Undergraduate Programs

Academic Requirements

Wendy Mitchell, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs

The Lundquist College of Business is widely recognized for its outstanding programs in business education. Students and faculty members from around the world come to study, research, and learn together. The college offers courses in prebusiness studies, accounting, business administration, global management, sports business, management, entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, decision sciences, international business communications, and management information systems. An honors program is offered for outstanding undergraduates. Student clubs and organizations provide opportunities to develop leadership and business skills outside of the classroom. A minor is offered for students in other majors. International students, regardless of major, may earn a letter certifying mastery in international business communication. A certificate in global management may be added to the business administration or accounting major.

Services for Undergraduate Students

Advising Office

(541) 346-3303

145 Lillis Hall

The Advising Office provides many services to students interested in studying business. Information is available about major and minor admission processes, degree requirements, scholarships, internships, educational exchange programs, career services, tutoring services, student organizations, and visiting speakers. Students are advised to drop in often and to read e-mail and Blackboard announcements to find the latest news about important events, deadlines, and policy changes.

Academic Advising. Professional advisers and peer advisers regularly meet with undergraduates to answer questions, plan academic programs, and track progress toward graduation. Students are urged to meet with a college of business adviser at least once a year to ensure that they are meeting requirements and to stay informed of program changes.

Braddock Tutoring Center

155 Lillis Hall

Tutoring is available for students enrolled in undergraduate business, economics, and mathematics courses. Writing support services are offered as well.

Career Services

240 Lillis Hall

Undergraduate students are encouraged to use the Lundquist college’s career services programs throughout their college career. Professional career counseling, workshops, a speaker series, classes, and a resource library are available. Additional resources are offered through the university’s Career Center.

Internships

Internships provide a valuable opportunity to enhance the undergraduate experience. Business students are strongly encouraged to participate in internships as a part of their business education. Career advising can be useful in the process of identifying and securing internship experiences that complement educational and career goals.

Scholarships

Each year the Lundquist College of Business awards scholarships to outstanding students majoring in accounting or business administration. Typically, the college awards approximately seventy scholarships that range from $500 to $5,000. Scholarships are made possible through generous donations by alumni and other friends of the Lundquist College of Business. Although criteria vary by scholarship, the primary emphasis is academic performance and demonstrated potential for success in a business career. Financial need may be considered, but it is typically a secondary consideration when making awards. Scholarship applications are available winter term. Scholarships are awarded in the spring, and recipients and donors are recognized at special award recognition events. The accounting department has scholarship information for its majors. A list of scholarships is available in the Advising Office.

Student Organizations

Involvement in student organizations helps develop leadership and organizational skills and offers a professional network to students and members of the faculty and the business community. Students may choose from the following business student organizations: Alpha Kappa Psi, professional business fraternity; Beta Alpha Psi, accounting; Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary society for business administration; American Marketing Association; the Deans’ Undergraduate Student Advisory Council; Entrepreneur Club; Sports Business Club; Sustainable Business Group; Toastmasters International; UO Finance Association; UO Investment Group; Women in Business; Real Estate Organization; and International Business and Economics Club.

Academic Opportunities

Honors Program

Ron C. Bramhall, Director

Students in the business honors program are offered unique opportunities to enhance their educational experiences and prepare themselves for the growth and challenge of a career in business. A maximum of thirty-five students take nine of the core business courses as a cohort. Among the many advantages and benefits are smaller classes, select instructors, and a speaker series.

Overseas Study Programs

The college maintains exchange relationships with several overseas universities that offer students opportunities to study business in another country. Popular study sites include Italy, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, China, and Australia. Business students may choose to study language, culture, business, or a combination depending on the specific program selected. Many programs offer courses in English. Business students are encouraged to participate in overseas programs, including IE3 Global Internships, offered through International Affairs. Students interested in careers in international business are particularly encouraged to take advantage of one of these programs while also completing the certificate of global management.

Students in UO overseas study programs enroll in courses with subject codes unique to individual programs. Special course numbers are reserved for overseas study. See International Programs in the Academic Resources section of this catalog.

