College of Business Administration

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1 University of Illinois t Chicgo 1 College of Business Administrtion Contct Informtion: Cmpus Loction: 1111 University Hll (UH): Acdemic Services nd Undergrdute Business Creer Center (12) business.uic.edu, Undergrdute Progrms: business.uic.edu/ugrd Administrtion: Den, Michel B. Mikhil Undergrdute Progrms: Assistnt Den, Angel Przz Winters Deprtments: Accounting, Finnce, Informtion nd Decision, Mngeril Studies (includes: Entrepreneurship, Mngement, nd Mrketing) Introduction (p. 1) Accredittion (p. 2) Degree Requirements (p. 2) Semester Hour Requirement (p. 2) Generl nd Bsic Course Requirements (p. 2) Business Course Requirements (p. ) Other Course Requirements (p. ) Other Requirements (p. 4) College Policies (p. 5) Acdemic Lod (p. 5) Acdemic Probtion nd Dismissl Rules (p. 5) Chnge of Course Schedule Dropping Courses (p. 6) Chne of Mjor/Declring Mjor (p. 6) Clss Attendnce (p. 6) Closed Courses (p. 6) College Level Exmintion Progrm (p. 6) Course Prerequisites (p. 6) Credit/No Credit Option (p. 6) Double Mjor, Double Degrees, nd Second Bchelor's (p. 7) Grdute-Level Courses for Undergrdute Credit (p. 7) Independent Study (p. 7) Petition Procedures (p. 7) Proficiency Exmintions (p. 7) Required Advising for Registrtion Approvl (p. 7) Repet Policy for Stndrd Grded Courses (p. 7) Trnsferring (p. 8) Minors (p. 8) Acdemic Advising (p. 8) Advising Policy (p. 8) Required Advising (p. 8) Policies to Ensure Acdemic Success (p. 9) Acdemic Honors (p. 9) College Honors (p. 9) Den's List (p. 9) Deprtment Honors (p. 9) Specil Progrms nd Opportunities (p. 9) Undergrdute Progrms (p. 9) Creer Services (p. 9) Acdemic Options (p. 10) Honor Code (p. 10) Student Orgniztions (p. 10) Bet Gmm Sigm (p. 10) Smple Business Mjor Curriculum (p. 10) Introduction The College of Business Administrtion is reserch-bsed institution locted in the hert of Chicgo tht cultivtes spirit of entrepreneurship through rel-world experience. For the pst three yers U.S. News & World Report hs rnked the University of Illinois t Chicgo College of Business Administrtion the #1 business progrm mong ccredited undergrdute business progrms in Chicgo. The rnking plces UIC mong the top 15 percent of the 467 progrms ccredited by the Assocition to Advnce Collegite Schools of Business (AACSB), the primry ccredittion orgniztion for business schools. Over 2,200 undergrdute students nnully pursue mjors in six res: 1. ccounting 2. entrepreneurship. finnce 4. informtion nd decision sciences 5. mngement 6. mrketing In ddition to our cmpus-bsed progrms UIC Business offers Bchelor of Business Administrtion online degree completion progrm. More informtion bout this progrm cn be found in the Bchelor of Business Administrtion ( business-dministrtion/bb) section. UIC s proximity to the urbn business community in Chicgo ffords substntil opportunities to sty connected with the pce of business issues throughout student s eductionl experience nd through constnt contct with the college's 7,000 lumni. The undergrdute progrm offers diverse student body nd ccess to rigorous progrms tht develop the skills necessry to become the business leders of the future. The bredth nd depth of the fculty nd the qulity of their reserch nd scholrly work re evidenced by publictions in the leding journls in their fields. The rigor of the curriculum nd the fculty s reserch interests hve led to the development of honors business courses nd ledership cdemy. In ddition, the college hs estblished excellence in teching nd exponentil lerning opportunities s primry objective. Students will be joined by group of peers whose diversity of bckgrounds significntly enhnces the lerning experience nd exchnge of ides. In ddition to course work in the mjor discipline, the curriculum includes core courses in ll functionl res of business, nd supporting course work in mthemtics, communictions, sttistics, nd informtion systems. UIC's progrm llows CBA grdutes to go on to pursue mngement nd ledership positions in business nd nonbusiness settings, or strt nd own their own businesses. The undergrdute progrm provides students with the skills necessry for successful creer in business nd is lso n excellent preprtion for grdute trining in business, lw, or ny business-relted discipline.

2 2 College of Business Administrtion UIC Business provides ledership in the cretion nd trnsmission of knowledge s one of the lrgest nd best undergrdute business progrms in the Chicgo re. This outstnding eduction is enhnced through high-qulity grdute progrms, cdemiclly chllenging nd innovtive theoreticl nd pplied reserch, ctive professionl development progrms, nd n rry of reserch nd outrech centers. Accredittion The College of Business Administrtion is ccredited by AACSB Interntionl The Assocition to Advnce Collegite Schools of Business. AACSB Interntionl ccredittion represents the highest stndrd of chievement for business schools worldwide. Institutions tht ern ccredittion confirm their commitment to qulity nd continuous improvement through rigorous nd comprehensive peer review. The ccredittion ensures tht the business progrm delivers wht is promised. AACSB ccredittion is the hllmrk of excellence in mngement eduction. Degree Requirements To ern College of Business Administrtion degree from UIC, students need to complete University, college, nd deprtment degree requirements. Generl University nd college degree requirements for ll College of Business Administrtion students re outlined below. Students should consult the cdemic deprtment section for mjor course requirements. Semester Hour Requirement The College of Business Administrtion minimum semester hour requirement is 120 semester hours for ll degree progrms. Degree Progrm School/ Deprtment Degree Conferred Accounting Accounting BS in Accounting 120 Entrepreneurship Mngeril Studies BS in 120 Entrepreneurship Finnce Finnce BS in Finnce 120 Informtion nd Decision Mngement Mrketing BBA Online Informtion nd Decision Mngeril Studies Mngeril Studies College of Business Administrtion BS in Informtion nd Decision BS in Mngement Totl Hours BS in Mrketing 120 Bchelor of Business Administrtion 120 The Bchelor of Business Administrtion online progrm follows different curriculum. More informtion cn be found in the Bchelor of Business Administrtion ( business-dministrtion/bb) section. Generl nd Bsic Course Requirements Students should tke ENGL 160 nd ENGL 161, the courses of one of the mthemtics trcks, nd ECON 120 nd ECON 121 s erly s possible, since these courses re prerequisites for most of the business core courses. BA 100 Introduction to UIC nd Professionl 1 Development BA 220 Business Professionl Development II 1 English ENGL 160 ENGL 161 Mthemtics Acdemic Writing I: Writing in Acdemic nd Public Contexts b Acdemic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry nd Reserch b Select one of the following Trcks: 10 Trck I c MATH 180 Clculus I b MATH 181 Clculus II b Trck II c MATH 125 Elementry Liner Algebr b MATH 165 Clculus for Business b Trck III c MATH 125 Elementry Liner Algebr b MATH 180 Clculus I b Economics ECON 120 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 121 Principles of Mcroeconomics Communiction COMM 100 Fundmentls of Humn Communiction BA 95 Assessment Experience 0 Totl Hours 25 b c BA 100 nd BA 220 re one-semester-hour courses tht re required for grdution. The hours count in the clcultion of tuition, full- or prt-time enrollment sttus, nd finncil id eligibility. The hours do not count towrds the 120 hours necessry to grdute. Minimum grdes of C must be erned in these courses. Students should select the mthemtics trck tht mtches their preprtion nd creer gols.. University Generl Eduction Requirements Students must stisfy the University s Generl Eduction requirements by tking clsses from vrious subject res. The requirement in some of these subject res my be fulfilled through the required courses listed bove. For the ctegories with dditionl hours, students should consult the Generl Eduction ( generl-eduction) section of the ctlog for list of courses in ech ctegory. Subject Are Anlyzing the Nturl World course 4 Exploring World Cultures course Understnding the Cretive Arts course Understnding the Individul nd Society course b 0 Understnding the Pst course Understnding U.S. Society course c 0 Totl Hours 1 Required Courses Business Administrtion Orienttion

3 University of Illinois t Chicgo b c MATH 125, MATH 165, MATH 180, nd MATH 181 listed in the preceding Generl nd Bsic Eduction Requirements tble re pproved Generl Eduction Core courses for the Anlyzing the Nturl World Generl Eduction requirement. Students must tke one dditionl course in this ctegory. COMM 100 stisfies the Understnding the Individul nd Society course requirement. ECON 120 stisfies the Understnding U.S. Society course requirement. Electives Kinesiology, militry science, nd music skills courses cnnot count in this ctegory. Courses Select 7-10 hours of electives. Students in the Accounting degree progrm must tke 7 elective hours. Students in the Entrepreneurship, Finnce, Informtion Decision, Mngement, nd Mrketing degree progrms must tke 10 elective hours Totl Hours 7-10 Totl Hours for Generl nd Bsic Eduction Requirements Business Course Requirements Business Core Required Courses Accounting ACTG 210 Introduction to Finncil Accounting ACTG 211 Introduction to Mngeril Accounting Business Administrtion BA 200 Mngeril Communiction Finnce FIN 01 Introduction to Mngeril Finnce FIN 02 Introduction to Investments Informtion nd Decision IDS 200 Intro to Mngement Informtion Systems 4 IDS 270 Business Sttistics I 4 IDS 55 Opertions Mngement Mngement MGMT 40 Introduction to Orgniztions MGMT 50 Business nd Its Externl Environment Mrketing MKTG 60 Introduction to Mrketing Totl Hours 5 Business Core Selective Courses Advnced Quntittive Skills Select one of the following: ECON 00 Econometrics FIN 0 IDS 71 Quntittive Methods (required for finnce mjors) Business Sttistics II (required for IDS mjors) Globl Business Perspective Select one of the following: b ACTG 484 Interntionl Accounting ECON Interntionl Economics FIN 442 Interntionl Corporte Finncil Mngement MGMT 460 Business, Society, nd the Globl Economy MKTG 469 Globl Mrketing Integrtive Course Competitive Strtegy Select one of the following: c 4 IDS 495 Competitive Strtegy MGMT 495 Competitive Strtegy Totl Hours 10 Totl Business Core Hours 45 Finnce mjors must tke FIN 0. IDS mjors must tke IDS 71. Students my substitute nother quntittive course with permission of the deprtment in which they mjor. b c Students my lso use n pproved Study Abrod or Interntionl Exchnge to stisfy this requirement. These courses hve the sme prerequisites senior stnding nd completion of ll other Business Core courses. Students my tke the integrtive course in ny deprtment, not necessrily in