NAME Street City State Zip Application to Programs School of Business Administration and Economics College at Brockport, State University of New York

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1 NAME Street City State Zip Application to Programs School of Business Administration and Economics College at Brockport, State University of New York Who Should Complete This Form: All students pursuing majors or minors offered by the School of Business Administration must complete this form and the accompanying Declaration/Change of Major/Minor form. This includes: (check the box that pertains to you) Students transferring to Brockport. Students Who Intend to Pursue a Major in the School of Business, and who have not yet met program entrance requirements, including required prerequisite courses. Freshman students in APS sections fall into this category. Students Who Are Ready To Declare Their Major and who did not complete this form at an earlier date. Students Wishing to Declare a Minor in the School of Business Note: Students who completed this form at an earlier date need not complete the form again. However, except for three strikes. You may complete the standard Declaration of Major form to declare your major or change specialty areas. Instructions: Read and complete all sections of this application. This application is required for all students pursuing majors or minors in the School of Business Administration and Economics. Your application must be approved in order to declare a major or minor in the School of Business. Certain courses may be closed to individuals who have not yet completed this application. Please read this document and the embedded instructions carefully. Incorrect or incomplete applications will not be processed. Purpose of Application: This application serves two purposes. The first purpose is to collect information about you. We will use this information for the following purposes: 1) determining whether you meet the criteria for admissions to the School s programs, 2) to contact you with announcements or information concerning the School s programs, 3) assessment of School Programs and 4) enrollment planning. The second purpose is to confirm that all students who are interested in entering our programs are aware of policies and procedures important to the function and quality of the School s programs. You will be required to indicate that you have read the descriptions of policies and procedures that appear within. Further, in completing this application, you become responsible for observing and abiding by the School s policies and procedures.

2 Section I: Policies and Procedures: Please read the following policies and procedures, each of which will impact your participation in the School s programs. You are required to initial each policy (in the right-hand column of the table below) to indicate that you have read, understood, and will abide by, that particular policy. Your application will not be processed unless you initial all sections. Note: Upon submitting this application, you will be provided with a copy of these policies, for your records. Ref Policy (you must indicate that you have read each policy below by placing your initials in the rightmost column, next to each policy) Your Initials 1. Changes in Degree Requirements: Students must meet the degree requirements in effect at the time they matriculate (at the time they are formally accepted by the college for admission or readmission). The School continuously revises its programs in response to changes in the business environment and the changing expectations of employers. Therefore, the degree requirements listed in the Undergraduate Studies catalog may not be current. Prospective students should check the School s web site at for the most current program requirements, descriptions, and course offerings. 2. Time Limitation: Courses completed more than 10 years prior to matriculation cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements in any of the School s majors or minors. Courses completed more than ten years prior to matriculation must be repeated. Under some circumstances, students may request the opportunity to earn course credit by exam rather than repeat the course; contact the School for details. This policy applies to courses taken at The College at Brockport, State University of New York and courses taken at other institutions. 3. Advisement: Students majoring in the School s programs will be assigned a faculty advisor when this application is processed. The advisor s name will then appear at the top of the student s Degree Audit Report (DARS); DARS is available on the web. After an advisor has been assigned, students are required to meet with their advisor each semester and are expected to: 1. Bring a copy of their DARS report to the meeting. 2. Prior to the meeting, consult their DARS report and the College Undergraduate Studies Catalog for the purpose of determining which degree requirements the student has not yet met. 3. Prior to the meeting, prepare a proposed schedule of classes for the following semester. Advisors assist students by reviewing the courses that the student selects each semester and by answering questions about degree requirements, course sequencing, transfer coursework, electives, careers, and graduate school. However, advisors will not create the student s schedule for them. 4. Prior to the meeting, consult with the on-line course schedule to confirm that the classes in your proposed schedule are still open and making adjustments as necessary. It is the advisor s prerogative to decline to meet with students who fail to meet these expectations, i.e. students who are unprepared. Unprepared students will be required to reschedule their meeting at a later date, which may result in courses filling before the student has the opportunity to register. This, in turn, may delay the student s graduation. Faculty advisors assist students in academic planning, but each student is ultimately responsible for knowing and meeting their degree requirements as specified in the College catalog and on their Degree Audit Report (DARS). 2

