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Faculty, staff, and students in the School of Business at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are expected to contribute to a culture of integrity and professionalism. Our School’s culture encourages behaviors associated with educated and self-disciplined individuals. Those behaviors include:
• being honest;
• being reliable and prepared;
• being responsible for one’s own actions and decisions; and
• being respectful of all individuals.
Beginning August 12, 2005, the following Admission policy and practice will be in effect
Undergraduate students seeking admission to the School of Business must first be admitted to the University as degree seeking students. Students must complete any High School Deficiencies and any Academic Development coursework required.
Pre-Business Status
After completing the following courses with a grade of C or higher, students are then eligible to enter pre-business status. Academic Advisors in the Academic Counseling and Advising Office in Peck Hall, room 1315 will code students as pre-business students.
English 101 and 102
Speech Communication 104 or 105,
Philosophy 106 or Math 106, and
Computer Management and Information Systems 108
Students in the pre-business status will be advised and registered in the School of Business Student Services Office and will receive information regarding school functions and the application process.
Application for Admission
Students must apply for full admission to a business program once they have completed the following courses with a grade of C or higher and earning at least a 2.25 grade point average in the prerequisite courses and have at least a 2.25 cumulative grade point average. Students seeking admission to the Accountancy or Computer Management and Information Systems programs must earn at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average.
English 101 and 102
Speech Communication 104 or 105,
Philosophy 106 or Math 106 or Industrial Mechanical Engineering 106
Computer Management and Information Systems 108
Economics 111 and 112
Historical Studies 111b (or approved substitute)
Political Science 112
Accounting 200
Management Science 250
Students must complete and submit an application to the School of Business by the deadline listed below in order to receive full consideration.
Summer and Fall--February 1
Spring--September 15
Review of Applications and Admission Decisions
Applications are reviewed by the Undergraduate Admissions Committee of the School of Business and students are notified of their status within 45 days of the application deadline for the term for which they are seeking admission.
Admission decisions will be based primarily on the student’s performance in collegiate-level work and the required essay. Other factors that may be considered in the admission decision include, but are not limited to, courses taken, pattern and trend of grades, institutions attended, co-curricular activities, as well as career- or work-related experience. The School of Business intends to admit students who demonstrate the greatest likelihood of academic success while also ensuring the diversity of the student body.
Admission to School of Business programs is competitive, and not all students who apply to the School of Business will be admitted. Since the number of students being admitted depends on the capacity of the school, applicants cannot be guaranteed admission to the School of Business based on a given grade point average.
Transfer students will follow the application process described above and may contact the School of Business Student Services Office with questions regarding transferability and equivalency of business course work completed at other institutions. The School of Business accepts lower-division courses taken at other institutions only as lower-division (100- and 200-level) courses.
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| Undergraduate Program | Cumulative GPA for: | ||
| Declaration | Retention | Graduation | |
| Accountancy | 2.500 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Business Administration | 2.250 | 2.250 | 2.250 |
| Business Administration with MIS Specialization | 2.500 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Computer Management and Information Systems | 2.500 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Economics and Finance | 2.250 | 2.250 | 2.250 |
Business students must practice professional standards in writing. To this end, all written assignments must meet minimal presentation standards to be acceptable. These standards address spelling, punctuation, format and basic grammar. The term Fatal Errors refers to technical English errors of form. Specifically they include the following:
| 1. | Each different word misspelled, |
| 2. | Each sentence fragment, |
| 3. | Each run-on sentence or comma splice, |
| 4. | Each mistake in capitalization, |
| 5. | Each serious error in punctuation that obscures meaning, |
| 6. | Each error in verb tense or subject/verb agreement, |
| 7. | Lack of conformity with assignment format, |
| 8. | Each improper citation, or lack of citation, where one is needed. |
Papers with more than three fatal errors marked by an instructor on any one page, or more than a number specified by the instructor for the entire document will be returned to the student and subject to a grading penalty as prescribed by the instructor. Instructors will determine the number of resubmissions allowed and the penalty attached to each resubmission. Penalties for final course papers (where there is no time for a resubmission) will be determined by the instructor and will be based on the relative importance of the assignment to the determination of the final course grade. This policy applies to all 200-level and above business courses.
Since the nature of written assignments will vary from course to course, please discuss writing expectations and other details on the application of this policy with each of your instructors.
Please click here for information on the Student Complaint Policy.
Please click here for information on the School of Business Repeat Policy.
The Undergraduate Student Request Form should be used to make any special requests including, but not limited to course substitutions, courses taken out of sequence or without prerequisites, transferred courses, permission to continue under probationary status, etc. Any applicable documentation should be attached to the completed form and returned to Business Student Services in Founders Hall, room 3301.
Students who wish to enroll in an independent study or approved internships (CMIS 488 and CMIS 587) should use this form to gain the approval of the faculty sponsor and chairperson of the department. Once the form is complete with appropriate signatures, students should return the form to their academic advisor for registration. Click here for the form.
