Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Duration : 4 Years
Program Description
The Department of Marketing offers BBA Program for students on a regular basis. Students, who have passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or O-Level or equivalent examination and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or A-Level or equivalent examination with certain CGPA determined by the Central Admission Committee of the University, can appear in the Admission Test, which is arranged by the Faculty of Business Studies. On the basis of the scores on Admission Test, and SSC and HSC examination grades, students are selected for the BBA program
| Programs | Course Work (Credit Hours) |
Viva-Voce (Credit Hours) |
Internship (Credit Hours) |
Total (Credit Hours) |
| BBA | 40 Courses×3 C.H.=120 | 3 | 3 | 126 |
Program Duration and Course Distribution
The duration of the BBA program is four years divided into eight semesters. A total of 126 credit hours have to be completed by students in 40 taught courses, viva-voce examinations, and an internship program. For each course unit, there will be two lectures of one hour and a half in every week. Each course unit carries a weight of 3 credit hours. The total of 126 credit hours in the BBA program is distributed as follows:
| Class Year | Number of Courses | Total Course Units | Credit Hours | |
| First Semester | Second Semester | |||
| Course Works | ||||
| First Year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| Second Year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| Third Year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| Fourth Year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
Viva-Voce and Internship
| Viva-Voce | (1st Year to 4th Year) | 3 | ||
| Internship | 3 | |||
| Total | 126 | |||
Students have to go for the viva-voce examaminations at the end of each class year (i.e. second semester, fourth semester, sixth semester, and eighth semester). In addition, students have to undergo an internship program at the end of eighth semester. The internship program carries a weight of 3 credit hours and the viva-voce for the internship report 3 credit hours.
Evaluation and Grading
Performance of students in courses will be evaluated as under:
| First Mid-term Test | 15 % |
| Second Mid-term Test | 15 % |
| Term Paper, Quiz, & Class Attendance | 10 % |
| Final Examination | 60 % |
| Total | 100% |
Two examiners evaluate the script of the final examination and the average is taken for grading purpose. If the difference between the marks of two examiners is more than 20%, the script must be evaluated by a third examiner and the average of two marks with the minimum difference is taken into account for grading purpose. The total marks in a course is converted into letter-grades as under:
| Marks Range | Letter-Grade | Grade Point |
| 80% & Above | A+ | 4.00 |
| 75-79 | A | 3.75 |
| 70-74 | A- | 3.50 |
| 65-69 | B+ | 3.25 |
| 60-64 | B | 3.00 |
| 55-59 | B- | 2.75 |
| 50-54 | C+ | 2.50 |
| 45-49 | C | 2.25 |
| 40-44 | D | 2.00 |
| Below-40 | F | 0.00 |
For the viva-voce examination, a student is awarded only one letter grade after the end of fourth year. The internship program or the project paper is supervised and examined by the guide teacher. The internship report or the project paper will be examined jointly by the guide and the Examination Committee. The Chairman of the Department keeps the evaluated scripts in his/her custody for at least two months after the announcement of the results and after that the scripts are handed over to appropriate custody according to the University rules.
Class Attendance
1. 75% and above: Eligible to sit as a regular student
2. 60 – 74%: Non-collegiate, will be allowed to sit for the examination with a fine of Tk. 5,000/-
3. Below 60%: Not allowed to sit for the examination & may seek re-admission in the program.
Promotion
For promotion from one class year to the next class year, a student is required to earn a minimum CGPA (excluding viva-voce grade) as under:
| Class Year | Minimum CGPA |
| From First Year to Second Year | 2.00 |
| From Second Year to Third Year | 2.25 |
| From Third Year to Fourth Year |
2.50 |
The minimum CGPA of a student, as mentioned above, is calculated based on the grade points earned in courses of all previous class years. A student failing to clear up University or Departmental dues shall not be promoted to the next class year.
Degree Requirements
For appearing at the eighth semester final examination, every student shall have to fill in examination entry form supplied by the Controller of Examinations on payment of dues.
Credit Transfer
No credit transfer from any other programs or institutions is allowed for the BBA degree.
Improvement of Grades
1. A student earning an ‘F’ grade in any course in any year shall be required to improve the grade with any of the following two batches. Any student earning less than “B” grade in any course may choose to improve the grade by appearing at the semester final examination with the next two batches. In such a case, the student’s previous grade earned will becancelled automatically.
2. A student, who has earned an ‘F’ grade, shall be allowed to improve the grade of a course two times only, except through readmission.
3. No improvement shall be allowed in the mid-term test marks and the grades earned in viva-voce, as well as in the course(s) in which a student did not attend classes or appear at the course test.
