the following requirements:
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Admission to the Cox School of Business
(see Admission page for more details).
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An overall G.P.A. of at least 2.0 on all SMU work attempted, all SMU business
course work attempted, and all business course work attempted within a student’s
declared major.
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A minimum of 122 term hours of approved credits (see Curriculum, below). Of
the 122 minimum required term credit hours, at least 60 hours must be completed
in residence at SMU. Business majors are limited to one major within the Cox School.
A minimum of 30 business hours must be completed in residence at Cox. The minimum
number of business credit hours that a student must take, and the maximum
number of business credit hours that a student is permitted to take, are based on the
student’s major. The maximum limit does not include business courses taken abroad,
business internship courses not required for a major, business directed studies, or
hours needed to meet the business residency requirements. (Students are allowed to
exceed the maximum limit if necessary to meet residency requirements.)
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In order to graduate, students must file an application for candidacy to graduate
with the Undergraduate Advising and Records Office of the Cox School (252
Maguire) before the final term of course work. Consult the University Calendar
for graduate application deadlines.
In addition to requiring students to fulfill all academic requirements, the Cox
School may consider any judicial or disciplinary matters before any degree may
be conferred. Students must meet all financial obligations to the University in order
to receive their diploma and transcript(s).
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The Minor in Business Administration requires:
- Admission to the Cox School through the same admission process as admission
to the business majors.
- A minimum 2.0 business and 2.0 business minor G.P.A.
- Completion of the 21 hours specified for the minor and all related pre-requisite
courses (see Curriculum, next).
Matriculated students in this minor must complete all hours toward the Minor
in Business Administration in residence at SMU. Students who transfer courses
for this minor prior to SMU matriculation must still complete 21 hours in business
at SMU, and will need additional business courses beyond the 21 hours specified
for the minor to meet the residency requirement.
The Minor in Business requires:
- A minimum 2.0 business and 2.0 business minor G.P.A.
- Completion of the 21 hours required for the minor (see Curriculum, below)
with grades of C- or better in all minor coursework.
- Minor courses will be accepted in transfer prior to matriculation, but once a
student has entered SMU all remaining minor courses and a minimum of nine
hours of business coursework must be completed in residence.
- NOTE: With the exception of Personal Finance, Markets and Freedom and
Business Process and Decisions, no courses offered for the summer Minor in
Business program may be taken by B.B.A. Majors or Minors in Business
Administration. FINA 3311 (Markets and Freedom), FINA 3312 (Personal
Finance), and ITOM 3310 (Business Process and Decisions) may be taken as
free (non-business) electives by B.B.A. majors and students enrolled in the
Minor in Business Administration.
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