College of Business Administration

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(B.A.B.A.)

BA 240, 407-823-2184
http://www.bus.ucf.edu
E-mail: cba@bus.ucf.edu
Clermont campus advising: Selena Forrest, 352-536-2174;
Cocoa campus advising: Angelia Jones, 321-433-7889;
Daytona campus advising: LeeAnn Davis, 386-506-4021;
Pamela Von Graff: BA 325, 407-823-2184

(Completion program for individuals who have a statewide articulated A.A. from a Florida public community college)

(Note: This degree program is only available at selected Regional Campuses (Cocoa, Daytona, MetroWest, Palm Bay, Sanford/Lake Mary, and South Lake Campuses).

The Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (B.A.B.A.) within the College of Business Administration is a degree that will allow students to tailor their degree program to meet the needs of their chosen profession, through the use of an existing minor and a foreign language. The B.A.B.A. degree is significantly different than the traditional business degree at UCF such as Marketing, Finance, Accounting, etc. The B.A.B.A. degree permits course enrollment across various disciplines, in correspondence with the academic and life goals of each student. As such, B.A.B.A. is an individualized program of study consisting of the common program prerequisites, an approved academic minor, one year of foreign language, and the business core. Students can choose any minor outside the College of Business. The B.A.B.A. degree enables UCF’s undergraduate students to graduate from the University with a specialized degree, having a business emphasis, uniquely designed by the student and his or her advisor.

Admission Requirements

2.0 GPA and completion of General Education and Common Program Prerequisites.

Degree Requirements

• Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
• Only grades of “C” (2.0) or higher transfer into the program and students must have a “C” (2.0) or better in each Common Program Prerequisites class.
• Students wanting a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration must apply for admission to the major.
• Any student receiving a B.A.B.A. degree must complete one-half (18) of the 36 upper level business courses for their degree program in the College of Business Administration.
• Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in the College of Business Administration.
• Students seeking a B.A.B.A. major must earn a grade of “C” (2.0) or better in each course applied toward the major.

(36 hrs)

1. UCF General Education Program

9 hrs

A. Communication Foundations

1. Select SPC 1600

9 hrs

B. Cultural and Historical Foundations

C. Mathematical Foundations

1. 3 hrs
   Select MAC 1105 College Algebra
2. 3 hrs
   Select STA 2023 Principles of Statistics

D. Social Foundations

1. 3 hrs
   Select ECO 2013 Macroeconomics or
   ECO 2013 Microeconomics, PSY 2012, SYG 2000 or ANT 2000

E. Science Foundation

(18-21 hrs)

2. Common Program Prerequisites

Must be completed with a “C” (2.0) or better.

* UCF students who have completed MC 2233 and STA 2023 will be waived from ECO 3401. Students who have not completed both classes with a “C” or better must take ECO 3401.

(36 hrs)

3. Common Body of Knowledge

Required for all students

First or subsequent semester in the College of Business Administration:

Last Semester:

(18 hrs min)

4. Area of Specialization

Existing minor offered at Regional Campus

(0-8 hrs)

5. Foreign Language Requirements

• Admission: Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
• Graduation: Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or Judaic Studies. Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement.

6. University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after any CLEP award
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 36 hours of course work must be completed in residence at UCF
• A maximum of 45 semester hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits are permitted
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, the CLAST, and nine semester hours of Summer credit (if applicable)

120 hrs (A.A. Transfers)

Total Semester Hours Required:

Transfer Notes

• Courses taken at community colleges do not substitute for upper division courses.
• Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide a course syllabus and any other supporting information with his/her petition for this evaluation.
• Common Program Prerequisites for the State University System for College of Business Administration programs include Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Calculus, Statistics, and a relevant computer class. At UCF Business students who have completed the calculus and statistics class will be waived from Quantitative Business Tools I. Students who have completed either the calculus or the statistics, but not both, must take Quantitative Business Tools I.
• Subject to the general grade and residence requirements, credit will be granted for transferred course work equivalent to that required in the UCF Business program. Only grades of “C” (2.0) or higher transfer into the program and students must have a “C”(2.0) or better in each common program prerequisites class.
• ACG X001 and X011 will substitute for ACG 2021 at UCF
• Florida Public Community College students are advised to complete the Associate of Arts degree, to include the general education requirements, the common program prerequisites for the SUS system, and college algebra.
• Any student receiving a business degree must complete one half (30) of the 60 upper level business courses for their degree program in the UCF College of Business Administration. Additionally, 12 of the 30 credit hours completed at UCF must be from the department or school in which the student majors.
• Orientation and advising are two of the most valuable tools that a student can make use of when transferring to UCF. Be sure that you take advantage of both.