3 Ref Policy (you must indicate that you have read each policy below by placing your initials in the rightmost column, next to each policy) Your Initials 4. Registration: Each semester, the College will publish a schedule of the classes available in the following semester. The schedule of classes also contains information on registration dates and times. A student s registration date and time will vary by class rank and last name. Students must consult with their advisor and obtain an advisement PIN number prior to registration for the following semester. Students should contact their advisor at least two weeks in advance of their registration date for the purpose of understanding how to schedule advisement. Advisors office hours will be posted on their door or are available from the School Secretary ( ). Some advisors work by appointment while others work on a drop-in basis. Voice and messages left for advisors should include the student s name, phone number, address, and times when the advisor may contact the student. Please speak slowly and clearly when leaving voice mail messages. Students who are unable to arrange advisement with their designated advisor, because of work or class schedule conflicts, should call and request an appointment with the School s general advisement staff. However, students are expected to work with their primary advisor if possible. Students who do not contact their faculty advisor on a timely basis or who register for courses after their designated registration date will often find themselves closed out of required courses, which could cause the student s graduation date to be delayed. 5. Closed Courses: The School sets enrollment caps on each course offered. Registration into closed business courses is controlled by the School and not by the instructor, i.e., an instructor cannot give you permission to add into a closed course. Students seeking to add a closed course must complete a petition available in the School office. In general, the School gives priority to students who 1) need a course to graduate on time, 2) demonstrably cannot take an alternative, open course, and 3) made an attempt to register for the course during their designated registration period, i.e. the student did not register late. Students who fail to register during their designated registration period will not be added to closed sections or otherwise accommodated. As such, it is important that each student register at the designated time. 6. Required Course Grades: An overall average of 2.0 is required to complete any major or minor offered by the School. In general, students majoring in the School s programs need to earn a grade of at least C- in a course to count the course towards a degree requirement. However, accounting majors must earn at least a C in their required accounting courses (ACC prefix on course number). Students pursuing a minor need only to pass a course (D- or above) to count the course towards the minor. 7. Three Strikes Policy: To satisfy the minimum grade requirement described in 6) above, students may take a course up to three times. Students who are unable to earn the required grade after three full attempts will be blocked from further registration in the course and, as such, will not be able to complete their program of study (the student will need to pursue a major or minor outside of the School). MTH 201 may be repeated. 8. General Education Requirements: In addition to their major coursework, students majoring in the School s programs must complete all College general education requirements; these are described in the College s Undergraduate Studies catalog. A student s required general education requirements will vary depending on the student s matriculation (entrance) date and transfer status of the student. Each student s general education requirements are specified in his or her Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS); DARS is available on the web. 9. Transfer Course and Grade Policy: In general, a grade of "C-" or higher is required for transferred courses to be used to satisfy prerequisite, corequisite, business core, and specialty area course requirements. However, accounting majors need to earn a grade of C or higher in any required accounting course (ACC prefix) that is to be transferred. 3