their mjor. The Mjor nd Business Electives Select mjor from the following res: 27-0 Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finnce, Informtion nd Decision, Mngement, nd Mrketing. The mjor consists of 27 0 hours of mjor courses nd business electives. The exct number of business electives vries by deprtment. Totl Hours 27-0 Totl Hours Business Course Requirements Other Course Requirements Business Administrtion Course Requirements All entering freshmen in the college must successfully complete BA 100 during the fll semester. This first-yer experience nd professionl development course is designed to help students successfully trnsition from high school to university environment s well s tech professionl development skills needed for ledership. BA 100 includes n introduction to study strtegies nd techniques s well s n orienttion to resources vilble t UIC. Students will be given n overview of the CBA mjors nd creers in business. Additionlly, this course provides mple opportunities to connect with other students, fculty, stff, nd orgniztions nd ctivities on cmpus. In their second yer, students must successfully complete BA 220. BA 220 is to be tken in students fourth semester nd is intended to develop professionl presence the verbl nd nonverbl skills necessry to excel professionlly. BA 100 nd BA 220 re one-semester-hour courses required for grdution. The hours count in the clcultion of tuition, full- or prt-time enrollment sttus, nd finncil id eligibility. However, the hours do not count towrds the 120 hours necessry to grdute. Foreign Lnguge Requirement The College of Business Administrtion requires t lest two yers of single foreign lnguge in high school with minimum grdes of C s criterion for dmission. Students who re dmitted with deficiency in this re must tke two semesters of single foreign lnguge t the

4 4 College of Business Administrtion college level with minimum grdes of C or prove proficiency in foreign lnguge. Generl Eduction Core Generl Eduction t UIC is designed to serve s foundtion for lifelong lerning. Students re required to complete minimum of 24 semester hours in the Generl Eduction Core with t lest one course from ech of the following ctegories: 1. Anlyzing the Nturl World 2. Understnding the Individul nd Society. Understnding the Pst 4. Understnding the Cretive Arts 5. Exploring World Cultures 6. Understnding U.S. Society For description nd list of courses for ech Generl Eduction Core ctegory, students should consult the Generl Eduction ( ctlog.uic.edu/uct/degree-progrms/generl-eduction) section of the ctlog. Informtion on meeting the Generl Eduction requirements for ech College of Business Administrtion degree progrm is detiled in the previous section on Generl Course Requirements. Generl Eduction Proficiencies University Writing Requirement A minimum grde of C in ENGL 160 nd ENGL 161 is degree requirement. Trnsfer students who hve tken the equivlent of ENGL 160 nd/or ENGL 161 t other institutions my only receive grdution credit for these courses if they erned minimum grdes of C. Mthemtics Requirements Business students must register for mthemtics course every semester beginning with their first semester of enrollment until one of the required mthemtics trcks hs been completed. After completing the required mth courses, students must enroll in Business Sttistics (IDS 270). Some students my be required to tke prerequisite mth courses prior to enrolling in the required mth courses. Credit erned for these prerequisite courses will not count towrd the hours required for grdution, nd the grdes erned re not included in the grde point verge (GPA). Students my plce nywhere in this sequence: Courses MATH 075 Beginning Algebr MATH 090 Intermedite Algebr MATH 125 Elementry Liner Algebr MATH 165 Clculus for Business MATH 180 Clculus I Stisfctory grdes re required in MATH 075 nd MATH 090 to progress to the next mth course. Other Requirements Course Work Limittions Courses tht duplicte previous course work do not count towrd grdution, nor do courses in which filing grdes re received. Furthermore, credit erned in the following courses does not count towrds grdution: Courses BA 100 BA 220 BA 289 Introduction to UIC nd Professionl Development Business Professionl Development II Business Internship Progrm English s Second Lnguge courses ENGL 070 Introduction to Acdemic Writing for the Nonntive Spekers of English ENGL 071 Introduction to Acdemic Writing MATH 075 Beginning Algebr MATH 090 Intermedite Algebr MATH 118 Mthemticl Resoning MATH 121 Preclculus Mthemtics MATH 140 Arithmetic nd Algebric Structures MATH 141 Algebric nd Geometric Structures Kinesiology nd militry science courses Foreign lnguge courses tken to fulfill deficiency in the CBA foreign lnguge dditionl grdution requirement The only exception is tht students my ern semester hours of credit in ENGL 070 or ENGL 071 nd wiver of ENGL 160 if written uthoriztion is received from the Deprtment of English. BA 100, BA 289, ESL courses, MATH 075, MATH 090, nd Acdemic Skills Progrm courses do not crry cdemic credit nd will not be used in computing the grde point verge, but will be used for the purpose of determining full- or prt-time sttus, nd for finncil id eligibility. Grde Point Averge (GPA) Requirement In ddition to meeting ll University requirements for the degree, students must ern minimum cumultive GPA of 2.00/4.00 in ech of the following to qulify for grdution: 1. ll courses tken t the University of Illinois t Chicgo 2. ll courses (UIC nd trnsfer) counted towrd the degree nd. in the mjor. Grdution Declrtion/Filing to Grdute/Degree Completion The College of Business Administrtion is dedicted to ssisting students with the chievement of both their cdemic nd professionl gols in timely mnner. One semester before grdution, CBA students re required to meet with their cdemic dvisor to complete grdution check. When students register for their finl semester of courses, they will lso declre their intent to grdute online using Student Self-Service. The dedline to declre grdution in the my.uic system is the end of the third week (fll nd spring) or second week (Summer Session 2) of the term in which grdution is sought. Filure to complete these two steps my dely the wrding of the degree to the next semester. A finl review of the records will be mde following the close of the term. Students completing ll degree requirements for their declred mjor will need permission from their college to enroll in dditionl undergrdute courses. See online ctlog for complete description of this policy.

