The following policies are in effect for all undergraduate students in the School of Management. Please note the effective date for each. The newest policies are listed first.
Clarification of “C or better” policy for pre-business, pre-management, and major courses (effective Fall 2009)
Students are presently required to earn a C or better in their pre-business or pre-management core, major courses, and for Mgmt 450 (BS students). With the introduction of the plus/minus grading scale by the University, the School of Management is clarifying this requirement for students in the School of Management.
The “C or better” requirement will be interpreted as meaning a grade designated by a 2.0 grade index or higher in each designated course. Therefore, grades of C-minus or below do not satisfy the “C or better” requirement and students earning a C-minus or below in the designated courses will be required to repeat the course until a satisfactory grade is earned.
Mgmt 409 is renumbered to MGMT 380 and is required for all students entering Fall 2009 and after
Mgmt 409 – International Business – has been renumbered and will now be known as Mgmt 380. This course will also now be required for all students who are admitted to the School of Management for Fall 2009 and all following semesters.
Change in BA Program – new pre-business requirements and grade requirements for major classes (effective for students starting Fall 2008 and later)
The BA program now has a pre-business core consisting of the following courses: ENGL 104, COM 114, Lab Science, PSY 120 or SOC 100, MGMT 101, ENGL 105, ENTR 100, BA 105, MGMT 102, ECON 210, BA 120, and one course in the FR. Lang, Com or PSY sequence. Students must complete these courses with a grade of C or better and must complete these courses before declaring an option and moving on to more advanced classes.
Also students must earn a grade of “C” or better in the six courses for their major.
Policy on Dual Degrees/Dual Majors (effective 07.23.07)
A student enrolled at SOM may pursue two majors concurrently by working to satisfy all degree requirements for the two majors. The student may not graduate with one major and expect to come back later to finish the other major. The student must complete all requirements for the two majors before graduation in order to graduate with a dual major.
A student enrolled at SOM may pursue a major and a minor by working to satisfy all degree requirements for the major and minor. The student may not graduate with the major and expect to come back later to finish the minor. The student must complete all requirements for the major and the minor before graduation in order to graduate with a major and a minor.
A student who has graduated with one major may not come back and take the junior/senior level courses in another major, counting some of the previous elective coursework towards this second major, and expect to graduate again with a second major. Similarly, a student who has graduated with the BS in Accountancy or the major in Accounting may not expect to come back and attend a few additional courses in order to graduate with a second degree in Accounting.
A student enrolled at SOM may not pursue both the BS in Accountancy and the BS in Management with a major in Accounting; the two degrees present too much overlap. A student enrolled in either of the degrees above who wishes to round up his/her education should be encouraged to pursue a second major with a different thrust than accounting, or a minor in a secondary field. IS, MIS and Finance are often the chosen complements to Accounting.
If a student who has graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the School of Management wishes to come back to Purdue Calumet for further studies in a different discipline, s/he should be encouraged to pursue a graduate degree or a certificate.
Acceptance of Transfer Credit for Major Courses (effective 05.15.06)
Transfer credit is accepted for no more than two courses within the undergraduate majors without permission of the appropriate department head. This policy applies to the six major courses required for the BS in Management, the six business option courses required for the BA in Business, and the seven major courses required for the BS in Accounting.
Retaking Courses (effective 05.15.06)
Undergraduate students may repeat required courses in the School of Management curriculum no more than two times each within any five year period. Required courses are those specified on the plans of study for each of the undergraduate programs. This means that a student may take a required course no more than three times whether the student retakes the course because s/he failed the course or because s/he withdrew from the course. This policy applies to classes taken after May 15, 2006.
GPA Requirement to transfer to the School of Management (effective 05.15.06)
Purdue University undergraduate students who wish to transfer into the School of Management from another area of the University must have a cumulative grade point index of 2.0 or better.
Distance Learning Policy (effective 10.10.05)
The following guidelines will be used for enrollment in all School of Management distance learning classes:
- Students must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or greater to be eligible to take any School of Management courses online.
- Students currently on probation are not eligible to enroll in any School of Management distance learning classes.
- Students who received two or more grades of D, F, or W in any School of Management distance learning course are not eligible to take that course online.
If you do register online for a distance learning course and do not meet the guidelines above, you will be administratively withdrawn from the course prior to the start of classes.
