SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Environmental Management
  • Finance
  • Human Resource Management
  • International Business
  • Management Information Systems
  • Management of Technology
  • Environmental Management
  • Finance
  • Finance with a concentration in Healthcare Administration
  • General Business
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Healthcare Administration / Business Administration
  • Human Resource Management
  • Legal Studies
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Professional Accounting

The mission of the School of Business (BUS) at the University of Houston-Clear Lake is to provide quality lifelong education at the junior, senior and master's level for the Houston/Galveston metropolitan population. Undergraduate business programs primarily serve the region's community college systems by providing transfer students the opportunity to complete a four-year degree. Graduate programs serve both full-time students and working professionals in the region. Instruction is designed for small classes and flexible hours and fosters development of business skills with global applicability. Faculty pursue a blend of research contributing to knowledge in professional practice, innovative pedagogy and discipline-based scholarship.

Office    Phone   
Office of Academic Advising    Bayou 2111    281-283-3110   
Office of the Dean    Bayou 2239    281-283-3100   
Web Site    http://bus.uhcl.edu   

The graduate and undergraduate accounting and business administration degrees in the School of Business are accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The school's graduate degree in Healthcare Administration is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education. A variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in the business and public administration disciplines. Students are eligible to apply for jobs through the Cooperative Education Program, which is designed to prepare students for careers by integrating paid work experience with academic study.

H.B. 1172 requires that students entering an institution in fall 2008 or later may not be required to complete more than the minimum number of semester credit hours required for the baccalaureate degree by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (120 semester credit hours) unless the institution determines that there is a compelling academic reason for requiring completion of additional semester credit hours for the degree. All UHCL baccalaureate degrees are in compliance with H.B. 1172 effective fall 2008.

H.B. 1172 does not apply to students enrolling prior to fall 2008 or to degree plans in existence prior to fall 2008. Students requesting new degree plans should be aware that they may risk being charged higher tuition if the new degree plan puts them in violation of exceeding 30/45 semester credit hours required for completion of the degree rule (H.B. 1172). Furthermore, changing degree plans may disqualify a student from being eligible to receive a tuition rebate upon graduation for completion of the degree with no more than three attempted hours in excess of the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete the degree under the catalog under which the student graduated.


UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BUSINESS and public ADMINISTRATION DEGREES

GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 60 upper-level hours and a total of 120 hours are required for the baccalaureate degree. A minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher is needed to graduate.

Basic Requirements

To assist students in obtaining sufficient background prior to transferring to UHCL, the following curriculum is required:

Accounting Principles1     6 hours   
Business Law    3 hours   
Computer Literacy2     3 hours   
Economic Principles    6 hours   
English Composition [must be C or better]    6 hours   
Visual and Performing Arts    3 hours   
Other Humanities    3 hours   
Government (three hours U.S. and three hours US/Texas)    6 hours   
History (six hours U.S. or three hours may be Texas)    6 hours   
Mathematics (Calculusand Finite Math)3     6 hours   
Natural Science (ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS)4     6 hours   
Social Sciences (ANTH, ECON, GEOG, PSYC, SOCI)    3 hours   
Speech    3 hours   
Total    60 hours   

1Students in the Environmental Management plan may replace the six hours of Accounting Principles with Biology, Geology, Physics, Ecology, Environmental Science or Chemistry beyond the six hours required for admission. Students in the Legal Studies plan may replace the six hours of Accounting Principles with a Foreign Language or English beyond the six hours of required composition.

2Students majoring in Management Information Systems must complete Computer Literacy plus 3 hours of Computer Programming.

3Students in the Legal Studies plan ONLY may replace MATH 1324 with three hours of English beyond the core requirements or a foreign language.

4Students in the Environmental Management plan are required to take six hours of Chemistry.

Many of these preparatory courses are not taught at University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) and must be taken at a community college. Accounting Principles, Economic Principles, College Algebra and Finite Math are only offered at the freshman/sophomore level. Without completion of these specific prerequisites, very few courses required for business plans can be taken at UHCL.

UPPER-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS PLANS (MAJORS)

Upon acceptance as a degree candidate, a student's Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) will be prepared during their first semester. The BUS requires 60 upper-level credits.

The plans in Business Administration prepare students to assume administrative, managerial and professional positions in their respective fields. Undergraduate degrees are offered in accounting, finance, management information systems, healthcare administration, management, marketing and general business.

Core Requirements comprise 33 hours; Plan Requirements vary from 15 to 27 hours, depending upon the specific business plan. Non-Business, BUS and General Electives are added to each CPS as needed to provide a total of at least 60 upper-level hours, as well as 120 total hours required for graduation. No more than six hours of grades in the range of "D+," "D" or "D-" are permitted in upper-level Core Requirements. All courses in Plan Requirements must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. A minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher is needed to graduate.

Core Requirements for Business Majors

The following courses, or their approved equivalents, together with accounting and economics principles and business law, constitute the business core and are required of all business students:

ACCT    3331    Managerial Accounting1    
DSCI     3131    Quantitative Methods for Management   
DSCI     3231    Statistics I   
ECON    3131    Money and Banking   
FINC     3331    Business Finance   
ISAM     3033    Information Systems for Management   
MGMT     3031    Management Theory and Practice   
MGMT     4132    Strategic Management2    
MGMT     4534    Organizational Behavior   
MKTG     3031    Marketing: Creating Value for Customers   
WRIT     3132    Written Communication in Business   

1All Accounting majors are required to substitute ACCT 3333 Cost Accounting for ACCT 3331. Finance majors may take either ACCT 3331 or ACCT 3333.

