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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BUAD) & Pre-BUSINESS (PBUA) Advising form for the 2018/2019 Catalog
STUDENT: ____________________________________________________
Student ID #: __________________________________________________
PBUA BUAD DATE: _______________________
Transfer Evaluation: Final ________________ Preliminary ___________
Note: If Transfer Package is pending or courses are not included on the
Evaluation of Transfer Credit form, it is the student's responsibility to inform
the advisor of any changes to the evaluation.
KEY: Enr = Enrolled GRADE @ TU
T(Grade) = Transfer (Grade) - Rep = Repeat
A. Lower-Level Required Courses (18-19 units)
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ECON 201/203 Microeconomic Principles (3)
ECON 202/204 Macroeconomic Principles (3)
LEGL 225 Legal Environment of Business (3)
ECON 205 or MATH 231/233 Statistics (3)
MATH 211 or 273 Calculus (3/4)
Admission to the BUAD Major Requirements:
(See Side B for details)
_______ GPA of 2.0 or higher. TU GPA ______________
_______ Grade of “C” or higher in each lower-level (L/L) BUAD Required Course.
_______ Average GPA of 2.7 or higher for ALL (L/L) BUAD Required Courses.
PBUA GPA: _________ = Total Gpts. _________ / Units: ___________
To Do:
Submit Petition to Evaluate the Equivalency of a Transfer Course:
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Courses for Fall/Spring Term:
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Core Curriculum Requirements
Transfer Package:
Granted: Complete Core requirements for Package ________
None: Complete the following Core requirements:
Category I: FUNDAMENTALS (12-13 units)
Taken during the first year of college study
_________ I. Towson Seminar TSEM 102 .
_________ 2. English Composition ENGL 102/190 .
_________ 3. Mathematics ___________________________________
_________ 4. Creativity and Creative Development _______________
Category II: WAYS OF KNOWING (13-14 units)
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Arts and Humanities ___________________________
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The course satisfying Core 5 is in a different discipline
from the course statisfying the Core 4, requirement.
_________ 6. Social and Behavioral Sciences ___________________
(ECON 201/203 or ECON 202/204 recommended )
Select either two courses from different scientific disciplines
or two sequenced courses within one discipline.
_________ 7. Biological and Physical Sciences (4) _______________
(with laboratory – 4 units)
_________ 8. Biological and Physical Sciences (3/4) _____________
(with or without laboratory – 3 or 4 units)
Category III: WRITING IN A CHOSEN FIELD (3 units)
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_________ 9. Advanced Writing Seminar
Category IV: PERSPECTIVES (15 units)
_________ 10. Metropolitan Perspectives ______________________
_________ 11. The United States as a Nation ___________________
_________ 12. Global Perspectives ___________________________
_________ 13. Diversity and Difference _______________________
_________ 14. Ethical Issues and Perspectives _________________
B. Business Courses (32 units)
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Open to PBUA & BUAD Majors
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ACCT 202/212 Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
BUSX 301 Business Communications (3)
FIN 331 Principles of Financial Management (3)
MKTG 341 Principles of Marketing (3)
MNGT 361 Leadership & Management (3)
15. BUSX 460 Professional Experience* (3)
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Internship required concurrent with course enrollment
17. EBTM 365 Principles of Operations Mngt (3)
18. MNGT 481 Strategic Management (3)
C. Concentration/Track (21-24 units)
____Economics (ECON)
____Entrepreneurship (ENTR)
____Finance (FIN)
____Financial Planning (FPLN)
____Human Resource Management (HRM)
____Project Management. & Business Analysis (PMBA)
Courses:
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Graduation Earned Units Required:
Minimum of 120 units: Earned _______ Enrolled _______ Need ______
Initials: Please review this form carefully). Keep this form with your important academic records. You will need it for your next advising appointment.
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ACCT 201/211 Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
16. EBTM 350 Business Analytics (3)
____International Business (INBU)
____Investments (INVS)
____Legal Studies (CBEI)
____Leadership & Management
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Repeat Policy: No more than two lowerlevel courses may be
repeated, of which no more than one course may be repeated twice.
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The following courses will ONLY be applied to ACCT/BUAD/EBUS majors
12. EBTM 250 Problem Solving for Business I (1) __________________
13. EBTM 251 Problem Solving for Business II (1) _________________
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EBTM 337 Enterprise Information Systems (3)
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Ineligible for Admission:
(MNGT 482 recommended)
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Check course pre-requisites before registering:
http://towson.edu/cbe/documents/cbe_prerequisite_checking_guide.pdf
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(BUSX 301 recommended)
Complete this form using your current Academic Requirements and
bring both with you when you meet with your advisor.
The name of your advisor is displayed on the Student Center page of the
Towson Online Services Web site: https://inside.towson.edu/psLogin/.
Courses Open to Admitted BUAD Majors Only
Admission to BUAD major will be processed after grades are posted in a term.
Students may register for majors only courses after admission to the BUAD major
has been processed by the Registrar's office (expected times are: Mid-January; late-
January; early June; & approx. 3 weeks after summer sessions.)
BUSX 301
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After being accepted to the BUAD major, complete the upper-level Business Courses with a grade of
"C" or higher (2.00). You will also complete the courses required for your chosen concentration or
track (see below). Each concentration requires 24 units and each track requires 21 units.
By Maryland law, once you have earned 45 credits of course work, all
students must have an academic plan that lists the courses needed to
complete your degree for each semester leading to graduation.
Transfer students must have a plan in the first semester at Towson.
You will work with your academic advisor to create your academic plan.
