A. You can choose to follow any catalog that is in place anytime while you are enrolled at ASU as long as you finish the requirements within six years of the catalog.  Typically, when curriculums change, they are improving so moving to the newer catalog makes sense.  However, if the curriculum has changed quite a bit and you have already covered a lot of the requirements under the older curriculum, you may be better off sticking with the older catalog.  It is probably best to discuss this with an advisor before making any changes.

A. If you are having problems getting the GPA you need to be admitted to the COB or to get off academic probation, you should consider some of the following strategies:

• Repeat classes in which you earned low grades
• Take GPA boosting courses outside the COB
• Take a lighter load during the regular semester and make up the hours during summer school (so that you can really focus on the classes you take)

If you have questions about what GPA you need this semester to reach your desired cumulative GPA, talk with an advisor.

A. If you repeat a course in order to replace a low grade, you must file a repeat form with the Registrar’s Office by the last day of the exam period of the term in which you are repeating the class. Otherwise, both grades will be calculated into your GPA. You can repeat up to five classes for a new grade. The original grade will stay on your transcript, but will not be calculated into your GPA.

A. All ASU students must complete a number of specially designated courses distributed throughout the curriculum. These courses introduce students to essential skills or knowledge in the areas of writing (W), speaking (S), numerical data (ND), computer (C), multicultural (MC), and cross-disciplinary (CD).  Designator requirements are somewhat different depending on which catalog is being used (students who entered ASU prior to fall 2004 will have a slightly different set of special designator requirements from students who entered fall 2004 or after.  Be sure to check with your academic advisor to verify which special designators you must meet.

For COB majors, most of these are met automatically with courses you have to take anyway.  Areas that require special attention are MC and S. You need to carefully plan your course selection to include enough MC designators (which can come from anywhere) and S designators (which must come from your major course work.

Transfer students who fall under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement and students seeking a second degree must only meet the special designator requirements for the major.

A. The university allows one semester to complete an incomplete. The professor can limit that time within that semester. If you have received a grade of "I", you should get in touch with your professor to find out what you must do to complete the course and how much time you have to do that. If you enroll in the class again, the grade of "I" in the first class will change to an "F".  You can file a repeat form to remove that grade of "F" from your cumulative GPA if you complete the course a second time and you still have repeats left to use.  A grade of "I" that has not been resolved by the end of the designated time will become a grade of "F".  Students with any grades of "I" on their transcripts will not be admitted to the College of Business.

A. No! The prerequisites for MGT 4750 are senior status and completion of all other COB core classes.  The prerequisites for MGT 4750 are clearly stated in the General Bulletin, on the check sheets and on the progress sheets.  Students should plan their schedules to assure that these prerequisites have been met prior to enrolling in MGT 4750.  This class is to be taken in the very last semester unless the student is doing and internship or study abroad during the last semester. 

A. Any senior wanting a seat in MGT 4750 must first have a graduation audit  (to inform him/her of all remaining degree requirements) and an advising survey completed.  These are both done in the COB Advising Center. Students who are eligible to take MGT 4750 the following term will have a flag set in the student registration system that will allow them to register for any available seat in MGT 4750.

A. No! There are a handful of upper level business courses that specifically state in the bulletin: - "This course is not open to business majors for credit"

COB students cannot take these courses as COB electives or free electives and will get NO CREDIT towards graduation for these courses. It is the student’s responsibility to check the bulletin for course descriptions and notes such as this before you enroll in a course.

A. For Hospitality and Tourism Management or Health Care Management majors, your internship is required and counts as a required class.  Finance majors, Information Systems majors entering ASU Fall 2002 onward, Management majors, and Marketing majors, can count 3 of the internship hours as major electives and the others as COB electives or upper level free electives.  Economics majors can count 6 hours of internship credit towards the economics electives (or toward COB electives or upper level free electives).  For all other COB majors, the internship will count only as COB electives or upper level free electives. If you are interested in more information about internships, contact Ms. Heidi Williams, 2119A Raley Hall (phone: 262-7579).

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