2B.S./M.S. in Professional Accounting majors are required to substitute a FINC elective for MGMT 4132.

Plan Degree Requirements

Accounting Plan Requirements

Undergraduate students majoring in accounting have two options: the bachelor of science degree in Accounting and the integrated bachelor of science/master of science degrees in Professional Accounting. The objective of the bachelor of science degree in Accounting is to provide basic conceptual accounting and business knowledge as a foundation for entry level positions in industry, financial institutions and non-profit organizations, as well as to provide a basis for further study to pursue a career in public accounting.

Plan requirements for the bachelor of science degree in Accounting consist of these courses:

ACCT     3431    Intermediate Accounting I   
ACCT     3432    Intermediate Accounting II   
ACCT     4331    Federal Taxation of Individuals   
ACCT     4332    Financial Information Systems   
ACCT    4431    Auditing I   
ACCT    4532    Advance Financial Accounting   

Elective Requirements (9 hours)

ACCT    Elective    (3 hours)   
BUS    Elective    (3 hours)   
General    Elective    (3 hours)   

Integrated B.S. and M.S. in Professional Accounting Plan Requirements

The integrated bachelor of science and master of science degrees in Professional Accounting are designed for focused entering undergraduate students who know they want to meet the requirements to sit for the CPA examination and pursue a professional career in accounting. The objective of the integrated plan is to provide students with the required background to sit for the CPA examination and to provide a basis for exercising judgment in accounting-related and business decisions within administrative, managerial and professional positions as well as enhance rapid career development.

Students must apply to the graduate program, take the GMAT exam and meet all graduate accounting entrance requirements by the first semester of their senior year (i.e., after they have completed their first 36 hours of the integrated plan). In addition, students in the integrated plan will be required to have a cumulative UHCL GPA of at least 3.000 for admission to the M.S. in Professional Accounting. The B.S. in Professional Accounting will not be awarded until all requirements for the M.S. are completed. Students failing to be admitted into the graduate Professional Accounting plan will revert to the 120-hour B.S. in Accounting degree plan and proceed in the normal manner to graduation. Students planning on taking the CPA examination are required to have a 3-semester credit hour ethics course, which has been approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. ACCT 4436 Ethics for Accountants has been approved by TSBPA and satisfies the ethic course requirement.

The Candidate Plan of Study for the integrated B.S. and M.S. in Professional Accounting will include 117 hours of undergraduate and 33 hours of graduate course work. Plan requirements consist of the following courses:

Undergraduate Courses:
ACCT    3431    Intermediate Accounting I   
ACCT    3432    Intermediate Accounting II   
ACCT    4331    Federal Taxation of Individuals   
ACCT    4332    Financial Information Systems   
ACCT    4431    Auditing I   
ACCT    4436    Business Ethics for Accountants   
Undergraduate BUS Elective (3 hours)   
Undergraduate General Elective (3 hours)   
Graduate Courses:
ACCT    5234    Corporate Income Tax   
ACCT    5431    Advanced Accounting   
ACCT    5432    Accounting for Government & Not-for-Profit Organizations   
ACCT    6732    Seminar in Auditing Theory and Practices   
LEGL    5131    Legal Concepts for Business Professionals   
MGMT    6731    Strategic Management Seminar   
Graduate Electives:
ACCT    Electives    (6 hours)1    
BUS    Electives    (6 hours)1    
MKTG    Elective    (3 hours)1    

1Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level and graduate foundation courses may not be included in the 15 hours of graduate ACCT, MKTG or BUS electives.

Integrated B.S. and M.S. in Professional Accounting Sub-plan in Management Information Systems

Students in the integrated Professional Accounting Plan may complete a sub-plan (concentration) in Management Information Systems by completing the following combination of undergraduate and graduate course work. Plan requirements consist of these courses:

Undergraduate Courses:
ACCT    3431    Intermediate Accounting I   
ACCT    3432    Intermediate Accounting II   
ACCT    4331    Federal Taxation of Individuals   
ACCT    4332    Financial Information Systems   
ACCT    4431    Auditing I   
ACCT    4436    Business Ethics for Accountants   
ISAM    3034    Introduction to Business Programming   
Undergraduate General Elective (3 hours)   
Graduate Courses:
ACCT    5234    Corporate Income Tax   
ACCT    5431    Advanced Accounting   
ACCT    5432    Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations   
ACCT    6732    Seminar in Auditing Theory and Practice   
Graduate Electives:

Two of the following six courses (6 hours):

ACCT    5333    Fundamentals of Database Design and Development   
ACCT    5334    Advanced Database Applications Development   
ACCT    5335    Information Systems Audit and Security   
ACCT    5336    Systems Analysis and Design   
LEGL    5131    Legal Concepts for Business Professionals   
MGMT    6731    Strategic Management Seminar (Capstone Course)   

Finance Plan Requirements

The plan in Finance leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of these courses:

ACCT    3431    Intermediate Accounting I   
ACCT    3432    Intermediate Accounting II1    
FINC    3333    Intermediate Financial Management   
FINC    3533    Investments   
FINC    4331    Contemporary Financial Institutions   
FINC    4431    Structure of Financial Statements1    
FINC    Electives    (3 hours) to be selected from the following courses:    
FINC    3531    Real Estate Investment Analysis   
FINC    4531    International Financial Operations   
FINC    4631    Treasury Management or FINC 4931 Selected Topics in Finance   
General    Electives    (6 hours)   
Non-Business Electives (3 hours)   

1Student can take either ACCT 3432 or FINC 4431.

