Select SOA Policies

1. Computers. See http://marriottschool.byu.edu/management/laptop_requirements.cfm.
   
   
2. Fall Orientation. Attendance at the SOA Fall Orientation is REQUIRED for students entering the program. You must arrange your schedule to attend the activities that will take place that day. Details will be sent after admission to the program.



3. Prerequisites and Course Sequencing. If post-registration audits identify a student enrolled in a course without having met the prerequisites, the student will be required to withdraw from that course.



4. Registration. The SOA will follow regular university registration procedures. Important notices are periodically sent via email to the email address that you provide through the on-line application. It is your responsibility to notify the SOA of any change in your email address.



5. Retention Standards. Students must show satisfactory progress in the SOA as measured by the retention standards identified below. Students not meeting retention standards are subject to discontinuance from the SOA. Students must:
   
   
   1. Show continuous registration at BYU (except internship) with at least one program class during fall and winter semesters.
   
   
   
   2. Maintain at least a 2.50 GPA in all required courses. MAcc students must maintain a 3.0.
   
   
   
   3. Submit a Bachelor/Masters Decision Form, available at http://marriottschool.byu.edu/studentfile/soais_itc/, no later than the last business day in March the first winter semester. (Students not completing the Bachelor/Master Decision Form will be deemed to have chosen to graduate with a BS and not a MAcc.)



6. Transfer Credit. Because of the uniqueness of the SOA program, the core accounting classes (Acc 401-406) must be taken in residence at BYU to qualify for the BS degree. Other transfer classes must be approved by the Undergraduate Management Advisement Center, 460 TNRB, 801-422-4285.