COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Accounting

Economics and Finance

Information and Decision Sciences

Marketing and Management

Dr. Frank Hoy, Dean

Dr. Robert D. Tollen, Associate Dean

Dr. Charles P. Zlatkovich, Associate Dean

Business Administration Bldg., Room 101

Phone: (915) 747-5241

Fax: (915) 747-5147

E-mail: coba@utep.edu

College of Business Administration

INTRODUCTION

The College of Business Administration at The University of Texas at El Paso shares with the University its fundamental mission to provide quality higher education to the citizens of El Paso and the West Texas region, to prepare them to function effectively in society, and to contribute to the quality of life in this community and region. The border location of the University and College provides an environment that affords opportunities for students to become knowledgeable in Inter-American economic, business, and cultural matters within the context of a business school education comparable to that provided by other accredited institutions.

The College is committed to providing the widest possible access to quality higher education to allow our students to become competitive on a local, regional, national, and international level. Therefore, the goal of the College is to provide:

Broad-based programs which give students the background for entry into, and advancement in, professional and managerial positions, and for life-long career success.
Intellectual contributions that improve application of existing knowledge in regional businesses and industries and the border economy, as well as nationally and worldwide; enhance the delivery of instruction to students; and extend the boundaries of knowledge.
Service which contributes to meeting the personal and professional needs of our students, the University, alumni, community, and academia.

Our quality is reflected in the success of our students, alumni, and faculty and in the enhancement of the personal and professional lives of community residents.

The College also meets an important secondary responsibility as a partner in the U.S.-Mexican community of the region. Many individuals engaged in business enroll in selected courses in order to gain specific skills or to broaden their knowledge. In addition, the faculty of the College of Business Administration participates in the Division of Professional and Continuing Education, which offers a wide variety of non-credit programs including programs for the business practitioner. CEDARS (Centers for Entrepreneurial Development Advancement, Research and Support), through the activities of The Family and Closely-Held Business Forum and The Franchise Center, nurtures an environment to develop, advance, support, and transfer proven strategies and techniques in business principles and practices that will provide for effective and efficient entrepreneurial ventures and support in both local and international markets.

At the heart of all these programs is a distinguished faculty committed to teaching, research, and community services. Their work, as well as that of their students, is supported by the superb facilities of the College of Business Administration. The College of Business provides a Computer Application Learning Center (CALC) laboratory that is the focal point of computer, audiovisual, and multimedia-based learning, including three microcomputer laboratories.

The undergraduate program in the College leads to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. Graduate programs lead to the Master of Business Administration (MBA), the Master of Accountancy (MAcc), and other degree programs. The BBA, the MBA, and the MAcc and are accredited by AACSB--the International Association for Management Education.

Information on graduate programs may be obtained from the Graduate Studies Catalog. In addition, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics is offered through the College of Liberal Arts. Business minors, including general business, accounting, economics, management, marketing, and computer information systems, are also available to students in the College of Liberal Arts.

Bachelor of Business Administration

The College of Business Administration, with departments of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Information and Decision Sciences, and Marketing and Management, offers a BBA degree with the following majors: Accounting; Computer Information Systems; Economics; Finance with concentrations available in General Finance and Commercial Banking; General Business with concentrations in International Business and Secondary Education; Management with concentrations available in General Management and Human Resource Management; Marketing; and Production/Operations Management.

Policies Concerning Admission to and Completion of BBA Degree Programs

Students entering the College of Business Administration will be designated as Pre-

Business majors until they have completed the requirements for admission to a major

option program offered by the College. In order to declare as a Pre-Business major,

the student must file a degree plan in the Office of the Dean.

2. Admission to a major option program is limited to those students who meet the

following requirements:

a. Completion of the Non-Business Foundation Requirements and the Business

Foundation Requirements as described in the "Undergraduate Course of Study" for

the Bachelor of Business Administration.

b. Completion of the following courses (or their equivalent) with a minimum grade of

"C": ACCT 2301 and ACCT 2302; ECON 2303 and ECON 2304; ENGL 1312;

MATH 1320 and MATH 2301; QMB 2301.

c. An overall GPA of 2.0 or greater in all hours attempted.

3. Upon completion of requirements in item 2, the student will be admitted to one of the major option programs offered by the College of Business Administration. Upon admission, the major code will be changed from Pre-Business to the major option code for the program.

Enrollment in the upper-division level courses offered by the College of Business Administration is restricted to those students who have been admitted to one of the BBA major option programs. Permission for concurrent enrollment in lower-division courses in item 2-a and upper-division business courses is granted only once and written permission by the Undergraduate Advisor is required. Upper-division business courses taken by a Pre-Business major without written permission of the Undergraduate Advisor will be counted as business electives only, and other approved upper-level business courses will be designated to complete the degree requirements.
A freshman-level course may be repeated once and the latter grade substituted for a previous grade in the student's grade point average (GPA) calculation. Grades and attempted hours for other repeated courses will be used in computing the GPA.

6. Only those transfer credits with a grade of "C" or better will be accepted for credit toward the BBA degree. Courses taken at two-year institutions or as a requirement for a two-year degree are accepted by the College of Business Administration as transfer credits for lower-division courses only. Courses taken at four-year accredited institutions and designated as lower-division courses may be accepted as upper-division credits if the course is taught at the upper-division level at UTEP and has received additional validation from the Office of the Dean.

Transfer credit for upper-division business administration courses is restricted to AACSB accredited curricula. Transfer credit for courses from institutions outside the United States will be evaluated independently.

The applicability of transfer credits to the degree plan is determined by the Office of

the Dean.

To complete the degree, a student must comply with the following:

Complete the required course of study as outlined below.
Follow University academic regulations as stated elsewhere in this catalog.
Earn a 2.0 GPA in all courses attempted within the College of Business

Administration.

Note: Accounting majors must also earn a 2.0 or better GPA average in ACCT 3321 and accounting courses listed in the Accounting Option Requirement.

8. A graduating senior must file an application for the degree with the Office of the Dean before the semester of graduation. Students are responsible for setting an appointment to clear for graduation during announced times.

9. Students working toward the BBA degree may not enroll on a pass/fail basis in any course taught in the College of Business Administration.

Six of the last 30 hours needed to complete the BBA degree may be taken at another

university; however, the student must receive written approval from the Office of the

Dean before enrolling at the other institution.

MGMT 4300, Strategic Management, may be taken only during the semester or

summer term in which the degree is to be conferred. Approval of the Undergraduate

Advisor is required for enrollment in this course.

Non-BBA students wishing to take upper-division business courses must be advised

in the College of Business Administration, Room 102. Students wishing to take

upper-division courses must have junior standing (60 credit hours) and a 2.0

cumulative GPA and must have completed the stated prerequisites for the course.

Students must complete 50 percent or more of their College of Business

Administration credit hours at UTEP.

Students may pursue more than one major option by completing all requirements,

including Major Option Requirements, for all major options selected.

Undergraduate Course of Study

The course of study for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree includes four sets of academic requirement.

Non-Business Foundation Requirements 48 semester hours

Business Foundation Requirements 15 semester hours

Business Core Requirements 33 semester hours

Major Requirements 24 semester hours

Total 120 semester hours

Non-Business Foundation Requirements (48 semester hours)

All of these courses except ENGL 3355 must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

6 - ENGL 1311* and 1312 (or ESOL 1311, 1210, and 1312)

3 - ENGL 3355

3 - COMM 1301* or 1302

6 - MATH 1320 and 2301

6 - POLS 2310 and 2311

6 - HIST 1301 and 1302

3 - Humanities

See University Core Curriculum/Humanities menu for approved courses.

6 - Natural Sciences; lab required

See University Core Curriculum/Natural Science menu for approved courses.

3 - Visual and Performing Arts

See University Core Curriculum/Visual and Performing Arts menu for approved

courses.

3 - PSYC 1301 or SOCI 1301

3 - UNIV 1301 or UNIV 2350

* English 1611 may be counted for ENGL 1311 and COMM 1301.

