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WALTON COLLEGE ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

Pre-Business Requirements

The following policies apply to the pre-business program:

1. To be eligible to enroll in upper division business courses in the Walton College of Business Administration, a student must obtain at least a "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) overall grade point average (g.p.a.) in addition to completing the 36 credit hours listed below of pre-business core courses (or their equivalents)- also with at least a 2.0 g.p.a. Further, a student may not have more than six hours of the grade "D" in the courses offered to meet this requirement or the requirement for graduation. The pre-business core courses are as follows:

ACCT 2013 CISQ 1121L/2232 ECON 2023 ENGL 1023

ACCT 2023 CISQ 2013 ECON 2013 MATH 2043¹

BLAW 2013 COMM 1313 ENGL 1013 MATH 2053¹

Registration in Junior/Senior Level Walton College Courses

Walton College of Business Administration students must complete the pre-business requirement prior to enrollment in junior or senior courses in the Walton College.

Non-degree seeking students and students enrolled in other colleges are subject to the same course prerequisites as students within the Walton College of Business Administration. Specific exceptions to this policy must be addressed to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in Walton College.

Transfer of Credit 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. Transfer students who are considered for admission to a major in the Walton College of Business Administration must have completed the pre-business courses listed above and have a 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) cumulative grade point average in the pre-business courses and in his or her overall grade-point average. Transfer students will be classified as pre-business students until pre-business core requirements have been completed.

2. Students' records will be evaluated each semester to determine whether a student should be moved to a major and have PBUS classification removed. After receiving notification that a student has been admitted into his or her major, the student is expected to arrange for a degree check by the Undergraduate Studies Office to ascertain remaining degree requirements.

3. 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 Walton College of Business Administration for degree purposes unless a grade of "C" or better has been earned in each of these courses.

4. 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.

5. 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 Walton College of Business Administration (University of Arkansas), and no transfer credit shall be granted for any such course(s) in the Walton College of Business Administration.

6. 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.

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. Junior or senior level core courses in business and economics may be transferred from a school accredited by the International Association of Management Education (AACSB).

12. Junior or senior level core courses taken at a nonAACSB-accredited four-year institution must either be repeated or validated by procedures specified and approved by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in Walton College.

13. Junior or senior level electives in business and economics taken at a non AACSB accredited four-year institution may be accepted in transfer as junior/senior business administration electives.

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

15. Exceptions. All requests for, exceptions to, and variations from the rules, regulations, and requirements of Walton College and the University should be made in writing to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the Walton College of Business Administration. Consult the Undergraduate Advising Center for these requests.

Course Loads

The normal course load in the Walton College of Business Administration is 15 to 17 hours per semester (and six hours per summer term). Students with a 2.75 grade point average the previous semester may take a maximum of 18 hours. Seniors may take 18 to 19 hours, if required for graduation, at the end of their final semester. Students on probation are limited to a maximum course load of 15 hours. University regulations on the Number of Hours Allowed per Semester are on page 29.

Foreign Language Concentration

An undergraduate B.S.B.A. or B.S.P.A. degree-seeking student may elect to substitute 12 hours in a single upper-level foreign language for 12 hours in the junior-senior business administration elective block of courses for the degree requirements. In majors where less than 12 hours of junior-senior business administration electives are required to be presented, students may present the balance of the 12-hour foreign language study in general education electives.

Double Major

A student may elect to obtain a double major by completing all required courses for two majors in the college (but not in two concentrations within a single major). The minimum hour requirement for a double major is 138 degree credit hours. If there are courses common to both majors, the department chairs involved will agree upon and specify additional requirements in lieu of the common courses. The junior/senior Business Administration elective block is reduced by three hours; however, choice of the junior/senior Business Administration electives is restricted to no more than three total hours from each department that offers the two majors. Students who have elected to substitute a foreign language course of study for junior/senior B.A. electives must complete 12 hours of junior/senior language courses.

The student must notify the Undergraduate Advising Center in Walton College of intent to pursue a double major. All requirements for double majors must be completed prior to awarding of a degree.

Additional Bachelor's Degrees

Students seeking a second bachelor's degree must contact the Undergraduate Studies Office to ascertain specific requirements. Degree candidates must meet the University's general graduation requirements. The University requires that (1) the student take a minimum of 30 semester hours over the requirements for the first degree, and (2) the 30 hours cover a minimum of 36 weeks in residency at the Fayetteville campus. The Walton College of Business Administration also requires that the student complete all courses in the pre-business and B.A. core and the major and any additional business requirements (if some of these have been completed on the first degree, they are waived); it is recommended that any additional courses needed to finish the University's 30-hour requirement be junior or senior business electives. The second degree may be taken after the first is awarded, or both degrees may be awarded simultaneously after completion of all requirements for both.