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PROGRAM CODE: US CMRC BS                     CATALOG YEAR: 20044 
                 Bachelor of Science - Commerce                  
                  University of Arizona South                    
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                The University of Arizona                        
            ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT               
                                                                 
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University Graduation Requirements                               
All course work and requirements for this degree must be         
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.               
     - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of        
       Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.  
     - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,        
       deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any     
       time.                                                     
     - Students must remain currently informed about all policies
       & other info that bears on completing a degree.           
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements                   
     - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.          
     - Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.               
     - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.             
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this     
       degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess  
       community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with 
       academic policies in your Catalog.                        
Application for Degree Candidacy                                 
     - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to      
       graduate and receive a degree and diploma.                
     - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the       
       appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.           
     - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at  
       http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm  
                                                                 
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       Units required for this degree                            
       A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.       
       Additional units will be required to complee this degree  
       if a student:                                             
         A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;             
         B) changes his/her academic program;                    
         C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
         D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of  
            study that leads directly to degree completion.      
         E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.    
                                              
-->  NEEDS:120.00 UNITS                                          
     1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work   
        may apply toward graduation.                             
     2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or    
        credit by exam may apply toward graduation.              
     3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking  
        student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree  
        requirements.                                            
     4) Communication 'House Numbered' Course Limitation:        
        No more than 3 units of house numbered courses which     
        have a "9" as their middle digit (i.e., 393, 493,        
        399, 499, etc.) may be used to meet major requirements.  
     5) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit            
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)     
        is required.                                             
          NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS                                     
     6) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward       
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.        
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       UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA                          
       A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the   
       University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and       
       credit by exam).                                          
                                              
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       Upper Division Units Requirement                          
       A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are        
       required for this degree.                                 
  -  1)   NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS                                     
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       University Composition Requirements                       
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108                          
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   OR  AP Exam or Portfolio or ENGL 109H                         
  -  1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H                                   
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       Mid-Career Writing Assessment                             
  -  1) Student who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL   
        102, 104H, 108, or 109H must earn a C or higher in       
        ENGL308 or ENGV308.                                      
          NEEDS:                             2.000 GPA           
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 308  OR ENGV 308                       
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       Second Language - 2nd Semester Proficiency                
       Demonstrate second semester proficiency in a second       
       language by completing one of the following:              
  -  1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the second    
        semester level.                                          
  - OR)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        -> NOT FROM: SPAN 414 ,423A,423B,397W,406A,465C,465D     
           HIST 465D  ITAL 399  TO 399H,330A TO 330D  FREN 414 , 
           FREN 393 ,325 ,399  TO 399H                           
        SELECT FROM: ARB 102 ,401  TO 404 ,424B,425B,439B        
           CHN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,404 ,415  TO 418 ,423 ,422    
           CRL 102 ,197A,201 ,202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,397A,497A      
           FREN 102 ,112 ,113 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,213 ,301  TO       
           FREN 443   GER 102 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,211   GRK 102 ,    
           GRK 104 ,201 ,202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421  TO 432         
           ITAL 102 ,102Z,201 ,202  TO 202Z,305A TO 420          
           JPN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,405 ,415  TO 417 ,421 ,422    
           JUS 103B,203A,203B,303   LAT 102 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,     
           LAT 400  TO 428   LING 104B,204A,204B,307B  NES 102 , 
           NES 103B,201 ,202 ,203B,303   PRS 102 ,401  TO        
           PRS 404   PORT 102 ,205 ,206 ,305 ,325 ,425  TO       
           PORT 449   RSSS 101B,201A,201B,301A,301B,305 ,307A,   
           RSSS 307B,405A,405B,407A,407B  SERP 370B,431A,431B    
           SPAN 102 ,103 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,204C,205 ,206 ,302      
           TO 322 ,323  OR SPNV 323   SPAN 324 ,325  OR          
           SPNV 325   SPAN 326  TO 332 ,333  OR SPNV 333         
           SPAN 334  TO 339 ,340  OR SPNV 340   SPAN 341  TO     
           SPAN 349 ,350  OR SPNV 350   SPAN 351  TO 397B,398 ,  
           SPAN 399  OR SPNV 399   SPAN 400 ,401  OR             
           SPNV 401   SPAN 402 ,403  OR SPNV 403   SPAN 404      
           TO 432 ,433  OR SPNV 433   SPAN 434  TO 440 ,441      
           OR SPNV 441   SPAN 442  TO 447 ,448  OR SPNV 448      
           SPAN 449  OR SPNV 449   SPAN 450  OR SPNV 450         
           SPAN 451  TO 472 ,473  OR SPNV 473                    
           TURK 102 (FA05 OR AFTER),401 (FA05 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)                              
        NOTE - Credit will not be given for a course at an       
        equivalent or lower level than prior language credit     
        earned.                                                  
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       Foundation Mathematics                                    
  -  1)   NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: MATH 115A,115B                              
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       University General Education - Tier One                   
  -  1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals   
        and Societies requires completion of two distinctly      
        numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).                  