General Business Plan Requirements

The plan in General Business leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of 18 hours in business administration course work with no more than six hours of course work from any one of the following areas: accounting, business and public administration, decision sciences, economics, finance, healthcare administration, information systems, management or marketing, a minimum of six hours of general electives and three hours of non-business elective.

Healthcare Administration Plan Requirements

The plan in Healthcare Administration leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of these courses:

HADM    3131    Foundations of Healthcare Administration Leadership   
HADM    3531    Physician Group Practice Management   
HADM    4132    Healthcare Planning and Marketing    
HADM    4136    Medical Reimbursement   
HADM    4332    Legal Dimensions of Healthcare Administration (or LEGL 3531, 3432, 4532 or 4632)   
HADM    4531    Financial Dimensional of Healthcare Administration II   
MGMT    3331    Human Resource Management   
HADM    Elective    (3 hours)   
Non-Business Elective (3 hours)   

Management Plan Requirements

The plan in Management leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of 15 hours of management electives, a minimum of nine hours of general electives and three hours of non-business elective.

Management Information Systems Plan Requirements

The plan in Management Information Systems leads to the bachelor of science degree. The objective of the degree coursework is to prepare students to pursue careers such as business application developer, database application developer, network administrator, web designer, technical support, etc. Plan requirements consist of these courses:

CSCI    3133    Programming with C   
CSCI    3134    Software Development with Java1    
CSCI    3233    Object-Oriented Design & Programming1    
ISAM    3331    Introduction to Business Databases   
ISAM    3332    Business Applications Programming with Visual Basic   
ISAM    4331    Internet Applications in Business   
ISAM    4635    Analysis & Design of Business Systems   
ISAM    4636    Introduction to Network Management   
ISAM    Elective    (3 hours)   
BUS    Elective    (3 hours)   

1Students can take either CSCI 3134 OR CSCI 3233

Marketing Plan Requirements

The plan in Marketing leads to the bachelor of science degree. Plan requirements consist of these courses:

MKTG    3133    Channel Relationships and Dynamics   
MKTG    3531    Marketing Intelligence and Data Management   
MKTG    4334    Business Marketing Strategy   
MKTG    Electives    (9 hours)   
General or Non-Business Electives (9 hours)   

upper-level reQUIREMENTS for public administration plans (majors)

GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 60 upper-level hours and a total of 120 hours are required for the baccalaureate degree.

These professional plans offer a blending of private and public sector administration. The objective of these plans is to create an understanding of basic administrative skills and an appreciation of the social, economic and political environment of public administration.

Once a student is accepted as a degree candidate, a Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) will be prepared. In some degree plans, sufficient hours of electives are added to the course requirements on the CPS to meet the 60 upper-level hour requirement and/or the 120 total hour requirement.

Undergraduate Candidate Plans of Study in public administration must contain no more than 25 percent of their credit hours from the business fields of accounting, business and public administration (BAPA), decision sciences, economics, finance, healthcare administration, information systems, management and marketing. A minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher is needed to graduate.

Plan degree requirements

Environmental Management

The undergraduate plan in Environmental Management leads to the bachelor of science degree. The objective of the plan is to prepare students for positions involving the management of natural resources in a variety of public and private settings. Students are expected to complete six hours of course work in chemistry before enrolling.

Plan requirements consist of these courses:

CHEM    3333    Environmental Chemistry   
DSCI    3231    Statistics I   
ENVR    3131    Foundations of Environmental Management   
ENVR    4133    Techniques of Environmental Assessment   
ENVR    4135    Introduction to Environmental Law   
ENVR    4332    Process of Environmental Permitting   
ENVR    4333    Introduction to Pollution Control Technology   
ENVR    4336    Administrative Practices & Ethical Considerations   
MGMT    3031    Management Theory & Practice   
MGMT    4537    Government Budget Planning & Analysis   
WRIT    3135    Technical Writing   

Two of the following five courses (6 hours):

ENVR    4131    Principles of Air Quality    
ENVR    4132    Water Management Principles   
ENVR    4136    Fundamentals of Hazardous Waste Management   
ENVR    4137    Solid Waste Management Principles   
ENVR    4334    Health & Safety Management   

One of the following five courses (3 hours):

MGMT    3133    Organizational Communication   
MGMT    3331    Human Resource Management   
MGMT    4431    Leadership in a Global Business Environment   
MGMT    4533    International Business Management   
MGMT    4534    Organizational Behavior   

One of the following seven courses (3 hours):

BIOL    3333    Environmental Biology   
CHEM    3233    Organic Chemistry I   
CHEM    4535    Environmental Sampling & Monitoring   
GEOG    4231    Fundamentals of GIS   
GEOL    3333    Environmental Geology   
GEOL    4233    Soils in the Environment   
INDH    3333    Environmental Safety & Health   
Other pre-approved upper-level science or safety courses   

Electives (15 hours):

ENVR    Elective    (3 hours)   
General    Elective     (3 hours)   
Non-Business Electives (9 hours)   

Legal Studies

The undergraduate plan in Legal Studies leads to the bachelor of science degree. It is the goal of the Legal Studies program to introduce students to the study of law and the workings of the American Legal system as a foundation for a career as a paralegal professional or the more advanced study of law in a law school environment. The degree program has three principal educational objectives: 1) to educate students in the legal principles that underpin substantive and procedural areas of law such as torts, family law, probate, criminal law, the law of real property, consumer law, and civil litigation; 2) to equip students with the legal research, writing and critical thinking skills necessary to foster their continuing independent study of the law beyond the classroom; and 3) to raise student's awareness and understanding of the important role that legal ethics play in the delivery of legal services.

