Undergraduate Degrees, page 2
School of Business Administration
Special Programs
The school recognizes that a combination of education and experience creates the best opportunities for development and employment after graduation. Undergraduate Special Programs offer students opportunities to develop professional skills and gain industry knowledge pertinent to their chosen fields of study. The programs offered include alumni mentor and internship. Through these programs, students are given the opportunity to meet potential employers, develop a professional network, and prepare themselves for entry into the job market with highly demanded skills and relevant professional experience and knowledge. For further information about the internship and alumni mentor programs, contact the Special Programs Office in Bridge Hall 100, (213) 740-0691.
Honor Societies
Beta Gamma Sigma is the national honor society for business students. The USC School of Business chapter has been active since 1923. Juniors in the top five percent of the class and seniors in the top 10 percent of the class are eligible to join. For further information, contact the Undergraduate Student Affairs Office, Bridge Hall 104.
Registration
Students may register for business courses directly by using the Touch-Tone system, according to their scheduled appointment times. Appointment times are based on number of units completed, i.e., seniors have the first opportunity to register for a course. Therefore, it is important that students register as soon as their appointment time allows or their priority standing will be lost.
There is a high demand for all required business classes as well as many electives. As a result, the School of Business Administration maintains wait lists for all classes. Students may be put on the wait list in Bridge Hall 104. However, students may not be on a wait list for one section of a course and enroll in another section of the same course. It should be noted that being on a wait list does not guarantee a seat in a class. Therefore, students are strongly advised to register in an open class whenever possible.
Many required core classes have mandatory Friday labs and students can expect that they may have a class schedule that meets up to five days a week. Outside work commitments and other activities should be planned accordingly.
Transferring College Credit
Community College Courses
USC has established articulation agreements with all community colleges throughout California. Most academic courses are acceptable for transfer credit from a two-year school, but students will not receive credit for remedial course work. Courses that do not appear on the articulation agreement are not transferable. A maximum of 70 semester units may be transferred from community colleges. Check with the Degree Progress Department (Student Administrative Services 010) for questions about transferable courses or see a business counselor in Bridge Hall 104.
Official transcripts of college work taken elsewhere must be submitted at the time of application to the USC Office of Admission. A credit evaluation will be completed which will list transfer courses accepted for credit. All business courses completed at a two year college, if transferable, will be considered elective credit.
There are two exceptions to this policy:
(1) Students may transfer two semesters of introductory accounting and receive credit equivalent to one semester of introductory accounting at USC. Then students can register for BUAD 305x Abridged Core Concepts of Accounting Information and complete their accounting course requirement in one semester at USC. In this case, students would not be required to take BUAD 250ab.
(2) BUAD 403 may be satisfied by transferring two semesters of equivalent work from a community college.
Four Year Colleges
Most courses of an academic nature are acceptable for unit credit from all fully accredited four year institutions. If they do not satisfy specific subject requirements at USC, they will be accepted for elective course credit.
Students are urged to complete all their required business courses at USC. All business courses from four year institutions, if transferable, will be considered elective credit unless a challenge examination is passed. All core classes, with the exception of BUAD 497, may be challenged. Students should consult with an academic advisor in Bridge Hall 104 to initiate the challenge examination process.
Composition Skill Level Requirement
All students who began college work as freshmen in fall 1982 or later, at USC or at another institution, must complete Expository Writing 101 and 102 to meet the General Education Composition Skill Level Requirement. Transfer students may substitute equivalent courses taken elsewhere for USC composition courses. To meet the skill level, students must receive a grade of C- or higher in Expository Writing 102.
Diversity Requirement
All students who began college as a freshman in fall 1993 or later must pass one course from the list of courses approved to meet the standard diversity requirement.These courses carry the designation "m" for multiculturalism. It is possible to select a course that meets both the diversity requirement as well as a general education requirement.
International Business Courses
The interest in international businesses is reflected in the curricula of the school. Such courses as the following permit students to broaden their understanding of this increasingly important part of America's world-wide involvement: international trade and commercial policy, financial management of multinational corporations, international finance, multinational marketing, and international management practices and negotiation.
The school also has an international comparative management summer program focusing on the economic, social and political environment in other countries. After four weeks of intensive study on the USC campus, the program moves to certain foreign countries for conferences with the executives controlling American firms in these countries and world corporations headquartered in these countries. In addition, briefings are scheduled with ranking government officials on the economic and political environments of the countries visited. More detailed information is usually posted in the early part of the spring semester.
There is also a limited international exchange program which allows students to satisfy an international business senior option through study abroad. For further information, contact the Student Affairs Office in Bridge Hall 104.
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