To be a globally respected community of scholars, dedicated to advancing the intellectual understanding of business and positioning San Antonio and South Texas as an international entrepreneurial center of commerce and technology.
The mission of the UTSA College of Business is life-long learning. To this end, an excellent business education is provided at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels. World-class research addressing relevant business issues is further promoted. Using the most current and effective teaching methods and technologies, the College of Business serves student-scholars from across the nation and around the world by introducing them to an environment of active learning and a culture of high achievement in a setting that is increasingly entrepreneurial and reliant on technology. For this mission, the College of Business relies on talented, diverse, and dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators working in concert with industry and community leaders, to provide significant contributions to the educational, economic, and cultural development of South Texas and beyond.(TOP)
All eligible undergraduate degrees in the College of Business are accredited by AACSB International and conform to its recommended guidelines.
Students in the College of Business may not enroll in specified 3000- and 4000-level courses in the College of Business before declaring a major. Students majoring in fields outside the College of Business may not take more than 27 semester credit hours in this college without approval of the Dean of the College of Business.
The College of Business is a member of the Consortium of Universities for International Business Studies. This consortium of AACSB-accredited colleges of business maintains undergraduate and graduate sites (Paderno and Asolo, respectively) in northeast Italy (approximately 25 miles north of Venice). The University of Kansas is the “umbrella” school for the Consortium and provides administrative and other support. Consortium students are provided an opportunity to further internationalize their business education through a semester of study abroad. As a member of the Consortium, UTSA College of Business undergraduate students who meet certain academic requirements are eligible to take business and economics courses offered by the Consortium and taught in English. Courses are also offered in Italian, Communication Studies, and Journalism. The Consortium provides on-campus dorms, meals, and other support for both undergraduate and graduate students. Organized factory visits and cultural study trips are also offered to students as part of the program. The Leadership Challenge program gives undergraduate business students an opportunity to enhance their understanding of leadership and to develop personal leadership skills. Undergraduate business students are exposed to community and corporate leaders, corporate work environments, special projects, dialogues, and speakers. A limited number of students are selected into the Leadership Challenge based on their academic achievements, extra-curricular activities, community service, and leadership potential. For further information, contact the Center for Professional Excellence at 210-458-4778.(TOP)
Admissions Philosophy
The College of Business (COB) at UTSA seeks to use available resources in ways that best prepare as many qualified students as possible for careers in business. Admitting more students than resources allow would hinder the attempt to achieve this objective by not permitting the College to provide business majors the attention they deserve. Therefore, the undergraduate degree admissions policy seeks to identify those students most likely to succeed in an undergraduate business education. A Business Scholars program helps promising students from disadvantaged backgrounds to prepare for academic and professional success. A business minor is available to all UTSA students who seek a strong foundation in business.
Direct Admission Criteria
1. Applicants entering UTSA from high school and transfer students who have completed fewer than 30 hours of transferable college credit will be directly admitted to any College of Business major if they:
2. Applicants who have completed 30 or more hours of transferable college credit will be directly admitted to any College of Business major if they:
COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech
IS 1403 Business Information Systems
Fluency
MTC 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business (MAT 1214, Calculus I, for
majors in Actuarial Science).
Applicants Who Do Not Meet Direct Admission Criteria
Applicants for admission to the College of Business who do not meet the criteria for direct admission stated above will be admitted to the College as prebusiness (PRB) students. Academic performance for admittance to the College of Business will be evaluated at the end of the semester in which at least 12 total semester credit hours of College of Business courses are completed at UTSA . The four courses listed below also must be completed.
To declare a business major, a prebusiness student must have:
• a grade point average of at least 2.0 for all UTSA coursework
• a grade point
average of at least 2.20 for all UTSA College of Business coursework
•successfully
completed the following or equivalent courses:
COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech
IS 1403 Business Information Systems
Fluency
MS 1013 Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics (STA 3513 Probability
and Statistics, for majors in Actuarial Science)
MTC 1033 Algebra with Calculus
for Business (MAT 1214 Calculus I, for majors in Actuarial Science)
(NOTE: A specific B.B.A. major cannot be guaranteed and will depend on departmental resources. Changes of major must be made through the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Center and must be approved by the department chair.)