Business Foundation Requirements (15 semester hours)

All of these courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

6 - ACCT 2301 and 2302

6 - ECON 2303 and 2304

3 - QMB 2301

The UTEP Core Curriculum is included in the Non-Business Foundation requirements. Students should make core curriculum course choices carefully based on these requirements in order to complete their degrees with the minimum number of courses.

Business Core Requirements (33 semester hours)

3 - ACCT 3314 or 3321 or 3323 (Accounting option requires 3321)*

3 - BLAW 3301

3 - ECON 3302, 3303, or 3320 (Accounting, Economics, and Finance

options require 3320)

3 - FIN 3310

3 - CIS 3340 or 3345 (Accounting and CIS options require 3340)

3 - POM 3321

3 - QMB 3301

3 - BUSN 3304

3 - MGMT 3303

3 - MKT 3300

3 - MGMT 4300 (Taken in last semester)

*ACCT 3314 and ACCT 3323 cannot both be taken for credit in any option.

ACCT 3314 cannot be counted by accounting majors toward fulfillment of any part of the accounting option degree requirements.

Major Requirements (24 semester hours)

Accounting

15 - ACCT 3320, 3322, 3323, 3327, and 4304

3 - Elective from ACCT 4301, 4305, 4321, 4323, 4325, or 4328

3 - Elective from CIS 3350, 4330, 4365, 4370, or 4398

3 - Elective from ACCT 43XX, BLAW 4391, FIN 4318, MGMT 3311, or an

additional elective from the CIS menu above (CIS 3350, 4330, 4365, 4370, or 4398)

Computer Information Systems

15 - CIS 3340, 3350, 3355, 4365, and 4370

6 - Electives from CIS 3385, 4305, 4320, 4330, 4399, or POM 3335

3 - Upper-division business elective

Economics

6 - ECON 3302 and ECON 3303

12 - Electives from upper-division ECON courses

6 - Upper-division electives

Finance

General Finance Concentration

6 - FIN 3315 and FIN 4310

9 - Electives from upper-division FIN courses except FIN 3350

3 - Elective from upper-division ACCT courses

6 - Upper-division electives

Commercial Banking Concentration

9 - FIN 4311, 4312, and 4318

3 - Elective from FIN 3315, 3325, 4310, or 4325

6 - Electives from upper-division ACCT courses

6 - Upper-division electives

General Business

International Business Concentration

6 - Sophomore language (e.g., SPAN 2301 and 2302 or SPAN 2303 and 2304)

12 - Electives from ACCT 4325, BLAW 4325, ECON 3366, ECON 3367,

ECON 4325, ECON 4368, FIN 4325, MGMT 4325, or MKT 4325

3 - Upper-division non-business elective

3 - Upper-division business elective

Secondary Education Concentration¹

3 - RED 3342

3 - EDPC 3300

15 - SCED 3311, 3317, 4370, and 4691

3 - Upper-division business electives

1 - TED 2101

¹Students in this option are required to check with the College of Education about entry

into the Teacher Education Program. Students in this option must select an English

literature course as the humanities choice in the non-business foundation. The inclusion

of TED 2101 requires an adjustment of concentration requirements to 25 semester hours.

General Business Concentration

18 - Upper-division business electives (no more than 6 hours in any one functional area)

6 - Upper-division non-business electives

Management

General Management Concentration

12 - MGMT 3304, 3311, 3315, and 4325

3 - Elective from upper-division MGMT courses

3 - Upper-division non-business elective

6 - Upper-division business electives

Human Resource Management Concentration

18 - MGMT 3311, 3315, 4304, 4310, 4315, and 4337

3 - Upper-division non-business elective

3 - Upper-division business elective

Marketing

9 - MKT 3302, 4301, and 4395

3 - Elective from MKT 3305 or 4325

6 - Electives from upper-division MKT courses

3 - Upper-division non-business elective

3 - Upper-division business elective

Production/Operations Management

15 - POM 3333, 3335, 3336, 3337, and 3339

6 - Electives from POM 3331, 3322, 3390, 4398, and 4399

3 - Upper-division business elective

Concurrent Award of the BBA in Accounting and the Master of Accountancy (The Combined BBA/MAcc Plan)

The combined BBA/MAcc plan is a 150-hour course of study, which leads to concurrent award of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting and the Master of Accountancy (MAcc). The plan requires completion of 117 semester hours of undergraduate study and 33 semester hours of graduate study.