Plan requirements consist of these courses:

LEGL    3037    Legal Writing & Appellate Process   
LEGL    3133    Introduction to Law & the American Legal System   
LEGL    3231    Logic   
LEGL    3432    American System of Trial by Jury   
LEGL    3531    Legal Research   
LEGL    3533    Introduction to Texas Rules of Pre-Trial Civil Procedure   
LEGL    4532    Family Law & Procedure   
LEGL    4534    Property Transactions   
LEGL    4535    Criminal Law   
LEGL    4536    Torts   
LEGL    4539    Estate Planning & Administration   
LEGL    4631    Texas Consumer Law   
WRIT    3037    Advanced Writing1    
WRIT    3035    Intermediate Writing1    

1Students may take either WRIT 3037 or WRIT 3035

Required Electives (21 hours):

One course to be selected from ACCT, DSCI, ENVR 4135, FINC, HADM, ISAM, MGMT or MKTG rubrics (3 hours);

One course to be selected from ARTS, HIST or HUMN rubrics (3 hours);

One of the following two courses: WRIT 3132 or WRIT 3135 (3 hours);

12 hours of general electives.

Political Science

NOTE: The Political Science program has been transferred to the School of Human Sciences and Humanities. Please check their section of the catalog for plan requirements.

GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BUSINESS and public ADMINISTRATION DEGREES

GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Students applying for one of the School of Business graduate plans must have a bachelor's degree. Applicants whose undergraduate degrees are in fields other than the graduate degree they are seeking, or those with business degrees from schools lacking AACSB International accreditation, may have graduate level foundation courses added to their plan requirements. All 5000- and 6000-level courses, including foundation courses, are reserved exclusively for graduate degree-seeking students.

All graduate plans require the completion of a minimum of 36 hours, including a required capstone course, which is designated in the plan listing.

Students seeking a master of science (MS) degree in Accounting, Finance or Management Information Systems, the master of business administration (MBA) degree or the master of arts (MA) in Human Resource Management are required to submit applications, transcripts for all prior college coursework, and GMAT scores in accordance with these deadlines:

Fall Enrollment    August 1   
Spring Enrollment    December 1   
Summer Enrollment    May 1   

Deadlines for international students are two months earlier (June 1, October 1 and March 1). Prior to consideration for admission, applicants must submit transcripts.

Students who lack records, transcripts or GMAT scores will not be considered for admission or permitted to register.

In addition, graduate courses taken outside the School of Business, or courses taken in a non-degree-seeking or post-baccalaureate status prior to acceptance into the graduate plan, may not count toward degree credit. Students desiring to apply such courses must petition the associate dean or director of the MBA, depending upon degree objective.

The degrees in business administration prepare students to assume administrative, managerial and professional positions in their respective fields. Graduate degrees in business administration include the master of science degree in Accounting, the master of science degree in Finance, the master of arts degree in Human Resources Management, the master of science degree in Management Information Systems and the master of business administration (MBA) degree.

Pre-Foundation Requirements

In order to function effectively, it is assumed that all students will have completed three hours of College Algebra (evidenced on a college transcript) and have computer skills in the use of database/spreadsheet software, creation of professional looking documents, and exploration of the Internet for business purposes.

Foundation Requirements

Foundation requirements are graduate-level courses designed for BUS graduate students whose prior academic study lacked adequate coverage of specific basic principles critical for advanced studies in business. These courses provide the business background necessary for successful pursuit of the student's chosen plan. Foundation courses eliminate the need for a student to complete undergraduate business courses prior to acceptance into a graduate field of study in the School of Business.

Foundation courses may be waived by presenting equivalent courses taken at an accredited university. Equivalent courses must have a grade of C or better. International students should obtain a subject analysis evaluation from Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (http://www.ece.org) and have the results sent to the School of Business prior to matriculation for foundation courses to be reviewed for possible waiver.

Students are strongly urged to contact their academic advisor before registration to verify which foundation courses may be waived to avoid taking classes unnecessarily. Under no circumstances may any of the foundation courses be used as electives or to satisfy the extended course work requirements under Master's Degree Option 4.

Some or all of the following foundation courses may be required for each of the master's degrees in business administration, depending on the plan and the student's academic history. All of the following foundation courses or their equivalents (with the exception of ISAM 5030) are required for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree:

ACCT    5031    Accounting Concepts for Managers2,3    
DSCI    5031    Business Statistics for Decision-Making 2,3    
ECON    5031    Economic Principles   
FINC    5031    Financial Analysis & Markets   
ISAM    5030    Fundamentals of Business Programming1,3    
MGMT    5032    Human Behavior in Organizations 2,3    
MKTG    5031    Marketing Essentials for the 21st Century: Creating Customer Value2    

1Required of MS in Accounting students with an MIS concentration only.

