Marcia Staff, Associate Dean
Mary Thibodeaux, Associate Dean
The College of Business Administration offers graduate programs leading to the following degrees:
The Department of Accounting holds professional accreditation by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Responding to a great demand by people employed in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Denton area, the College of Business Administration inaugurated an evening schedule of graduate classes in 1960. Since that time, individuals employed on a full-time basis have been able to earn Master of Business Administration degrees by scheduling classes entirely in the evenings.
For further information about evening classes, contact the academic advising office of the College of Business Administration or the dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies.
All students seeking on-time registration must submit application materials according to the dates specified in the Admission section of this catalog. Students submitting applications after these dates, but before the dates specified above, if accepted, will have to register during the late registration period and pay a late registration fee.
1. Overall undergraduate grade point average and GPA on approximately the last 60 semester hours. (The academic record must meet minimum requirements of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies.)
2. A satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Scores more than 10 years old (seven years for the Master of Science with a major in accounting) at the time of application for admission will not be considered. Admission to the program is attained by meeting one of the following admission standards: overall GPA x 200 + GMAT (450 minimum) = 1000 points or better; or last 60 hours GPA x 200 + GMAT (450 minimum) = 1050 points or better.
All departments except Business Computer Information Systems (BCIS) require a minimum of the twenty-fifth percentile on the verbal portion of the GMAT. The BCIS department requires a minimum of the fortieth percentile on both verbal and quantitative portions of the GMAT.
3. A score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language for students whose native language is not English.
1. Obtain admission to the university and the School of Graduate Studies by filing the following items with the School of Graduate Studies:
a. complete official transcripts of college and university credits;
b. application for admission to the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies; and
c. application forms, instructions and other necessary materials that may be obtained from the dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies.2. File the results of the Graduate Management Admission Test with the dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. Information about the GMAT may be obtained from the dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies or the College of Business Administration Graduate Studies Program Office. Undergraduate students who intend to enter a master's degree program in the College of Business Administration should take the GMAT in the final semester of the senior year. Students who hold an undergraduate degree and intend to enter a master's degree program in the College of Business Administration must file a GMAT score in sufficient time for the graduate admission application to be considered prior to the semester of intended first enrollment.
The academic advising office of the College of Business Administration can furnish information concerning the comprehensive examination.
Master's students may not graduate with more than two Cs in their program requirements, although a course may be repeated to raise a grade of C or less.
When a master's student's academic performance falls below a cumulative 3.0 GPA on all graduate work attempted, they will be notified by the College of Business Administration Graduate Studies Office that they have been placed on academic probation. Probationary students will be blocked for registration purposes and must obtain an advising clearance form from their departmental adviser to remove this block. Students who register for courses other than those permitted by advisement will be administratively withdrawn from the courses.
The probation status is removed when the student's cumulative GPA on all graduate work attempted has been raised to 3.0 or better.
Students will remain on probation and be allowed to re-enroll for a subsequent semester as long as they achieve a minimum 3.0 GPA on all graduate work attempted during the semester even if their overall graduate GPA remains under 3.0.
Should a student on probation fail to make a 3.0 GPA in graduate work attempted during a semester (fall, spring or summer), they will be notified by the College of Business Administration Graduate Studies Office that they have been placed on academic suspension for one long semester (fall or spring) during which the student may not enroll at UNT.
Probationary students who have previously been placed on suspension will be notified by the College of Business Administration Graduate Studies Office that they have been terminated from the program should they fail to make a 3.0 GPA on all graduate work attempted during an academic semester (fall, spring or summer). A suspended student may reapply to a College of Business Administration master's program after a period of three years from the date of suspension.
Course work taken at another university by a student on suspension cannot be applied toward the degree program.
1. to provide the candidate with the theory, principles and knowledge required for effective management of modern business;
2. to develop an appreciation for the role and responsibilities of business leaders in the social and economic order; and
3. to foster the techniques of basing decision and action on careful analysis of pertinent data.
Graduate students should remove any deficiencies by completing special courses at the 5000 level designed for this purpose. These graduate courses in the College of Business Administration, plus the background course in economics follow.
Background requirements must be removed prior to enrollment in courses that count as part of the 36 semester hours required for a master's degree, unless the consent of the major field adviser is first obtained.
During the first semester of a master's program, the student must submit a degree plan, through the professional field adviser and be approved by the associate dean of student services of the College of Business Administration, and the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. A maximum of 6 hours of transfer work may be applied toward the 36-hour portion of the program. The final decision on applicability of transfer work rests with the professional field adviser.
To enroll in graduate courses, the student must be counseled by a professional field adviser. Any degree plan change must have prior consent. Specific information about degree plan changes may be obtained from the professional field adviser or the College of Business Administration Graduate Studies Office.
