College of Business
Administrative Officers
Dr. Jorge Villegas, Dean and Professor of Marketing
Dr. Syed Harun, Interim Associate Dean and Professor
Dr. Pablo Calafiore, Interim Department Chair Accounting, Finance, & Info Systems, and Associate Professor of Accounting
Dr. Arne Baruca, Department Chair Management and Marketing and Associate Professor of Marketing
The mission of the College of Business at Texas A&M University-San Antonio is to prepare a diverse student population for professional-level, global business careers in a student-centered learning environment through the dynamic use of technology, development and application of practitioner-oriented research and a shared commitment to community involvement with local businesses and organizations.
Requirements for the Degree
There are four components of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree:
- the university’s general education component or core curriculum;
- the lower-division business field of study courses;
- the common professional component consisting of 3000 and 4000-level business courses required of all business majors; and
- the courses specific to a major.
The typical BBA degree program consists of 120 hours.
College of Business Minors
The minors offered by the College of Business are:
- Business Administration
- Computer Information Systems
- Marketing
Consult with your academic advisor to determine the optimum number of lower-division and upper-division courses within the chosen minor.
Requirements for Business-Related Degrees
Upper- and Lower-Divisions within the College of Business
Students in upper-division courses within the College of Business are expected to have a basic level of knowledge in specific disciplines in order to be able to successfully synthesize the information they are acquiring. That basic level of knowledge includes the ability to read and write effectively, to think quantitatively and to have a basic understanding of accounting and our economic system. To ensure the competence of students to complete the upper-division component successfully, students must take their lower-division courses in the required order and achieve the required minimum grades in those courses. Students who choose the business emphasis of the BAAS degree must meet the same lower-division (field of study) course requirements as students pursing the BBA degree.
MGMT 4370 Strategic Management and BUAD 4170 Business Capstone Lab are required and must be taken at Texas A&M University-San Antonio during the final semester.
Residency Requirement
A minimum of 25% of total semester hours and 30 upper-division hours required for the BBA degree must be completed at A&M-SA to satisfy residency requirement. At least half of the required 30 upper-division hours must be the in the major courses. See individual computing related degree programs for specific residency requirements.
BBA_CISA majors: Note that 50 of the 60 hours listed under Business Core and major courses must be completed at A&M-SA.
Grade Point Average for Graduation
A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required on:
- all course work attempted including course work attempted at other universities
- all course work attempted at Texas A&M University-San Antonio
- all courses in business administration
- all courses in the professional field for each major
Business Prerequisites
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites for all 3000 and 4000 level business administration courses 1 | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Acct 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Acct | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| CISA 1305 | Business Computer Applications 2 | 3 |
| QMBS 2305 | Business Statistics I | 3 |
| QMBS 2301 | Quantitative Skills-Business | 3 |
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except BLAW 2341 Business Law, BCOM 3304 Bus Communication, CISA 3358 Management Information Systems, BUAD 3311 Business and Society, MKTG 3311 Principles of Marketing, MGMT 3311 Principles of Management, and MGMT 3325 Human Resources Mgmt and Proc.
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for CISA majors: CSCI 1436/CSCI 1437
In order to register for the upper-division business courses students must earn a grade of at least “C” in the following courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Acct | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Acct | 3 |
| CISA 1305 | Business Computer Applications 1 | 3 |
| QMBS 2301 | Quantitative Skills-Business | 3 |
| QMBS 2305 | Business Statistics I | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
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for CISA majors: CSCI 1436/CSCI 1437
Additionally, students must have a 2.0 grade point average for the following group of courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1302 | Composition II | |
| ENGL 2311 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1314/1324 | College Algebra | 3 |
Students who are completing their last semester of lower-division requirements may take up to 18 hours of upper-division business courses pending acceptance into the Upper-Division. Those courses must be chosen from the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BLAW 2341 | Business Law | 3 |
| BCOM 3304 | Bus Communication | 3 |
| CISA 3358 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUAD 3311 | Business and Society | 3 |
| MKTG 3311 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 3311 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 3325 | Human Resources Mgmt and Proc | 3 |
Special situations that may arise with respect to completion of the lower-division course work and sequencing of courses, such as students transferring from other majors within the university and students transferring from other institutions, may be handled on a case-by-case basis by the academic advisor, department chair, and college of business dean.
