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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
 
 
Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting (BBA-ACC)
Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Management Information Systems (BBA-MIS)
Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in:
    Business Administration (BBA-BA)
    International Economics (BBA-ECO)
    Finance (BBA-FIN)
    Management (BBA-MGT)
    Marketing (BBA-MKT)
 
GRADUATE DEGREES
 
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
    MBA in Business Administration (MBA) (Taught in English and Spanish)
    MBA with a major in International Banking (MBA-IBK)
Master of Business Administration in International Trade (MBA-IT)
Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc)
Master of Science in International Logistics (MS-IL)*
Master of Science in Information Systems (MS-IS)
Doctor of Philosophy in International Business (Ph.D.-IB)*
*Pending THECB approval
 
MINORS (For students outside the College of Business Administration)
 
Minor in Business Administration
Minor in Management Information Systems
Minor in Economics
Minor in Management
Minor in Marketing
 
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (COBA)
 
Consistent with the mission of the University, the College of Business Administration has as its mission the creation of a learning experience that increases the knowledge, skills, and professional ethics of a new generation of future business leaders who will function in a diverse, globally-competitive environment. The foundation of the College is a single, enthusiastic, student-oriented faculty whose members are trained and knowledgeable in particular disciplines. Faculty operate in an environment in which there is an expectation of continuous service, faculty research, publication, and professional development.
 
The College strives to provide the historically under-served border region of South Texas with a high-quality education in the traditional areas of undergraduate business administration. The College serves a relative homogeneous undergraduate student population that is drawn primarily from the border region of South Texas and Mexico. The faculty that serves these students is committed to the delivery of both high-quality instruction and supportive student-development services. The quality of the instruction and services provided to our students is enhanced by the faculty's participation in current and relevant scholarly activities.
 
The College of Business Administration is dedicated to the delivery of a high-quality professional and internationalized education to a graduate student population that is drawn from a wide variety of countries and cultures. It is intended that these programs will contribute to the students' success in leadership positions in both domestic and international settings. The quality of these programs results from the College's increased expectations for faculty regarding teaching, scholarly activities (including research), and service to students, organizations, and community.
 
OBJECTIVES
 
The primary objectives of the College of Business Administration are directed toward the parameters of education for the administration of business organizations. To this end, curriculum development is a continuous activity in response to social, economic and technological development reflected in the evolving knowledge in the behavioral and quantitive sciences.
 
The purpose of the curriculum is to provide a broad education that will prepare the student for creative and responsible leadership in business and society as a whole. The College of Business Administration received a Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter in 2002. The purpose of Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and recognize scholarship and achievement among students of business, management and administration, and to encourage and promote personal and professional improvement and a life distinguished by honorable service to humankind.
 
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES:
See Academic Regulations - Undergraduate for TAMIU regulations. Specific academic regulations for the COBA are as follows:
 
1. Character of Undergraduate Work: A candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration will be required to complete courses listed under the requirements for the degree of his/her choice. Written and oral communications are important components of each course. A minimum of 50% of both the business SCH and the major/concentration SCH must be taken at TAMIU.
   
2. Grades Required: To be in good standing, a student must have a satisfactory grade-point average on his/her cumulative record as well as on his/her current semester or term record. For a student with 60 hours or more of work passed at the beginning of a semester or term, the minimum cumulative, or overall, grade point average for good standing is 2.0 (C).
   
3. S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory): This grade can be given for only predesignated courses and may be used to satisfy degree requirements (e.g., business internships). For undergraduate students, a grade of "S" indicates achievement of 70 percent or greater for the course requirements. This grading criteria applies only to courses in the College of Business Administration.
   
4. Correspondence Work: In no case will courses taken by correspondence be accepted for undergraduate credit.
   
5. Workload Regulations: The maximum number of semester credit hours (SCH) than an undergraduate student can take is:
  Regular semester 17 SCH
  Each summer session 7 SCH
  Any SCH load in excess of the above must be approved by the Dean of the College Business Administration.
   
6. Independent Study: Independent courses taken under course number 4199-4399 have a varying degree of semester credit hours (SCH). The independent study can be set up for one, two or three semester credit hours.
   
7. Advanced Credit/Junior Standing: To obtain advanced credit in Business Administration, a student must have junior standing in Business Administration which is defined as 60 hours of credit including six hours each of Principles of Accounting, Principles of Economics, and Business Statistics, and three hour each of Professional Written Communications and Fundamentals of Speech.
 
