Additional requirements
Students must complete the core program and the requirements of one of the business majors in the SBA with a minimum grade of C in each of the pre-core, core and major courses. Once admitted to the business program as a pre-business or undecided business student or major, a student must complete all of the remaining business core, major and business minor coursework for the degree at Oakland University.
Students must complete at least 31 credits of courses offered by the School of Business Administration, excluding ECN 1500 , ECN 2000 or ECN 2020 , ECN 2010 , ECN 2100 and QMM 2400 an Of these 31 credits, at least 12 credits must be in the student’s major.
Students earning an additional major are permitted to do so in all areas except general management. No more than four credits of independent study (4996) courses may be used to meet the major elective requirement. Courses numbered 3800 and 4900 may be repeated for up to eight credits provided the topics are different. All major courses require a 2.6 GPA or better or major standing to take these courses (excludes Economics and non-SBA major courses).
In addition to the course requirements listed above, students interested in pursuing the human resource management (HRM) major must also complete the Human Resource Management Experience (HRME) requirement which will satisfy the ORG 3990 requirement. The options for this requirement are described below:
Internship - HRME contract
Students must receive HRM faculty adviser approval prior to beginning the work experience .
For students who would like to substitute their current or recent work experience, the student must complete the contract for the appropriate job and schedule a meeting with the HRM major adviser for approval. Additional support may be required when using previous experience to fulfill this requirement.
The student’s work experience must meet the minimum 280 contact hours requirement.
Exit interview
Upon completion of the internship or equivalent experience, the student must submit written answers to the specified exit interview questions to the major adviser.
Students must also have their internship supervisor submit a letter on company letterhead to the HRM major adviser stating the following: hours worked, time period (e.g. months/year), and basic job duties.
Upon documentation of the exit interview, written documentation of the completion of the requirement will be provided to the student and the Undergraduate Advising Office within two weeks.
Portfolio Project
Information concerning this option is available from the HRM Major Adviser.
These items represent new work that represents an HRM skill set. Once the student submits all required aspects of the project to the HRM Major Adviser, written documentation of the completion of the requirement will be provided to the student and the Undergraduate Advising Office within two weeks.