We have created a website with all the information needed to assist you
with the creation of your academic plan at http://towson.edu/cbe/
resources/advising/academicplan.html
Requirements for Admission to the
Business Administration (BUAD) Major:
A minimum cumulative grade point average (Towson GPA)
of 2.0 or higher for all coursework.
A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.70 for ALL lower-
level BUAD prerequisites, with a minimum grade of 2.00 or
higher in each of the lower-level BUAD prerequisites.
Admission Procedure:
Admission to BUAD major will be processed after grades are posted in a
term. Students may register for "majors only" courses after admission to
the BUAD major has been processed by the Registrar's office (expected
times are: Mid-January; late-January; early June; & approx. 3 weeks after
summer sessions).
Students will receive a congratulations email after admission has been
processed and you are able to register for "majors only" courses.
Remember that there are many other students in the same situation, that is
why there are no exceptions to this rule.
Concentrations/Tracks (21 24 units)
ECONOMICS (ECON) track - (21 units)
ECON 309, ECON 310 and ECON 313
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENTR) concentration –
(24 units)
ENTR 355 and 410
Select one (1) course from: MKTG 350 or MKTG 451
Select five (5) courses from: ENTR 110, ENTR 345,
ENTR 380, ENTR 402, ENTR 470, ENTR 498, EBTM
310 OR EBTM 343
FINANCE (FIN) concentration - (24 units)
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM)
concentration - (24 units)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (INBU)
concentration - (24 units)
LEGAL STUDIES (CBEI) concentration - (24 units)
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT (MNGT)
concentration - (24 units)
MARKETING (MKTG) concentration - (24 units)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS ANALYSIS
(PMBA) concentration - (24 units)
Creating Your Degree Completion Plan (DCP)
Grade Points Scale (Gpts):
A = 4.00
B = 3.00
C = 2.00
A- = 3.67
B- = 2.67
B+ = 3.33
C+ = 2.33
Total Gpts: Units: PBUA GPA:
Lower-Level BUAD Required Courses:
Course
ACCT 201/211
ECON 201/203
ECON 202/204
LEGL 225
ECON 205/MATH 231
MATH 211/273
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Business Administration Major (BUAD) Requirements:
Revised 12-2018
FINANCIAL PLANNING (FPLN) track - (21 units)
FIN 333, FIN 350, FPLN 341, ACCT 361,
FPLN 441, FPLN 443 and FPLN 450
NOTE: Students may choose to take additional courses to
enhance their program: FIN 423, FIN 430, FIN 433, MKTG 451
INVESTMENTS (INVS) track - (21 units)
MNGT 375, MNGT 438, FIN 435 and MKTG 445
Select four (4) courses from the following with the
approval of your advisor: Foreign Language (2xx or
above) or ANTH 368, EBTM 310,
ECON 305,
MKTG/MNGT 494 NOTE: Additional electives available
(subject to change and prerequisites): ANTH 367, ECON 326,
421, 423, ENTR 403, GEOG 317, 355, 357, 381, 423, 427, 447,
451, 461, 462, 463, 470, HIST 311, 312, 316, 340, 452, 479,
LAST 484, LEGL 474, PHIL 302, 327, POSC 303, 307, 339, 341,
351, 355, 447, 470, 472, 473
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Select four (4) ECON upper-level electives:
(ECON 409 recommended)
NOTE: ECON 497 cannot count as an elective.
FIN 333, 350, 351, 430, 436 and 439
Select one (1) course from: FIN 423, FIN 433
Select one (1) additional course from the
following: ACCT 301, ACCT 341, ECON 306,
ECON 313, ECON 337, or FPLN 341
NOTE: If both FIN 423 & FIN 433 are taken, no additional
elective is required.
MNGT 381, 433, 435, 452, 453 and 483
Select two (2) courses from the following:
EBTM 310, ECON 341, MNGT 375, 425,
438, 463, 470, 491, 494, 495, 497 or 498.
FIN 333, 350, 423, 430, 433 and 436
Select one (1) of the following:
ECON 306, FIN 351, FPLN 341, or MKTG 451
LEGL 226
Select at least five (5) courses from: LEGL 325, 326, 328,
470, 471, 495 or MNGT 482 Note: All courses from this group may
be selected OR
Select no more than two (2) courses from: FMST 380,
HCMN 441, MCOM 350, PHIL101, 103, 111, POSC 384 or 418
MNGT 391, 395, 425, 463, 465 and 466
Select two (2) courses from: EBTM 310, ENTR 355,
MNGT 375, 381, 423, 438, 453, 470, 491, 494, 495, 497,
or 498. Note: Only 3 units of either 497 or 498 can be applied
MKTG 411, 425, 441, 445, 485 and MKTG 451 or 431
Select one (1) - two (2) course(s) from the following:
EBTM 419, MKTG 345, 347, 349, 350, 355, 357, 361, 470 or
497. NOTE: You may select one (1) addtional approved elective:
COMM 131, COSC 109, EBTM 310, ENTR 110, MKTG 491, 494, 495,
PSYC 101/102 or THEA 101/102.
EBTM 343, 425, 446, 450, 454 and 462
Select two (2) courses from the following:
ACCT 341, 442, EBTM 419, 475, 492, 496,
498, ENGL 318, MNGT 463 or MKTG 349.
Minimester 1 + Last 2 digits of year (ex: 19 for 2019) + 1 = 1191
Spring 1 + Last 2 digits of year (ex: 19 for 2019) + 2 = 1192
Summer 1 + Last 2 digits of year (ex: 19 for 2019) + 3 = 1193
Fall 1 + Last 2 digits of year (ex: 19 for 2019) + 4 = 1194
Term Codes - Term codes are used for registration in
PeopleSoft (My TU).
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