ABLE Internship Pre-requisites Check List by Major

ACCT 490 (Prerequisites)

(Satisfies Accounting Requirement)

• Professional Program GATE
• ACCT 201 – Principles of Accounting I (C or better)
• ACCT 202 – Principles of Accounting II (C or better)
• Professional Program Admission Test (Accounting Program Admissions Test - APAT) – Usually completed w/ACCT 304
• Completed or currently enrolled in ACCT 304 – Intermediate Accounting I
• Placement approval/permission by department chair (Dr. Ken Smith)
  • Note: For VITA students, VITA approval form signed by VITA program faculty (Dr. George Summers) replaces permission from department chair
• Completion of ABLE registration requirements

Top

BUAD 490 (Prerequisites)

(Satisfies Business Administration, Finance, Management, or Marketing Major Requirement)

• Professional Program GATE
• Business accounting, information systems, or economics major preferred
• Placement approval/permission by department chair (Dr. Frank Shipper)
• Completion of ABLE registration requirements

Top

ECON 460 (Prerequisites)

Note: Students take ECON 460–Applied Economics Workshop - ECON students only.

• Professional Program GATE
• Senior with major, minor or track in economics only
• Placement approval/permission by department chair (Dr. Brian Hill)

Top

FINA 490 (Prerequisites)

(Satisfies Business Administration or Finance Major Requirement)

• Professional Program GATE
• FINA 311 – Financial Management (B or better)
• Placement approval/permission by department chair (Dr. Brian Hill)
• Completion of ABLE registration requirements

Top

INFO 490 (Prerequisites)

(Satisfies Information Systems Major Requirement)

• Professional Program GATE
• INFO 301 - Business Applications Development
• INFO 311 –Business Systems Analysis
• Placement approval/permission by department chair (Dr. Kathie Wright)
• Completion of ABLE registration requirements

Note: Students may opt to take INFO 476 instead of ABLE Internship 490 course. INFO 476 – Information Systems Development and Implementation is an experiential project providing applied learning experiences. See catalog for pre-requisites for INFO 476.

Top

MGMT 490 (Prerequisites)

(Satisfies Business Administration or Marketing Major Requirement)

• Professional Program GATE
• MGMT 320
• Placement approval/permission by department chair (Dr. Frank Shipper)
• Completion of ABLE registration requirements

Top

MKTG 490 (Prerequisites)

(Satisfies Business Administration or Marketing Major Requirement)

• Professional Program GATE
• MKTG 330
• Placement approval/permission by department chair (Dr. Frank Shipper)
• Completion of ABLE registration requirements

Top

ACCEPTANCE INTO PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM (GATE)

• Submission of application by 12/1 for spring semester and by 5/1 for fall semester
• By the start of the next semester:
  • Complete 56 credit hours
  • Complete 22 hours from lower-division pre-professional core including the following with a C or better
    • ACCT 201
    • ECON 211
    • INFO 111
    • MATH 160 or MATH 201
    • MATH 155
• Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher

For more information about being accepted into the professional program, CLICK HERE.

Top