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103                          
  -  2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a     
        non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural      
        Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104                          
  -  3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and  
        Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104                     
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       University General Education - Tier Two                   
  -  1) Arts                                                     
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARE 130   ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,     
           ARH 315 ,319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322   ART 203 ,          
           ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER)  DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,     
           DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,     
           DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),     
           DNC 200 ,276A,276B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,300                
           HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER)  HUMS 333 ,335 ,370          
           JPN 245   M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)    
           MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,     
           MUS 337 ,344 ,360   NES 344   T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,    
           T AR 336                                              
  -  2) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)   
        must be completed prior to taking.  1 course from:       
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,                   
           AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,381   CLAS 220 ,221 ,   
           CLAS 300 ,342 ,346 ,360   ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,   
           ENGL 261 ,265 ,267 ,280   FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,282 ,   
           FREN 283 ,284   GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,    
           GER 375 ,376 ,379   HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)          
           HUMS 250A,250B,250C,250D,340 ,365   ITAL 230A,230B,   
           ITAL 240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B  JPN 220 ,311      
           JUS 301 (FA07 OR AFTER),372A,372B  LAT 201 ,202       
           NES 277A,330   PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262   RELI 210 ,   
           RELI 250 ,300 ,304   RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),   
           RSSS 340 ,350   SPAN 210   UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),  
           UNVR 315 (FA06 OR AFTER)  W S 200 ,317                
     3) Individuals and Societies - satisfied by course work     
        completed for the major.                                 
  -  4) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1    
        (NATS) must be completed prior to taking. 1 course from  
        SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05)  ANTH 261 ,364  OR     
           ANTV 364   ASTR 201 ,202 ,203 ,204   ATMO 325 ,336    
           BIOC 223   ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08 OR AFTER),210 ,        
           ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER)     
           ENTO 205   GEOG 220 ,230 ,240   GEOS 210 ,212 ,       
           GEOS 214 (FA07 OR AFTER),216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,    
           GEOS 220   HWR 201 ,202 ,203                          
           MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER)  MSE 208 ,                    
           MSE 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B,258   NRSC 282           
           N SC 310   PHIL 305   PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER)   
           PE 201   PL S 329   PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05)           
           PTYS 206 ,209 ,212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H  RA M 222     
           SP H 261 ,262   SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER)  WFSC 225    
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       Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,          
       Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies 
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER)  AFAS 222 ,255 ,   
           AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,    
           AFAS 342 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER)  ANTH 202 ,203 ,   
           ANTH 205 ,206 ,307  OR ANTV 307   ANTH 316 ,320       
           ARH 203   CHN 251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,     
           CHN 420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,     
           CHN 475E,482 ,483 ,495A  CLAS 362                     
           DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER)           
           EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C      
           FREN 245 ,249   GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413   GER 274 ,   
           GER 278 ,373 ,376   HIST 253 ,254 ,489   HUMS 260 ,   
           HUMS 333 ,365 ,370 ,420   ITAL 330B,330D  JPN 220 ,   
           JPN 245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,     
           JPN 446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,486 ,489 ,495B,496A,     
           JPN 496C  JUS 370A(SP05 OR AFTER),                    
           JUS 370B(SP05 OR AFTER),372A,372B  LING 210           
           MAS 265 ,365 ,375   MUS 109 ,334 ,337 ,344            
           NES 277A,330 ,334   POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,     
           POL 464 ,468 ,476  OR POLV 476   POL 478 ,487A        
           RELI 210   RSSS 315 ,328 ,350   SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,   
           SOC 324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,467   SPAN 210   TRAD 101     
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER)  W S 200 ,210 ,240           
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       Commerce Professional Admissions Requirements             
       1. Professional admission to the upper division majors is 
       competitive and for the fall semester only.  Selections   
       are made late spring semester for the fall cohort.        
