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Robert G. May
PhD
Dean
Victor L. Arnold
PhD
Associate Dean
Allen H. Bizzell
DBA
Associate Dean
R. Conrad Doenges
DBA
Associate Dean
George P. Huber
PhD
Associate Dean
Rajendra K. Srivastava
PhD
Associate Dean
Robert A. Casey Jr.
MBA
Assistant Dean
Herbert A. Miller Jr.
BS
Assistant Dean
The objective of the College of Business Administration is to provide a
well-rounded professional education. Such an education should provide the
student with the opportunity to develop at least the following: an
understanding of contemporary business culture; an appreciation of its
historical evolution and an awareness of the social and economic forces shaping
its future; an ability to recognize and promote ethical and social values; an
understanding of the major functional areas of business; an opportunity for
specialization for a career in business; and preparation for advanced study.
Since the student of today is the leader of tomorrow, a well-rounded
professional education must include a broad foundation in the liberal arts,
investigation into the major functional areas of business activity, and the
chance to develop proficiency in the use of analytical techniques, the ability
to think through problems and arrive at logical solutions, and an appreciation
of the organization's social responsibilities. Above all, a professional
education should inspire the graduate to assume the kind of business and
community leadership that will perpetuate the most desirable features of the
modern business system.
The business curricula emphasize development of the ability to gather and use
data, to reach sound business decisions, to communicate effectively, and to
foster successful human relationships.
The College of Business Administration was created as a school in 1922, the
outgrowth of the work in business administration first offered in the College
of Arts and Sciences in the fall of 1912. In 1945, the school was reorganized
as a college. The degree of Bachelor of Business Administration was first
offered in 1916 - 1917. The Bureau of Business Research, organized in 1926 as
one of the Extramural Divisions of the University, became the research division
of the College of Business Administration in September, 1945. In addition to
the Bureau of Business Research, the college includes the Departments of
Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Science and Information Systems,
and Marketing Administration. Coursework in business may lead to the degrees of
Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, Master
in Professional Accounting, and Doctor of Philosophy.
The College of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Business are
housed in the George Kozmetsky Center for Business Education. This
three-building complex includes modern classrooms and offices, lecture rooms
with sophisticated multimedia equipment, and conference and study rooms, as
well as lounges for informal student and teacher interaction. Computer and
computer-access facilities are also available to students, faculty members, and
staff members.
Students in the College of Business Administration are eligible for
scholarships and awards funded by industry, foundations, and individuals. Some
of these awards are available college-wide, while others are restricted to
students in one department. Since funds are limited, students selected to
receive an award must demonstrate outstanding academic aptitude and a firm
commitment to a business education.
Freshman scholarships range from four-year awards covering tuition and fees to
one-time five-hundred-dollar or one-thousand-dollar awards. Freshman applicants
should complete a University of Texas Application for Freshman Scholarships and
return it to the Office of Student Financial Services. The deadline for
submission is December 1 of the student's senior year in high school.
Most scholarships for continuing students are reserved for students who have
declared a business major. Generally, forty-five to fifty college scholarships
are awarded annually, in amounts of $250 to $2,500; some are renewable.
Criteria for awarding scholarships vary to meet the wishes of the donors but
often include financial need, academic performance, major area of study, and
hometown. Descriptions of college scholarships and applications for them are
available in the Undergraduate Dean's Office, College of Business
Administration Building 2.314, during January and February of each year. The
deadline for submission is March 1 for scholarships for the following academic
year. Recipients are selected by the Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee of
the college and notified by mail, usually by the end of May.
Departmental scholarships are generally reserved for juniors and seniors
majoring in a program of the department. Because departmental scholarships are
normally funded by annual contributions, the number of scholarships and the
amounts awarded vary among departments and over time. Criteria for departmental
awards are specified by the donors and include the same kinds of
characteristics as those established for college-wide awards; deadlines and
other elements of the selection process also vary among departments. Interested
students should contact the major department for further information.
The Undergraduate Dean's Office of the College of Business Administration
provides administrative support and student services for the college. Student
services include maintenance of student academic records, academic counseling
by appointment and on a walk-in basis, development of official degree audits
for students, and graduation certification.
In addition, advisers in the Undergraduate Dean's Office are available to
assist all students with questions about scholastic progress, degree
requirements, rules and regulations, and other available campus services such
as career or personal counseling. Faculty advisers are also available in each
department to help students choose coursework appropriate to their career
goals.