4. For improvement of grade in a course, the student shall apply to the Departmental Chairman at least 4 weeks before the start of the semester final examination. The coordinator of the batch shall recommend and certify the average mark earned by the candidate in the mid-term test.
5. If a student likes to improve the grade point earned in a course/courses of 4th year, s/he must apply for such improvement examination before the award of the degree. Improvement shall not be allowed once the degree is awarded.
Re-Admission
1. A student failing to get the requisite grade points for promotion to the next year may seek readmission with the following batches. For readmission, a student will have to apply for this within one month after the announcement of the result of the concerned year.
2. On readmission, grades earlier earned by a student in the class year of readmission shall be cancelled and the student shall have to retake all the course-works and examinations.
3. Readmission in a class-year shall be allowed only twice in a class and a student shall not be allowed to take readmission in more than three class years during the entire program.
4. A readmitted student must complete the BBA within a maximum period of six years from the date of original admission. His/her application for completion of the program after the sixth year will not be entertained under any circumstance(s).
Drop Out
1. A student failing to earn the yearly GPA for promotion from one year to the next year after taking readmission in any year shall be dropped out of the program.
2. A student earning an ‘F’ grade in any course after taking improvement examinations or readmission in any class shall be dropped out of the program.
Adoption of Unfair Means
Students adopting unfair means in examinations, assignments, term papers, and thesis shall be expelled from the University.
Dean’s Honor List and Dean’s Merit List
1. A list of meritorious students who have been awarded the BBA degree with CGPA of at least 3.85/4.00 shall be included in the Dean’s Honor List of the year. Students who have earned CGPA 3.85/4.00 by taking improvement tests will not be eligible for the Dean’s Honor List.
2. Students who have earned SGPA of 4.0 in any semester shall be included in the Dean’s Merit List of the semester.
Academic Administration
1. Respective statutory authorities of the University shall design syllabus, allocate courses for teaching, constitute Examination Committee and the panel of examiners as per rules of the University.
2. At the beginning of a semester
a. A course teacher shall provide the students a course outline indicating the text book to be followed, course schedule and probable dates of mid-term tests.
b. The Chairman of the Department shall provide the Dean of the Faculty and the students a schedule indicating 15 weeks of class teaching, 1 week break, 3 weeks of examinations and the following 4 weeks for the publication of results of the batch.
c. The Committee of Courses of the Department shall constitute an Examination Committee for each year of the program. The Examination Committee shall be composed of 4 members, one of which shall be an external, appointed from outside the Department. In case of any vacancy or inability on the part of a member/examiner, the examination work shall not be invalidated.
3. The Examination Committee shall appoint two question setters and examiners including the course teacher for each course, moderate & print question papers, hold semester final & viva-voce examinations, appoint tabulators, announce semester results, and recommend students’ promotion to the next year.
4. The Chairman of the Examination Committee shall submit the semester examination results and the relevant scripts to the Chairman of the Department including.
a. A grade-sheet and all the related working papers.
b. A list of students recommended for promotion to the next year class.
c. A list of teachers showing their involvement in the examination works.
d. Copies of the grade-sheets and the average mid-term marks of all courses of the semester/year to the Program Coordinator of the batch.
e. The Chairman of the Examination Committee shall also submit a copy of the tabulated results of each semester to the Controller of Examinations immediately after the announcement of the semester final results.
5. The course teacher shall announce the results of the mid-term tests within two weeks of the date of holding the examination and submit the average mid-term marks to the Chairman of the Examination Committee before the semester final examination starts. Tabulation work will start after the marks of term final examinations are received by the Chairman. Any modification of the submitted marks shall not be allowable.
6. For smooth administration of the BBA program, the Academic Committee shall nominate one of its members to act as the BBA Program Coordinator for each batch. The Coordinator will assist the Chairman of the Department in matters relating to improvement of grade, readmission and promotion, preparation of Dean’s Honor and Merit List, semester scheduling, and monitoring the results of the batch.
7. Within the framework of these rules and the rules of the University, the Departmental Academic Committee may adopt policies for strengthening the academic and co-academic activities of the Department.
8. For appearing at the 8th semester final examination, every student shall have to fill in examination entry form supplied by the Controller of Examinations on payment of dues.
9. The Chairman of the Department shall hold the evaluated scripts in his/her custody for at least two months after announcement of the results and after that the scripts will be disposed off according to the university practice.
10. Any deviation from the rules of the program will require:
a. Recommendation of the Departmental Academic Committee.
b. Consent of the Dean, and
c. Approval of the Academic Council of the University.
Computation of Grade Point Average
The Grade Point Average (GPA) will be computed as under:
