College Graduation Requirements

1. University Requirements. Degree candidates must meet the following: the University's general entrance requirements, number of credit hours required in residence, and the Requirements for Graduation, including the University Core (see page 39), American History, and English proficiency.

2. Hour Requirements. Degree candidates must satisfactorily complete the total number of semester hours specified for the curriculum in courses approved for one of the majors outlined in the succeeding pages. No less than fifty percent of the total credits must be in approved subjects other than business administration. NOTE: Not all courses offered by the University will be accepted for degree credit by the Walton College of Business Administration. Courses falling into this category are: ANTH 0003, OFSM 1013, 1213, PHSC 0003, CIED0003, RDNG 0003; ENGL 0003, MGMT 1033; MATH 0003. Developmental courses are defined as: 1) any course so designated by the University and 2) any lower division course taken after a higher-level course is taken. Credit will not be given for duplicate course work.

3. Grade Requirements. Students may not have more than six hours of the grade "D" in pre-business core course requirements. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative g.p.a. in each of the following areas:

a) All work completed at the University of Arkansas.
b) All courses specifically designated for the major.
c) All required Business Administration Core courses and required economics courses.

4. General Education Course Work. A student's general education course work must satisfy University core requirements, additional college/program course-specific requirements, as well as these two area requirements: 1) social issues, multicultural environment, and demographic diversity, and 2) micro and macroeconomics. If a student has not satisfied these area requirements within the Fine Arts and/or Social Sciences areas of the University core, these area requirements must be satisfied through general education electives to allow students to complete degree requirements within the hours indicated above.

Courses that satisfy these area requirements are listed below. Note that many of these courses will also satisfy University core requirements. Where possible, a student should select courses that satisfy both requirements.

a) Social Issues, Multicultural Environment, and Demographic Diversity
ANTH 1023, Intro to Cultural Anthropology (Univ core)
SOCI 2013, General Sociology(Univ core)
SOCI 2033, Social Problems (Univ core)
WCIV 1003, Western Civ. I (Univ core)
WCIV 1013, Western Civ. II (Univ core)
GEOG 1123, Human Geography (Univ core)
Any Foreign Language (core, if 2000 level or above, general education elective otherwise)

b) Micro/Macro Economics
ECON 2013, Principles of Macroeconomics (BA core)
ECON 2023, Principles of Microeconomics (BA core)

5. Degree Checks. Senior-level students are expected to arrange for a final degree check by the Undergraduate Studies Office in Walton College to ascertain courses needed to meet graduation requirements. This check should be made no later than the first semester of the senior year.

6. Residency Requirements. The senior year's curriculum in business administration must be taken in residence. In addition, the student's major requirements (or the degree equivalent) and MGMT4833 must be completed in residence. Specifically required junior or senior courses in business or economics must be taken at the University of Arkansas or at an AACSB-accredited school. At least fifty percent of the total hours in business and economics must be taken in residence.

7. Correspondence Course Rules. No more than 18 hours of course work taken by correspondence may apply toward a degree. These 18 hours may not include more than 12 hours of courses in economics or business administration, and may not include any junior or senior level economics or business administration courses without prior approval of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

8. Catalog/Curriculum Changes. Business is a dynamic profession, and the college and department curricula are updated continuously to keep pace with changes in the business world. Students entering under this catalog will be required to comply with such curricular changes to earn their degree. The total number of hours required for the degree, however, may not be increased, and all work completed in accordance with this catalog prior to the curriculum change will be applied toward the student's degree requirements. Furthermore, courses incorporated into the curriculum at a level lower than the one the student has completed are not required for that student unless there are specific prerequisites. Students entering under earlier catalogs are responsible for completing the graduation requirements as published in the catalog in effect when they entered the program. Students having interruptions of their academic programs that exceed two calendar years must complete the requirements published in the catalog in effect when they re-enter the program. Exceptions to the graduation requirements must be approved by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and appropriate department chair.

Graduation with Honors

The bachelor's degree Cum Laude (with honors) may be conferred upon candidates who at graduation rank in the top 10% of their graduating class. The bachelor's degree Magna Cum Laude (with high honors) may be conferred upon candidates who at graduation rank in the top 5% of their graduating class. The bachelor's degree Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors) may be conferred upon candidates who at graduation rank in the top 2% of their graduating class.

No honors degree will be conferred upon a candidate who has not completed at least one-half of his or her degree work at the University of Arkansas or who, in the last four semesters of attendance, has a cumulative grade-point average of less than 3.00 or has received a "D" or "F" in any course in the last semester. Certain other requirements will be outlined on request by the Dean of the College.