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.