Communication Skills
The college requires that all of its majors demonstrate proficient communication skills. Passing BCOM 3304 Bus Communication with a grade of “C” would demonstrate a minimal level of proficiency. If a student is found deficient in communication in BCOM 3304 Bus Communication, the student must retake the course until the required minimum grade is achieved.
Quantitative and Statistical Skills
The college requires that all of its majors demonstrate proficient quantitative skills. Passing QMBS 2305 Business Statistics I , QMBS 2301 Quantitative Skills-Business, and QMBS 3360 Business Statistics II with a grade of ‘C’ or better would demonstrate a minimum level of proficiency.
If a student is found to be deficient any of these classes, the student must retake the course(s) until the required minimum grade is achieved.
Accounting Majors
All Accounting majors must receive a grade of “C” or better in ACCT 3302 Intermediate Accounting I, ACCT 3303 Intermediate Accounting II, and ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting III. If a student is found deficient in these courses, the student must retake the course(s) until the required minimum grade is achieved. Accounting majors may not proceed to upper-level accounting classes before these minimum course competencies are achieved. Accounting majors may not take ACCT 3301 Accounting for Non-Accnt Mjrs for credit.
Finance Majors
All Finance majors must receive a grade of “C” or better in all FINC courses. The student must retake all the course(s) until the required minimum grade is achieved. Finance majors may not proceed to the next course without achieving the minimum grade in the prerequisite course. Academic courses transferred in also must meet the minimum grade criteria. Finance majors may not take FINC 3337 Principles of Corporate Finance for credit.
Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, and BAAS Computing Related Majors
All Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and students in the computing related BAAS majors must receive a grade of “C” or better in all CSCI, CISA and MATH courses and their associated prerequisites. A minimum average GPA of 2.25 must be maintained in all business core and major courses to remain in the program. If a student is found deficient in these courses, the student must retake the course(s) until the required minimum grade is achieved. Students in these majors may not proceed to the next course without achieving the minimum grade in the pre-requisite course. Academic courses transferred in as CSCI, CISA or MATH courses also must meet the minimum grade criteria, and the minimum average GPA of 2.25 requirement. Academic credits transferred as substitution courses must be completed within the previous five years of admission to A&M-SA.
It is recommended that BBA_CISA majors take MATH 1314 College Algebra because it is a prerequisite of CSCI 1436. While CSCI 1136 Programming Fundamentals I Laboratory as a co-requisite for CSCI 1436 will be waived for BBA_CISA majors, it is strongly recommended that students take the CSCI 1136 Programming Fundamentals I Laboratory lab to ensure they have the necessary hands-on skill needed for CSCI 1436 .
Business Experiential Learning Class
Courses that meet the business experiential learning requirement include:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 3328 | Internship in Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 4307 | Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Entities | 3 |
| BUAD 3309 | Intro Fed Indivdual Income Tax | 3 |
| BUAD 3391 | Business Experiential Learning | 3 |
| CISA 3328 | Internship in Computr Info Sys | 3 |
| CSCI 4391 | Senior Project | 3 |
| FINC 3328 | Internship in Finance | 3 |
| FINC 4331 | Investments | 3 |
| FINC 4332 | Portfolio Managment | 3 |
| MGMT 3328 | Internship in Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3328 | Internship in Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 3360 | Teamwork | 3 |
| MGMT 3370 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Exploring the World of the Entrepreneur | 3 |
| MGMT 4327 | Org Theory and Human Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 4344 | Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| MGMT 4348 | Talent Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4370 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3340 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MKTG 3341 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| MKTG 3342 | Integrated Mktg Communication | 3 |
| MKTG 3360 | Personal Selling | 3 |
| MKTG 3366 | Services Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 4361 | Marketing Management | 3 |