International Business Communication

Ron Severson, Director

International students may earn a letter certifying mastery in international business communication by completing courses in Cross-Cultural Business Communication (BA 361), Effective Business Writing (BA 362), Effective Business Presentations (BA 363), International Business Research (BA 364), and Cross-Cultural Negotiation (BA 365). This program is open to all undergraduate international students of any major; the two cross-cultural courses are open to domestic students as well.

Certificate in Global Management

Lundquist College of Business students may earn a certificate in global management. The certificate requires two years of college-level language study; enrollment in the international business core: International Finance (FIN 463), Managing in a Global Economy (MGMT 420), International Marketing (MKTG 470) and 24 credits of approved nonbusiness course work that relates to an international theme (area study). Study abroad is highly recommended. Additional information is available in the Advising Office.

Academic Requirements [back to top]

To earn an undergraduate degree in the Lundquist College of Business, a student must be an admitted major in good academic standing with the college and the university. Two sets of requirements must be completed: general university requirements and college requirements.

The college is firmly committed to an undergraduate degree program in business based on a solid foundation in the arts and sciences. Students may earn a B.A. or B.S. degree with a major in either accounting or business administration. Students may not earn two majors in the Lundquist College of Business. A student who has an undergraduate degree in accounting or business administration cannot earn another undergraduate degree from the college. See the Registration and Academic Policies section of this catalog for specific requirements for bachelor’s degrees and for general-education and university requirements.

Students must satisfy the upper-division business core and major requirements in effect when they are admitted as majors.

Listed below are basic undergraduate degree and major requirements. For a more detailed explanation of requirements for business administration and accounting majors, students should pick up the undergraduate degree programs handout in the Advising Office.

Prebusiness Admission

New students planning to major in accounting or business administration enter the university as prebusiness majors. Transfer students and university students from other majors may become prebusiness majors by submitting a Request for Addition or Deletion Major form, available in the Advising Office. Students who seek to change their major to prebusiness must meet with an adviser in the college if their GPA is below 2.90. Prebusiness majors typically are not eligible to take most 300- and 400-level ­business courses. Prebusiness major status does not guarantee admission to the accounting or business administration major.

Prebusiness majors typically spend the first two years fulfilling general education and prebusiness requirements.

Prebusiness Requirements

1. Junior Standing. Complete 90 or more credits of course work

2. GPA Requirement. Earn a 2.90 cumulative grade point average in all college course work including transfer work. The college includes all course work when calculating the cumulative GPA for admission to the major

3. Prebusiness Core. A 2.75 GPA and a minimum grade of C– in core courses are required for admission to the major. Core courses must be taken for letter grades. If a core course is taken pass/no pass (P/N), a P is treated as a C– and an N is treated as an F for core GPA calculations. If a graded course is repeated, both course grades are counted in computing the cumulative GPA, but only the second grade is used in calculating the core GPA. Core courses may be repeated only once.

4. Additional Courses. Complete the following courses with grades of C- or better of P:

5. English Competence. International students must have a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 575 (paper-based test), 230 (computer-based test), 89 (Internet-based test), or have completed the Academic English for International Students (AEIS) program

Application to the Major

Students must submit a formal application for admission to the major. Students apply for major status one term before they plan to take upper-division business courses.

Applications are due the second week of the term for admission the following term. To be eligible for admission as a major, a student must apply before the term deadline. Application forms are available on the college website. Students who are completing their final term of prebusiness requirements may submit applications.

Major Requirements

EEach student must complete a major in accounting or business administration. Both majors require completion of the upper-division core, typically in the junior year. The 400-level core course is taken in the senior year.

Accounting Major

Students who plan to sit for the Certified Public Accountant examination in Oregon should consider completing the master of accounting program. More information can be found online under PROGRAMS at the college’s website.

Business Administration Major

In addition to the upper-division core, students must complete seven courses from at least three Lundquist College of Business departments. Four of these courses may be taken in one of the concentration areas listed below. Concentrations are optional; they do not appear on UO academic transcripts or diplomas.

