College of Business

Our Mission

The College of Business at The University of Texas Permian Basin provides responsive and innovative programs enhancing the quality of life of its students, graduates, and the community. We advance business and energy industry research, economic competitiveness, and diversification, while connecting students to transformative opportunities. Through excellence in teaching, the college empowers student success and facilitates outstanding career, personal, and community outcomes, developing next-generation leaders and entrepreneurs.

Accreditation

The College of Business is accredited by these agencies:

SACSCOC (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges). This is the university regional accrediting body.
AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). This is the business program accrediting body. It applies to accounting, finance, management, marketing, and the business master's programs. It is considered the premier accrediting agency.

The College of Business has an active chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, International Honor Society. A student must be in the top 10% of the junior, senior, or graduate classes to be eligible for induction. Eligible students are inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma in the spring of each academic year.

Correspondence Coursework

The College of Business does not offer courses by correspondence. A student may apply appropriate correspondence credit earned from a regionally accredited college or university toward a bachelor's degree subject to the following limitations:

No upper-level business courses may be taken by correspondence.
A correspondence course may not be taken on a pass-fail basis, and no grade lower than a C will be accepted for correspondence credit.

Programs

BBA	Accountancy, BBA
BBA	Energy Land Management, BBA
BBA	Finance, BBA
BBA	Healthcare Management, BBA
BBA	Management, BBA
BBA	Marketing, BBA
BA	Economics
BS	Industrial Technology, BS
BAAS	Applied Arts and Sciences, BAAS
BAAS	Applied Arts and Sciences, BAAS

Requirements for the BBA Degrees, the BA Degree, the BS Degrees, and the BAAS Degree General Requirements

Degree and major	Minimum semester credit hours required	Minimum upper level credit hours required	Minimum upper level credit hours that must be taken at UT Permian Basin	Minor required
BBA (all majors)	120	54	30	No
BA (Economics)	120	48	30	Yes
BS (Industrial Technology)	120	48	30	Yes
BAAS (All tracks)	120	42	30	Yes

To be eligible to receive a BBA in Accountancy, Energy Land Management, Finance, Healthcare Management, Management, or Marketing or a BA in Economics, at least 9 upper level semester credit hours of the required coursework in the major field must be successfully completed at UT Permian Basin. Required coursework in the major field includes specific required courses in the major field as well as electives required in the major field. The discipline coordinator must approve all upper level transfer hours in the major. Additionally, for all BBA majors, at least 50 percent of the upper-level business core must be taken from an AACSB-accredited program.

The College of Business does not award double majors. Students desiring a double major should seek a second baccalaureate degree. Other general requirements depend on the degree and major.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the field of study curriculum for business and management. The following Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) courses are fully transferable to UT Permian Basin for students who first complete the field-of-study at another Texas public college or university: ACCT 2301, ACCT 2302, BCIS 1305, BUSI 1301, BUSI 2305, ECON 2301 and ECON 2302, and MATH 1324. ECON 2301, ECON 2302, and MATH 1324 also satisfy the Common Core (General Education Requirements). The first ECON course can be used to satisfy the social science requirement and the second ECON course can be used to satisfy the component area option in the Common Core.

Grade Requirements

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all required and elective major courses for all BBA majors, Economics, Industrial Technology, and the BAAS degree.
The College of Business has additional grade policies that apply to the BBA degrees.

The College of Business requires a GPA of 2.25 in the following courses: COMM 1315, ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, MATH 1324, ACCT 2301, ACCT 2302, BUSI 1301, BUSI 2342, BUSI 2345 and ECON 2302..
Students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on all upper level business core courses, the capstone course, and all business elective courses.

Students Who Choose Non-Declared Business as Their Major

The purpose of a Non-Declared Business major is to permit students who are interested in a business major to enroll in upper-level business core courses to explore their options before declaring a major. Students who choose Non-Declared Business as their major may not take upper level coursework beyond the upper level business core until they have enrolled in a business major of Accountancy, Energy Land Management, Finance, Healthcare Management, Management, or Marketing. The advisor assigned by the Success Center to the College of Business will advise all Non-Declared Business majors.

Students Intending to Minor in a Business Discipline

A student majoring in another field besides the BBA may elect to minor in Accountancy, Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Healthcare Management, Management, or Marketing by completing 18-21 credit hours in the designated minor. Each minor includes at least nine hours of upper level business courses. Students pursuing a minor in a business field may take upper level business courses beyond the list of open business classes below upon completion of 54 credit hours in their major degree plan including ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 and speech, a mathematics sequence, and computer literacy as required in their major as well as any specific course prerequisites.

Business Course Availability for Students not Pursuing a Business Major or Minor

Upper level business courses are restricted to BBA and non-declared business majors, business minors, Industrial Technology (ITEC) majors and minors, BAAS majors, and students who meet the entrance requirements for being a business major or business minor. Non-business majors, including business minors, must take less than 25% of their undergraduate program in business. This means, for example, that a student with a degree plan consisting of 120 credit hours may not take more than 29 credit hours of business courses (ACCT, BUSI, FINA, MNGT, MRKT).

Business Discipline Specific Minors

Business discipline-specific minors are available for Accountancy, Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Healthcare Management, Management, or Marketing. Each minor gives the non-business student a specialized background in the selected field. At least 50% of upper-level business credit hours in the minor must be taken at UT Permian Basin. Students pursuing a business discipline-specific minor must meet all prerequisites for courses included in the minor, even if these prerequisites cause the minor coursework to exceed the number of credit hours listed below. See the course descriptions in the major area to ascertain the prerequisites for each course. A listing of the departments within the College of Business can be found at https://www.utpb.edu/academics/colleges/business/departments/cb-department