Customizing Your Degree
The BBA in Baylor Business Fellows requires a minimum of 124 total hours which must include:
- 36 hours at the 3000/4000 level
- 31 hours in Business
Advisors will guide you in selecting your courses. Your progress will be evaluated annually, and committee approval will be required for graduation.
Minimum GPA
Fellows are expected to maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average while taking at least 15 hours each semester.
Course Requirement Breakdown
A detailed breakdown of the required courses can be found in the tabs below:
| REQUIREMENT | HOURS | |
|---|---|---|
| I. University Requirements | ||
| Chapel | 2 Semesters | |
| II. Humanities | 6 hours | |
| Religion Courses | 6 hours | |
| REL 1310 Christian Scriptures REL 1350 Christian Heritage |
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| III. Mathematics and Statistics | 6 hours | |
| Math Courses | 3 hours | |
| MTH 1321 Calculus I (or higher) | ||
| Choose 3 hours of approved statistics course credit from inside or outside the business school. | 3 hours | |
| IV. Fourth-Semester Level Requirement | 6 - 14 hours | |
| Each Fellow will take classes at Baylor that reach the fourth-semester level in at least one of the following areas (AP and IB credit can count) | ||
| Mathematics, beginning with MTH 1321 (Calculus 1) | ||
| Science, from Physics, Biology, and/or Chemistry courses that count toward premed | ||
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| TOTAL | 18 - 26 hours + 2 Semesters of Chapel | |
| REQUIREMENT | HOURS | |
|---|---|---|
| I. Choose one course from each business discipline: | 18 hours | |
| Accounting Course Economics Course Finance Course Management Course Management Information Systems Course Marketing Course |
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| II. Choose one law course: | 3 hours | |
| BL 3305 Legal Environment of Business ECO 4318 Law and Economics Other Law course |
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| III. Business Thesis, Honors Thesis (see substitutes below) | ||
| Thesis substitutes include: BEST Program Practicum in Portfolio Management Venture finance program Other programs upon prior approval |
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| IV. Additional Business Electives | 10 hours | |
| TOTAL | 31 hours + Thesis | |
| REQUIREMENT | HOURS | |
|---|---|---|
| I. Choose 26 - 28 additional elective courses: | 76 - 84 hours | |
| Goals of electives should include: - Obtaining additional majors within the business school - Obtaining minors or majors from across the university - Pursuing proficiency in a foreign language or other field of study - Studying abroad |
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| TOTAL | 76 - 84 Hours | |