5 University of Illinois t Chicgo 5 Enrollment Residence Requirement The following college enrollment residence requirements pply to ll CBA students: Once student hs reched junior stnding (erned 60 semester hours of college credit), he/she must ern t lest 60 dditionl semester hours t n ccredited four-yer institution. The college nd deprtment enrollment residence requirements must lso be fulfilled. The lst 0 hours of course work must be tken in enrollment residence t UIC. Furthermore, t lest 0 of the 60 semester hours in the Business Course Requirements section of the curriculum must be tken in enrollment residence t UIC. At lest two-thirds of the credit required for deprtmentl mjor must be completed t UIC. Concurrent ttendnce t the University of Illinois t Chicgo nd nother collegite institution or enrollment during the summer t nother institution, when pproved by the student s college, does not interrupt the UIC enrollment residence requirement for grdution. Ethics Requirement All students re required to demonstrte understnding of business ethics through completion of n online ethics exmintion or by tking n ethics course offered in the CBA. Assessment Requirement To ensure the qulity of the cdemic progrm nd to ssist in continuous improvement efforts, ll students must prticipte in one ssessment event prior to grdution. Students will register for noncredit course (BA 95) to complete this requirement. Computer Requirement Business students re required to hve lptop computer tht cn run the ltest versions of Microsoft Windows nd Office nd hs Wi-Fi or wireless internet ccess. College Policies Acdemic Lod To be considered full-time student during the fll nd spring semesters, student must be registered for minimum of 12 semester hours. For Summer Session 1 (Four-Week) nd Summer Session 2 (Eight-Week), UIC considers totl ggregte of 6 semester hours s the minimum number necessry to constitute full-time enrollment. A mximum of 18 semester hours my be tken in semester (12 hours between the two summer sessions). To complete CBA degree within four yers, student must tke n verge course lod of hours per semester. Students requiring prerequisite mth or English courses should pln to ttend summer school to ensure timely grdution nd meet this gol. For ech hour of registered course work, students should expect to complete three hours of homework, studying, nd reding. Acdemic Probtion nd Dismissl Rules Students cdemic sttus will be bsed on their semester or cumultive grde point verge. Students re in good stnding, on probtion, or dismissed. Students cn check their cdemic sttus fter ech semester on my.uic. Students who re on cdemic probtion or who hve been dismissed re informed of their sttus by UIC emil from the college following the end of the semester. Probtion Rules Students will be plced on cdemic probtion in ny term in which they ern either cumultive or semester grde point verge of less thn 2.00/4.00. They will then be expected to ern t lest 2.00/4.00 semester grde point verge nd to rise their cumultive grde point verge to 2.00/4.00 to chieve good cdemic stnding. Acdemic probtion t UIC cn only be removed by successfully completing dditionl course work t UIC. Probtion is broken down s follows. Probtion Level Conditions Consequences Remedy Semester Probtion Acdemic Probtion Dismissed Semester GPA is below 2.00/4.00, but the UIC cumultive GPA is 2.00 or higher UIC cumultive GPA is below 2.00/4.00 UIC cumultive GPA is considerbly below 2.00/4.00 Wrning sttus is ssigned. Acdemic restrictions enforced until required GPA level is chieved. Student is dismissed from the University. Must meet with n dvisor to discuss cdemic difficulties nd seek tutoring, if necessry. Must meet with n dvisor to discuss their cdemic progress, sign n cdemic contrct, nd seek tutoring in difficult subjects. Students re required to meet with n cdemic dvisor three times ech semester until they re no longer on probtion. Student will not be llowed to register for clsses t UIC. The following rules re pplied to determine the cdemic sttus of student on probtion: 1. A student in good cdemic stnding is plced on semester probtion for ny semester in which less thn 2.00/4.00 GPA is erned, but the UIC cumultive GPA is 2.00 or higher (Wrning Sttus). 2. A student in good cdemic stnding is plced on cdemic probtion in ny semester in which the UIC cumultive GPA flls below 2.00/ A student currently on cdemic probtion is continued on cdemic probtion (unless dismissed from the University) until both the cumultive GPA nd the UIC GPA re rised to 2.00/4.00. CBA Undergrdute Progrms determines the conditions of probtion. In ddition to specifying the grde point verge, the college my require the completion of specific courses, limit the number of hours for which students register, nd exclude students from tking certin courses while on probtion.

6 6 College of Business Administrtion All students on probtion re required to dhere to the following terms of probtion (cdemic restrictions). Filure to do so will result in registrtion holds nd possible cdemic dismissl. 1. Students must meet with their cdemic dvisor to complete n cdemic contrct. The contrct will include ny requirements nd/or restrictions for the student s next semester. 2. Students must schedule n ppointment with their CBA cdemic dvisor two dditionl times during the semester to discuss their cdemic progress for the term.. Students cnnot register for more thn 12 hours of course work for the semester (6 hours during the summer term). 4. Students must seek tutoring in their wek subject res, i.e. mth, ccounting, economics, sttistics, etc. Tutoring is vilble in the College of Business Administrtion Undergrdute Progrms Office, during the fll nd spring semesters, the Honors College, the Business Lerning Center (BLC), nd the Mthemticl Science Lerning Center, s well s mny other support progrms on cmpus. Dismissl Rules 1. If student is on cdemic probtion, the student my be dismissed in ny term in which he/she fils to meet the grde point verge required by the probtion sttus nd in which the cumultive grde point verge in courses tken t UIC is less thn 2.00/ If student is on cdemic probtion, the student my be dismissed in ny term in which he/she fils to meet the grde point verge required by the probtion nd in which the combined trnsfer nd UIC grde point verge is less thn 2.00/ If the student fils to mke ny significnt progress towrd degree, the student my be dismissed from the college, nd is therefore ineligible to enroll t the University in subsequent semesters. 4. The student my be dismissed in ny term in which he or she fils to comply with the conditions set by the College of Business Administrtion. Chnge of Course Schedule Dropping Courses Undergrdute students my drop courses using my.uic through the end of the second week of clsses for fll nd spring semesters, the first Wednesdy of Summer Session 1, or the first Fridy of Summer Session 2. During weeks through 10 of the fll nd spring semesters (first Thursdy through the second Wednesdy of Summer Session 1 or weeks 2 through 5 of Summer Session 2), students my drop courses with the permission of their mjor college. If the drop occurs between 0 nd 2 weeks in fll nd spring, there will be no nottion on the trnscript. If the drop occurs during weeks through 10 in fll nd spring (first Thursdy through the second Wednesdy of Summer Session 1 or weeks 2 through 5 of Summer Session 2), W is noted on the trnscript. Undergrdute students my drop mximum of 4 UIC individul courses tht result in W nottion on their trnscript during their entire undergrdute degree progrm. To void difficulty, CBA suggests tht students do the following: Meet with CBA cdemic dvisor ech semester to pln mngeble course schedule nd sty on trck for grdution. Get feedbck from their instructors before the drop dedline to