Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 120

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Courses also meet College and Departmental Requirements and cannot be waived with an Associate's degree.

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MGMT 3013 Fundamentals of Management (S) and MKTG 3213 Marketing (S) are common body requirements, but are counted in general education requirements.

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If ACCT 2103 and ACCT 2203 are substituted for ACCT 2003, hours in the Elective block are reduced by 3.

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C or better is required.

Other Requirements

1. A minimum of 50 percent of the business hours required for a degree must be OSU delivered in residence or OSU online courses.

2. Forty-five hours of upper-division courses required.

Additional State/OSU Requirements

• At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
• Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
• Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
• Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2030.

Finish in Four Plan of Study

The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.