Admission to candidacy is granted by the dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies only after the degree plan has been approved.
The program is open to any qualified student who has an interest in professional accounting, regardless of the student's previous program of study. Every student completing the program will have fulfilled the professional program requirements outlined below.
Prospective students may contact the Professional Programs Office of the Department of Accounting for an estimate of the program requirements and the length of time required to complete the program.
Students who meet the following requirements may be admitted to the MS with a major in accounting program:
1. admission to UNT and to the School of Graduate Studies;
2. completion of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with a satisfactory score. The GMAT score must not be more than seven years old and the student must have a score of twenty-five percent or more on the verbal portion of the GMAT. International students must have a TOEFL score of 550 or more, or a previous degree from an American university; and
3. admission by the Department of Accounting.
Admission to the graduate program in accounting is attained by meeting one of the following admission standards: overall GPA x GMAT = 1475 points or better; or last 60 hours GPA x GMAT = 1525 points or better. Students in the integrated professional program (BS/MS) must meet the following progression standard in addition to meeting one of the admission standards listed above: undergraduate overall GPA of 2.8; or last 60 hour GPA of 3.0 and undergraduate accounting GPA of 3.0.
The final decision regarding admission to the MS with a major in accounting program rests with the Department of Accounting.
1. completion of leveling courses in accounting and business as necessary;
2. completion of at least 36 semester hours of graduate work beyond leveling courses assigned by the department;
3. a GPA of at least a 3.0 on all graduate work taken at UNT;
4. a GPA of at least a 3.0 on all accounting courses taken at UNT after admission to graduate school;
5. a GPA of at least a 3.0 on all courses taken for graduate credit;
6. at least 15 hours in 5000-level accounting courses at UNT; and
7. minimum academic standards for master's students.
1. Complete the application for admission to the School of Graduate Studies and submit it to the School of Graduate Studies.
2. Minimum admission standards to the College of Business Administration Doctor of Philosophy program consist of the following: GPA of the last accredited degree (2.5 minimum) x 200 + GMAT (550 minimum) = 1250 or better; or GPA of the last accredited degree (2.5 minimum) x 200 + GRE (1250 minimum on the combined verbal and quantitative scores only) = 1950 or better. A minimum twenty-fifth percentile on the verbal portion if required on both formulas.
3. Provide the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies with an official copy of the score made on either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), an official copy of the TOEFL score, if required, and official transcripts from all universities previously attended. Any test scores (GMAT, GRE, TOEFL) submitted in support of an application for admission to the College of Business Administration PhD program must have been earned no more than seven years prior to the date sought for admission.
4. Submit a completed Supplementary Information Form to the Office of Graduate Studies, College of Business Administration.
5. Request three individuals (usually university professors) to complete and return a Doctoral Applicant Evaluation Form. These forms may be obtained from the Office of Graduate Studies, College of Business Administration.
For further information concerning the doctoral program in business administration and specific admission requirements, contact the Office of Graduate Studies, College of Business Administration.
Program requirements are designed to accommodate the career plans and background of the student and, at the same time, meet the specific standards and requirements of the student's program area. Competence achieved, rather than a specific number of hours completed, is the prime criterion; however, a minimum of 69 hours of graduate credit beyond the master's degree or 99 hours beyond the bachelor's degree must be earned.
Students entering the doctoral program after receiving a master's degree will take course work in a major and supporting field totaling at least 33 hours, a research core of 12 hours, a minimum of 12 hours of predissertation research and a dissertation of 12 hours. The predissertation requirement may be met by 12 hours of independent study or a combination of research seminars (6910) and independent study (6940), with a minimum of 6 hours of independent study.
Students entering the doctoral program upon completion of a bachelor's degree must complete the MBA core requirements and 12 additional hours in the major and/or supporting field. Completion of course work in calculus at least equivalent to MATH 1190 is required as a deficiency for the PhD program.
The qualifying examination, given upon completion of all course work, is designed to measure attainment of expected levels of knowledge in the major and supporting fields and to determine the student's ability to synthesize information acquired. The examination is both written and oral. Candidates who have taken the qualifying examination may not change their major.
Specific procedural, academic progression and administrative requirements of the doctoral program are listed in the Handbook for Doctoral Students, available in the office of the dean of the College of Business Administration. All students, at the time of admission, are responsible for obtaining a copy of the Handbook for Doctoral Students to familiarize themselves with all requirements.
As a final requirement, each candidate submits a dissertation. Completion of the dissertation requires original and independent research in the major program area. It should reflect not only a mastery of research techniques, but also an ability to identify an important problem for investigation and to design research that permits the formulation of reasonable hypotheses and the drawing of logical conclusions related to the problem identified. A final comprehensive examination, primarily a defense of the dissertation, is arranged in the office of the graduate dean.