determine if they re succeeding in their clsses. Give creful considertion before using this option erly in their cdemic creer. Chnge of Mjor/Declring Mjor Students re encourged to discuss their options for mjors within the College of Business Administrtion with fculty, creer dvisors, nd cdemic dvisors. CBA students must declre mjor by the end of their sophomore yer. Declring or chnging mjor is done by mking n ppointment with n cdemic dvisor. Clss Attendnce CBA s expecttion is tht students will ttend ll clsses becuse it is necessry for chieving cdemic success. Ech instructor my estblish specific ttendnce requirements for his/her course. The instructor is responsible for mking the ttendnce policy cler to the students. An instructor cnnot drop student from course due to nonttendnce. It is the student s responsibility to mke certin tht ll courses re dded nd dropped properly by the published dedlines. Closed Courses Courses close becuse mximum enrollment cpcity is plced on ech course. This limit cnnot be exceeded due to sfety nd environmentl regultions. It is necessry tht students register t their ssigned time to ensure the preferred course schedule. College Level Exmintion Progrm (CLEP) The College of Business Administrtion ccepts mximum of 0 semester hours of CLEP (College Level Exmintion Progrm) credit towrd the degree requirements. Exmintions my provide credit if pproved by the college. CLEP credit will be wrded towrd the CBA degree requirements bsed on the description nd content of the exm, permission from the college, nd the score erned on the exm. A minimum score of 65 is required. The CBA does not ccept CLEP for English composition or foreign lnguge credit. CLEP exms re dministered on cmpus by the Office of Testing Services t (12) Course Prerequisites Students must meet ll course prerequisites. The most up-to-dte prerequisites for courses re listed on my.uic ( common). Prerequisites re put on courses to ensure students success in the course nd to mximize understnding nd comprehension of the cdemic mteril. Students who do not meet published prerequisites my be dropped from the course. Credit/No Credit Option Students my elect to tke courses on the credit/no credit option under the following conditions: 1. Students must be on cler cdemic sttus, not on cdemic probtion; 2. Students must be enrolled full-time t UIC;. Only one course per semester my be tken on the credit/no credit option; 4. A mximum of 21 semester hours of credit/no credit course work cn be erned t UIC. Courses tht my not be tken on the credit/no credit option include: Courses

7 University of Illinois t Chicgo 7 ENGL 160 Acdemic Writing I: Writing in Acdemic nd Public Contexts ENGL 161 Acdemic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry nd Reserch BA 200 Mngeril Communiction COMM 100 Fundmentls of Humn Communiction ECON 120 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 121 Principles of Mcroeconomics MATH 125 Elementry Liner Algebr MATH 165 Clculus for Business MATH 180 Clculus I MATH 181 Clculus II Business Core courses Courses tken to stisfy requirement of prticulr mjor, i.e., the dvnced quntittive skills requirement for Finnce, nd Informtion nd Decision mjors Mjor business courses Business elective courses Any ccounting courses Any course deprtment or college stipultes s not eligible to be tken under the CR/NC option; this restriction should be listed on the course syllbus Minor courses To elect this option, students must complete Credit/No Credit Form in the CBA Undergrdute Progrms office. The form must be submitted to 1118 UH by 4:15 p.m. (the close of business) on the tenth dy of instruction (or the first Fridy of Summer Session 1 or the second Fridy of Summer Session 2). No exceptions will be mde to this policy. Double Mjor, Double Degrees, nd Second Bchelor s Degree Double Mjor Students pursuing double mjor or dul mjor will hve GPA requirement nd will require pprovl from the college/deprtment offering the degree. Double Degrees Students interested in pursuing double degree should submit forml request to the undergrdute progrms office. If student s request is pproved, the College of Business Administrtion will serve s the primry college. Second Bchelor s Degree Applicnts who hve lredy erned bchelor s degree must pply to the grdute progrm liutud-progrms. Grdute-Level Courses for Undergrdute Credit The College of Business Administrtion prohibits undergrdute students from registering for grdute-level courses nd the use of grdutelevel credit pplied towrd the undergrdute degree. Students should understnd tht grdute-level courses tken by n undergrdute student re not pplicble towrd future grdute or professionl degree. Independent Study Students re required to contct n instructor in their mjor field of study to propose topic for independent study. If pproved, Request for Independent Study Form must be completed nd pproved by the cdemic deprtment before registering for n independent study course. In ddition, if the course is to be pplied towrd the mjor, forml petition must be pproved by the deprtment hed nd the Undergrdute Progrms Office of the college. Students should consult the deprtment office for specific procedures regrding enrollment in independent study courses. Petition Procedure Students who wnt to mke forml requests or ppel college policies do so by using petition process. CBA hs vrious types of petitions vilble for different types of ppels, requests, or clrifictions of policies nd requirements. Petition forms nd dvice for completing these forms re vilble in the Undergrdute Progrms Office in 1118 UH or on the CBA website cdemic-resources. Proficiency Exmintions Students interested in erning proficiency credit should contct the deprtment for informtion concerning eligibility nd vilbility of proficiency exm. This is subject to the University, college, nd deprtmentl policy on proficiency exmintions. Proficiency credit cnnot be erned by CBA students for mjor-level courses, nor cn proficiency credit erned for foreign lnguge be used towrds the degree. A student who erns proficiency credit is given the mount of credit towrd grdution regulrly llowed in the course. Proficiency credit is not considered n interruption of the enrollment residence requirement, nor stisfction of the lst 0-semester-hour enrollment residence requirement for grdution. Required Advising for Registrtion Approvl Ech semester, ll Accounting mjors, who hve strted tking mjorlevel ccounting courses, re required to meet with n cdemic dvisor nd n ssigned fculty dvisor in their mjor deprtment prior to receiving pprovl to register. Students on cdemic probtion must lso meet with n cdemic dvisor prior to registering for the next semester. Registrtion holds will not be removed from the student s ccount until these conditions hve been met. Repet Policy for Stndrd Grded Courses Students my repet course to increse their knowledge of the subject mtter. There re circumstnces under which repeting course is dvisble nd to student s dvntge. There re lso circumstnces where repeting course my disdvntge student nd nrrow student s options. The College of Business Administrtion requires students to discuss ny pln to repet course with their cdemic dvisor before they register to repet the course. Courses with A, B, or C grdes my not be repeted. Courses with D or F grdes my be repeted once with written permission. In ll cses, the originl grde for the course nd the grde for ech repet will pper on the trnscript. The originl grde will be clculted into the grde point verge, unless the student initites request for Repeting Course with Grde Point Averge Reclcultion s described below. Only one registrtion for the course counts towrd the totl number of credits required for grdution. A course cnnot be repeted fter receiving credit in course for which the repet course is prerequisite.