A student who does not meet the requirements to declare a B.B.A. major after completing 12 total semester credit hours of UTSA College of Business coursework will only be permitted to take additional business courses that are needed for a business minor and will not be considered a prebusiness student. The student must choose a major other than a business discipline or become undeclared in order to remain enrolled at UTSA.(TOP)
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) majors who have been admitted to the University Honors College will complete an Honors section of five of the following Common Body of Knowledge courses: ACC 2013, ACC 2033, ECO 2013, ECO 2023, FIN 3013, IS 3003, MGT 3013, MKT 3013, MS 1013, MS 3033, and MGT 4893. Certain 5003 courses in the M.B.A. degree program may, subject to approval, substitute for Common Body of Knowledge courses. These undergraduate courses are offered once per year, and enrollment is targeted for B.B.A. degree program majors seeking University Honors. Contingent upon available space, students with outstanding academic records, including exceptional freshmen and transfer students, can apply for admission into these classes subject to approval by the faculty member, department chair, and Dean of the College of Business. Honors classes emphasize class discussion, presentations, and business research.(TOP)
The College of Business has many scholarships available to assist students in reaching their educational and career goals. The scholarship program within the College is managed generally within the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Center, located in the Business Building in room BB 2.02.04. Some scholarships are administered through the various departments within the College of Business; however, students should visit the Undergraduate Advising Center for information and application procedures for all scholarships within the College. Detailed information and eligibility requirements for specific scholarships administered through the College are available at the Advising Center’s Web page at http://business.utsa.edu/undergraduate/. Other scholarship information is available through the UTSA Scholarship Office. Scholarship eligibility requirements differ, and the number and amounts of the scholarship awards vary. Students must complete the application process and submit required documentation by the deadlines stated on application materials. Students will be considered for all awards for which they meet the eligibility criteria. Award amounts are generally disbursed equally among the semesters covered by the scholarship as long as recipients continue to meet grade point, enrollment, and other scholarship criteria.(TOP)
The following College of Business minors are open to any UTSA major: Minor in Business Administration; Minor in Economics; Minor in Applied Statistics, Minor in Infrastructure Assurance, and Minor in Management Science. All other minors are restricted to College of Business majors. (TOP)
College of Business courses at the 3000- and 4000-level are restricted to College of Business majors or to students who require the courses for their particular degree, with the following exceptions: BLW 3013, FIN 3013, IS 3003, MGT 3003, MGT 3013, MKT 3013, and MS 3033. These courses are open to all students who meet course prerequisites. Enrollment in upper-division economics and statistics courses is open to all students who meet prerequisites. Enrollment in all other 3000- and 4000-level College of Business courses is contingent upon approval of the faculty member teaching the course and the department chair. (TOP)
College of Business majors (B.B.A. degree, B.A. degree in economics, and B.S. degree in statistics, and B.A.A.S. degrees in accounting, construction management, finance, information systems, and tourism management) and prebusiness (PRB) students must maintain good academic standing in the College of Business. This requires that the student:
Students who do not meet these requirements are placed on College academic probation. College of Business courses in which a grade of either “D” or “F” has been assigned may be repeated, in accordance with University policies, in an attempt to raise the College grade point average. Students on College academic probation have one subsequent long semester (Fall or Spring) to achieve good academic standing in the College.
A student who does not meet requirements for good academic standing in the College at the end of the one long semester will be classified as an undeclared (UND) student and will not be considered a part of the College of Business. Students who are classified UND but who still meet University requirements for good academic standing, may pursue other majors in the University and may pursue College of Business minors for which they are eligible. They may also apply to the Dean of the College of Business for readmission to the College, presenting justification of an urgent and unusual nature that is not normally experienced by university students.
All College of Business majors must be in good academic standing in the College in order to receive a bachelor’s degree offered by the College of Business. This policy does not pertain to students pursuing a minor in the College of Business.(TOP)
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has mandated a field of study curriculum for Business, which consists of seven (7) courses with the following Texas Common Course Numbers (TCCN). UTSA courses satisfying this requirement are listed in brackets (see for a complete listing of TCCN courses).
2 Courses in Accounting:
TCCN: ACCT 2301 (ACC 2013 Principles of Accounting
I)
TCCN: ACCT 2302 (ACC 2033 Principles of Accounting II)
1 Course in Computer Literacy:
TCCN: BCIS 1305 (IS 1403 Business Information
Systems Fluency)
2 Courses in Economics:
TCCN: ECON 2301 (ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics)
TCCN: ECON 2302 (ECO 2023Introductory Microeconomics)
1 Course in Mathematics:
TCCN: MATH 1325 (MTC 1033 Algebra with Calculus for
Business)
1 Course in Speech:
TCCN: SPCH 1321 (COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech)(TOP)
All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College of Business must complete the following Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses in addition to the Core Curriculum:
Course or Requirement Semester |
Credit Hours |
| ACC 2013 Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 2033 Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BLW 3013 Business Law | 3 |
| COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech | 3 |
| ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics (Domain II) | 3 |
| ECO 2023 Introductory Microeconomics | 3 |
| FIN 3013 Principles of Business Finance | 3 |
| GBA 2013 Social and Ethical Issues in Business | 3 |
| IS 1403 Business Information Systems Fluency | 3 |
| IS 3003 Principles of Information Systems for Management | 3 |
| MGT 3003 Business Communication and Professional Development | 3 |
| MGT 3013 Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management | 3 |
| MGT 4893 Management Strategy and Policy (taken in semester of graduation) | 3 |
| MKT 3013 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MS 1013 Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics (Actuarial Science majors must take STA 3513 in lieu of MS 1013) |
3 |
| MS 3033 Management Science and Production Management | 3 |
| MTC 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business (Domain I) (Actuarial Science majors must take MAT 1214 in lieu of MTC 1033) |
3 |
Students completing degree course requirements with less than 120 semester credit hours will augment their program with electives taken outside the College of Business to reach that total.(TOP)
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