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COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Curriculums: Core - Accountancy - Business Administration - Economics - Finance
214 David Kinley Hall
1407 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-2740
The purpose of the College of Commerce and Business Administration is to provide an educational experience that will help students develop their potential for leadership and service in business, government, teaching, and research. The undergraduate curricula provide a study of the basic aspects of business and preparation for careers in fields such as accounting, business management, banking, insurance, and marketing. Students should, however, expect to serve apprenticeships in the fields they enter if they aspire to higher positions.
The curricula, leading to the bachelor of science degrees in the various degree programs in business, are based on four years of college work. Students are required to elect courses in other colleges of the University, including mathematics, rhetoric, humanities and the arts, speech, and natural and behavioral sciences, and to secure as liberal an education as possible to avoid the narrowing effects of overspecialization. Through a cooperative arrangement with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, students in that college may major in economics or finance.
The College of Commerce and Business Administration offers graduate and professional programs to the student with a bachelor's degree in one of the areas of business and economics, or in a nonbusiness area such as liberal arts, science, or engineering. Detailed information on graduate programs may be obtained from the Graduate College.
Departments and Curricula
Undergraduate instruction in the College of Commerce and Business
Administration is organized under the Departments of Accountancy, Business Administration,
Economics, and Finance. Each of these departments offers courses that provide one
or more curricula that a student may elect. These curricula lead to bachelor of science
degrees in the various fields of study in the college and are designed to encourage
each student to develop fully his or her intellectual
capacity.
Requirements
ADMISSION
Applicants must meet general University requirements as well as those specified by the College of Commerce and Business Administration.
Students transferring from other colleges must have achieved junior standing and met the requirements specified by the college.
MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT TEST
Students are required to take the Mathematics Placement Test before registering in the college. The results of the test are used to place students in MATH 112 or to exempt them from college algebra and allow them to enroll in the first course of one of the mathematics sequences required for graduation (see below).
GRADUATION
Students in the College of Commerce and Business Administration who meet the University's requirements with reference to registration, residence, and fees and who maintain satisfactory scholastic records in the college are awarded degrees appropriate to their curricula.
Each candidate for a degree must have a 2.0 (A = 4.0) grade-point average or above for all courses counted toward graduation, a 2.0 grade-point average or above for all courses taken at this University, a 2.0 grade-point average or above for all courses taken in the major or field of concentration, and a 2.0 grade-point average or above for courses taken in the major or field of concentration at this University.
Each student may select only one major or field of concentration.
Students are responsible for meeting the requirements for graduation. Therefore, students should familiarize themselves with the requirements listed in this catalog and other information in the Office of Undergraduate Affairs, 214 David Kinley Hall, and should refer to them each time they plan their programs.
MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT
Any one of the sequences described below meets the College of Commerce and Business Administration requirement. A new student need only select which mathematics sequence to enter. Decisions on how far to go in a sequence can be made later as the student gains experience and firms up career objectives.
The most appropriate mathematics sequence depends on the student's background, interest, motivation, and objectives. Background can be evaluated in terms of mathematics courses already completed and the student's score on the Mathematics Placement Test. Interest, motivation, and objectives must be determined by the student. The four sequences open to the student are
-MATH 135. This course provides a thorough background in calculus for students having a previous analytic geometry course. This course or the next sequence should be chosen by students whose interests and objectives require strong mathematics.
-MATH 120 and 130. This sequence is appropriate for those students with a good background in mathematics but who have not had analytic geometry. Students who feel they may want to take upper-level courses in mathematics should take this sequence.
-MATH 125 and 134. This sequence provides a good background in linear algebra and calculus. It is difficult to take upper-level courses in mathematics after this sequence.
-MATH 120 and 125. This is an alternative to the previous sequence. It is particularly suitable for those with AP credit in calculus who do not plan to take upper-level mathematics courses.
RESIDENCY
Students must spend either the first three years, earning not fewer than 90 semester hours, or the last year (two semesters, or the equivalent), earning not fewer than 30 semester hours, in residence on the Urbana-Champaign campus, uninterrupted by any work at another institution.
Transfer students from community or junior colleges must, after attaining junior standing, earn at the University of Illinois or another approved four-year institution at least 60 semester hours acceptable toward their degree.
Special Programs
HONORS AT GRADUATION
Honors, designated on diplomas, are awarded to superior students as follows: for graduation with honors, a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 (A = 4.0) in all courses accepted toward the student's degree; for graduation with high honors, a minimum grade-point average of 3.75 in all courses accepted toward the degree; and for graduation with highest honors, a minimum grade-point average of 3.90 in all courses accepted toward the degree. To qualify for graduation honors, transfer students' UIUC and total cumulative grade point averages must qualify.
EDMUND J. JAMES SCHOLARS
For information regarding the James Scholar program, see page 34.
DEAN'S LIST
For information regarding the Dean's List, see page 43.
Curriculums: Core - Accountancy - Business Administration - Economics - Finance
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