4 Ref Policy (you must indicate that you have read each policy below by placing your initials in the rightmost column, next to each policy) Your Initials 10. Requests for Transfer Credit: The College maintains a large database of transfer course equivalencies. Courses from other schools are often automatically transferred as equivalent to a specific the College at Brockport, State University of New York course. If a course has been transferred as equivalent to the College at Brockport, State University of New York course, the equivalency will be shown on the student s DARS report. Other times, however, courses are transferred for general credit, but no specific course equivalency is indicated on DARS. If you believe that a course taken elsewhere is equivalent to a specific Brockport course, you will need to complete a course equivalency transfer request form (available in 119 Hartwell Hall) and provide documentation of equivalency (e.g., a detailed syllabus). Submit the form and the documentation to the secretary of the School that offers the course. Your request will then be evaluated in accord with the School specific process for evaluation transfer requests. Except as noted below, students completing any of the Business School s programs may request transfer credit for (1) any prerequisite course, and (2) any 300-level course not restricted by residency requirements. The College and the School must approve transferred courses as equivalent to required courses, and the number of courses transferred is subject to the residency requirements of the College and School. After matriculating at the College at Brockport, State University of New York (formal admission to the College), students must take all 400-level accounting, business, and economic courses at the College at Brockport, State University of New York. Freshman-level courses taken at two-year colleges generally cannot be transferred as equivalent to 300-level courses, and no two-year college coursework will be transferred as equivalent to any 400-level course. Students must complete BUS 475, Strategic Management at the College at Brockport, State University of New York Note: A separate set of policies applies to CIS106 (End User Computing) and ENG302 (Business Writing). These courses may be waived under certain circumstances. Information on specific conditions and the process for waiver of these courses is available in the School office (119 Hartwell Hall). 11. Residency Requirement: At least half of the coursework required to complete any School major or minor must be taken at the College at Brockport, State University of New York. Additionally, as noted in section 10 above, certain courses cannot be transferred. These courses must be taken at the College at Brockport, State University of New York Participation in Assessment Activities: The School of Business and Economics administers various assessment instruments throughout the curricula of its programs. Assessment activities may take the form of exams, exercises, or surveys. Assessment data is used for quality control and program improvement. Many of the School s program improvement efforts are based on assessment results. However, assessment results are valid only when students give their serious participation and best effort. As such, students are required, as a condition of enrollment in any of the School s courses, to participate in assessment activities and to give their best and honest effort in all assessment exercises administered by the School. Assessment activities administered in a course are considered a course requirement. This course requirement is no less important than is attendance, homework, or other exams. Students who are absent when assessment exercises are conducted may be required to repeat the exercise as a condition of passing the course. 13. Internships: The School encourages student participation in internships experiences that are relevant to the student s degree and area of specialization. Increasingly, employers seek to hire individuals with relevant work experience. An internship is not required for graduation, but students without significant work experience (relevant to their major) are strongly encouraged to complete at least one internship experience. The School of Business Administration and Economics limits the number of credit hours and internship experiences a student can complete to a maximum of 15 credit hours and 2 internship experiences. Information on internship programs and procedures can be obtained in 110 Hartwell Hall. 4

5 Ref Policy (you must indicate that you have read each policy below by placing your initials in the rightmost column, next to each policy) Your Initials 14. Academic Dishonesty (Cheating): The definitions of academic dishonesty are provided at Activities of students in the School s programs are constrained by the definitions of academic dishonesty and the associated policies described at The School reserves the right to expel, from its programs and courses, any student found to be engaged in blatant and premeditated acts of academic dishonesty. This policy is strictly enforced. Your first offense will be your only offense; there are no warnings. All work and assignments completed in the School s courses should be assumed to be individual assignments unless you have received explicit permission from the instructor to work with one or more partners. 15. Student Conduct: Students are expected to treat each other, their instructor, persons in charge, and the School s staff with common courtesy, decency, and respect. Students will recognize the instructor s authority to lead and direct classroom activities. Students will refrain from all behaviors that interfere with the teaching and learning process as well as behaviors that are disrespectful or belligerent to faculty and staff. All behaviors that, in the judgment of the instructor, interfere with the teaching/learning process will be considered disruptive. Campus policies on disruptive behavior and students are detailed in at (referenced in section 14 above). Disruptive students may be asked by the instructor to leave the classroom; students refusing to do so will be escorted from the premises by University Police. Students who are consistently or seriously disruptive will be expelled from the Schools programs and may be expelled from the College. 16. Course Prerequisites: Some of the School's courses have prerequisite courses. The College catalog details the prerequisites for all established courses; for new courses not listed in the catalog, talk to the instructor. The prerequisites for a course must be completed prior to registration for said course. Students who are found to be deficient in the prerequisites for a course may be dropped from the course. In particular, the courses BUS325 (Finance) and BUS475 (Strategy) have a sizeable number of prerequisites. Students who fail to complete prerequisites for these courses in a planned and timely basis are likely to find that they will not be able to graduate as planned. 17. Timely completion of program entrance requirement: Students admitted to the College are not automatically admitted to the School s programs. Students must first meet program entrance requirements, which include prescribed prerequisite coursework. Prerequisite courses vary by degree program. There are prerequisite requirements for all School majors and some minors. Full-time students entering as freshmen are expected to complete entrance requirements coursework by the end of their sophomore year. Full-time students transferring with an associate s degree in business are expected to complete entrance requirements coursework in their first semester at Brockport. Part-time students are expected to complete entrance requirements before beginning 300-level business courses. Students must complete their 200-level business requirements with a satisfactory grade BEFORE enrolling in 400-level courses. Timely completion of program prerequisites is the student s responsibility. Failure to complete program entrance requirements on a timely basis may delay the student s graduation. 5