8 8 College of Business Administrtion To repet course more thn once requires written permission from the student s college. Students who hve been dismissed my not ppel on the grounds of intention to repet courses. Certin courses my not be repeted; students should consult their college before repeting course. Repeting Course with Grde Point Averge Reclcultion Importnt Note: Grde point verge reclcultion for repeted course is not utomtic. The student must initite request in the college office s outlined below. For the grde point verge reclcultion policy to pply, student must declre to his or her college the intent to repet course for chnge of grde. Students must submit this request to their college before the end of the officil dd/drop period, no lter thn the second Fridy of the fll nd spring semesters, the first Wednesdy of Summer Session 1, or the first Fridy of Summer Session 2. The course must be repeted within three semesters of the receipt of the originl grde, nd it must be tken t UIC. Only one registrtion for the course counts towrd the totl number of credits required for grdution. Undergrdute students re llowed grde point verge reclcultion in up to four repeted courses. Under the course repet policy, ll courses tken nd their grdes pper on the trnscript in the semester in which they were tken. Under the grde point verge reclcultion policy, the grde erned the first time the course is tken will be dropped from the clcultion of the cumultive GPA nd the grde(s) erned when the course is repeted will be used in the clcultion. This rule holds, even if the second grde is lower thn the first. If course is repeted more thn once, the first grde is not counted in the GPA, but ll other grdes for tht course re clculted in the cumultive GPA. Trnsferring Intercollege Trnsfer Students UIC students from other colleges my pply for trnsfer to the College of Business Administrtion. Admission is competitive nd bsed on spce vilbility. The College of Business Administrtion holds biweekly informtion sessions for students who wish to trnsfer into the college. Informtion on ppliction procedures nd dedlines is vilble t these sessions nd in 1118 UH. Cll (12) to sign up for n intercollege trnsfer informtion session. The following is list of the minimum criteri needed to be considered for dmission: Students must hve minimum UIC grde point verge of 2.50/4.00 nd cumultive grde point verge (UIC nd trnsfer) of 2.50/4.00 in 6 or more semester hours of course work to hve their records reviewed by the college. Students on cdemic probtion or dismissl sttus will not be considered for dmission. Students must hve successfully completed one of the following mth courses with minimum grde of C: MATH 125 (MATH 160 is the equivlent), MATH 165, or MATH 180. Trnsfer Students from Other Colleges nd Universities Admission into the college is competitive. The college reserves the right to djust dmissions criteri bsed on number of pplictions received nd spce vilbility. The following guidelines list the minimum requirements to be considered for dmission to the College of Business Administrtion: At the time of ppliction, student must hve completed minimum of 24 semester hours (6 qurter hours) of credit with t lest 2.50/4.00 GPA. At the time of enrollment, student must hve completed minimum of 6 semester hours of credit with t lest 2.50/4.00 GPA. It is highly recommended tht students complete their required Acdemic Writing courses, Finite Mth or Liner Algebr, nd either Business Clculus or Clculus I with minimum grdes of C by the time of enrollment t UIC. Trnsferring Out of the College of Business Administrtion Students should follow the process of the receiving college when requesting trnsfer out of the College of Business Administrtion. Minors The College of Business Administrtion offers the following minors. Completion of one of these progrms will be noted on the officil UIC trnscript upon grdution. Minor School/Deprtment Hours Business Administrtion Interdeprtmentl Business Anlytics Business Opertions Informtion nd Decision Informtion nd Decision Finnce Finnce 15 Interntionl Business Interdeprtmentl 15 Mngement Informtion Systems Informtion nd Decision Mngeril Skills Interdeprtmentl 12 Acdemic Advising Acdemic dvisors re locted in the CBA Undergrdute Progrms Office locted on the 11th floor of University Hll. Office hours re Mondy through Thursdy, from 8:0 to 4:45 nd Fridy, 8:0 to 4:0. Additionl informtion cn be found online t businessconnect.uic.edu/ student-services. Advising Policy The CBA Undergrdute Progrms Office provides cdemic dvising regrding course selection nd registrtion, trnsfer credit, cdemic probtion, nd progress mde towrd the degree. It is the student s responsibility to mke certin tht the degree requirements re fulfilled. The college strongly recommends tht ll students meet with n dvisor ech semester to pln mngeble course schedule to sty on trck for grdution. Required Advising Students must meet with n dvisor for ny of the situtions listed below: All new students must ttend n Orienttion session to meet with n dvisor nd register for clsses. All beginning freshmen must meet with their cdemic dvisor ech semester during their first yer

