Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Degree Program Admission Information
and 30-Hour Policy
BSBA degree programs include majors in:
● Accountancy (ACCT)
● Computer Information Systems (CIS)
● Economics (ECON)
● Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise (ESE)
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Finance (FIN)
Hospitality Management (HM)
Management (MGT)
Marketing (MKT)
30-Hour Policy: Students may not enroll in more than 30 hours of business-prefix courses without
admission to the BSBA degree program.
Admission and Graduation Criteria
To qualify for admission, the student must have completed a set of eight “preadmission” courses with
a grade of C or higher in each course, a minimum GPA on these eight courses (see chart below), and
a minimum cumulative GPA on all work attempted (see chart below).
Preadmission Courses
Hours
CIS 1600
Business Information Management
3
ECON 1010
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
ECON 1011
Principles of Microeconomics
3
MATH 1111
College Algebra
3
ACCT 2101
Financial Accounting
3
ACCT 2102
Managerial Accounting
3
BLAW 2720
Legal Environment of Business
3
FIN 2801
Business Statistics I
3
--Students who enter as first-time, full-time freshmen will generally complete BSBA
Admission requirements in the fourth semester of study.
Grade Point Average, Minimum Requirements
The GPA required on preadmission courses and all course work completed to obtain admission, and
the cumulative GPA required to qualify for graduation depends on the major chosen in the BSBA
degree program.
Major
Accountancy
Computer Info. Systems
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Hospitality Management
Management
Marketing
Minimum GPA on
Preadmission Courses
Minimum Cumulative
GPA at Time of Admission
2.65
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.40
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.65
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.40
2.25
2.25
2.25
Minimum Cumulative
GPA for Graduation
2.65
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.40
2.25
2.25
2.25
Contact Information
Questions concerning BSBA admission may be directed to HCBPS Academic Advising,
660-543-8577 or to Dr. Betsy Kreisel, Associate Dean, Harmon College of Business and Professional
Studies, 660-543-8601, kreisel@ucmo.edu.
Updated 6/04/15