2Required of MA in Human Resource Management students.

3Required of MS in MIS students.

Students pursuing the master of science degree in Accounting must also meet these requirements or their equivalents:

ACCT    5131    Accounting for Administrative Control   
ACCT    5133    Financial Accounting I   
ACCT    5134    Financial Accounting II   
ACCT    5137    Principles of Auditing   
DSCI    5030    Business Calculus   

Plan Grade Requirements

A minimum of a 3.000 cumulative grade point average on course work taken at UHCL. No grade lower than a "C" is acceptable toward a graduate degree; this includes foundation work as well as the plan requirements. Grades of "C-" or lower are not acceptable.

PLAN DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Accounting Plan Requirements

The objective of the master of science degree in Accounting is to provide students with a broad-based background in business, and depth and breadth in accounting. This will provide students with a basis for exercising judgment in accounting-related decisions within administrative, managerial and professional positions and enhance rapid career development. The course of study satisfies the required preparation for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. In addition, requirements for other professional certifications may be met within this plan. Students planning on taking the CPA examination are required to have a 3-semester credit hour ethics course which has been approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. ACCT 4436 Ethics for Accountants has been approved by TSBPA and satisfies the ethic course requirement.

Students seeking a master of science degree in Accounting must meet the business foundation courses (ACCT 5031, DSCI 5031, ECON 5031, FINC 5031, MGMT 5032 and MKTG 5031) or their equivalents, and the accounting foundation requirements (ACCT 5131, 5133, 5134, 5137) or their equivalents. Students who have not completed a college-level course in either business or applied calculus will have DSCI 5030 added to their plan foundation requirements.

It is anticipated that students with three different academic backgrounds may choose to pursue a master of science degree in Accounting. These differing academic backgrounds are best described as: Category A: No prior academic work in business; Category B: Prior academic work in business, but does not have the equivalent of a major in accounting; Category C: Undergraduate degree in accounting or degree in business with a major in accounting.

The Candidate Plan of Study for all three categories of students will include a minimum of 36 semester hours. Students selecting the master's thesis option will receive six semester hours credit for the thesis. Students in Category A may not elect the thesis option. The availability of the thesis option for Category B students will depend upon their previous academic work in accounting and/or business.

The specific degree requirements vary depending on academic background. The plan requirements are:

Category A

Foundation Requirements as listed above: ACCT 5031, DSCI 5031, ECON 5031, FINC 5031, MGMT 5032, MKTG 5031, ACCT 5131, ACCT 5133, ACCT 5134, ACCT 5137 and DSCI 5030 (if business calculus was not taken previously). Students desiring the Management Information Systems sub-plan must take ISAM 5030 Fundamentals of Business Programming or equivalent. Plan requirements consist of these courses:

ACCT    4436    Business Ethics for Accountants   
ACCT    5231    Individual Income Tax   
ACCT    5234    Corporate Income Tax   
ACCT    5332    Accounting Information Systems   
ACCT    5431    Advanced Accounting   
ACCT    5432    Accounting for Government & Not-for-Profit   
ACCT    6732    Seminar in Auditing Theory & Practice   
DSCI    5431    Management Sciences & Operations   
ISAM    5330    Management Information Systems   
LEGL    5131    Legal Concepts for Business Professionals   
MGMT    6731    Strategic Management Seminar (Capstone Course)   
BUS    Elective    (3 hours)   

Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.

Category B

The course of study will be designed to meet the student's educational needs in light of previous academic work and career objectives. Students in Category B must meet requirements of Category A. However, courses taken in a student's previous academic work determined to be equivalent to foundation requirements may result in waiver of foundation requirements. If courses taken in a student's previous academic work are determined to be equivalent to degree requirements, other courses may be substituted with approval. Of the 36 semester hours of plan requirements, Category B students must complete at least 15 semester hours of accounting at the graduate level. Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.

Category C

The course of study will be designed to meet the student's educational needs in light of previous academic work and career objectives. Category C students must complete 36 semester hours, which must include at least twelve semester hours of accounting at the graduate level. Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.

Accounting Sub-plan in Management Information Systems

Students may choose an information systems sub-plan in their Master of Science Degree in Accounting. These students will be required to take ISAM 5030 Fundamentals of Business Programming (waived for students with six hours of college-level programming) and three of the following five courses:

ACCT    5333    Fundamentals of Database Design & Development   
ACCT    5334    Advanced Database Applications Development   
ACCT    5335    Information Systems Audit & Security   
ACCT    5336    System Analysis & Design   
ISAM    5030    Fundamentals of Business Programming   

Business Administration (MBA) Plan Requirements

The graduate plan in Business Administration leads to the master of business administration (MBA) degree. The Candidate Plan of Study for the MBA degree will include a minimum of 36 semester hours, plus any required foundation course work. The plan requirements consist of these courses:

ACCT    5131    Accounting for Administrative Control   
BAPA    5131    The Global Environment of Business   
DSCI    5431    Management Science & Operations   
ECON    5136    Economic Policy & Applications   
FINC    5133    Financial Policy   
MGMT    5133    Teamwork & Leadership Skills: Theory in Practice   
MGMT    6731    Strategic Management Seminar (Capstone Course)   
MKTG    5332    Executive Decisions in Marketing   

Twelve hours of electives are required. Electives should be selected from courses taught in the School of Business. Students desiring to use their electives in courses taught by other schools in the university must petition the associate dean for approval prior to enrolling. Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.