9 University of Illinois t Chicgo 9 All new trnsfer students re ssigned n dvisor nd must meet with them during their first semester. Juniors nd seniors mjoring in Accounting re required to meet with college dvisor prior to meeting with n ssigned fculty dvisor in the Accounting deprtment ech semester. Students on cdemic probtion nd whose UIC GPA is below 2.00/4.00 must meet with n dvisor three times ech semester until the probtionry sttus hs been clered. All grduting seniors re required to meet with n dvisor for grdution check the semester before they pln to grdute. See Grdution Declrtion/Filing to Grdute/Degree Completion in this section of the ctlog for informtion on filing to grdute. Individul cdemic dvising is by ppointment. Generl questions cn be nswered by phone nd emil. Students fced with n emergency sitution should contct the director of cdemic services t (12) Policies to Ensure Acdemic Progress Meet with n cdemic dvisor ech semester to fcilitte cdemic success nd sty on trck for grdution. It is recommended tht students enroll in mngeble course lod of 12 1 hours the first semester of the freshmn yer. After the first semester, to complete the degree within four yers, student must enroll in n verge course lod of hours per semester every semester fter their first. The mximum course lod is 18 hours per semester (12 hours between the two summer sessions). Students must choose courses for which they meet the prerequisites. Current prerequisites re listed on my.uic or the online course descriptions. Students must enroll in mth or sttistics course ech semester until the sequence is completed. ENGL 160 nd ENGL 161 should be completed by the end of the freshmn yer with minimum grdes of C. ECON 120 should be completed during the first semester in which student is enrolled for MATH 125 or MATH 180. IDS 200 should be completed fter the first semester of the freshmn yer or during the sophomore yer. IDS 55 should be completed the semester fter IDS 200 nd IDS 270 credit is erned. Finnce nd Informtion nd Decisions Science mjors should complete the dvnced quntittive skills course fter IDS 270 credit is erned. Acdemic Honors College Honors College Honors re wrded when student grdutes nd re noted on both the diplom nd trnscript. To qulify for College Honors, students must do the following: 1. Complete the degree requirements. 2. Ern minimum of 60 semester hours of credit t UIC.. Achieve minimum UIC cumultive grde point verge of.50. Den s List Students re eligible for the Den s List if they hve completed minimum of 12 grded hours, or 6 grded hours during the summer term, nd if they ern term grde point verge of.50 or higher. Although the grde point verge excludes courses tken on the credit/no credit option, student who fils course tken under this option is ineligible for the Den s List. Deprtment Honors Deprtment Honors re wrded when student grdutes nd re noted on the UIC officil trnscript. Deprtment honors re wrded if the student meets the grde point verge criteri listed below: Distinction: Overll GPA of.25 nd mjor GPA of.25 High Distinction: Overll GPA of.50 nd mjor GPA of.50 Highest Distinction: Overll GPA of.75 nd mjor GPA of.75 Specil Progrms nd Opportunities Undergrdute Progrms The CBA s officil mode of communiction is through UIC emil. The CBA keeps its students informed of news nd dedlines through the UIC Business newsletter. CBA students re expected to check their UIC emil ccount dily for updtes. The CBA wrds pproximtely $500,000 in scholrships per yer. Applictions re submitted online in Jnury with the dedline in erly Februry. Scholrship recipients re notified in April nd the scholrship wrds re distributed in the next fll semester. The informtion bout pplying cn be found online businessconnect.uic.edu/student-services/scholrships. Student orgniztions relted to ech of the business mjors provide opportunities for students to interct with fculty, lumni, nd corporte professionls. Some of the CBA student orgniztions re: Accounting Club, Bet Alph Psi, Bet Gmm Sigm, The Business Student Advisory Bord, The Finnce nd Investment Group, Collegite Entrepreneurship Orgniztion, Ltino Assocition of Business Students, Americn Mrketing Assocition, Mngement Ledership Assocition, Ntionl Assocition of Blck Accountnts, Informtion nd Decision Orgniztion, INFORMS, UIC hs over 00 registered student orgniztions. Orgniztions cn be found t The CBA newsletter is sent to students by emil regulrly nd informs students bout cdemic dedlines, policies, creer opportunities, scholrships, nd other CBA-relted news. The CBA offers Honors business courses ech semester. Students must either be member of the Honors College or hve cumultive GPA of.40/4.00 to tke these courses. The Honors courses provide n enhnced clssroom experience nd more contct nd interction with the professor. The Honors Course Designtion will be noted on the officil UIC trnscript. Business students my opt to live on the Business or Entrepreneurship floors of the residence hlls which provide n opportunity to connect, study, nd socilize with other business students. Specil progrms re delivered by the college in the residence hll. Notble uthors nd business executives re invited to spek nd interct with CBA students on regulr bsis. Professionl development opportunities will be offered. The CBA Tutoring Progrm is vilble to business students in the res of ccounting, finnce, nd sttistics. Creer Services The Undergrdute Business Creer Center (BCC) encourges students to prticipte in mny ctivities tht re designed to prepre

10 10 College of Business Administrtion future business leders for their creers. Informtion cn be found t businessconnect.uic.edu/business-creer-center. Creer dvisors cn help students gin creer preprtion nd plnning skills tht they cn use throughout their creers. Internship Trining Seminrs improve students understnding of their skills, vlues, nd interests nd re held every two weeks. Resume development nd mock interviews help mximize ech student s opportunity for employment. The Corporte Internship Progrm exposes students to professionl orgniztions through full-time nd prt-time pid internships. Students gin hnds-on experience with corporte, nonprofit, nd governmentl clients in their fields of study. Students cn meet hundreds of compny representtives nd lern bout employment trends, slry rnges, nd corporte cultures through CBA student orgniztion presenttions nd t cmpus job firs. The Business Creer Center nd Student Ledership Council host vrious creer firs, corporte session, resume expos, mock interview dys, job shdow dys, networking sessions, nd other creer relted events for students to tke dvntge of. Creer dvising services include: Self-ssessment instruments nd