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COMMUNITIES

Undergraduate Curriculum

GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

  • A minimum of 122 approved semester hours is required for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
  • At least 50% of course work must be taken in subjects that are not business or upper level economics.
  • A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required. Additional grade requirements exist for business core and business concentration courses.
  • Students must complete 30 of the last 45 hours of credit in residence at UVM as a matriculated student.
BUSINESS COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Basic Business Core (27-29 credit hours)
To be completed by the end of the sophomore year with a grade point average of at least 2.25.
Math 19 and 20; or Math 21
Economics 11 and 12
Statistics 141
BSAD 40, 60, 61
Business Field Courses (24 credit hours)
To be completed beginning junior year, with a grade-point average of at least 2.0.
BSAD 120, 132, 141, 150, 173, 180, Quantitative Methods, 191
Students must have junior status and have completed the Basic Business Core before taking Upper Level Core courses. The Quantitative Methods course is selected from among BSAD 170, 174, 177, 178, 266, 270, 272 or Statistics 151, 195, 201, 221, 223, 224, 225, 231, 233, 237 or 253. BSAD 191 is taken in the senior year.

Business Discipline Concentration (at least 12 credits)
To be completed with a grade-point average of at least 2.0
In the senior year, the student must complete at least 12 additional hours in business administration courses numbered 100 or above, beyond those required in the Core. These courses must be selected in such a way that they build upon prior work and upon each other and point toward the analysis of a coherent subset of managerial issues. An acceptable approach is to concentrate these courses in one of the areas of

Students may also complete a self-designed program. The student's faculty advisor must approve the specific set of courses for the concentration. Students may use one course (100-level or higher) in related discipline toward their concentration with advisor and Dean's Office approval.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
The General Education requirement framework is based on six field blocks.
The Six Fields are:
  1. Arts and Humanities - Art, Classics, Film & Television Studies, History, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Theatre.
  2. Writing and Speaking - English courses in writing and offerings in Speech.
  3. Social Sciences - Anthropology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies.
  4. Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Natural Resources, Statistics, Physics.
  5. Area and International Studies -African Studies, Asian Studies, Canadian Studies, European Studies, Holocaust Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies, Russian/East European Studies.
  6. Language and Literature - Chinese, American Sign Language (in CMSI), English Literature, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish.
Basic General Education Core (19-20 credit hours)
One course each of these 6 fields; each course must be worth a minimum of 3 credits.
  1. United States or Global History (from Hst 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 68)
  2. English course that emphasizes practice in writing (from Eng 1, 50, 53,120)
  3. Social Science selected from any discipline in field 3 above.
  4. Natural Sciences that includes a laboratory or field experience.
    (from Astr 5 & 23 or 24; Bio 1, 2; Bot 4; Chem 23, 31, 35; Geol 1, 4, 55; MMG 065, Natural Resources 1, Physics 11&21, 31&21, PSS 10&95)
  5. Area and International Studies from a course in field 5 above.
  6. Language or Literature course from a discipline in field 6 above.
Cross-listed courses may count for only one Basic General Education Core requirement.

General Education Field Concentration (at least 12 credit hours; each course must be worth a minimum of 3 credits)
Students must complete at least 12 credits in any one of the six general fields listed above. They may take any combination of courses within the field. For example, in the Social Sciences field, 2 Political Science courses, a Sociology course and a Women's Studies course might make up the field concentration.

The General Education Discipline Concentration (at least 12 credit hours; each course must be worth a minimum of 3 credits)
Students must accumulate 12 credits in a single discipline. The discipline may not be in the course field chosen for the general field concentration. Disciplines are specific academic areas, not broad fields. For example, Religion is a discipline in field 1. If Religion is chosen, the student may not include other classes within the Arts & Humanites General Education Field.

One course from the Basic Education Core may be used as one of the discipline concentration courses. Courses completed within the Basci Business Core, Business Field, and Business Discipline Concentration do not "double-dip" to complete requirements within the General Education Core, Field, or Discipline.  For example, Economics 011 or 012 does not satisfy one of the four required courses with the Economics General Education Discipline.  If a discipline is selected in fields 1, 2, 3, or 5, two of the four courses must be at the 100 level or higher. In some of the disciplines within fields 4 and 6, the highest level to be completed depends on which discipline is selected. Check with Student Services or your faculty advisor for additional clarification. 

Caution: In some disciplines, there may not be sufficient courses or space in courses for a discipline concentration to be an option. Currently these include, but may not be limited to, English, Film & Television Studies, Psychology, Speech, Studio Art, and American Sign Language. Check with the department if there are any questions.

Race Relations and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S. (6 credit hours)
Beginning with students who enter UVM in fall 2007, two three-credit courses are required.  One class must fall within the Race and Racism in the US category and the second class must fall withing the Human and Societal Diversity category.  For the list of classes which complete these requirements, please contact Student Services.  Courses selected may also be used to fulfill another general education requirement.

Physical Education (2 credits)
All students are required to complete two credits in Physical Education Activities. No more than two credits will count toward the 122 hours required for graduation. Students who enter the University at age 25 or older may waive the two credits of PEAC.

Electives
  • Electives
    Students will take additional courses in subjects so that at least ½ of their course work is outside of Business Administration and Upper-level (100 level or above) Economics. Those that have met this requirement can pursue additional electives either inside or outside of Business as needed to achieve the total 122 credit hours required for their degree.
  • Restrictions on Electives
    No more than two hours     of physical education activities may be counted toward the 122 hours.
    No credit will be granted for a course that is assumed prerequisite knowledge for a course previously completed.
    No credit will be granted for a course that substantially duplicates material in courses offered in Business Administration or in other previously completed courses.