The following courses make up the Core Curriculum, Communications, Business Foundation and Common Body of Knowledge for all Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees offered by the College of Business Administration. These courses must be taken to complete the Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
 
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ALL MAJORS AND CONCENTRATIONS
 
CORE CURRICULUM (Freshman & Sophomore)
42 SCH
ECO 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
3
ENGL 1301 English Composition I
3
ENGL 1302 English Composition II
3
HIST 1301 The U.S. to 1877
3
HIST 1302 The U.S. since 1877
3
MATH 1324 Business Mathematics I
3
PSCI 2305 American National Government
3
PSCI 2306 American State Government
3
SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech
3
    Any Activity or Wellness Course
1
    Science 1
8
    Sophomore English Literature
3
    Visual and Performing Arts
3
MATHEMATICS
3 SCH
MATH 1325 Business Mathematics II
3
MICROECONOMICS
3 SCH
ECO 2302 Principles of Microeconomics
3
GENERAL ELECTIVES
7 SCH
Fitness and Sports-activity based
1
Select any six hours from:  
ANTH/COMM/GEOG/HIST/PHIL/PSCI/PSYC/
6
SOCI/MATH/SPCH/ANY SCIENCE
COMMUNICATIONS
3 SCH
BA 3301 Professional Written Communications
3
BUSINESS FOUNDATION (Freshman & Sophomore)
9 SCH
ACC 2301 Principles of Accounting I
3
ACC 2302 Principles of Accounting II
3
DS 2310 Business Statistics I
3
COMMON BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
24 SCH
BA 3310 Legal Environment of Business
3
BA 3320 International Business
3
ECO 3320 Managerial Economics
3
FIN 3310 Introduction to Finance
3
MGT 3310 Principles of Managment&Organizational Behavior
3
MIS 3310 Management Information Systems
3
MKT 3310 Principles of Marketing
3
POM 3310 Production and Operations Management
3
MAJOR CURRICULUM AND BUSINESS ELECTIVES
30 SCH
TOTAL  121 SCH
1 Eight hours of science including two laboratories selected from ASTR/BIOL/CHEM/ENSC/EPSC/PHYS.
 
 
MINOR CURRICULUM - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
18 SCH
ACC 2301 Principles of Accounting I
ACC 2302 Principles of Accounting II
BA 3310 Legal Environment of Business
FIN 3310 Introduction to Finance
MGT 3310 Principles of Management&Organizational Behavior
MKT 3310 Principles of Marketing
 
Notes:
1. ECO 2301 and ECO 2302 are prerequisites for FIN 3310 and will have to be taken as either electives or to satisfy the Social Science requirement of the Core Curriculum.
2. It is recommended that students in this minor take a course in Statistics.
 
 

MINOR IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS)
(For students outside the College of Business Administration)
 
 
MINOR CURRICULUM - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
 18 SCH
MIS
2350
    
MIS
3310
    
   
Four courses chosen from:  
MIS
3320
    
MIS
3330
    
MIS
3340
    
MIS
3350
    
MIS
3399
    
MIS
4399
    
or any approved elective 

MINOR IN ECONOMICS
(For students outside the College of Business Administration)
 
MINOR CURRICULUM - ECONOMICS
 18 SCH
 
Required courses:
ECO
2301
   
ECO
2302
   
   
Four courses chosen from:  
ECO
3310
   
ECO
3320
    
ECO
3325
    
ECO
4310
   
ECO
4320
 
Intermediate Microeconomics
  
ECO
4350
   
ECO
4360
   
ECO
4370
   
ECO
4399
   
 

MINOR IN MANAGEMENT
(For students outside the College of Business Administration)
 
 
MINOR CURRICULUM - MANAGEMENT
 18 SCH
 
Required courses:
MGT
3310
    
   
Fifteen semester hours chosen from:  
MGT
3340
    
MGT
3370
    
MGT
4330
    
MGT
4350
    
MGT
4351
    
MGT
4360
    
MGT
4380
   
MGT
4199-4399
    
 

MINOR IN MARKETING
(For students outside the College of Business Administration)
 
 
MINOR CURRICULUM - MARKETING
 18 SCH
 
Required courses:
MKT
3310
    
MKT
3320
    
MKT 4310    
MKT 4330    
   
Six semester hours chosen from:  
MKT
3325
    
MKT
3330
    
MKT
3351
    
MKT
4320
    
MKT
4390
    
MKT
4199-4399
    
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
 
BBA WITH A MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING:
1) Prepare the student for an entry-level position as a professional accountant. Potential employers of accounting graduates include CPA firms, corporations ( and other forms of business), and all levels of government;
2) Examine each of the fields within accounting as part of the student’s coursework; these fields include financial accounting, taxation, and accounting information systems; and
3) Provide all accounting courses necessary to take the Uniform CPA examination available as part of the student’s coursework
 
BBA WITH A CONCENTRATION IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS:
1) Prepare students for productive careers in industry, government, consulting, graduate level studies;
2) Develop a working knowledge of economic theories and their applications to business decision making; and
3) Obtain the analytical and quantitative skills necessary to understand, explain and anticipate economic phenomena in a rapidly changing global environment upon successful completion of the program.
 
