For students entering the HBA program in September 2009 and thereafter , the following program curriculum applies:

The Third Year (HBA1)
The third year of the undergraduate program in Business Administration
consists of an integrated set of courses (8.25 courses) designed to give a basic understanding of the functions and the interrelationships of the major areas of management, as well as to develop problem-solving and action-planning skills.

All students will take: Business Administration 3300K, 3301K, 3302K, 3303K, 3304K, 3307K, 3311K, 3316K, 3321K, 3322K, 3323K.

No substitute for any of the above courses is permitted under any
circumstances.

The Fourth Year (HBA2)
The fourth year consists of required and elective courses (6.0 courses). The elective courses allow students to design a personal program of study best suited to their individual needs. A few students concentrate mainly in one functional area; most prefer to select courses from several areas.

Required:

International Perspective Requirement: Business Administration 4505A/B.

Corporations and Society Perspective Requirement: at least one 0.5 course from Business Administration 4521A/B, 4522A/B, 4523A/B or other business elective as determined and approved by the HBA Program Director to satisfy this requirement.

Applied Project Requirement: Business Administration 4420.

Electives:

4.0 elective courses chosen from 4000 level Business courses (1.0 course from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Science, Social Science, or Law that is career related may be substituted for a Business elective with the permission of the HBA Program Director).

Progression and Graduation Requirements
To be eligible for registration in the fourth year, third year students must meet the following requirements:

1. Pass all courses
2. Achieve an overall average of 70% or better in HBA1, as defined by the program.
3. Participate in three Ivey research studies as part of the program. If a student chooses not to participate in the research studies, they can fulfill this requirement by writing review essays of 3 to 5 pages each, double spaced, on articles of their choice from a management journal, such as Harvard Business Review or MIT/Sloan Management Review.
   

To be eligible for graduation, fourth year students must meet the following requirements:

1. Pass all courses
2. Achieve an overall average of at least 70% over all courses taken in HBA2, as defined by the program.

Students may be "passed by faculty action" by a majority of the teaching faculty attending the HBA1 or HBA2 grades meetings.

Extended-Time HBA Program
All students are expected to complete the HBA program on a full-time basis. The Extended-Time HBA program is intended for HBA2 students who are not able to complete the final year of the HBA program because of significant extenuating compassionate or medical circumstances. The Extended-Time HBA program is available only with the permission of the HBA Program Director and with supporting
documentation.

Special Students
HBA graduates may enroll in HBA2 electives as special students only with permission of the HBA Program Director.

Honors
Pass with Distinction - A student who achieves an overall average of at least 80.0% on a full year's work in HBA1 or HBA2 as defined by the program, will be designated as "Pass with Distinction" on UWO transcripts.

Graduation "With Distinction" - A student who achieves an overall average of 80.0% and no grade lower than 70% on the entire program (HBA1 and HBA2) with no failed courses will receive the designation "Graduation with Distinction" on UWO diplomas and transcripts.

Dean's Honor List - A student must complete a full year's course work as defined by the program and attain grades in the top 25% of the class to be designated as Dean's Honor List on Western's transcripts. Students may attain Dean's Honor List standing at the end of HBA1 and at the end of HBA2. The average excludes exchange and non-Ivey courses.

Ivey Scholar - A student who achieves a standing in the top 10% in both HBA1 and HBA2 will be designated as an Ivey Scholar on Western's transcripts. Students may attain Ivey Scholar standing only at the end of HBA2. The HBA1 and HBA2 averages exclude exchange and non-Ivey courses.

Eligibility for the Ivey designations is contingent on adherence to the Ivey Student Code of Professional Conduct throughout the HBA program.

Gold Medal - The Gold Medal will be awarded to a student with the highest average, who has completed a full year of courses in both HBA1 and HBA2 as defined by the program. The average is calculated by a simple average of the student's HBA1 average and the HBA2 average over all courses taken at Ivey. The average excludes exchange and non-Ivey courses.

If an HBA student is found in breach of the Ivey Student Code of Professional Conduct, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed, the student may be ineligible to receive any Ivey honors designation and the Gold Medal.

Extended-Time HBA Program
All students are expected to complete the HBA program on a full-time basis. The Extended-Time HBA program is intended for HBA2 students who are not able to complete the final year of the HBA program because of significant extenuating compassionate or medical circumstances. The Extended-Time HBA program is available only with the permission of the HBA Program Director and with
supporting documentation.

Unsatisfactory Standing
The teaching faculty of each year of the program meet to consider individually the case of each student who has not met the requirements either for progression or graduation. Given the academic performance of the student and all other information available to the Faculty,

A third year student may be:

1. Required to withdraw from the program
2. Passed by Faculty action
3. Admitted to the fourth year following withdrawal
4. Required to follow a course of action deemed appropriate by the Faculty,

A fourth year student may be:

1. Required to withdraw from the program
2. Passed by Faculty action
3. Permitted to do a program of remedial work
4. Required to follow a course of action deemed appropriate by the Faculty.

Academic Appeals Procedures
An appeal is a request for an exemption from a Senate regulation or a request that a grade on a particular piece of work or a final standing in a course or program be changed. The successive levels for an academic appeal are as follows:

1. consultation with the faculty member
2. submission of a written request to the Dean, through the Program Director
3. submission of a written application to the Senate Review Board Academic

Each step of the appeals process should be initiated as soon as possible and within the timelines as specified in the STUDENT ACADEMIC APPEALS section.