interprettion ssistnce Creer pth nd job mrket informtion Resume nd cover letter reviews Informtionl interview recommendtions Networking skill building Interview performnce development Job serch strtegy plnning Slry negotition dvice The Undergrdute Business Creer Center is locted on the first floor of Dougls Hll. More informtion cn be found online businessconnect.uic.edu/business-creer-center/services. Acdemic Options UIC Business Scholrs Progrm is highly selective four-yer cohort honors progrm for first-yer undergrdute business mjors designed to develop ledership excellence nd professionlism through courses, workshops, service opportunities, nd development ctivities. Students must meet the qulifictions needed for cceptnce in the Honors College. Students who qulify for in-stte tuition will be wrded minimum scholrship for four yers The UIC Study Abrod Progrm nd Exchnge Progrm provide students the opportunity to tke courses in universities round the world. Courses must be reviewed nd pproved by the College of Business Administrtion for credit towrds grdution. A Certificte in Entrepreneuril Studies is vilble to students in the College of Business Administrtion interested in the re of smll business. This is n excellent opportunity for students to choose their mjor electives with n cdemic objective. Students my pursue Minors in: Finnce, Interntionl Business, Mngement Informtion Systems, Business Opertions, Mngeril Skills, or Business Anlytics. Honor Code As n cdemic community, the College of Business Administrtion t the University of Illinois t Chicgo is committed to providing n environment in which teching, lerning, reserch, nd scholrship cn flourish nd in which ll endevors re guided by cdemic nd professionl integrity. All members of the college community students, fculty, stff, nd dministrtors shre the responsibility of insuring tht high stndrds of integrity re upheld so tht such n environment exists. In pursuit of these high idels nd stndrds of cdemic life, students will be expected to respect nd uphold the UIC College of Business Administrtion Honor Code throughout their cdemic life t UIC. They will be expected to mintin the highest morl nd ethicl stndrds in ll cdemic nd business endevors nd to conduct themselves honorbly s responsible members of the college cdemic community. This includes the following: Not to seek unfir dvntge over other students, including but not limited to giving or receiving unuthorized id during completion of cdemic requirements; To represent fct nd self truthfully t ll times; To respect the property nd personl rights of ll members of the cdemic community. Violtions of the Honor Code re just cuses for discipline under the University of Illinois t Chicgo Student Disciplinry Policy, nd ll llegtions of Honor Code violtions shll be hndled pursunt to tht Policy. Student Orgniztions nd Extr- Curriculr Opportunities Student groups, such s intrmurl sports tems, locl nd ntionl chpters of frternities nd sororities, ethnic clubs, nd cdemic nd preprofessionl orgniztions provide students with outlets for prticipting in ctivities which ugment the eductionl experience. Mny orgniztions re ffilited with the College of Business Administrtion, nd include the following: Accounting Club; Bet Alph Psi; Bet Gmm Sigm, Ntionl Assocition of Blck Accountnts (NABA); Americn Mrketing Assocition (UIC Chpter); Economics Club; Collegite Entrepreneurship Orgniztion; Finnce nd Investment Group; The Informtion nd Decision Orgniztion (IDSO); INFORMS Student Chpter; Ltino Assocition of Business Students (LABS); the Mngement Ledership Assocition; nd the Ntionl Asin Americn Society of Accountnts. Bet Gmm Sigm The College of Business Administrtion nnully invites the upper 10 percent of the junior clss nd senior clss to ccept membership in Bet Gmm Sigm, the ntionl scholstic honor society in the field of business dministrtion. Inductees must hve completed t lest 0 semester hours t UIC nd re chosen on the bsis of their UIC nd cumultive grde point verges. Smple Business Mjor Curriculum Freshmn Yer First Semester BA 100 ENGL 160 Hours Introduction to UIC nd 1 Professionl Development Acdemic Writing I: Writing in Acdemic nd Public Contexts Mth Trck first course: 5 MATH 125 Elementry Liner Algebr or MATH 180 or Clculus I

11 University of Illinois t Chicgo 11 ECON 120 Principles of Microeconomics COMM 100 Second Semester ENGL 161 Fundmentls of Humn Communiction Term Hours: 14 Acdemic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry nd Reserch Mth Trck second course: 5 MATH 165 Clculus for Business or MATH 180 or Clculus I or MATH 181 or Clculus II IDS 200 Intro to Mngement Informtion Systems ECON 121 Principles of Mcroeconomics Sophomore Yer First Semester IDS 270 Business Sttistics I 4 ACTG 210 Introduction to Finncil Accounting BA 200 Mngeril Communiction Generl Eduction Core course (exmple: Anlyzing the Nturl World) b Second Semester BA 220 ACTG 211 Business Professionl Development II Introduction to Mngeril Accounting FIN 01 Introduction to Mngeril Finnce MGMT 40 Introduction to Orgniztions Generl Eduction Core course (exmple: Understnding the Pst) Elective Junior Yer First Semester FIN 02 Introduction to Investments MKTG 60 Introduction to Mrketing Advnced Quntittive Skills Generl Eduction Core course (exmple: Exploring World Cultures) b Elective Second Semester IDS 55 Opertions Mngement MGMT 50 Business nd Its Externl Environment Mjor course Mjor course Generl Eduction Core course (exmple: Understnding the Cretive Arts) b Senior Yer First Semester Globl Business Perspectives Mjor course Mjor course Business Elective/Mjor course Elective Second Semester Mjor course Mjor course Business Elective/Mjor course Business Elective/Mjor course Integrtive course 4 b Term Hours: 16 Totl Hours: 120 BA 100 nd BA 220 re required one-semester-hour courses, but the hours do not count towrd the totl hours required for grdution. Courses my be tken in ny semester in ny order.