Five College of Business Administration student labs are used exclusively by business majors with two other labs also designated as general access labs for all UNT students. They house 200 networked computers and are open 100 hours per week. The labs can be divided into four major areas. The Instructional/General Access Labs comprise 60 IBM compatible 486sx systems primarily used by sophomore- and junior-level students taking introductory computer courses required of all business majors. The Applications Labs consist of 90 IBM compatible 486sx systems and are designed for the general business students who are required to use the computers. Word processing is available for preparation of business assignments. The Mainframe Lab consists of 30 IBM compatible 486sx systems and is designed for students taking programming courses in COBOL, SAS or SPSS. These workstations are connected to the IBM R51 mainframe and the DEC VAX systems on campus via the Fiber Backbone. A Remote Output Station attached to this lab has a high-speed Hewlett Packard laser printer. The Special Lab comprises 24 IBM 486sx systems and is designed exclusively for students taking senior- or graduate-level BCIS classes such as 4620, Introduction to Database Applications; 4680, Distributed Systems and Teleprocessing; 4690, Information Resource Management; 4700, Decision Support Systems; 4710, Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence; and 4740, Office Information Systems.
The Professional Development Institute (PDI), established in 1973, is the continuing professional education corporation for UNT. Since becoming a not-for-profit corporation in 1984, PDI continues to donate monies generated through its nationwide seminars and conferences to the university. PDI was formerly an extension of the College of Business Administration.
PDI provides professionals with the latest educational developments in their fields through diverse curricula designed for both individual and corporate growth. None of PDI's courses are offered for university credit; however, most courses offer Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit that fulfills special professional requirements.
PDI's areas of specialization include the petroleum industry, professional accounting, taxation, insurance, financial management and personal/professional management. Course content and emphasis as well as texts and training techniques are updated constantly to meet the ever-changing demand for information and custom programming. Most courses are offered both as public programs and as in-house seminars tailored to meet a company's specific needs.
PDI offers training in the above areas through eight centers: accounting, management, petroleum, conference, association, in-house and personal development, review and taxation.
The Review Center offers a nationally renowned CPS review that, over the past 10 years, has consistently maintained a pass rate of 65 percent or higher. The center also oversees a CMA review, a review for airport executives, a paralegal certificate program and a health and safety academy.
The Accounting Center offers a variety of accounting and auditing courses, as well as financial management.
The Management Center provides skills enhancement and modernization opportunities at all levels of business, from secretarial to supervisory, from improving communications to reducing stress.
The Taxation Center offers a comprehensive slate of tax courses designed to keep tax professionals in touch with constantly changing regulations.
The Petroleum Center is the world's largest provider of extractive industries accounting education. The center sponsors the National Oil and Gas Accounting School, the National Accounting and Auditing School for Joint Interest Operations, the National Oil and Gas Revenue Accounting School, the Management Accounting and Controls for Oil and Gas School and the National Oil and Gas Tax School. These schools provide the most comprehensive, authoritative training available - either in the classroom or out on the oil field - to industry professionals. Comprehensive courses in the deregulated spot gas market also are popular with petroleum professionals.
PDI's Conference Center sponsors the North American Petroleum Accounting Conference, the Petroleum Insurance and Environmental Protection Conference and the Governmental Insurance Conference. Other sponsored conferences deal with real estate, taxation, personal financial planning, and oil and gas. Over the past 12 years IRS agents have been successfully trained at the UNT campus as computer audit specialists.
The In-House and Personal Development Center offers professionals a chance to tailor courses specifically to their needs. For a number of years PDI programs have been conducted for companies and their employees locally, nationally and internationally. Most PDI continuing professional education programs can be tailored to the needs of a specific company's employees.
PDI offers associations a whole slate of services from curriculum to publishing and from training to certification.
The publications division has published numerous extractive industry-related books, including Petroleum Accounting and Oil and Gas Taxation.
Initiated in the fall of 1977, the Chief Executives Round Table (CERT) has grown steadily. CERT, composed of Metroplex chief and senior executive officers, provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for executive interaction. Meeting monthly for breakfast and dialogue, the members are afforded access to unique and prominent speakers. Other events include an annual retreat.
1. to carry out research and encourage others to carry out research in accounting, finance, taxation and economic problems of the extractive industries;
2. to disseminate information about research activities of the institute and about current developments in accounting, finance, taxation and economic aspects of the extractive industries; and
3. to encourage universities and colleges to become actively involved in educational programs related to the extractive industries.
Scholarships and research fellowships, ranging from $500 to $7,000 per year, are available to students involved in research in the extractive industries.