Degree Planning for Business Majors
Students enter the McCombs School of Business as Unspecified Business majors and may declare their major once they meet all requirements. Business students can only declare and complete one BBA major.

Requirements for Declaring a BBA Major

Students who wish to declare a BBA major must: 

  • Clear any high school unit deficiencies.
  • Fulfil the foreign language proficiency requirement: 2 years of high school in a single foreign language or 2 semesters of college in a single foreign language)
  • Complete 30 hours of college credit.

Review college credit requirements by catalog year.

Catalogs 2022-24 and before

Math: M 408Q or M 408K & M 408L (or equivalent)

Economics: ECO 304K & ECO 304L (or equivalent)

Business Administration: BA 101

Leadership Challenges & Innovation: MAN 101
2020-22 and later catalogs only

Credit or registration for Business Communication (Oral and Written): BA 324
Required for the 2024-26 catalog

Credit or registration for Data Science for Business Applications: STA 235
Required for the 2024-26 catalog

Catalogs 2024-26 and after

Math: M 408Q or M 408K & M 408L (or equivalent)

Economics: ECO 304K & ECO 304L (or equivalent)

Business Administration: BA 101 and BA 324

Leadership Challenges & Innovation: MAN 101
2020-22 and later catalogs only

Statistics: STA 235

Decision Science: DS 235

Declaring/Changing Your Major

Current business students can declare or change their major online and can change their major as many times as needed.

The Canfield Business Honors Program and Integrated BBA/MPA have separate applications for current students.