MBA Sub-plans

Students may complete sub-plans (concentrations) within the MBA degree plan. The Candidate Plan of Study for the MBA degree with a sub-plan will contain a minimum of 36 semester hours. In addition to the completion of 24 hours of required MBA course work, all sub-plans require the completion of 12 semester hours of course work in the concentration.

Environmental Management

For the sub-plan in Environmental Management, students will be required to complete 12 hours as follows:

ENVR    5331    Environmental Economics   
ENVR    5332    Environmental Law   

The other two courses (6 hours) can be chosen from any graduate environmental management course listed in the university catalog with the exception of:

ENVR    6132    Environmental Impact Assessment   
Finance

For the sub-plan in Finance, students will be required to complete 12 hours as follows:

FINC    5331    Financial Administration Practices   
FINC    5332    Structure of Financial Statements   

FINCElectives(6 hours) which may be either a master's thesis or six hours of FINC course work excluding FINC 5031 and 5133

Human Resource Management

For the sub-plan in Human Resource Management, students will be required to complete 12 hours as follows:

HMRS    5131    Human Resource Management Processes   
HMRS    5231    Legal Environment of Human Resource Management I   
HMRS    5435    Employee Planning, Staffing & Selection   

One of the following three courses (3 hours):

HMRS    5433    Compensation and Benefits   
HMRS    5531    Training & Development   
MGMT    5332    Labor Relations   
International Business

For the sub-plan in International Business, students must complete 12 hours in a minimum of three different rubrics. Courses may be selected from the following list:

ACCT    5531    International Accounting   
FINC    6531    International Finance   
FINC    6533    Seminar in International Finance   
MGMT    6332    International Marketing   
MGMT    6333    Seminar in International Management   
MKTG    5532    International Marketing Strategy   
MKTG    5533    Seminar in International Marketing   
Management Information Systems

For the sub-plan in Management Information Systems, students will be required to take ISAM 5030 Fundamentals of Business Programming (waived for students with six hours of college-level programming) plus 12 hours of graduate level ISAM courses (excluding ISAM 5030).

Management of Technology

For the sub-plan in Management of Technology (MOT), students will complete 12 hours.

MGMT    5636    Management of Technology   
MGMT    5638    Managing Technical & Professional People   

Two of the following seven courses (6 hours):

HMRS    5131    Human Resource Management Processes   
HMRS    5136    Group Processes in Organizations   
MGMT    5931    Research Topics in Management (Designated by MOT in the title)   
MGMT    6332    International Business Management   
SENG    5332    Decision Analysis for Systems Engineering   
SENG    5334    Human Factors   
SWEN    5230    Software Project Management   

Or, students are encouraged to elect courses which will develop their knowledge of a specific science or technology domain such as software engineering, information systems, systems engineering, biotechnology or engineering management. If you want to substitute courses, the faculty coordinating this concentration must approve the 6 elective hours.

Finance Plan Requirements

The Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) for the Master of Science degree in Finance will include up to 18 hours of business foundation course work plus a minimum of 36 semester hours. The plan requirements consist of these courses:

DSCI    5431    Management Science & Operations   
ECON    5136    Economic Policy & Applications   
FINC    5131    The Financial System   
FINC    5133    Financial Policy   
FINC    5331    Financial Administration Practices   
FINC    5332    Structure of Financial Statements   
FINC    6231    Security Analysis   
FINC    6531    International Finance   
FINC    6731    Seminar in Finance (Capstone course)   
BUS    Electives    (9 hours)   

Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included. Students selecting master's thesis will receive six semester hours credit for the thesis and will take an additional three hour approved BUS elective.

Concentration in Healthcare Administration

Students may complete a twelve-hour sub-plan in healthcare administration within the MS in Finance. In the graduate course work listed above, FINC 6531International Finance and electives or Master's Thesis are NOT required for the sub-plan. In their place, the following Healthcare Administration courses are required:

HADM    5233    Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations   
HADM    5331    Planning Healthcare Services   
HADM    6132    Legal Aspects of Healthcare Systems   
HADM    6235    Managed Care   

Human Resource Management Plan Requirements

The plan in Human Resource Management leads to the master of arts degree. This plan allows students to prepare for careers in human resource management, personnel administration training and/or human resource planning. The core requirements provide exposure to workforce planning, quality of work life, human resource development and the legal environment of personnel. In addition to any necessary foundation courses, each Candidate Plan of Study requires a minimum of 36 hours, including the master's degree option.

