Important Policies / Requirements
Prerequisite Policy: It is the responsibility of all students enrolled in School of Business courses, regardless of major or degree program, to observe the published prerequisites for the course. For a prerequisite requirement to be met, the prerequisite course must be successfully completed with a "C" or better. A student not meeting course prerequisites is subject to administrative withdrawal from the course at any time. Students who advance register for a course for which there are prerequisites and do not successfully complete a prerequisite course are expected to retake the prerequisite course and withdraw from the course for which they have not completed the prerequisites. Any questions should be directed to an advisor in the School of Business office.
Pass/Fail Policy: Candidates for the BBA degree may not take courses that meet specific School of Business requirements pass/fail. In the event a student has pass/fail credit in a required course before admission to the School of Business, the student may be required, as a condition of admission, to take an alternative course or courses for regular credit to fulfill such requirements. Required courses include all courses used to meet specific correlate, core, and major-specific course requirements.
No 100-level courses in the last 60 hours: BBA degree candidates will not be allowed credit for 100-level courses within the last 60 hours presented for the degree. Exceptions are permitted for courses that could be used to satisfy the general education requirements, Computer Information Science Department courses, and those approved by the Dean of the School of Business prior to enrollment in the course.
Residency Rule: At least 50 percent of the accounting, business, and economics hours used to meet requirements for the BBA degree must be earned at Washburn University. The School of Business reserves the right to evaluate any credit hours offered for transfer relative to the current standards before accepting or rejecting such hours.
Economics Courses: Candidates for the BBA degree may not use economics courses to fulfill the Social Science general education requirement. Exception: Catalog years 2001-2002 through 2004-2005 allow students who have completed EC100 at Washburn University prior to enrolling in EC200 or EC201 to apply EC100 as a general education social science course.
30-hour Rule: Washburn students, including those not declared in business, are welcome to enroll in most undergraduate courses offered by the School of Business (unless otherwise designated) provided they meet the course, hours, and GPA prerequisites for the course as noted in the class schedule and Washburn University catalog, up to a limit of 30 hours of course credit in accounting and business before being admitted to the School of Business. A minimum of 30 semester hours must be earned after being admitted to the School of Business.
Repeat Policy: Undergraduate courses in which the student receives a D or an F may be repeated. However, after a student has repeated the same course three times, or has repeated three different courses, that student must have the permission of his/her academic dean before repeating any course.
