BS Operations Management at University of Alabama

Programme overview

Areas of interest for operations management students include process analysis and improvement, quality control, production planning, inventory management, manufacturing, scheduling, supply chain management, logistics, transportation, and procurement. Operations management focuses on the effective management of the resources and activities that produce and deliver the goods and services of any business.

Faculty: Culverhouse College of Business | Department: Information Systems Statistics Management Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

Courses in the listed curriculum include OM 310 Intro to Management Science, OM 321 Prod Planning & Contrl, OM 375 Statistical Quality Control, OM 420 Computer Simulation, OM 421 Bus Analytics for Operations, OM 422 Production Scheduling Problems.

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Entry requirements

Each prospective OM student must submit an application demonstrating that all criteria for admission have been met. Students are eligible for admission to the program if they meet the criteria for admission to the upper division of the College of Business. A student whose grade point average falls below these standards may petition for admission to the upper division and declare Operations Management if the student’s grade point average for the last 30 hours attempted at this institution is 2.5 or higher. Operations Management majors must earn a C- or better in all Operations Management major courses. A student who enrolls in any of these courses twice and fails to make a grade of C- or higher will not be permitted to take additional OM courses without special permission. Enrollment is defined as registration for a course resulting in the recording of hours attempted on the student’s record. Priority for enrollment in upper-division OM courses is given to students who are not repeating University-level freshman admission (not programme-specific): 4 units English, 3 units mathematics, 3 units natural sciences (two with labs) and 10 other academic units; ACT or SAT is required if the cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0 for 2027 entry (all applicants for 2028 entry).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

First-year priority deadlines: November 2 for Spring entry and December 4 for Summer/Fall entry. Applications are accepted through the UA Undergraduate App, and first-time freshmen may also apply through the Common App.

Transfer priority deadlines: October 1 for Spring entry and March 1 for Summer/Fall entry. The application fee is $50 (nonrefundable); Alabama residents applying via the UA Undergraduate App pay no fee.

First-year applicants for a 2027 entry term must submit an ACT or SAT score if their cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0; all students applying to enroll in 2028 must submit test scores.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ua.edu/apply/

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