Program: General Business, B.S. - University of Houston Clear Lake

Apr 04, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

General Business, B.S. Degree Map

Are you passionate about a wide range of topics? If the answer to this question is yes, then pursuing a Bachelor of Science in General Business at the University of Houston-Clear Lake might be for you. This degree program requires you to work closely with your adviser to select courses from various degree programs in the College of Business that match your interests and career goals. Students who have graduated with a General Business degree have become successful entrepreneurs, retail and sales managers and general managers.

The flexibility of the Bachelor of Science in General Business will help you succeed by developing the skills to operate, manage and lead a prosperous 21st-century enterprise. Even more, you will learn these skills at a university where the College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.

The degree in General Business leads to the Bachelor of Science. A minimum of 57 upper-level (33XX and 43XX) hours and a total of 120 hours are required for the baccalaureate degree.

University Core Requirements (42 hours)

Communication (6 hours)

WRIT 1301 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 1302 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 2311 - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

Grades must be C- or higher.

Mathematics (3 hours)

MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences. Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

Grade must be C- or higher.

Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

Choose two courses from the approved list:

ASTR 1303 - Stars and Galaxies Credit Hours: 3
ASTR 1304 - Solar System Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1306 - Biology for Science Majors I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1307 - Biology for Science Majors II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1308 - Biology for Non-Science Majors I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1309 - Biology for Non-Science Majors II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 2301 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 2302 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1305 - Introductory Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
ENSC 1301 - Environmental Science I Credit Hours: 3
ENSC 1302 - Environmental Science II Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1303 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1304 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1301 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1302 - College Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 2325 - University Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 2326 - University Physics II Credit Hours: 3

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

Choose one course from the approved list:

ANTH 2346 - General Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
COMM 1307 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credit Hours: 3
HUMN 1301 - Humanities Credit Hours: 3
LITR 2341 - Literature and Experience Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
WGST 1301 - Gender Matters: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3

Creative Arts (3 hours)

Choose one course from the approved list:

ARTS 1303 - World Art Survey I Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 1304 - World Art Survey II Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 2379 - Arts and the Child Credit Hours: 3

American History (6 hours)

HIST 1301 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1302 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3

Government/Political Science (6 hours)

POLS 2305 - Federal Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2306 - Texas Government Credit Hours: 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Choose one course from the approved list

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

Other courses may meet this requirement; however, ECON 2301 will still be required for all Business majors.

Component Area Option (6 hours)

Two 1-hour Life and Physical Science Labs

COMM 1315 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1100 - Learning Frameworks Credit Hours: 1

College Core Requirements (48 hours)

The following courses, or their approved equivalents constitute the business core and are required of all business students. No more than 6 hours of grades in the range of D+, D or D- are permitted in upper-level (33XX and 43XX) Business Core Requirements.

Core Requirements for Business Majors (48 hours)

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I - Financial Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 2302 - Principles of Accounting II - Managerial Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 1301 - Business Principles Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 1305 - Business Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3
DSCI 3321 - Statistics I Credit Hours: 3
DSCI 3331 - Quantitative Methods for Management Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3311 - Money and Banking Credit Hours: 3
FINC 3331 - Business Finance Credit Hours: 3
LEGL 3301 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 3303 - Information Systems for Management Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 3301 - Management Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4312 - Strategic Management (Capstone) Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 3301 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 3312 - Written Communications in Business Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

When ECON 2301 is used to satisfy the Social Behavioral Sciences Requirement, an additional elective will be needed.

MGMT 4312 - Strategic Management (Capstone) Credit Hours: 3 - - requires permission.

Major Requirements (18 hours)

All courses within the major requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or better. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is required to graduate.

18 hours in upper-level (33xx or 43xx) Business course work with no more than 6 hours of course work from any one of the following areas: Accounting, Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Management Information Systems, Management, and/or Marketing.

Elective Requirements (12 hours)

Choose four courses from any upper-level (33xx or 43XX) elective courses offered by Colleges of Business, Human Sciences & Humanities, Science & Engineering or Education.

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete the final 30 semester hours of 3000 and 4000 level coursework in residence at UHCL.
Students must complete a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of upper-level (3000-4000 level) coursework: (1) in the major and (2) in residence at UHCL.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 on coursework completed at UHCL with grades of C or better on at least 30 hours of resident upper-level work. Grades of C- or below cannot be applied toward the 30 hours of resident upper-level work.