BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COLLEGE                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
12/7/72                                                                         
     Dean to discuss with MBA Office its reserving the right to approve Whether non-business majors are permitted take graduate business courses.       
                                                                                
10/30/85                                                                        
     Business College's request for exemption from the 6-year limit on coursework discussed. Graduate Deans to meet with Business College to discuss a program level resolution of the problem.                   
                                                                                
     Refused special consideration for a group of Graduate Business students who are past the 6-year limit and have only the 690 project, or the 690 project and 1-2 courses remaining to complete their degrees.            
                                                                                
1/29/86                                                                         
     Ph.D. in Business Administration proposal returned for strengthened statement on scholarship.                                      
                                                                                
6/4/86                                                                          
     Ph.D. in Business Administration proposal approved.                        
                                                                                
12/16/86                                                                        
      GC agreed that ignoring 500-level prerequisite coursework presented no problem and that the Business College should deal with the problem through advising students that all required 500/600 level courses be completed within 6 years.                              
                                                                                
4/5/88                                                                          
     Approved permitting Business College to admit a limited number of students who fall just under the AACSB approved minimum admissions standards as regular graduate students.
Approved that the formula specified on P. 63 of 1986-1988 Graduate Bulletin be accepted as for admission of regular graduate students.                      
                                                                                
4/5/94                                                                          
     Accelerated One-Year MBA program approved.                                 
                                                                                
11/29/94                                                                        
     Revised MBA program curriculum approved.                                   
                                                                                
5/9/95                                                                          
     Health Care Administration Certificate program approved.                   
                                                                                
2/27/96                                                                         
     Total Quality Management & Continuous Quality Improvement certificate program in Health Care Administration approved. 

12/11/01
     Doctor of Business Administration degree program revised eliminating requirements for a minor and redistributing course work. 

2/28/05
     Approved changes in credit hours and time to degree completion for the Doctor of Business Administration degree program.            
                                                                                
2/27/06
     Approved Business College's proposal to expand the "Bridge" program to all graduate Business programs except Labor Relations and to require 24 hours. Council's approval forwarded to the UCC. 

10/11/06
     Approved revising the minimum TOEFL score to 550 for the College of Business Administration.

12/06/06
     Approved Graduate Faculty Status Criteria for the Business Administration College.

3/9/07
     Approved interdisciplinary M.A. in Global Interactions degree program.

4/13/07
     Approved graduate certificate program in Global Business.

6/11/07
     Approved moving the Masters of Public Health from the College of Business to the College of Education.

11/08/07
     Approved Economic Development Specialization in the MBA program.

12/13/07
     Approved the MBA program accepting GRE scores as a substitute for GMAT scores for those who have earned graduate degrees in fields other than business. 

3/4/08
     Approved changes in the MBA Health Care Administration Program.

3/4/08
     Approved Doctor of Business Administration Global Business in Marketing track specialization.