6 Ref Policy (you must indicate that you have read each policy below by placing your initials in the rightmost column, next to each policy) Your Initials 18. Separation From the College: If a student should choose to leave the College prior to graduation, a leave of absence should be filed with the Academic Advisement s office. If the leave of absence expires and the student returns at a later date to complete their degree, the student will need to reapply to the College. Further, the student will need to complete the (potentially new) degree requirements in effect at time of readmission. This includes any changes in the major and in the general education requirements of the College. Students, therefore, are strongly advised not to separate from the college prior to completing their degrees. 19. School Communications: The School uses an list-server to communicate important announcements, changes in class times and course offerings, new policies, information about School events, etc. Students are responsible for reading communications from the School and responding accordingly. The School s list-serve is for official School communiqués only, and all communiqués will originate from the School office. Under no circumstance is any student allowed to broadcast messages using this list-serve. Doing so will result in your expulsion from the School s programs and courses. 20. Cell phones and Pagers: Cell phones and pagers ringing during class are highly disruptive. In general, cell phones and pagers should be set to vibrate during class periods. In the rare event that an emergency situation requires a student to monitor a cell phone or pager, the student should inform the instructor at the beginning of the class period and sit near an exit where they may leave the room quietly. Sign Below: Affidavit of Compliance: I have read the above policies of the School of Business Administration and Economics. I understand that my initials by each policy indicates my understanding and willingness to comply with each policy: Your Name (print): Signature: Date: 6

7 Section II: Program Admission Requirements: Students admitted to the College are not automatically admitted to the School s programs. Students must first complete program entrance requirements, which include prescribed prerequisite coursework, and must then formally declare a major or minor in one of the School s programs. A) Declaring a Major: (minors, skip to section B below). Program entrance requirements for each business degree, and corresponding grade requirements, are shown below: Accounting CIS106: End User Computing ECN201: Micro Economics ECN202: Macro Economics ECN204: Intro Statistics ACC281: Financial Accounting ACC282: Managerial Accounting MTH201/221: Calculus/ Bus Calculus Overall GPA of 2.5 in these courses, no ACC course grade below C and no other grade below C- Degree Program Business Administration (includes specializations in Management, and Prelaw) CIS106: End User Computing ECN201: Micro Economics ECN202: Macro Economics ECN204: Intro Statistics ACC281: Financial Accounting ACC282: Managerial Accounting MTH201/221: Calculus/ Bus Calculus Overall GPA in these courses of 2.5, and no grade below C- International Business CIS106: End User Computing ECN201: Micro Economics ECN202: Macro Economics ECN204: Intro Statistics ACC281: Financial Accounting MTH201/221/245: Calculus/ Bus Calculus, or Finite Math Overall GPA in these courses of 3.0, and no grade below C- Marketing CIS106: End User ECN201: Micro Economics ECN202: Macro Economics ECN204:Intro Statistics MTH201/221: Calculus ACC281: Financial Accounting ACC282: Managerial Accounting Overall GPA of 2.5 in these courses, min grade of C- required in each course Finance CIS106: End User ECN201: Micro Economics ECN202: Macro Economics ECN204:Intro Statistics MTH201/221: Calculus ACC281: Financial Accounting ACC282: Managerial Accounting Overall GPA of 2.5, C- minimum required in each course Students may not declare a major unless the above requirements are met. As described under policy #17 in Section I above, failure to complete program entrance requirements on a timely basis will delay the student s graduation. In particular, certain upper-level business courses are closed to students that have not yet declared their major. 7