Plan requirements consist of these courses (30 hours):

HMRS    5131    Human Resource Management Processes   
HMRS    5231    Legal Environment of Human Resource Management I   
HMRS    5433    Compensation and Benefits   
HMRS    5435    Employee Planning, Staffing and Selection   
HMRS    5437    Human Resource Information Systems   
HMRS    5531    Training and Development   
HMRS    6735    Seminar in Human Resource Management (Capstone course)   
MGMT    5133    Teamwork & Leadership Skills: Theory in Practice   
MGMT    5931    Leadership   
MGMT    6331    Organizational Change   

Two of the following ten courses (6 hours):

ACCT    5131    Accounting for Administrative Control   
ACCT     5531    International Accounting   
BAPA     5131    The Global Environment of Business   
DSCI     5431    Management Science and Operations   
HMRS     6739    Internship in Human Resource Management   
INST     5333    Design of Technology-Based Instruction   
INST     6337    Motivational Design of Instruction   
MGMT     5332    Labor Relations   
MGMT     5636    Management of Technology   
MGMT     6332     International Management   

Management Information Systems (MIS) Plan Requirements

The plan in MIS leads to the master of science degree. The degree coursework prepares students for positions such as system analyst, business application developer, database administrator, web designer, technical support, etc. Students also complete a number of industry-recognized external certifications as part of the coursework requirements.

Plan requirements consist of these courses (30 hours):

ISAM    5330    Management Information Systems   
ISAM    5331    Fundamentals of Database Design & Development   
ISAM    5334    Advanced Applications Programming with C#1    
ISAM    5638    Advanced Applications Programming with Java1    
ISAM    5335    Advanced Applications Programming in Visual Basic   
ISAM    5337    Internet Applications Development   
ISAM    5338    Advanced Internet Applications Development   
ISAM    5339    Fundamentals of Computer Networking   
ISAM    5632    Advanced Database Applications Development   
ISAM    5635    Systems Analysis & Design   
ISAM    5636    Advanced Computer Networking   

1Students can take either ISAM 5334 or ISAM 5638.

Elective Requirements (6 hours)

ISAM    Elective    (3 hours) excluding ISAM 5030   
General    Elective    (3 hours) excluding foundation requirements   

Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.

Management Information Systems (MIS) Certificate Program Requirements

Five certificate programs are available in Management Information Systems. These certificates are designed for professionals in the aerospace, IT and related industries, who want to (1) refine their IT skills, (2) expand their IT skills, (3) refine/enhance their skills but don't want to pursue a master's degree and (4) refine/expand their IT skills without going for another master's degree.

Certificate program students must meet university and School of Business graduate admissions standards. Certificates can be earned as part of a master's degree. Students earning certificates without being enrolled in a master's degree may request permission to apply certificate courses to a degree program at a later date. Students earning certificates must officially apply to receive their certificates in the Office of Academic Records within the first three weeks of the semester in which they are enrolled in their final certificate course, but no later than the date specified in the academic calendar for applying for graduation.

All graduate grading standards apply to students enrolled in certificate programs. Students without 6 hours of college level programming must take ISAM 5030 in addition to the requirements stated below.

Business Applications Development

Four of the following six courses (12 hours):

ISAM    5334    Advanced Applications Programming with C#   
ISAM    5335    Advanced Applications Programming with Visual Basic   
ISAM    5337    Internet Applications   
ISAM    5338    Advanced Internet Applications Development   
ISAM    5638    Advanced Applications Programming with Java   
ISAM    5931    Research Topics in MIS   
Business Computer Networking and Security

Four of the following five courses (12 hours):

ISAM    5339    Fundamentals of Computer Networking   
ISAM    5439    Computer Network Security   
ISAM    5636    Advanced Computer Networking   
ISAM    5731    Information Systems Audit & Security   
ISAM    5931    Wireless Computer Networking   
Business Database Development and Administration

Four of the following six courses (12 hours):

ISAM    5331    Fundamentals of Database Design & Development   
ISAM    5332    Data Warehousing & Data Mining   
ISAM    5632    Advanced Database Applications Development   
ISAM    5633    Oracle Database Administration   
ISAM    5639    SQL Server Database Administration   
ISAM    5931    Research Topics in MIS   
Information Systems Management

Four of the following six courses (12 hours):

ISAM    5330    Management Information Systems   
ISAM    5331    Fundamentals of Database Design & Development   
ISAM    5631    Systems Analysis & Design   
ISAM    5637    Information Systems Project Management   
ISAM    5931    IT Systems Management   
ISAM    5931    Research Topics in MIS   
Information Technology

Any four MIS required or elective courses as long as their pre-requisites are satisfied.

GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

All graduate degrees require the completion of one of the Master's Options 1, 2, 3 or 4. In plans where Option 4: Extended Course Work is used, the required capstone course is designated in the plan listing.

Graduate Candidate Plans of Study must contain no more than 50 percent of their course credit hours from the business fields of accounting, BAPA, decision sciences, economics, finance, management, information systems, marketing and decision sciences. Under no circumstances may any of the business foundation courses be used as electives or to satisfy the extended course work requirements under Master's Degree Option 4.

Plan Grade Requirements

A minimum of a 3.000 cumulative grade point average on course work taken at UHCL. No grade lower than a "C" is acceptable toward a graduate degree; this includes foundation work as well as the plan requirements. Grades of "C-" or lower are not acceptable.

PLAN DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Environmental Management

The plan in Environmental Management leads to the master of science degree. The graduate degree in Environmental Management requires a minimum of 36 hours including the master's degree option. Depending on academic background, additional course work in economics, chemistry and statistics may be required.

