• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  • Program Plan Worksheet
  • Business Administration Faculty

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

The College of Business students, who meet the prescribed degree requirements, will be awarded the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Students are required to complete a minimum of 57 semester hours of general education requirements, as well as the specific major requirements for a total of 126 degree hours. Students should complete the freshman and sophomore courses prior to the junior and senior level business courses. Students need to work with an advisor in the selection of the upper-level business courses.

Students can complete the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree by satisfying the University requirements and the College of Business specific requirements:

1. Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.25 and a grade of at least a "C" for each course in the College of Business core courses, based on the last grade earned in each course.
2. Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.25 and a grade of at least a "C" for each course required in the major, based on the last grade earned in each course.
3. Maintain an overall GPA of 2.25.
4. No more than 50% of the minimum courses required for a College of Business baccalaureate degree may be taken within the College. (Up to 9 semester hours of economics and up to 6 semester hours of statistics may be counted as part of the general education curriculum.)
5. Requirements for courses to be taken in residency:
   • At least 50% of the minimum business courses required for the baccalaureate degree must be taken in residency at UA - Fort Smith.
   • MGMT 4813 Strategic Management must be taken in residency.
   • A minimum of 48 semester credit hours in upper-division courses is required for graduation. To enroll in upper-division business courses, a student majoring in the College of Business must (i) have upper-division standing, and (ii) have completed the lower-division courses in the College of Business core requirements.
6. All candidates for baccalaureate degrees in the College of Business are required to take a designated major field assessment test. This test is administered as a part of the capstone MGMT 4813 Strategic Management course. Scores earned on the test do not become part of the course grade; however, taking the test is a requirement for course completion.

Students not majoring in the College of Business may enroll in upper-division business courses, provided they have proper prerequisites and have achieved upper-division status. However, those not majoring in the College of Business may receive credit for no more than 30 semester hours of course work from the College.

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Program Plan Worksheet

View the program plan worksheet for the BS in Business Administration.

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Business Administration Faculty

Dr. James Beard, SPHR
Management
479-788-7809 FL 205
jbeard@uafortsmith.edu
B.A., M.B.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville;
Ph.D., Northwestern University

Dr. Rik Berry
Management
479-788-7785 BI 208
rberry@uafortsmith.edu
B.S., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; B.S., James Madison University;
M.B.A., University of New Orleans;
Ph.D., University of Georgia

Mr. Jack Danciu
Economics
479-788-7815 FL 209
jdanciu@uafortsmith.edu
B.A., Calumet College of St. Joseph;
M.B.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Dr. Doug Grider
Management
479-788-7763 BI 205A
dgrider@uafortsmith.edu
B.A., Emory University;
M.B.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University

Dr. Georgia Hale
Management
479-788-7814 BI 103C
gahale@uafortsmith.edu
B.S.E., M.S.E., Ed.S, Arkansas State University;
Ph.D., Arizona State University

Dr. Matthew Hill
Finance
479-788-7764 FL 208
mhill@uafortsmith.edu
B.S., Arkansas State University;
Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Dr. Kermit Kuehn
Entrepreneurship
479-788-7931 FL 227
kkuehn@uafortsmith.eud
B.S.B.A., Kearney State College;
MIM, American Graduate School of International Management;
Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Dr. Howard Puckett
Finance
479-788-7732 FL 106
hpuckett@uafortsmith.edu
B.S., University of Michigan;
M.B.A., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Dr. Roger Roderick
Dean, Management
479-788-7800 BII 103
rroderic@uafortsmith.edu
B.S., Eastern Illinois University;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois

Mr. Bob Sell
Management
479-788-7803 FL 203
bsell@uafortsmith.edu
B.S., Virginia Tech;
M.S., Purdue University

Dr. Daniel Settlage
Economics
479-788-7935 FL 210
dsettlag@uafortsmith.edu
B.S., M.S., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville;
Ph.D., Purdue University

Dr. Latisha Settlage
Economics
479-788-7933 FL 215
lsettlag@uafortsmith.edu
B.S., M.S., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville;
Ph.D., Purdue University

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