BBA WITH A CONCENTRATION IN FINANCE:
1) Prepare the students for professional careers within the diversified and dynamic global financial environment;
2) Develop a working knowledge of the many technological, commercial and institutional forces that influence organizations operating in the global business environment and financial markets; and
3) Obtain the quantitative and analytical skills necessary to be competitive in this environment upon successful completion of the program.
 
BBA WITH A MAJOR IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS:
1) Be knowledgeable of technological developments in the professional business realm;
2) Operate and manage computer-based information systems;
3) Utilize these technological aspects in responding to social and economic developments of this evolving field; and
4) Become a creative and responsible leader in both business and society as a whole.
 
PROGRAMS OF STUDY BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
Degree Requirements for the BBA with a major in Accounting
1. Hours Required: A minimum of 121 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, with fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation” section of this catalog and the COBA Academic Requirements at the beginning of this section.
2. University Core Curriculum: 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation”.
3. Math Elective: 3 SCH designated as MATH 1325.
4. Microeconomics Elective: 3 SCH designated as ECO 2302.
5. General Electives: 7 SCH including one SCH of activity based EDFS and six SCH selected from ANTH/GEOG/GENU/HIST/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI/MATH/SPCH/any SCIENCE.
6. Communication: 3 SCH designated as BA 3301.
7. Business Foundation: 9 SCH including ACC 2301, 2302 and DS 2310.
8. Common Body of Knowledge: 24 SCH including BA 3310, 3320, MIS 3310, ECO 3320, FIN 3310, MGT 3310, MKT 3310, and POM 3310.
9. Major: 27 SCH including: ACC 3310, 3320, 3340, 3350, 3370, 4370 and 9 SCH of 3000-4000 level ACC electives.
10. Business Elective: 3 SCH of any 3000-4000 level course offered by the College of Business not used above.
 
Degree Requirements for the BBA with a Concentration in Business Administration
1. Hours Required: A minimum of 121 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, with fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation” section of this catalog and the COBA Academic Requirements at the beginning of this section.
2. University Core Curriculum: 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation”.
3. Math: 3 SCH designated as Math 1325.
4. Microeconomics Elective: 3 SCH designated as ECO 2302.
5. General Electives: 7 SCH including one SCH of activity based EDFS and six SCH selected from ANTH/GEOG/GENU/HIST/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI/MATH/SPCH/any SCIENCE.
6. Communication: 3 SCH designated as BA 3301.
7. Business Foundation: 9 SCH including ACC 2301, 2302 and DS 2310.
8. Common Body of Knowledge: 24 SCH including BA 3310, 3320, MIS 3310, ECO 3320, FIN 3310, MGT 3310, MKT 3310, and POM 3310.
9. Concentration: 30 SCH including: 6 SCH of any advanced Accounting; BA 4390, which must be taken during the final semester prior to graduation; 3 SCH of any advanced Economics; 6 SCH of any advanced Finance; 6 SCH of any advanced Management or Production Operations Management; 6 SCH of any advanced Marketing or Transportation and Logistics.
 
Degree Requirements for the BBA with a Concentration in Finance
1. Hours Required: A minimum of 121 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, with fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation” section of this catalog and the COBA Academic Requirements at the beginning of this section.
2. University Core Curriculum: 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation”.
3. Math: 3 SCH designated as Math 1325.
4. Microeconomics Elective: 3 SCH designated as ECO 2302.
5. General Electives: 7 SCH including one SCH of activity based EDFS and six SCH selected from ANTH/GEOG/GENU/HIST/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI/MATH/SPCH/any SCIENCE.
6. Communication: 3 SCH designated as BA 3301.
7. Business Foundation: 9 SCH including ACC 2301, 2302 and DS 2310.
8. Common Body of Knowledge: 24 SCH including BA 3310, 3320, MIS 3310, ECO 3320, FIN 3310, MGT 3310, MKT 3310, and POM 3310.
9. Concentration: 27 SCH including required courses of BA 4390*, FIN 3320, 3330, 3360, 4380 and 4390; 6 SCH selected from FIN 3311, 3331, 3355 and 4370; and 3 SCH selected from ACC 3310, 3320, 3340, 4399, BA 4398, MIS 3320 or ECO 3310. *BA 4390 must be taken during the final semester prior to graduation.
10. Business Electives: 3 SCH of any 3000-4000 level course offered by the College of Business not previously used.
 
