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Meeting graduation requirements is each student’s responsibility. Each student who is a candidate for a degree must meet the General Requirements of the University for Graduation. In addition, students pursuing a major or minor offered by the College of Business must fulfill the Business Core Requirements and the specific Degree Requirements.

Assigned Advisors

Upon entry into a business, computer science, or economics major program each student is assigned to a faculty advisor who approves the student's proposed program of courses each semester. Assigned faculty advisors are changed when a student changes the major program of study. Other advisory changes may be made with consent of the student, the faculty advisor, and the dean of the College of Business.

Freshmen

It is important to meet with your advisor early in the first semester. This meeting presents an opportunity to get acquainted, talk about progress in classes, review business programs, address questions and discuss career plans. The advisor will assist students during the early registration process, when students can register for their next semester’s classes.

The following courses should be completed during the freshman and sophomore years:

Psychology 201 is not required of majors in Business Education.  These courses also satisfy University Core requirements.

Meet with Advisor for Course Planning

It is important that students meet with their advisor every semester prior to the beginning of early registration. These planning sessions afford students an opportunity to discuss academic progress and career plans. A review of the specific major requirements ensures that courses will be taken in the proper sequence. Otherwise students might not graduate when they plan. Some courses, particularly the upper level courses, are not offered every semester. It is helpful to develop a plan to graduation – an outline of what courses should be taken in what order.

Degree Requirements

The College of Business major and minor program requirements are revised periodically. The revised requirements are published on updated Business Program check sheets available from the Office of the College of Business or online on the various degree pages. Students may choose to meet all of the stated requirements of a later revised program in effect at the date of graduation.

Students who change their major program of study to another major within the school must meet all the requirements of the new major. The dean of the College of Business must approve petitions for permission for exceptions to any program requirement. After entry into a College of Business major or minor program, courses for transfer of credits may be taken at other institutions or campuses only upon prior approval of the dean.

Transfer-Credit Policy

Courses in advanced business and economics subjects, not open to freshmen and sophomores, which have been taken in other institutions in the freshman and sophomore years will not be accepted as equivalents of the courses offered at the University unless the student passes School of Business special examinations in such subjects. Credit from non-collegiate organizations is not acceptable for application to meet business or economics course requirements of the College of Business programs. In some cases the experience from these programs may provide the basis for applying for a special credit examination (see Credit by Examination).

Credit by Examination

The University credit by examination program is designed to recognize superior learning experiences and translate that experience into college credit.  It helps a student gain recognition for what the student knows and can do irrespective of how, where, and when the knowledge was obtained.  Candidates for credit by examination need to contact the department of the specific exam subject.

Transfer Students

Credits that are earned at other accredited institutions are evaluated upon admission to USI. Applicable courses are applied toward business graduation requirements. In cases where a course transfers in as an elective, if the student believes that course fulfills a specific USI requirement, they may obtain the syllabus from that course and present it to the College of Business or Director of the University Core for review.

Freshmen

Meet with Advisor for Course Planning

Prerequisite Flowchart

Prerequisite List

General Requirements for Graduation

University Core Requirements

Business Core Requirements

Credit by Examination

Transfer Students

USI 2007-2009 Bulletin

Class Schedules