Admission to the Undergraduate Program in Business Administration
General Requirements
Application form for CBPA
Students seeking admission to the undergraduate program in business administration (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - BSBA) should apply initially to the Office of Admissions of Old Dominion University. Students cannot be accepted into the BSBA degree program without first being admitted to the University. Admission to the University does not guarantee admission to the undergraduate business administration program. Candidates for admission to the BSBA degree program should indicate on the application to the University their intention to enter the undergraduate business administration program.
Before regular admission to the BSBA degree program can be granted, a student must have completed the business foundation courses, ACCT 201, ECON 202S, ENGL 110C and MATH 162M, with a grade of C or better in each (C- is not acceptable). Additionally, the applicant must have an approved professional resume on file with the Old Dominion University Career Management Center. (See CMC website for details on meeting this requirement.)
The BSBA Application Form should be submitted to the Undergraduate Admissions Committee at the address provided on the form. Please refer to the sections below for information on restrictions that apply to enrollment in 300/400 level business courses.
Transfer students may complete the business foundation courses at another accredited college or university but are responsible for having the Admissions Office determine that the courses are acceptable to the University. All transfer students must have a transfer student evaluation completed by the Admissions Office to be used as documentation that the transfer courses are acceptable.
Students who have utilized the Adjusted Resident Credit (ARC) option will be treated as transfer students with only those business foundation courses with a grade of C or better included in the admissions policy. Students may utilize the Grade Forgiveness Policy for business foundation courses.
Enrollment in 300/400 Level Business Courses
Only students who have been admitted to the undergraduate business administration program of the College of Business and Public Administration will be eligible to enroll in 300/400 level business courses with the following exceptions:
1. Students pursuing a declared minor in the College of Business and Public Administration may enroll in 300/400 level business courses appropriate to the minor.
2. Students pursuing Upper-Division General Education Requirement Option B, Clusters, may enroll in 300/400 level business courses included in the clusters. (Currently this includes MGMT 325 (Cluster 1), ECON 447 (Cluster 4), ECON 454W (Cluster 5), ECON 445 (Cluster 9), MGMT 361, MKTG 411 (Cluster 10) and MGMT 361 (Cluster 11).
3. Students pursuing the Lower-Division General Education Technology Perspective may enroll in IT 360T or OPMT 303T. (Selections in the Computer Skills area include IT courses not at the 300/400 level.)
4. Students pursuing a degree program outside the College of Business and Public Administration that requires 300/400 level business courses to complete the degree may enroll in the courses appropriate to the major.
Upper-Level Business Course Enrollment Waiver
Students with extenuating circumstances may petition the department chair or discipline coordinator in writing for a waiver to the ban on enrollment in 300/400 level business courses without admission to the undergraduate business administration program. Waivers will be considered under the following conditions:
1. The waiver can be granted only once, for one semester.
2. The student must have previously completed 42 credit hours.
3. During the semester for which the waiver is granted, the student must enroll in all remaining business foundation courses whose successful completion with a grade of C or better would allow normal admission to the College.
Appeal Procedures for Denial of Admission to the Undergraduate Business Administration Program
Students who do not achieve a C or better in the business foundation courses after utilizing the Grade Forgiveness Policy may pursue a two-step appeal process.
1. Students may appeal in writing to CBPA Dean's Office documenting the reasons why the student should be admitted to the College of Business and Public Administration. CBPA Dean's Office will review the student's other course work to determine if the student has maintained a 2.50 grade point average on a 4.00 scale in at least 25 semester hours or 42 quarter hours from Old Dominion University or an accredited institution of higher education. In this case, the C policy in the business foundation courses may be waived.
2. If the student is denied admission after the appeal to CBPA Dean's Office, the student may appeal in writing to the Undergraduate Admissions Committee for a review of the admission decision.