Degree Requirements for the BBA with a Concentration in International Economics
1. Hours Required: A minimum of 121 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, with fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation” section of this catalog and the COBA Academic Requirements at the beginning of this section.
2. University Core Curriculum: 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation”.
3. Math: 3 SCH designated as Math 1325.
4. Microeconomics Elective: 3 SCH designated as ECO 2302.
5. General Electives: 7 SCH including one SCH of activity based EDFS and six SCH selected from ANTH/GEOG/GENU/HIST/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI/MATH/SPCH/any SCIENCE.
6. Communication: 3 SCH designated as BA 3301.
7. Business Foundation: 9 SCH including ACC 2301, 2302 and DS 2310.
8. Common Body of Knowledge: 24 SCH including BA 3310, 3320, MIS 3310, ECO 3320, FIN 3310, MGT 3310, MKT 3310, and POM 3310.
9. Concentration: 27 SCH including required courses of BA 4390*, ECO 4310, 4340, 4370, 4380 and FIN 4390 and 9 SCH selected from BA 4198-4398, ECO 3310, 3325, 4350, 4360, 4199-4399, FIN 3320, 3330, PSCI 3340, 4335 or SOCI 3371. *BA 4390 must be taken during the final semester prior to graduation
10. Business Elective: 3 SCH of any 3000-4000 level course offered by the College of Business not used above.
 
Degree Requirements for the BBA with a Concentration in Management
1. Hours Required: A minimum of 121 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, with fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation” section of this catalog and the COBA Academic Requirements at the beginning of this section.
2. University Core Curriculum: 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation”.
3. Math: 3 SCH designated as Math 1325.
4. Microeconomics Elective: 3 SCH designated as ECO 2302.
5. General Electives: 7 SCH including one SCH of activity based EDFS and six SCH selected from ANTH/GEOG/GENU/HIST/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI/MATH/SPCH/any SCIENCE.
6. Communication: 3 SCH designated as BA 3301.
7. Business Foundation: 9 SCH including ACC 2301, 2302 and DS 2310.
8. Common Body of Knowledge: 24 SCH including BA 3310, 3320, MIS 3310, ECO 3320, FIN 3310, MGT 3310, MKT 3310, and POM 3310.
9. Concentration: 24 SCH including: BA 4390*, MGT 3320, 3340, 3370, 4330, 4350, 4360, and 4380. *BA 4390 must be taken during final semester prior to graduation.
10. Business Elective: 6 SCH of any 3000-4000 level course offered by the College of Business not previously used.
 
Degree Requirements for the BBA with a major in Management Information Systems
1. Hours Required: A minimum of 121 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, with fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation” section of this catalog and the COBA Academic Requirements at the beginning of this section.
2. University Core Curriculum: 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation”.
3. Math: 3 SCH designated as Math 1325.
4. Microeconomics Elective: 3 SCH designated as ECO 2302.
5. General Electives: 7 SCH including one SCH of activity based EDFS and six SCH selected from ANTH/GEOG/GENU/HIST/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI/MATH/SPCH/any SCIENCE.
6. Communication: 3 SCH designated as BA 3301.
7. Business Foundation: 9 SCH including ACC 2301, 2302 and DS 2310.
8. Common Body of Knowledge: 24 SCH including BA 3310, 3320, MIS 3310, ECO 3320, FIN 3310, MGT 3310, MKT 3310, and POM 3310.
9. Major: 24 SCH including: MIS 2350, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 4310, 4390 and any advanced MIS elective.
10. Business Elective: 6 SCH of any 3000-4000 level course offered by the College of Business not used above.
 
Degree Requirements for the BBA with a Concentration in Marketing
1. Hours Required: A minimum of 121 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, with fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation” section of this catalog and the COBA Academic Requirements at the beginning of this section.
2. University Core Curriculum: 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the “Requirements for Graduation”.
3. Math: 3 SCH designated as Math 1325.
4. Microeconomics Elective: 3 SCH designated as ECO 2302.
5. General Electives: 7 SCH including one SCH of activity based EDFS and six SCH selected from ANTH/GEOG/GENU/HIST/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI/MATH/SPCH/any SCIENCE.
6. Communication: 3 SCH designated as BA 3301.
7. Business Foundation: 9 SCH including ACC 2301, 2302 and DS 2310.
8. Common Body of Knowledge: 24 SCH including BA 3310, 3320, MIS 3310, ECO 3320, FIN 3310, MGT 3310, MKT 3310, and POM 3310.
9. Concentration: 21 SCH including: MKT 3320, 3330, 4310, 4320, 4330, 4390* and TIL 3340.
*MKT 4390 must be taken during final semester prior to graduation.
10. Business Elective: 9 SCH of any 3000-4000 level course offered by the College of Business not previously used.
 

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