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The B.B.A. programs of the University of Houston-Downtown College of Business are fully accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This page will help you learn more about Admission to the College of Business, Declaration of a Business Major, Advising, Course Eligibility, Degree Requirements and Graduation.

Admission:
In order to declare a major in the College of Business, the student must first be admitted to the College. The admission policy is described in the “Academic Requirements for the College of Business,” which is available in the Office of Business Student Services in Room 1041 North.

The Application for Admission to the College of Business is obtained from the University College in Room 380 South. A student may be admitted to the College of Business as early as the completion of 30 hours of college-level work. Once admitted, the student must declare a major by the completion of 60 hours of college-level credit.

Declaration of Major:
Information concerning requirements for admission to the college, declaration of major, transferability of courses and requirements for graduation are available from the Office of Business Student Services in Room 1041-North.

Advising:
An advisor must authorize registration for any course in the college which has a prerequisite. A student generally will not be allowed to register for any junior or senior-level course in the College of Business until he/she has has been admitted to the College of Business and has completed 60 hours of college-level work. Students not admitted to the college of business who desire to take junior and senior level courses in the College of Business must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 on course work completed at the University of Houston-Downtown and be authorized by a College of Business advisor. Students may be dropped from any class for which they lack a prerequisite or co-requisite. A course that is a prerequisite or co-requisite for another course not may be dropped unless the student drops both courses.

Graduation:
Students are responsible for meeting the requirements for graduation of the College of Business as well as those of the university. Therefore, students should become familiar with the academic requirements of the College of Business and should refer to them each time they plan their semester program of study. One requirement is that students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA on all course work taken in the College of Business to receive a BBA.

The final 30 semester credit hours of course work toward the degree must be taken at UH-Downtown. Prior to that time, students who wish to take junior and senior level courses at another college or university, including any other campus of the UH System, and apply the credits earned toward their degree must request approval through the Office of Business Student Services in Room 1041-North. Courses taken without such approval will not be counted toward the fulfillment of degree requirements.

For degree completion, at least 25 percent of the semester credit hours must be earned through instruction offered by UHD. Additionally, 18 of the last 30 hours must be in upper division course work as approved by College of Business. Only the Dean of the College of Business may waive any portion of these requirements and only upon written petition by a student who has demonstrated extraordinary ability.