Requirements for Admission to the BBA/MAcc Plan

Students are admitted to the College of Business Administration and to the accounting major based on requirements listed in the Undergraduate Catalog. Students must be admitted to the Graduate School and the Master of Accountancy program based on requirements listed in the Graduate Catalog except that the completion of a Baccalaureate degree is not required. There is no conditional admission to Graduate School under this plan.

Requirements related to undergraduate course work:

Completion of the Non-Business Foundation and Business Foundation Requirements with

an average of 3.0 or better in ENGL 1312, MATH 1320, MATH 2301, ACCT 2301,

ACCT 2302, ECON 2303, ECON 2304, and QMB 2301.

b. Completion of nine hours of non-accounting Business Core Courses.

c. Completion of twelve hours of accounting courses including ACCT 3321, ACCT 3322, and two of the following: ACCT 3320, ACCT 3323, or ACCT 3327.

Achievement of a minimum GPA of 2.7 in all junior and senior level accounting courses

taken prior to admission. These accounting courses are restricted to the ones listed in the Major Option Requirements for the BBA degree in Accounting.

Requirements for unconditional admission to the Master of Accountancy program:

A satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) of at least

450, and three out of five ("acceptable") or better on the analytical writing portion.

The GMAT score plus 200 times the GPA on all undergraduate and graduate work previously completed must equal 1050 or more; or the GMAT score plus 200 times the upper-division and graduate-level GPA must equal 1100 or more.

c. A GPA of a least 2.7 on all undergraduate and graduate-level work already completed.

Foreign students require a minimum TOEFL score of 600.

STUDENTS MUST BE ADMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL BEFORE

TAKING ANY COURSES FOR GRADUATE CREDIT.

STUDENTS SHOULD PLAN TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL DURING THEIR JUNIOR YEAR.

A GPA OF 3.0 ON ALL WORK TAKEN BEYOND THE 90TH SEMESTER HOUR OF CREDIT IS REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN THE GRADUATE PROGRAM.

Course of Study for the Combined BBA/MAcc Plan

The course of study for the combined BBA/MAcc plan includes academic requirements both at the undergraduate and graduate level. The requirements are summarized below:

Undergraduate (117 semester hours)

Non-Business Foundation Requirements 51 semester hours

Business Foundation Requirements 15 semester hours

Business Core Requirements 27 semester hours

Accounting Major Requirements 21 semester hours

Electives 3 semester hours

Graduate (33 semester hours)

Business Core Requirements 9 semester hours

Accounting Major Requirements 18 semester hours

Electives 6 semester hours

Total 150 semester hours

Undergraduate

Non-Business Foundation Requirements (51 semester hours)

All of these courses except ENGL 3355 and ENGL 3359 must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

6 - ENGL 1311 and 1312

3 - COMM 1301 or 1302

6 - MATH 1320 and 2301

6 - POLS 2310 and 2311

6 - HIST 1301 and 1302

6 - Natural Science (See University Core Curriculum menu)

3 - PSYC 1301 or SOCI 1301

3 - Humanities (See University Core Curriculum menu)

3 - Visual and Performing Arts (See University Core Curriculum menu)

3 - ENGL 3355

3 - ENGL 3359

3 - UNIV 1301 or UNIV 2350

Business Foundation Requirements (15 semester hours)

All of these courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

6 - ACCT 2301 and 2302

6 - ECON 2303 and 2304

3 - QMB 2301

Business Core Requirements (27 semester hours)

3 - ACCT 3321

3 - QMB 3301

3 - CIS 3340

3 - MKT 3300

3 - FIN 3310

3 - ECON 3320

3 - MGMT 3303

3 - POM 3321

3 - BUSN 3304

Accounting Major Requirements (21 semester hours)

