Program Requirements
- Earn a cumulative 3.4 GPA fall and spring semesters of first year
- All Baylor Business Scholars (BBS) required courses must be completed in residence post-matriculation
- “C” minimum in BBS required courses
- 24 minimum Baylor hours
- All BBS-required courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester
- Global experience before graduation
Required Courses during First Year at Baylor
| *BBS 1101 – New Student Experience for Baylor Business Scholars |
| *BBS 1102 – Seminar for Baylor Business Scholars |
| *BUS 1350 – Software Applications for Business Productivity and Decision Making |
| *ECO 1380 – Introduction to Economic Analysis & Policy |
| *ACC 2303 – Financial Accounting |
| *ACC 2304 – Managerial Accounting |
| *QBA 2302 – Business Data Analysis I |
| Research Writing Course |
| Calculus |
*Cohort Class
What Are Cohort Classes?
- Business Scholars have cohort sections of the Business classes in their first year
- 7 of the 9 required classes are cohort classes in their first year
- Reserved sections of classes for Business Scholars only
- Builds community within the Scholars Program
- Scholars get to know each other since they are in classes together
- Study Groups form out of the cohort classes
- Scholars enjoy being in class with students who have similar academic goals
- Special speakers/events just for Scholars
Sample First Year Schedule:
- Fall—16 hours
- Chapel
- BBS 1101
- BUS 1350
- Research Writing Course
- MTH 1321
- ACC 2303
- Arts and Science Course of Choice
- *Students who have credit for Calculus will take ECO 1380
- *Students who have credit for Research Writing will take another Arts and Science Course of Choice
- Spring—16 hours
- Chapel
- BBS 1102
- ACC 2304
- QBA 2302
- ECO 1380
- Arts and Science Course of Choice
- Arts and Science Course of Choice
- *Students who have completed ECO 1380 will take another Arts and Science Course of Choice or a Professional Business Core Course.
- *Students who have credit for QBA 2302 will take another Arts and Science Course of Choice or a Professional Business Core Course.