Foundation Requirements (or equivalent) are:

DSCI    5031    Business Statistics for Decision-Making   
ECON    5031    Economic Principles   
6 hours of freshman/sophomore chemistry   

Plan requirements consist of these courses (12 hours):

ENVR    5332    Environmental Law   
ENVR    5533    Pollution Control Technology   
ENVR    6132    Environmental Impact Assessment (Capstone course)   
PPRM    5131    The Study of Administration   

Two of the following seven courses (6 hours):

BAPA    5131    The Global Environment of Business   
MGMT    5032    Human Behavior in Organizations   
MGMT    5133    Teamwork & Leadership Skills: Theory in Practice   
MGMT    5636    Management of Technology   
MGMT    5638    Managing Technical & Professional People   
MGMT    5931    Leadership   
MGMT    6331    Organizational Development   

The remaining 18 hours of the degree requirements will be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor to fit the career interests of the students. Course work at the 3000- or 4000-level may not be included.

Healthcare Administration

The graduate plan in Healthcare Administration leads to the Master of Healthcare Administration degree (MHA). In addition to the grade point average and GMAT requirements, entrance into this plan also requires the submission of a résumé, three letters of recommendation, one writing sample, a statement of career goals and a personal interview with healthcare faculty. All materials must be received by the application deadline so that the applicant can be considered for admission. A faculty committee will meet three times per year to consider program applicants. Only completed applications will be considered. The faculty committee will recommend prospective students to be invited for on campus interviews. International students may elect to participate in telephone interviews. The résumé, three letters of recommendation, writing sample, and statement of career goals should be sent to the Director of the Healthcare Administration program.

Foundation requirements are:

DSCI    5031    Business Statistics for Decision-Making   
HADM    5032    Leadership & Organizations in Healthcare Services   
MGMT    5032    Human Behavior in Organizations   
MKTG    5031    Marketing Essentials for the 21st Century: Creating Customer Value   

Plan requirements consist of these courses:

HADM    5131    Healthcare Human Resource Management   
HADM    5132    Managerial Epidemiology & Health Policy   
HADM    5232    Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations I   
HADM    5233    Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations II   
HADM    5331    Planning Healthcare Services   
HADM    5431    Healthcare Information Systems   
HADM    5531    Group Practice Management1   
HADM    5731    Organizational Change & Quality Improvement in Healthcare   
HADM    6132    Legal Aspects of Healthcare Systems   
HADM    6235    Managed Care   
HADM    6236    Hospital Operations1   
HADM    6738    Seminar in Healthcare Policy & Leadership   
Electives:    HADM 6519, 6 hour Residency plus one 3-hr graduate general elective OR 9 hrs graduate general elective approved by Director. No more than 3 hours of internship credit can be applied toward degree.   

Healthcare Administration/Business Administration

The joint degree in Healthcare Administration and Business Administration leads to the Master of Healthcare Administration/Master of Business Administration degree (MHA/MBA). In addition to the grade-point average and GMAT requirements, entrance into this plan also requires the submission of a résumé, three letters of recommendation, one writing sample, a statement of career goals and a personal interview with healthcare faculty. All materials must be received by the application deadline so that the applicant can be considered for admission. A faculty committee will meet three times per year to consider program applicants. Only completed applications will be considered. The faculty committee will recommend prospective students to be invited for on campus interviews. International students may elect to participate in telephone interviews. The résumé, three letters of recommendation, writing sample and statement of career goals should be sent to the Director of the Healthcare Administration program.

In order to function effectively, it is assumed that all students will have completed three hours of College Algebra (evidenced on a college transcript) and have computer skills in the use of database/spreadsheet software, creation of professional looking documents and exploration of the Internet for business purposes.

Foundation requirements are:

ACCT    5031    Accounting Concepts for Managers   
DSCI    5031    Business Statistics for Decision-Making   
ECON    5031    Economic Principles   
FINC    5031    Financial Analysis & Markets   
HADM    5032    Leadership & Organizations in Healthcare Services   
HADM    5131    Healthcare Human Resource Management   
MGMT    5032    Human Behavior in Organizations   
MKTG    5031    Marketing Essentials for the 21st Century: Creating Customer Value   

MHA plan requirements consist of these courses (27 hours):

HADM    5132    Managerial Epidemiology & Health Policy   
HADM    5233    Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations II   
HADM    5331    Planning Healthcare Services   
HADM    5431    Healthcare Information Systems   
HADM    6132    Legal Aspects of Healthcare Systems   
HADM    6235    Managed Care   
HADM    6738    Seminar in Healthcare Policy & Leadership   

MBA plan requirements consist of these courses (24 hours):

ACCT    5131    Accounting for Administrative Control   
BAPA    5131    Global Environment of Business   
DSCI    5431    Management Science & Operations   
ECON    5136    Economic Policy & Applications   
FINC    5133    Financial Policy   
MGMT    5133    Teamwork & Leadership Skills   
MGMT    6731    Strategic Management Seminar (Capstone course)   
MKTG    5332    Executive Decisions in Marketing   

There are three options for the final six or seven hours of degree requirements. Students are expected to fulfill Option 1, which is HADM 6519, followed by practicum training through a 12-month residency immediately following completion of all academic course work. Options 2 and 3 allow alternatives for students who already have extensive administrative healthcare work experience. Approval of the Director of Healthcare Administration is required. These options may be started after the completion of 15 hours of course work. Option 2 is completion of a master's thesis. Option 3 involves taking the following two courses in sequence, beginning with HADM 5332 Evaluation of Health Services, followed by HADM 6739 Internship in Healthcare Administration.

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