College of Business Administration

ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

All entering students (including freshman, international, and transfer students) admitted to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, are eligible for admission to the College of Business Administration.

Transfer of Credit Policies

General Policies: In addition to the University policies controlling the granting of credit for course work taken at other institutions, the following policies apply to transfer work applied to any undergraduate business program:

1. Neither hours nor grades earned in transfer work are used in the determination of the student's grade-point average. Transfer courses accepted by the University will not be accepted by the College of Business Administration for degree purposes unless a grade of "C" or better has been earned in each of these courses.

2. A transferred course cannot carry more degree hours than are available in a similar University of Arkansas course. For example, a four-hour Principles of Accounting course transfers here as three degree hours.

3. Business courses completed at the freshman or sophomore level at another institution will not count as equivalents of junior or senior level courses offered in the College of Business Administration (University of Arkansas), and no transfer credit shall be granted for any such course(s) in the College of Business Administration.

4. If a student takes courses with different names but with similar content at different institutions or in different colleges within the University of Arkansas, degree credit will be allowed for only one of the courses, for example, Principles of Economics and Agricultural Economics.

5. Courses taken at any institution of higher education where the course content is remedial are not acceptable for degree credit.

6. The student should be prepared to submit course descriptions, syllabi, or other course-related information for transfer course work if there is any question as to whether the College will grant degree credit for such work.

7. At least fifty percent of program requirements in business and economics must be taken in residence.

Junior- or Senior-Level Course Policies:

1. All courses within a student's major and Strategic Management (MGMT 4833) must be taken in residence at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

2. Junior or senior level core courses in business and economics may be transferred from a school which is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (A.A.C.S.B.).

3. Junior or senior level core courses taken at a non-A.A.C.S.B. accredited four-year institution must either be repeated or validated by procedures specified and approved by the Undergraduate Studies Dean's Office.

4. Junior or senior level electives in business and economics taken at a non-A.A.C.S.B. accredited four-year institution may be accepted in transfer as junior/senior business administration electives.

5. Course work offered at the junior or senior level in the College of Business Administration generally will not be accepted for transfer credit from any two-year college.

Prior Approval of Transfer Credits for Currently-Enrolled Students:

Students currently enrolled or planning to resume degree program studies must obtain written approval from the Undergraduate Studies Office prior to enrolling in course work at another college or university.