Yes, math is a required part of the business program at OU. All business
administration majors must take MTH 121 "Linear Programming" (or 141) and
MTH 122 "Calculus for the Social Sciences" (or 154); MTH 011 and/or 012
may also be required, depending on a student's individual placement. Business
students must also take QMM 240 “Statistical Methods for Business I” and
QMM 340 “Statistical Methods for Business II” (or QMM 250, "Statistical
Methods for Business”).
Placement is done in a few different ways. If you are an incoming freshman
and have taken the ACT, placement is determined by your ACT Math subscore.
If you are a transfer student who has taken math recently, you are placed
based on the math courses you transfer into OU. If neither of the above
applies to you, or if you are unsure of the placement you received, you
should take a math
placement test given by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
All students interested in a business major must begin as pre-business
or undecided business. This status will remain until you earn major standing
in the School of Business Administration (SBA).
In order to take most upper level core and major courses in the SBA,
you must first earn major standing by completing certain requirements. You
must complete the business pre-core and RHT 160, earn at least a 2.0 in
each pre-core course and RHT 160, and have at least a 2.60 cumulative GPA
at OU. Earning major standing is basically being admitted to a major.
Go to Major Standing for detailed information
on these requirements.
The university has both. Students must have major standing in the SBA,
junior standing (56 credits), and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 to participate
in a co-op. The requirements for internships are less stringent. Both programs
are run through Career
Services office in 275 West Vandenberg Hall. While participation in
either program is not required of business students, it is recommended because
they provide valuable work experience prior to graduation.
There are a number of
student organizations in the SBA, including orgs for particular majors
and a chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, the professional business fraternity.
Because recruiters look at the total student, which includes participation
in organizations in addition to academic performance, the SBA recommends
that students consider joining an organization. The student groups are a
good way to get involved in the SBA and prepare for a career.
Students can take CLEP tests for ECN 200 and 201 and some General Education
courses; please contact the Records office about procedures and restrictions
regarding CLEP tests.
Yes, you can. Advisers will meet with prospective transfer students
throughout the year and you should call the Advising Office (248-370-3285)
for an appointment. The only time advisers cannot meet with prospective
students is during early and final registration periods when the demand
for advisers by currently enrolled students is very high. Transfer students
must bring a copy of their transcript(s) with them to the advising appointment.
Additional information is usually needed in order to have courses evaluated
(course description, syllabus), but a transcript is the starting point.
When a student transfers into the SBA, his/her courses are evaluated
by business faculty for equivalency to OU's courses. To determine if it
is equivalent, we ask for a course description and/or a syllabus in order
to give the faculty member the most information possible.
Yes, but there are policies that you should know about. Students admitted
to the SBA beginning fall 2006 cannot take core, major or minor courses
at another school. When you transfer courses into OU, grades do not transfer.
If you receive a "C-" or better in a course that transfers (and students
should always make sure the course is transferable), the credits will transfer,
but not the grade. Always make sure that the course(s) you are taking elsewhere
are courses that you need and are equivalent to courses at OU. You do this
by meeting with an adviser before you take courses at another school; don’t
make any assumptions. Also, there are limitations to the number of credits
you can transfer into OU. Again, check with an adviser. The OU Records office
is working on putting transfer equivalency guides on the Web. Currently,
a number of Michigan community college guides are available
here. It is strongly
suggested that you meet with an adviser before taking any courses at another
school.
A grade of "I" in a course indicates "Incomplete." This grade is temporary
and may be given only by student request and faculty consent. It is used
in cases of hardship beyond the control of the student that prevents completion
of course requirements. Work to remove an "I" grade must be completed during
the first eight weeks of the next semester. Students who wish to receive
an Incomplete must present a Student Request for Incomplete Grade form to
the instructor by the day of the final exam. These are available in departmental
offices.
Students can file an extension of "I" grades. This extension must be
student-initiated and requires approval by the instructor and the dean of
the school or college or other appropriate administrator. If course requirements
are not completed within one year and no semester has been registered for,
the "I" grade will be changed to "0.0."
Independent Studies are not courses in the usual sense. They usually
involve in-depth research on some issue, supervised by a single faculty
member and are listed in the schedule of classes as a 490 (ACC 490, for
example). Note that Independent Studies are not guaranteed to be available
and no faculty member is under obligation to work with you on one. If you
are interested in doing one, you will need to contact a faculty member whose
expertise most closely matches the topic you want to study. If the faculty
member agrees, you will need to pick up an Independent Study Contract from
the Advising office in 332 Elliott Hall and complete it with the faculty
member. You will then need signatures from the faculty member, the department
chairperson, and the Advising Coordinator in order to register. Note
that students must have a 3.0 GPA in order to take an independent study.
A Petition of Exception is a form that students must fill out and submit
to the SBA's Committee on Instruction when they are seeking an exception
to any of the SBA's rules or policies. In the case of some university-wide
policies, the form is submitted to the University Committee on Instruction.
Students seeking an exception to a policy should meet with an adviser to
get information on the appeal procedure and proper submission.
Students who entered the business program as Pre-Business or Undecided
business students prior to Fall 2006 were allowed to take some business
core classes without major standing. If these students are working on or
have completed their math/stat sequence, are making satisfactory progress
on requirements for major standing and have met all the prerequisites for
the course, they will be given Registration Override to take ECN 303, FIN
322, MIS 300, MKT 302, ORG 330, POM 343 or ACC 310 (future accounting majors
only). You can request an override at
http://www.sba.oakland.edu/undergrad/regoverride/.
This process may take up to 7 days to complete, and students should submit
their request well before early registration begins. Approval to register
for courses does not guarantee you a spot in the class.
If you have already earned major standing (i.e., accounting, business economics,
finance, general management, human resources management, management information
systems, marketing or economics) you DO NOT need to seek a Permission Override
for 300 or 400 level business courses.
Yes, with an overall GPA of 2.60 or better and with the approval of
a business adviser, the Pre-Business or Undecided Business student may take
one 300-level business course before major standing. Any grade earned in
a course with major standing as a prerequisite before a student
officially earns major standing will not be included in the student’s GPA
when determining admission to major standing. You must meet with an adviser
during a scheduled appointment or walk-in session in order to be approved.
Yes. With an overall GPA of 3.0 or better, a business adviser can approve
a student to take 19-21 credits during fall/winter and 9-10 credits in spring/summer.
The associate registrar’s signature will also be required for 22 or more
credits for fall/winter and 11 or more credits in spring/summer. This request
can be made any time during normal office hours and does not request an
advising appointment to do so. The process may take several days, so please
make the request before peak registration periods.