Business and Entrepreneurship (B.B.E.)

Bachelor of Business and Entrepreneurship (BBE)

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. This new program is built on the previous BBA program, with additional emphasis on business integration and entrepreneurship to cater to the current market needs for graduates with holistic business knowledge & entrepreneurial skills.

Declaration Policy

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

Students who seek to be admitted to the Bachelor of Business and Entrepreneurship program should apply in their third semester. Students seeking to declare the BBE 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.)  
• BADM 203/2001 - Introduction to Business (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.)  

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 BBE Major is competitive and will depend mainly on the calculation of an equal weighted score between the overall GPA and major GPA. Additional combination of discipline relevant factors and evidence of interest in the field of Business and Entrepreneurship, through personal statements and/or interviews, will be used to determine acceptance into the major.

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

Declaration GPA = Major GPA*50% + Overall GPA*50%

Students who seek the BBE Degree are NOT permitted to:

• Double major within the same department (i.e. BBF, BBM or MICT).
• Minor in Business Administration or Entrepreneurship.

Degree Requirements

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