BAP Membership Requirements
Undergraduate Academic Requirements
- Be declared an accounting, finance, or information systems major and have taken Principles of Financial & Managerial courses (ACG 2021 & 2071)
- Have at least one academic semester remaining at UCF after the semester of initiation (summer semester does not count)
- Have a cumulative 3.0 GPA in all courses, a 3.25 GPA in the last 60 hours or a 3.5 in the last 30 hours
- Must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA in Principles of Financial and Managerial Accounting (Minimum requirements for pledging)
AND/OR
- Must have a 3.2 GPA in all upper-level accounting, finance, or information system courses (Minimum requirements for becoming a member, not including Business Law 1 & 2 and principles classes)
Note: If you do not meet the GPA requirement, you must have a 3.25 in your last 60 credit hours or a 3.5 in your last 30 credit hours.
Graduate Academic Requirements
- Elected accounting, finance or information systems as his/her area of concentration
- Is currently enrolled in the graduate program or have already completed a semester in the graduate program
- Have at least one academic semester remaining at UCF after the semester of initation (summer semester does not count)
Non-Academic Requirements to Join
All initiates are required to serve in a candidate period when they will be evaluated by a point system, completing a designated amount of hours in Service, Professional and Social Activities.
- Meeting National Objectives
- The promotion of the study and practice of accounting
- The provision of opportunities for self-development and association among members and practicing accountants
- The encouragement of a sense of ethical, social and public responsibilities
- To encourage involvement: the greater the points required --> the more events you have to attend to become a member --> the more comfortable you get with being involved
- To meet people and make friends
- To train for future participation in leadership positions
Candidate Points and Meetings
In order to join BAP, all candidates must attend the first meeting of the semester. At this meeting, they will receive a candidate handbook that contains all the appropriate forms they need. They will then need to turn in a Student Information Sheet and a completed Scavenger Hunt by a certain deadline along with an official copy of their transcripts and the candidate dues of $85. For more information about the Candidate process, please click here.