RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

AdmissionUndergraduate students are admitted to Rockhurst University by the Office of Admissionand Financial Aid. Students who are interested in business degrees as freshmen andsophomores are advised in the Helzberg School of Management (HSOM) while theycomplete the liberal arts core requirements and BSBA prerequisites. Students are eligibleto declare a major in the Helzberg School of Management upon completion of 60 semesterhours with a minimum 2.0 grade point average. Students are encouraged to designatetheir interest in the BSBA and BA degrees as early as their freshman year. In order to filea declaration of major, students submit an unofficial transcript and declaration of majorform (available from the Registrar) to the Helzberg School of Management Director ofUG HSOM Advising. Students must declare their concentration upon completion of 21hours of HSOM coursework and also have completed the lower-division business prerequisites.Transfer StudentsThe Helzberg School of Management welcomes transfer students. Students consideringtransferring to Rockhurst University from another institution should have their academicrecords evaluated by the Helzberg School of Management Director of UG HSOM Advisingto determine the transferability of courses. The Helzberg School of Managementrequires that at least 50 percent of the business credit hours required for the businessdegree be earned at Rockhurst University.Academic Student ServicesThe Helzberg School of Management Director of UG HSOM Advising assists studentsby providing information about degree programs, initial credit evaluations and coursepreregistration. Undergraduates must be advised every semester in order to preregister forclasses. Freshmen students are assigned faculty advisors in their major area of study. Parttimestudents are advised by the Helzberg School of Management academic advising staffin the Helzberg School of Management offices with faculty available to assist.Goppert Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)Helzberg School of Management students are eligible to participate in the Goppert CooperativeEducation Program (Co-op). See section in “College Life.”Curriculum RequirementsThe Helzberg School of Management (HSOM) requires that at least 50 percent of allbusiness credit hours required for the BSBA degree be earned at Rockhurst University.This policy excludes the lower-division economics, mathematics, and statistics courses.A maximum of all business credit hours earned toward the BSBA may not exceed50 percent of the total credit hours required for graduation. Upper-division economicscourses that are required for any of the BSBA majors cannot be applied towards the BAin Economics and vice versa.Liberal Core RequirementsAll Helzberg School of Management students are required to complete the liberal corerequirements of Rockhurst University. See section on “Liberal Core Curriculum.”214