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B.B.A. Degree Requirements

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 (BBA) degree upon successful completion of the following requirements:

Admission

Admission to the Cox School of Business (see Admission section).

Grade Requirements

An overall G.P.A. of at least 2.00 on all SMU work attempted, all SMU business course work attempted, and all business course work attempted within a student’s declared major.

Minimum Hours and Residency

  • 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.
  • A minimum of 48 hours for all majors except accounting, a minimum of 51 hours for accounting majors and maximum of 54 hours in business courses for all majors except accounting and a maximum of 57 hours for accounting majors.
  • Business majors are limited to one major within the Cox School.
  • Business majors are limited to a maximum of 54/57 hours in business coursework. This limit does not include business courses taken abroad, business internship courses, business directed studies or hours needed to meet the business residency requirements. (Students are allowed to exceed the maximum if necessary to meet residency requirements.)
  • A minimum of 30 business hours completed in residence at Cox.

Application for Graduation

Application for graduation by filing 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).

Minor Requirements

The Minor in Business Administration requires:

  • Admission to the Cox School through the same admission process as admission to the business majors.
  • A minimum 2.00 business and business minor G.P.A.
  • Completion of the 18 hours specified for the minor and all related pre-requisite courses (see curriculum section).

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 18 hours in business at SMU, and will need additional business courses beyond the 18 hours specified for the minor to meet the residency requirement.

The Minor in Business requires:

  • A minimum 2.00 business and business minor G.P.A.
  • Completion of the 18 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 9 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 BBA Majors or Minors in Business Administration. Personal Finance, Markets and Freedom and Business Process and Decisions may be taken as free (non-business) electives by BBA majors and students enrolled in the Minor in Business Administration.