Module 1: College Advising
College of Business

Policies and Guidelines for Faculty Advising

All students majoring in the Jennings A. Jones College are assigned to a faculty advisor in their selected major. The faculty advisor is there to assist the student with both academic and professional advising. As the student’s faculty advisor, it is essential that you have the most up to date and accurate information. This tutorial will highlight the most essential portions of the degree requirements and academic information within the Jones College. The Jones College offers two types of degrees: B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration) and the B.S. (Bachelor of Science). We offer 15 degree programs within five Academic Departments, Accounting; Business Education, Marketing Education and Office Management; Computer Information Systems; Economics and Finance and Management and Marketing. We have 3800 students with a major in the College and utilize over 120 faculty members to instruct our courses. This tutorial will address Academic standards, Upper Division, Substitutions, Validation, Exit Exams, CLEP, and Second Bachelor’s Degree requirements.

RESIDENCY HOURS AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS
(Required of all Business Majors)

• 120 Semester hours required to complete a degree
• 2.00 GPA Required in the Major, BUAD Minor and 42 Upper-Division Hours (MINORS: ACTG, MGMT, MKT also require 2.000 GPA)
• 42 Upper-Division Hours (3000-4000 level courses)
• 30 semester hours at the upper division level must be completed at MTSU
• 50% of upper division hours in each major and three (3) upper division hours in each minor must be completed at MTSU
• 50% of all required Business Hours must be completed at MTSU
• 60 Senior College Hours (hours earned from four-year institutions)
• 12 of the last 18 hours must be completed at MTSU
  
  

  UPPER-DIVISION COURSES IN BUSINESS CORE:
  MGMT 3610	MKT 3820	FIN 3010	QM 3620
  MGMT 3620	ECON 3210 or BMOM 4510	BLAW 3400
  INFS 3100	BMOM 3510	BAD 4980