Concentration Areas

Marketing Strategy (MKTG 490) is strongly recommended

Courses from outside the College

Students must earn at least 90 credits in courses taken outside the college. These 90 credits include general-education requirements and nonbusiness breadth and global context course work.

Nonbusiness Breadth Requirement. Students must complete 24 credits in an interrelated and coherent body of courses consistent with the student’s career goals. A nonbusiness minor meets this requirement, as does two years of language study. Nonbusiness breadth plans must be approved and on file in the Advising Office; assistance in planning individualized programs is available in the office.

Global Context for Business Decisions. Students must complete three courses that focus on international, cultural, historical, political, economic, or social issues of a geographic region. All three courses should focus on the culture of one country or region other than the student’s native country. Language courses beyond the first year satisfy this requirement. Global context plans must be approved by an adviser in the Advising Office.

Definitions, Limitations, and Policies

Transfer students. The sequential nature of this program requires careful academic planning. Students who want to transfer to the college are encouraged to meet with an adviser in the Lundquist College of Business early in their academic careers. Students who transfer before they have met major admission requirements are admitted to the university as prebusiness majors. Once admitted, they may apply for major status in accordance with the procedure described above. Students who transfer with completed admission requirements should apply to the major one term before arriving on campus. Applications are due the second Friday of the term for admission the following term.

When admission requirements change significantly, the effective date for transfer students is generally one academic year after the policy first appears in the UO Catalog.

Second Bachelor’s Degree. A student who has a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a field of business administration may not earn a second bachelor’s degree in business. Students who have earned a nonbusiness degree and want a second degree in a field of business must be admitted to the university as postbaccalaureate nongraduate students. Transcripts of college work must be sent directly to the Lundquist College of Business, and an official transcript showing receipt of the degree must be sent to the UO Office of Admissions. Second-degree candidates must meet the same admission requirements and follow the same application process described above. International students must have a TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based test), 230 (computer-based test), 89 (Internet-based test), or higher.

Students retain prebusiness status until admission requirements are completed or waived because of completed course work. Second-degree students must complete the same upper-division requirements as first-degree candidates. The Second Bachelor’s Degree section of this catalog, under Registration and Academic Policies, lists university requirements for a second bachelor’s degree; the Advising Office has information about Lundquist college requirements.

Residence Requirement. Students must complete a minimum of 44 upper-division credits in regularly scheduled Lundquist College of Business courses. With the department head’s approval, credits may be transferred from other accredited institutions, independent study, or approved courses in other departments.

Grading. Upper-division courses must be taken for letter grades and passed with grades of C– or better. See the Registration and Academic Policies section of this catalog for an explanation of the university’s grading systems.
Upper-Division Courses. Courses for the minor are open to nonmajors, and courses for the certificate in international business communication are open to international students. Only admitted majors in the Lundquist College of Business may enroll in all other 300- and 400-level business courses.

Continuous Progress. Students who do not attend the university for an extended period of time after being admitted as a major may be required to reapply for admission and fulfill current major requirements if the UO Catalog for the last year of attendance has expired. See Catalog Expiration and Requirements Policies in the Contents section of this catalog.

Business Administration Minor

All professions and organizations, public and private, operate according to business principles. Earning a minor in business administration prepares students to participate in organizational conversations and become leaders within their future professions. The minor in business administration is open to students from all majors other than business administration and accounting. Completing the minor requires 24 credits of course work, which can be completed in one academic year.

Students can declare a minor in business administration online at the college’s website, where a checklist of requirements can be found. Advising assistance is available in the Advising Office.

In order to be admitted to the minor program, students must already have a declared major other than business and a 2.00 cumulative GPA. Twelve upper-division credits must be taken in the Lundquist College of Business. Upper-division business courses must be taken for letter grades. Students must earn a C– or better in all courses taken for a letter grade to fulfill minor requirements. When minor requirements have been completed and notification of application for a degree has been received from the Office of the Registrar, the student is cleared for the minor.

Minor Requirements (24 credits)