STUDENT HANDBOOK 2020 - 2021 LEARNING TO SUCCEED FOR A LIFETIME Howdy! Texas A&M University core values include excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service. In addition to these, Mays Business School emphasizes seven core competencies, identified by employers as critical for a successful business person, and important to developing a transformational leader. Transformational leaders are responsible, ethical leaders with vision and strong business competencies who exemplify selfless service and value diversity and inclusion. To become a Mays Transformational Leader requires a combination of intentional mindsets, business acumen, and competencies. Mays Transformational Leader Global A mindset is the lens to A competency is a Manage Ethical evaluate a situation. It skilled behavior or Act Ethically Entrepreneurial determines the habit. They shape the Communicate Diversity of Thought questions to ask and the observable actions in Create Opportunities Systems Thinking priority structure for responses to situations. Work With Others Analytical Think Critically weighing alternatives. Social Impact Lead Business acumen is the collection of understood principles, concepts, and experience. This informs the possible answers and solutions. Competency Acumen Mindset Holistic View of an Enterprise Functional Area Expertise Professional Experience Technical Skills Mays offers multiple high-impact programs to help students acquire the tools needed, both to notice when transformational leadership is needed, and to execute transformational leadership effectively. Students are encouraged to speak with an academic advisor about opportunities, such as the following: International Experiences Certificate Programs Co-op Education & Internships Portfolio Development Peer Education Professional Program Page 1 2020 – 2021 Student Handbook WELCOME 2020-2021 STUDENT HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to Mays Business School! At Mays, we step up to Learning to Succeed for a Lifetime ................................................... 1 advance the world’s prosperity. Academic Advising This means providing a better Academic Advising Syllabus ........................................................ 3-4 future for generations who follow, Undergraduate Advising Office ....................................................... 4 including quality of life, environment Major Academic Advisors ............................................................... 5 and economic systems. Registration and Waitlist Procedures ............................................. 6 Our mission is to be a vibrant Academic Policies learning organization that creates Academic Rules and Definitions ................................................... 7-8 impactful knowledge and develops Academic and Degree Progress Standards .................................... 9 transformational leaders. Degree Evaluation and Graduation Requirements ........................ 10 This Student Handbook contains Academic Majors, Degree Requirements academic program information and BBA Upper Level Entry .................................................................. 11 resources for students enrolled in BBA Core Business Knowledge .................................................... 12 the Bachelor of Business Accounting ................................................................................ 13-14 Administration (BBA) degree Business Honors ...................................................................... 15-16 program in Mays Business School Finance ..................................................................................... 17-18 at Texas A&M University. Included Management ............................................................................ 19-20 is information about academic Management Information Systems ........................................... 21-22 advising, policies, resources, Marketing .................................................................................. 23-24 academic majors, requirements for Supply Chain Management ..................................................... 25-26 admission to upper level major, and special program opportunities for Footnotes ...................................................................................... 27 students. BBA Degree Planner Worksheet ................................................... 28 Core Curriculum Students are advised to use this American History ........................................................................... 29 handbook, along with other Life and Physical Sciences ........................................................... 29 important information sources, as Social and Behavioral Sciences .................................................... 30 their primary guide for the undergraduate business program. Language, Philosophy and Culture ............................................... 30 Students bear responsibility for Creative Arts .................................................................................. 31 becoming fully acquainted and BBA International Elective .......................................................... 31-33 complying with the rules, policies Special Programs and requirements of Texas A&M Study Abroad or Intern Abroad ...................................................... 34 University and Mays Business Certificate Programs ...................................................................... 35 School. Major Specific Special Programs .............................................. 36-38 Cooperative Education and Internships .................................... 39-40 The best way to stay informed is by Student Resources scheduling regular advising Business Undergraduate Career Services .................................... 41 meetings with a Mays Business Mays Communication Lab ............................................................. 42 School Undergraduate Advising Student Involvement Resources .................................................... 42 academic advisor. Transfer of Course Credit ......................................................... 43-44 Handy Phone Numbers & Websites .............................................. 45 2020 – 2021 While every effort has been made to make this handbook as complete and accurate as possible, changes may occur at any time in requirements, deadlines and curricula listed in the handbook. 2020 – 2021 Student Handbook Page 2 ACADEMIC ADVISING SYLLABUS Undergraduate Advising Office – Mays Business School 238 Wehner Building The Undergraduate Advising Office staffs a skilled group of academic advisors dedicated to advising and mentoring undergraduate business students. The office acts on behalf of the Dean for undergraduate student academic matters, and college and university requirements. Undergraduate Advising Office Advising Philosophy, Vision Statement Academic advising is a collaboration between a student and an academic advisor. Our vision for academic advising is to engage students beyond their own world view to recognize the “art of possibility.” Through teaching and learning experiences, the student sets goals, acquires information and services, and makes decisions consistent with interests, goals, abilities and degree requirements. Appointment Policies APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING • Advising by Drop-in is available during the fall and spring semesters, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. on Monday and Thursday. Students are seen on a first come, first served basis • Advising by Appointment is available 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except during scheduled drop-in advising • Schedule an appointment online via the “Navigate” tab in Howdy (Howdy > Navigate > Get Assistance). Appointments must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance • Advising options may include in-person, by phone or by videoconference VIRTUAL ADVISING VIA ZOOM • To schedule a virtual advising appointment via Navigate (Howdy > Navigate > Get Assistance), leave a comment in the “Comment Section” requesting a Zoom session • Appointment reminders will be emailed. Review the instructions to be prepared for your advising appointment NO SHOWS AND CANCELLATIONS • If you are unable to attend your advising appointment, please CANCEL your appointment in Navigate • 3 “no-shows” (failure to attend a scheduled advising session without cancelling the appointment in advance) will prevent a student from scheduling appointments for the remainder of the semester Email Etiquette • Only email advisors (or instructors) from your • Allow at least 24-48 hours for a response TAMU account • Do not use abbreviated text language • In the subject include a brief reason for your • Do not reply to a mass email, begin a new email email • Do not forward your email to another account • Always include your full name and UIN (i.e. yahoo, g-mail, etc.) • Use respectful, courteous, professional language • Do not resend the same email multiple times Important Deadlines • 5th class day – last day for adding a course for the fall or spring semester • 5th class day – last day for dropping a course for the fall or spring semester without record • 60th class day – last day to drop a course from the fall or spring semester schedule with no penalty (Q-drop) • 60th class day – last day to officially withdraw from the fall or spring semester (drop to zero hours) Page 3 2020 – 2021 Student Handbook ACADEMIC ADVISING SYLLABUS (Continued) Advisor Responsibilities Student Responsibilities WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR ADVISOR WHAT YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR EXPECTS