Students beginning at OU prior to Summer 2025 may apply for Degree Candidacy. Degree Candidacy approval and completed prerequisite courses completed allow business majors to enroll in upper-division business courses. To declare a business major, students must meet the 2.50 OU and Combined Retention GPA minimums.
Students must maintain at least a 2.50 GPA in both their OU and overall retention GPAs, with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 in combined degree candidacy courses. Please note that all attempts are counted in the cumulative GPA calculation.
Additionally, students are required to repeat any courses in which they received a grade of D or F within the degree candidacy courses.
The following courses must be completed before a student can begin upper-division business courses.
When you are in the semester of your final Degree Candidacy courses, you may need to submit an application. It is important not to wait until you have finished your DC courses to apply. Please contact your advisor for more information.
You will only be eligible to enroll in upper-division business courses once you have successfully completed all the prerequisite courses listed above.
