The BFP program gave a presentation on their program to ACA at the October meeting.

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