Students who have been enrolled in the College of Business Administration for
at least one semester are permitted to self-advise and therefore to register by
telephone without consulting a college adviser. To be eligible to self-advise,
the student must have a University grade point average of at least 2.00; to
self-advise for registration for a long-session semester, he or she must
register for a normal course load. Like all other students, those who
self-advise are responsible for knowing the requirements of the degree program
they have chosen, for enrolling in courses appropriate to that degree program,
for meeting the prerequisites of the courses selected, and for taking courses
in the proper sequence to ensure orderly and timely progress toward the
degree.
The College of Business Administration Career Services Office offers job
placement assistance to business students and alumni. The purpose of the office
is to help students determine their career goals, develop a plan for achieving
these goals, and select and obtain employment commensurate with their goals,
interests, and training. To help students prepare for their career search, the
office presents workshops on resume writing, interviewing, conducting a job
search, presenting a professional image, offer evaluation, and career interest
areas (marketing, accounting, management, and finance). The office maintains a
library of company literature, videotapes, employment information, and general
business publications for students' use and arranges about fifteen thousand
interviews annually with employers in business, industry, government, and
not-for-profit organizations. Several hundred firms conduct on-campus
interviews at the College of Business Administration each year.
To assist employers, the office produces annual resume books of participating
graduating students; these are sent to organizations nationwide that request
them. The Jobline is a weekly publication listing current openings with
employers who do not conduct on-campus interviews. To assist companies in their
recruiting efforts, the office also coordinates about two hundred receptions
and information sessions each year.
As a complement to the assistance available from the college, the University
Career Center provides comprehensive career services to all students. The
center offers professional assistance to students in choosing or changing their
majors or careers, seeking an internship, and planning for the job search or
for graduate study.
The University makes no promise to secure employment for each graduate.
Student organizations play an important role in the educational experience at
the University. By becoming involved in the work of organizations, students are
able to gain practical experience in cooperating with others to plan programs
that benefit the student body.
The College of Business Administration Student Council, commonly known as the
Business Council, is the governing body for student activities in the college.
It comprises representatives from each of the business student organizations,
an executive board, twelve representatives elected by the student body, and
fifty members appointed by the executive board. The members act as
representatives for all undergraduates and sponsor programs such as Business
Week, Steps to Success, Freshman Blast-Off, Parents' Day, and VIP Lecture
Series.
Business student organizations sponsor professional activities such as guest
lectures, field trips, and faculty firesides; social activities are offered as
well. The organizations are Alpha Kappa Psi (professional business fraternity
for men and women), International Association of Students in Economics and
Commerce (AIESEC), American Marketing Association, Asian Business Student
Association, Beta Alpha Psi (honorary and professional association in
accounting), Delta Sigma Pi (professional business fraternity for men and
women), Freshman Business Association, Hispanic Business Student Association,
Honors Business Association, International Business Association, Management
Information Systems Association, National Association of Black Accountants,
National Student Business League, Operations Management Society, Phi Beta Chi
(professional business fraternity for men and women), Phi Chi Theta
(professional business fraternity for men and women), University Accounting
Association, University of Texas Finance Association, and University of Texas
Management Association.
As a service to the state, the Bureau of Business Research develops and
disseminates information on business and economic conditions in Texas. The
bureau maintains continuing programs of data collection and tabulation and
initiates special programs when new information needs become apparent; requests
for information from industry, government, the faculty, and students frequently
lead to new research projects. The expertise of faculty members who work with
the bureau staff extends the range of projects that can be conducted.
The bureau staff makes its research available to the public through publication
of research monographs, statistical periodicals, and books, an electronic
bulletin board, an in-house library, and speeches before various groups.
Admission and readmission of all students to the University is the
responsibility of the University director of admissions. Information about
admission to the University is given in
General Information.
Because there are more qualified applicants than can be adequately instructed
by the faculty or accommodated within existing facilities, the College of
Business Administration limits undergraduate admission to the number of
students to whom a professional education of high quality can be provided. In
cooperation with the college, the Office of Admissions imposes requirements for
admission to business degree programs that are more restrictive than those for
admission to the University and may deny admission to the college to an
applicant who is admissible to the University. Students will not be admitted to
any of the degree programs described in this chapter without being admitted to
the College of Business Administration. Admission to the college according to
the requirements in this section is granted only for the fall semester.