       2. To apply for professional admission, a student must    
       have:                                                     
            - completed a minimum of 60 units applicable toward  
              the BS in Commerce,                                
            - a minimum of a 2.75 GPA (individuals may be        
              admitted with a lower GPA on a provisional basis   
              at the discretion of the University of Arizona     
              South Commerce Program Admissions Committee),      
            - completed or be fully registered for all foundation
              courses,                                           
            - turned in the application form by the published    
              deadline,                                          
            - a demonstrated commitment to taking responsibility 
              for your own learning and to completing the program
              on a full-time basis over five semesters (including
              one summer).                                       
       3. The following courses must be completed prior to       
       obtaining Professional Admission.                         
  -  1) Select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,107 ,103H                         
  -  2) Select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,108 ,104H                         
  -  3) Select 2 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: MATH 115A,115B                              
  -  4) SELECT FROM: MIS 111                                     
  -  5) Select 2 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: ACCT 200 ,210                               
  -  6) SELECT FROM: ECON 200                                    
  - OR) Select 2 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: ECON 201A,201B                              
  -  7) SELECT FROM: MGMT 276                                    
  -  8) SELECT FROM: PHIL 113                                    
     9) The following are recommended (consult your Commerce     
        Advisor if you plan to take them as part of your Tier    
        II requirements):                                        
           A. An environmental science course                    
           B. An economic geography course                       
           C. A business law course                              
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       Commerce Major                                            
       All Commerce students are required to take the 25 unit    
       core:                                                     
  -  1) Commerce Core Curriculum - select 11 courses.            
        SELECT FROM: RNC 301A OR RNCV 301A  RNC 301B OR          
           RNCV 301B  RNC 301C OR RNCV 301C  RNC 301D OR         
           RNCV 301D  RNC 306  OR RNCV 306   RNC 307  OR         
           RNCV 307   RNC 309  OR RNCV 309   RNC 310  OR         
           RNCV 310   RNC 311  OR RNCV 311   RNC 312  OR         
           RNCV 312   RNC 415  OR RNCV 415                       
        Students select one of the following options and         
        complete 18-21 hours:                                    
  -  2) Non-Metropolitan Commerce - 18 hours required.           
          NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: RNC 410  OR RNCV 410   RNC 430  OR          
           RNCV 430   RNC 431  OR RNCV 431   RNC 432  OR         
           RNCV 432   RNC 433  OR RNCV 433   RNC 466  OR         
           RNCV 466                                              
  - OR) Regional Commerce - 21 hours required.                   
          NEEDS: 21.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: RNC 308  OR RNCV 308   RNC 313  OR          
           RNCV 313   RNC 412  OR RNCV 412   RNC 460  OR         
           RNCV 460   RNC 462  OR RNCV 462   RNC 463  OR         
           RNCV 463   RNC 464  OR RNCV 464                       
  - OR) Sustainable Commerce - 18 hours required.                
          NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: RNC 417  OR RNCV 417   RNC 456  OR          
           RNCV 456   RNC 457  OR RNCV 457   RNC 458  OR         
           RNCV 458   RNC 459  OR RNCV 459   RNC 465  OR         
           RNCV 465                                              
  -  3) Complete 12-18 units of Commerce electives selected      
        in consultation with the Commerce advisor.               
          NEEDS: 12.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ADVR ****                                   
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       Second Major                                              
        A second major is optional.                              
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       Optional Minor                                            
       A minor is optional.  Select in consultation with your    
       major advisor.  Adjustments must be approved by the minor 
       department.                                               
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       Additional Course Work                                    
        Courses listed in this section may include general       
        elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses    
        from other institutions.  Consult with your advisor to   
        determine if courses listed in this section may be used  
        to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your      
        degree program.                                          
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       Excluded Course Work                                      
        Courses listed in this section may include               
        non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in       
        progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,    
        withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and    
        audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or     
        better are transferable to UA.                           
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