The Business Foundations Program (BFP) offers a certificate to non-business majors through a survey of core business courses that provides a foundation of business knowledge and meets prerequisites for many MBA programs; students must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA, complete 6 courses including accounting, finance, and 3 other core courses, and can receive honors distinctions for high performance. The program benefits students by demonstrating business acumen to employers and providing various online, study abroad, and internship opportunities.

1.  Offered through McCombs School of Business
 Certificate program offering a broad survey of
the discipline of business- covers all core areas
 Available to all non-business students
 Useful as a minor or more- upon
graduation, certificates will be posted to
transcripts
 Providing a Foundation to Your Future

2.  Business courses for non-business majors
 Accounting ACC 310F and
Management Information Systems MIS 302F (lower division)-
equivalents, transfers, placements credits
 Management MAN 320F , Marketing MKT 320F, International
Business IB 320F, and Legal Environment of Business LEB
320F, Entrepreneurship BA320F(upper division, no other pre-
requisites)
 Finance FIN 320F (upper division, ACC prereq)
 Eco and Stat required to receive certificate, not to take Finance class
 No application necessary, open enrollment
 Take in any combination and as many or as few classes as
desired to fulfill electives or satisfy requirements for a minor

3. Certification requirements:
 Maintain a 2.0 or higher overall UT GPA and BFP course GPA
 Complete Economics and Statistics courses- or equivalents
 Complete 6 BFP courses including MIS 302F, ACC 310F, and FIN 320F
as well as 3 of the following: MAN 320F, MKT 320F, LEB 320F,
IB 320F, or BA320F (Entrepreneurship)
 Take all courses for a letter grade (except credit by exam)
 Global track requires IB, language and study abroad
 Honors
 "With Highest Distinction" for those earning A's in all six BFP courses
 "With High Distinction" for those earning five A's and one B
 "With Distinction" for four A's and two B's.
We certify in late May, August and December and mail to address requested

4. Benefits of Completing Certificate:
 Provides survey of all core business disciplines
 Demonstrate business knowledge to prospective employers
 Certificate on transcripts as of 2010 (upon graduation)
 Meets pre-requisite requirements for many MBA programs
 New options for online, study abroad and internships coming
soon to help all students complete certificate
 Gateway to upper division course options during the Summer
Semesters at McCombs School of Business

5.  Integrated 15-credit hour program for hard working undergraduates including
Accounting (ACC 310F) Finance (FIN 320F) International Business (IB320F)
Management (MAN 320F) Marketing (MKT 320F)
 Includes marketplace and stock market simulations, mock interviews, resume
workshops, career services support, leadership, ethics, etiquette & more
 May 30 – July 27, 2012 (eight-weeks) Mon-Fri 9:00-4:30
 Tuition for the entire program is $4500 including textbooks. For more
information, application, scholarship and financial aid questions-
• http://mccombs.utexas.edu/bba/business-foundations
or email us at TexasBFP@McCombs.utexas.edu

6. MON TUE WED THU FRI
Marketing Finance Finance
Marketing Marketing
9:00-10:30 Targeting & Ch 3 Financial Ch 4
Strategy (PLC) Environment
Positioning Markets Intermediaries
Accounting
Accounting Accounting
Career Services, Career Services, Ch 18
10:30-12:00 Ch 23 Budgets & Ch 23 Budgets &
Resumes Cover Letters Managerial
Planning Planning
Accounting
12:00-1:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
Management
Ch 5 Social Management Marketplace Study Time/
1:30-3:00 Study Time
Responsibility & Ch 8 Strategy IB Cookies & Milk
Ethics
Management
Marketplace Management Marketplace IB
3:00-4:30 EXAM 1
IB Catch-up IB EXAM 1
Ch 1,2,3,5,8