To be considered for admission to the college, Texas-resident high school
students must be granted regular admission to the University. However, because
enrollment is limited by the availability of instructional resources, admission
requirements for business degree programs are more restrictive than those of
the University. High school rank and SAT I or American College Testing Program
(ACT) scores are among the factors used in making admission decisions. Students
may be placed in a deferred decision category until they submit additional
information. A student who is admitted to the University but denied admission
to the college may seek admission to another academic program at the
University.
Because of enrollment restrictions dictated by the availability of faculty and
facilities in the college and limitations on nonresident enrollment imposed by
the Board of Regents, nonresident applicants are considered individually.
The student initiates the freshman application process by designating the
University as a recipient of SAT I or ACT scores. Upon receiving the scores
from the testing agency, the Office of Admissions sends the student a freshman
application form to be completed and returned with an official high school
transcript showing class rank. To be considered for admission to the College of
Business Administration, the student should specify business as his or her
intended major on the application form. All application materials must be
submitted to the Office of Admissions by the deadline to apply for admission to
the University for the fall semester; this date is given in General
Information.
Students enrolled in other degree programs at the University who wish to enter
a degree program described in this chapter must submit an application for a
change of major to the Undergraduate Dean's Office by June 1 to be considered
for admission in the following fall semester. The student must have completed
at least thirty semester hours of college coursework by the end of the spring
semester to be eligible to enter a major in the College of Business
Administration the following fall. Admission is granted on a space-available
basis and may not be possible if instructional resources are not compatible
with enrollment demands.
A student seeking to transfer to the College of Business Administration from
another university should list business as his or her intended major on the
Undergraduate Application for Transfer Admission to the University. All
application materials must be submitted to the Office of Admissions by the
appropriate deadline for the student to be considered for admission in the
following fall semester. To be considered, the student must have completed at
least thirty semester hours of transferable college coursework. Because of
enrollment restrictions dictated by the availability of faculty and facilities
in the college and limitations on nonresident enrollment imposed by the Board
of Regents, an applicant may be denied admission even though he or she meets
University transfer requirements. Such an applicant may seek admission to
another academic program at the University.
The student is admitted to the College of Business Administration as an
undeclared major. Upon completion of sixty semester hours of college
coursework, he or she may claim a specific business major. To do so, the
student should file a Request to Declare a Major form in the Undergraduate
Dean's Office. All students are required to claim a major before completing
ninety semester hours. A student seeking admission to the Professional Program
in Accounting or the Honors Program must complete a separate application;
requirements for admission to these programs are given in this chapter in the
section "Degrees."
Admission with Deficiencies
Students
who were admitted to the University with deficiencies in high school units must
remove them by the means prescribed in General Information. Credit used
to remove a deficiency may not be counted toward the degree. It may be earned
on the pass/fail basis. Students may not claim a major until high school unit
deficiencies have been removed.
Foreign Language Proficiency
Each
student must provide evidence that he or she has fulfilled the foreign language
proficiency requirement for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
Students may not claim a major until the foreign language proficiency
requirement has been met.
Students who were enrolled at the University before the fall semester 1991 -
1992 and transfer students who enrolled at the University before the fall
semester 1992 - 1993 gain admission to a major in the College of Business
Administration through the following procedures rather than through those
previously described.
- If the student is classified as a prebusiness administration student or is
enrolled in another college or school of the University, he or she seeks
admission to the College of Business Administration according to the procedures
given in the section "Students in Other Divisions of the University" in this chapter.
- A former student who was most recently classified as a prebusiness
administration student must first be readmitted to this classification; a
former student who was most recently enrolled in another college or school of
the University must first be readmitted to the former major. Either student may
then apply for admission to a business major according to the procedures in the
section "Students in Other Divisions of the University."
- A former student who was most recently enrolled in the College of Business
Administration and who is readmitted to the University reenters the major in
which he or she was last enrolled. However, a former business student who has
earned a BBA degree is readmitted with the classification "degree holder but
nondegree seeker."
General Information gives information about registration, adding and
dropping courses, transfer from one division of the University to another, and
auditing a course. The Course Schedule, published before registration
each semester and summer session, includes registration instructions, advising
locations, and the times, places, and instructors of classes. The Course
Schedule and General Information are sold at campus-area bookstores.
They are also published on the World Wide Web and are accessible through the
registrar's Web site,
http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/.
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