Spring 2021 Canfield BHP Course Limits

The Canfield BHP curriculum has always been a 4-year program that assumes manageable semesters of 1-2 Canfield BHP courses after sophomore year. When students follow this pace, there are enough seats for all students and class sizes stay small. This allows the Canfield BHP to deliver what was intended; case-based curriculum in smaller learning communities, and progression through the major as a cohort. These registration limits are not designed to be punitive, but to ensure that all Canfield BHP students can stay on track. This should prevent students from over-registering for Canfield BHP courses, leaving more seats for all students, reducing the number of force-add requests, and ultimately ensuring the integrity of the program.

Refer to this chart for a quick guide.

As in previous semesters, we will still have a force-add request process for Canfield BHP courses and will email out this information towards the end of registration or during add/drops. The advantage of this new rule is that force-add requests should be resolved more quickly because (a) there should be fewer requests and (b) we will be able to make space for students who truly need the course by removing students who over-register for Canfield BHP classes.

Canfield BHP is designed to be a 4-year program, and therefore you should not be trying to graduate early. MPA students do graduate from the program one semester early, but otherwise students are expected to remain enrolled for the full 4 years. If you are an MPA student and need permission to take an additional Canfield BHP course, contact a Canfield BHP advisor.

In the traditional BBA program, students are expected to declare their major at the end of their first year, and Canfield BHP students should do the same. The only courses required to declare a business major are: BA 101, ECO 304K and 304L, and M 408K/C and 408L/D. At the end of freshman year, students have not taken many business courses, so it is important to be proactive and learn about potential majors through other outlets, such as your career coach, BBA Career Services, alumni mentors, academic advisors, upperclassmen,  and related resources. With so many great resources, a single course should not be the deciding factor in declaring a major.

Considering the number of Canfield BHP students pursuing multiple majors, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to grant exceptions for these requests. As a student pursuing multiple majors, you should meet with each of your advisors regularly to discuss a flexible 4-year plan that can be adjusted based on course availability. A final resource is the 4-Year Help Desk. Their office was instated to help students with schedule conflicts, and ultimately to increase UT’s 4-year graduation rates.

Please discuss any extenuating circumstances that might warrant an exception to the limit with a Canfield BHP advisor. Otherwise, staff will notify all students if and when any remaining seats in Canfield BHP classes will be released. At that time, you will have the opportunity to register for additional Canfield BHP courses.

No. If you exceed your course limit without permission, you will be dropped from all courses beyond your limit. Staff will choose which class(es) to drop based on the demand of other students.

MAN 374H is intended to be taken during your final year in Canfield BHP (typically your final semester). All other courses should be sequenced as your advisor recommends, which may vary based on your non-Canfield BHP major(s) or other factors, such as course availability.

Though course offerings can vary, there are typically 3 sections per year of each Canfield BHP course. The chart below is subject to change, but may be useful as a general planning tool.

Course limits for future semesters will most likely follow the same pattern as previous semesters (fall semesters should match previous falls, spring semesters should match previous springs). View fall 2020 course limits.