15 - ACCT 3320, 3322, 3323, 3327, and 4304

3 - Approved accounting elective

- Elective from CIS 3350, 4330, 4365, 4370, or 4398

Electives (3 semester hours)

3 - Upper-division non-accounting elective

Graduate

Business Core Requirements (9 semester hours)

3 - BLAW 5306

3 - Approved non-accounting business elective

- MGMT 5325 or MGMT 5335 (Taken last semester)

Accounting Major Requirements (18 semester hours)

Tax Concentration

6 - ACCT 4328* and 5322

9 - Choose three from ACCT 5320, 5321, 5325, or 5326

3 - Approved nontax graduate credit accounting elective

Financial Accounting/Auditing Concentration

12 - ACCT 4301*, 5310, 5323, and 5324

3 - ACCT 5397 or approved graduate credit accounting elective

3 - Approved graduate credit accounting elective

A minimum of 12 of the 18 hours in this concentration must be 5300-level accounting courses.

Managerial Accounting Concentration

12 - ACCT 4321*, 5312, 5324, and 5391

3 - ACCT 5397 or approved graduate credit accounting elective

3 - Approved graduate accounting elective

A minimum of 12 of the 18 hours in this concentration must be 5300-level accounting courses.

General Concentration

18 - 3 BLAW 4391

3 ACCT 5312 or ACCT 5391

3 ACCT 5310, ACCT 5323, or ACCT 5324

3 ACCT 5320, ACCT 5321, ACCT 5322, ACCT 5325, or ACCT 5326

6 approved graduate-level accounting electives

A minimum of 12 of the 18 hours in this concentration must be 5300-level accounting courses.

*Should be taken after being admitted to Graduate School. If already taken prior to

admittance to Graduate School, three hours of a graduate accounting elective must be

taken to fulfill this requirement.

Electives (6 semester hours)

3 - Approved graduate business elective

3 - Approved graduate free elective

ACCT 5397 (Professional Report in Accounting) must be written in the area of concentration of the option chosen.

Up to nine hours of specified undergraduate courses allowed for graduate credit may substitute for graduate hours in the graduate portion of the BBA/MAcc program. Those undergraduate accounting courses required as part of the Graduate Accounting Major Requirements are counted in these limitations.
Minors in Business and Economics

Students who are not majoring in Business may obtain minors in Business and Economics in four areas: General Business, Accounting, Economics, and Management. Students should check with their major advisors for further details.

General Business Minor - CIS 2320 and 15 hours from BLAW 3301, ACCT 3309 or 2301, MKT 3300, MGMT 3303, FIN 3310, and ECON 3320 or CIS 3345. Students electing this minor field must complete ECON 2304 (fulfills Social Studies requirement) and MATH 1320, 2301, or STAT 2380 (fulfills Mathematics/Statistics requirement).

Accounting Minor - ACCT 2301 and 2302, CIS 2320, and nine hours from ACCT 3321, 3322, 3323, 3327, 4301, 4305, or 4328. Students electing this minor field must complete ECON 2304 (fulfills Social Studies requirement) and MATH 1320, MATH 2301, or STAT 2380 (fulfills Mathematics/Statistics requirement).

Economics Minor - ECON 2303 and 2304, ECON 3302 or 3303, and nine hours from ECON 3300 or 4300 level courses. Students electing this minor field must complete MATH 1320, MATH 2301, or STAT 2380 (fulfills Mathematics/Statistics requirement).

Management Minor - CIS 2320, ACCT 2301, and 12 hours from BLAW 3301, MGMT 3303, MGMT 3311, MGMT 3320, MGMT 4325, and POM 3321. Students electing this minor field must complete ECON 2304 and MATH 1320, MATH 2301, or STAT 2380 (fulfills Mathematics/Statistics requirement).

Major in Economics in Liberal Arts

Students may obtain a BA degree with a major in Economics from the College of Liberal Arts. See the Department of Economics for details. Students pursuing the BA in Economics may not minor in Business.