Degree Requirements
Lincoln Program General Education Requirements
*Courses that require a grade of C or higher.
First Semester Transition
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FST 101*
Foundations Courses (five required)
- ENG 101*
- ENG 102*
- ACS 101*
- RA 101
- QR 101 (or MATH 150)
Breadth Courses (six required)
- ECON 111* (meets Breadth Social Science (BSS) major requirement)
- Breadth Humanities (BHUM) Course
- Breadth Fine and Performing Arts (BFPA) Course
- MATH 120* (meets Breadth Physical Science (BPS) major requirement)
- Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) Course
- CMIS 108* (meets Breadth Information and Communication in Society (BICS) course, major requirement)
Experiences Requirements
- Laboratory Experience (EL) (MS 251, major requirement, will meet one EL science requirement)
- Global Cultures, Race, and Equity Education (EREG) or U.S. Race, Gender, and Equity (ERGU) (GBA 383, major requirements, will meet either EREG or ERGU but not both)
- Health Experience (EH)
Additional General Education Requirements
- Interdisciplinary Studies (met by GBA 383, major requirement)
Bachelor of Science Requirements
To complete a Bachelor of Science at SIUE, students must have a total of at least eight courses in the sciences (life, physical or social), including, as part of those eight courses, two courses designated as labs (EL). The courses listed below are included as a part of the required courses for the major or as a part of the breadth requirements.
- Social, Physical, or Life Science course (students should choose a course with a lab (EL) to fulfill this requirement)
- ECON 111* (required for all business majors, also used for breadth course, see above)
- ECON 112* (required for all business majors, see below)
- MATH 120* (required for all business majors, also applies as a breadth course, see above)
- MS 250* (required for all business majors, see below)
- MS 251* (required for all business majors, see below, also meets one EL course requirement )
- GBA 383* (required for all business majors, see above)
- Breadth Life Science course (also meets breadth requirement above)
Students should consult with an academic advisor to ensure proper completion of Lincoln Program general education requirements.
Accounting Major Requirements
- ACCT 200#, 210*, 301*, 302, 303*, 312, 315, 321, 340, 431, 441
- ACS 101*
- CMIS 108*, 342
- ECON 111*, 112*
- ENG 101*, 102*
- FIN 320
- GBA 301, 383, 402
- MATH 120*^
- MS 250*^, 251*
- MGMT 330, 331, 441*
- MKTG 300
- SCM 315
Plus one of the following:
- ACCT 340, 401, 421
* Courses that require a grade of C or better.
# B or higher required.
^Students may substitute MATH 150 (with a grade of C or higher) for both MATH 120 and MS 250.
Retention
Students must achieve and remain in good standing to be retained in the accountancy program. Good standing means a student has a minimum GPA of 2.5 cumulative, 2.5 in accounting courses and 2.25 in required business courses. Students who fail to maintain at least 2.5 cumulative and accounting GPAs at SIUE will be placed on program probation. Students will be notified when they are not meeting the GPA retention standards and will be informed of the timeframe allowed to improve their GPA. Students who do not meet retention requirements for two consecutive terms will be separated from the accountancy major. Students whose cumulative GPA is below 2.25 will be removed from the School of Business. Students remaining below a 2.5 accounting GPA for two terms may be dropped from the accountancy program. A student also may be dropped from the accountancy program for receiving any combination of three withdrawal, incomplete, or failing grades in a single required accounting course. Students who are not in good standing will not be permitted to take ACCT 303, 401, 421, 431 or 441.
Re-entry to School of Business Programs
Former students who have not attended SIUE for three or more terms must meet program requirements in effect at the time of re-entry, including any retention or program-specific course or grade point average requirements.
Repeat Policy
Students may repeat undergraduate business courses (ACCT, CMIS, ECON, FIN, GBA, MS, MGMT, MKTG, PROD and SCM) at SIUE under the following conditions and restrictions: When a course is repeated, only the grade earned in the final attempt will be used in computing the grade point average. All grades will appear on the transcript.
Credits earned for any course will be applied only once toward degree requirements, no matter how often the course is repeated.
- 100-level courses may not be repeated more than three times.
- 200-level courses may not be repeated more than two times.
- 300- and 400-level courses may not be repeated more than one time.
The School of Business is not obligated to offer a course to provide students an opportunity to repeat a previously attempted course. If a student does not pass a 300- or 400-level course after the second graded attempt, one of the following options must be chosen:
- Appeal to take the course a third time. If the student does not pass the course on the third attempt, the student must choose a major outside the School of Business. OR
- Take the required course at another AACSB accredited institution. (A 300- or 400-level course may only be taken at an approved four-year college or university.) St. Louis University, Washington University and University of Missouri St. Louis are the only AACSB accredited institutions in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Other institutions outside the metropolitan area may be approved if they are AACSB accredited and an equivalent or appropriate substitute course is offered at that institution.
Attendance
Because there is high demand for business courses, failure to attend the first class session may result in the student being dropped from the course.
