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2019-2020 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

Business Administration, with concentrations in Marketing, Finance, Management of Information Technology, Entrepreneurship and International Business (B.B.A.)

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Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

A successful economic future for Egypt and the Middle East is highly concerned with a basic understanding of the principles and practices of business as they apply to firms in a dynamic environment. The business administration curriculum provides students with a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences while enabling them to develop expertise in business management and practices. Major emphasis is placed on the role of business in Egypt and the Middle East.

Declaration Policy

The number of students accepted in the Bachelor of Business Administration program is limited and is filled through the declaration of major process.

Students who seek to be admitted to the Bachelor of Business Administration program should apply in their third semester. Students seeking to declare the BBA program must have completed not less than 27 credit hours of study including the four courses listed below.   

ACCT 201/2001 - Financial Accounting (3 cr.)  
ECON 201/2021 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)  

OR   ECON 202/2011 - Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)  
MACT 210/2222 - Statistics for Business (3 cr.)  

BADM 203/2001 - Introduction to Business (3 cr.)  


Based on the available space, a limited number of students who have successfully completed these courses and who meet the declaration requirements as determined by the department will be accepted in the major. The selection of students into the Business Major is competitive and will depend on the calculation of an equal weighted score between:

I. Overall GPA

The Overall GPA will be calculated using the following criteria:

A minimum of 27 credit hours must be completed.
All courses a student has completed will be included in the calculation, excluding, in certain cases, the course with the lowest grade*.
* A student could be eligible to have his/her lowest grade excluded from the calculation of the Overall GPA if he/she has completed 30 or more credit hours

II. Major GPA

The Major GPA based will be calculated using the following criteria:

A minimum of 12 credit hours of courses related to the Business Major must be completed.
All Business Major courses, including collateral courses, that the student has completed will be included in the calculation, excluding, in certain cases, the course with the lowest grade*.
* A student could be eligible to have his/her lowest grade excluded from calculating the Management Related GPA if he/she has completed 15 or more credit hours

Admission to the Business Administration major is competitive. Eligible students will be ranked and selected based on their weighted grade point average.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 127 credit hours for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in the following areas: I. Core Curriculum (37 credits), II. Collateral Requirements (18 credits), III. Business Core Requirements (45 credits), IV. Concentration (15 credits), V. General Electives (12 credits)

Students who seek the Bachelor of Business Administration degree are not permitted to the minor in accounting or entrepreneurship.

I. Core Curriculum (37 credits)

The remaining 3 credit hours required to satisfy the Core are fulfilled by completing the course  BADM 480/4001 - Business Planning and Strategy (3 cr.)  

II. Collateral Requirements (18 credits)

All students seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration degree must complete the following collateral requirements:

III. Business Core Requirements (45 credits)

A. Business Core Required Courses (33 credits)

B. Business Core Elective Courses (12 credits)

1-Choose any three (3) courses from the following list, one of which must be a course from your area of concentration if you are intending a concentration in FINC, MKTG or MOIS:

• FINC 404/3201 - Investment Analysis (3 cr.)  
• MKTG 405/3201 - Marketing Research (3 cr.)  
• MOIS 406/3201 - Management Information Systems and Database Management (3 cr.)  
• OPMG 401/4301 - Supply Chain Management (3 cr.)  

2-Choose one (1) course from: 

any 3000 or 4000 level course OUTSIDE your concentration within the School of Business.

IV. Concentration Requirements (15 credits)

Students seeking a BBA degree must select only one of the following five options (Concentrations will only be offered provided that a sufficient number of students are enrolled):

  1. BBA with a marketing concentration

  2. BBA with a finance concentration

  3. BBA with a management of information technology concentration

  4. BBA with an Entrepreneurship concentration

  5. BBA with an International Business concentration

1. Marketing Concentration (15 credits)

Acceptance in the Marketing concentration is competitive. Marketing Concentration has limited capacity and is offered given a sufficient number of enrolled students. Eligible students are accepted in the concentration if they meet the Marketing concentration’s minimum weighed GPA determined periodically by the department. Students seeking a concentration in marketing are required to take the following courses:

In addition, choose two of the following marketing elective courses:

2. Finance Concentration (15 credits)

Acceptance in the Finance concentration is competitive. Finance Concentration has limited capacity and is offered given a sufficient number of enrolled students. Eligible students are accepted in the Finance concentration if they meet the Finance concentration’s minimum weighed GPA determined periodically by the department. In order to be eligible to apply for a concentration in finance, students need:

An average B+ in  FINC 2101  and  FINC 3201  . BBA students who do not score this average should not be allowed to register for other Finance courses in the concentration

In the special event, where a student has  FINC 2101  or FINC 3201  transferred from another university, then, a minimum of B+ in either  FINC 2101  or FINC 3201  has to be obtained to addition to an average of B in any two additional Finance courses.

For avoidance of doubt, to declare the Finance concentration, a student must take at AUC either FINC 2101  or FINC 3201 . In the case where both FINC 2101  and FINC 3201  are transferred, the student will have to repeat FINC 3201  at AUC.
 

Students seeking a concentration in finance are required to take the following courses:

In addition, choose three of the following finance elective courses:

3. Management of Information Technology Concentration (15 credits)

Acceptance in MOIS concentration is competitive. MOIS Concentration has limited capacity and is offered given a sufficient number of enrolled students. Eligible students are accepted in the concentration if they meet the MOIS concentration’s minimum weighed GPA determined periodically by the department. Students seeking a concentration in Management of Information Technology (MOIS) are required to take the following courses:

One course from:

One course to be selected from the MOIS area:

4. Entrepreneurship (15 credits)

Acceptance in Entrepreneurship concentration is competitive. Entrepreneurship Concentration has limited capacity and is offered given a sufficient number of enrolled students. Eligible students are accepted in the concentration if they meet the Entrepreneurship concentration’s minimum weighed GPA determined periodically by the department. Students seeking a concentration in Entrepreneurship are required to take the following courses:

ENTR 417/4301 - Entrepreneurship Lab: Developing and Launching a New Venture (3 cr.)  

ENTR 419/4303 - Social Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)  

In addition, choose three courses from:

5. International Business (15 credits)

Acceptance in the International Business concentration is competitive. International Business Concentration has limited capacity and is offered given a sufficient number of enrolled students. Eligible students are accepted in the concentration if they meet the International Business concentration’s minimum weighed GPA determined periodically by the department. Students seeking to pursue a concentration in International Business are required to take TWO of the following courses:

In addition, choose THREE of the following courses:

V. General Electives (12 credits)

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