Other Requirements for a Business Degree
Upper Division Requirements - All degrees - All students
Upper Division Non-Business Requirement
English 3120 Business Writing, with a minimum grade of C-
Upper Division Non-Business or Business Requirement
Two global awareness courses selected from an approved list maintained in the Office of
Undergraduate Academic Advising in the College of Business Administration; also available
on our web site.
Assessment Requirements
One Assessment test is required: MGMT 4220: Business Assessment Test
General Degree Requirements-all degrees--all students
- Students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours for any baccalaureate degree from the College of Business Administration
- Students must complete a minimum of 60 non-business hours
- Students must complete a minimum of 48 hours in business courses
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 hours of upper division business courses
- Students are limited to a maximum of 24 credit hours in any single business discipline beyond core courses
- Students are limited to a maximum of 78 credit hours in business and economics combined
- Students must attain a minimum campus grade point average of 2.0. Grade modification may be used in calculating this grade point average
- Students must attain a minimum business grade point average of 2.0. Grade modification may not be used in calculating this grade point average.
- Students seeking an emphasis area or major within the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree, and/or Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems degree must attain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in the emphasis/major. Grade modification may not be used in calculating this grade point average.
- A minimum grade of C- is required for each course in the business core (except BA 4219); for each course which serves as a prerequisite for another course; and for each course in an emphasis area and/or major
- Of the maximum of 18 hours which may be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory graded basis, only 9 hours can be in business, and those are restricted to electives--courses beyond the required business core courses
- Business course prerequisites are enforced by the College of Business Administration and include a minimum campus grade point average of 2.0 as a condition for taking any upper division business course
- Emphasis Areas may be added for up to two years following degree completion
- Each additional degree from the College of Business Administration requires 15 unique hours taken at UM-St. Louis subsequent to completion of the prior business degree