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Degree Requirements
At the Smith School of Business, a minimum of 120 credit hours are required
to complete a Bachelor of Science degree. Besides the specific Smith School of
Business requirements listed below, a student must complete the University's
CORE General Education Requirements (see
online undergraduate
catalog for details) and sufficient lower and upper level elective credit to
accumulate a total of 120 credit hours. A minimum of 58 credit hours of the
required 120 hours must be in 300-400 (upper) level courses. Additional Smith
School of Business degree requirements are listed below.
If you are pursuing your degree at College Park, please
download complete degree outlines specific to a student's desired major. If you are
pursuing your degree at Shady Grove, visit
this Web page,
for more details.
| Freshman-Sophomore Smith School Requirements |
Credits |
| MATH 220 or 140 - Elem. Calculus I or Calculus I |
3-4 |
| BMGT 220 & 221 - Principles of Accounting I & II |
6 |
| BMGT 230 or 231 - Business Statistics |
3 |
| ECON 200 & 201 - Principles of Micro & Macro Economics |
8 |
| COMM 100, 107 or 200 - Foundations of Speech Communications, Speech
Communication, or Critical Thinking and Speaking |
3 |
| Total |
23-24 |
Note: Beginning in Fall 2005, BMGT201 is no longer required.
Instead, students admitted to UM in Fall 2005 or later must complete BMGT301,
which requires knowledge of Excel or other spreadsheet tool. Students who
do not have experience in Excel may choose to take BMGT201 as an elective to
prepare for BMGT301. While CMSC 102 also covers spreadsheets, its overall
content is not recommended for business majors. Students can also prepare
for BMGT301 by completing online Excel tutorials which are offered by many
educational software companies.
| Junior-Senior Smith School Core Requirements |
Credits |
| BMGT 301 - Introduction to Information Systems
(effective Fall 2005 - see note above) |
3 |
| BMGT 340 - Business Finance |
3 |
| BMGT 350 - Marketing Principles |
3 |
| BMGT 364 - Management and Organization |
3 |
| BMGT 367 - Career Search Strategies and Business
(Effective Fall 1999) |
1 |
| BMGT 380 - Business Law |
3 |
| BMGT 495 - Business Policies |
3 |
| Total |
19 |
| Major and Economic Requirements |
Credits |
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Major Requirements
(course requirements specific to major) |
18-24 |
| Upper Level Economics Requirements (options depend on
major) |
3-6 |
| Total |
24-27 |
| Additional Degree Requirements |
| "C" or higher in all courses required by the Smith School of
Business (Currently for courses taken at UM, a "C-" is a
2.000 equivalent and satisfies the "C" or higher requirement. However,
for many institutions that offer a +/- grading system, a "C-" is below a
2.000; therefore, a “C-“ in a college requirement from an institution
other than UM is not acceptable towards the degree or the satisfactory
progress review, unless demonstrated that it is equivalent to a 2.000.) |
| 50% of the required BMGT credit hours must be completed at the
University of Maryland, College Park |
| 45 credit hours required in BMGT coursework |
| 58 credit hours required in Upper Level courses
(effective Fall 1999) |
| Final 30 credit hours of degree earned at the University of
Maryland, College Park |
| Minimum cumulative 2.000 grade point average |
| Minimum of 60 credit hours earned at a 4-year school |
| 120 total credit hours |
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