8 B) Declaring a Minor: (Students not declaring a minor, skip to section C below) Program entrance requirements for each minor offered by the School is shown below. Required courses are detailed in the College at Brockport, State University of New York Undergraduate Studies Catalog. Business Administration Minor To declare the minor in Business Administration, students are required to have a 3.0 GPA or better on a minimum of 30 credit hours, and a grade of B or better in one of the following math courses: MTH111, 112, 201, 202, 221, 245, 281. This Minor is closed to students majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, International Business, Finance, Marketing Economics Minor No entrance requirement at this time This Minor is closed to students majoring in International Business. Finance Minor To declare the minor in Finance, students are required to have Completed CSC104 or CIS106, or have equivalent word processing and spreadsheet skills There are no minimum grade requirements. This Minor is closed to students majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, International Business, Finance, or Marketing Minor in Accounting To declare the minor in Accounting, students are required to have a 3.0 GPA or better on a minimum of 30 credit hours, and a grade of B or better in one of the following math courses: MTH111, 112, 201, 202, 221, 245, 281. This Minor is closed to students majoring in Accounting. C) Affidavit: I have read the section above pertaining to the program to which I am applying. I understand that failure to satisfactorily complete all entrance requirements well before my senior year may delay my graduation and that registration in some required upper-level courses will be denied. Date: Signature: 8

9 Business Student Profile: Demographic and Academic Information Your Name Student ID# 1. Gender (circle one): Male Female 2. Age 3. Race/Ethnicity (check all that apply) American Indian Latino/Spanish Origin Non-US Citizen/permanent resident Asian Origin African American/ African White Other Indian Sub-continent Middle-Eastern Origin Choose Not to Disclose 4. Will you generally be full-time or a part-time student? (circle one) Full-time Part-time * Note: Full-time is defined by a minimum of 12 credit hours in a semester 5. Will you be taking the majority of your courses in the evening, the day, or mixed times? (circle one) Evening Day Mixed Times 6. Your are best described as (circle one): Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior 7. Your are best described as (circle one): Transfer Student Readmitted Second Degree Student If you are a transfer student, did you transfer in with an associate s degree? Yes No Approximate transfer GPA: Transfer Institution (most recent) 8. Where do you live? (check one) Campus residence hall Off-campus housing (within walking distance) Off-campus (commute by car or bus) 9. Anticipated hours per week of full or part-time work outside of school this semester: If you are a first semester transfer student, check here and go to question What is your best estimate of your overall (Brockport) GPA: 11. What was your approximate High School average? ( check here if you have a GED ) 12. Did you take the SAT? Yes No Approximate total score (both parts combined) (Continued) 9

10 13. Intended Program: (check all that apply) Minor in Business Administration Minor in Economics Minor in Finance Minor in Accounting Degree in Accounting Degree in International Business Degree in Marketing Degree in Finance Degree in Business Administration with specialty in: Management Pre-law Other: 10. How many hours of coursework do you plan to take in the coming semester? Please complete the top of the Declaration of Major / Intent to Major Form Now 10