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B A 324Upper division3 credit hours

B A 324 Business Communication: Oral and Written

Since 2011, B A 324 has averaged 3.44 with 19% A’s. In Spring 2026 it averaged 3.70, below the 3.84 average for undergraduate B A classes that term.

By Sulayman Bowles · Grade data updated

Credit hours
3
Level
Upper division
Class hours a week
3
Grading
Letter grade only
Repeat for credit
No
Core curriculum
Communication (010)
Latest grades
Spring 2026

What grades did students get?

Spring 2026: 543 letter grades, 3.70 average GPA, 44% A’s, 19 sections

Bars show the selected term. Short lines show all terms combined.

Grade counts
GradeStudentsShareAll terms
A24144.4%18.6%
A−19636.1%34.7%
B+488.8%21.8%
B427.7%17.1%
B−91.7%4.8%
C+00.0%1.1%
C50.9%0.9%
C−20.4%0.5%
D+00.0%0.1%
D00.0%0.2%
D−00.0%0.1%
F00.0%0.3%
Q, W, CR, and others11Not in the average

How have grades changed?

UT’s grade reports show 42 terms from Fall 2011 to Spring 2026 (15 falls, 15 springs, and 12 summers).

Spring 2026 3.70 average · 44% A’s · 543 grades
B A 324 average GPAAll undergraduate B A classesLetter grades each term
Every term
TermSectionsLetter gradesAverage GPAA’s
Spring 2026195433.7044.4%
Fall 2025206043.6133.9%
Spring 2025184793.5323.2%
Fall 2024236413.6033.1%
Spring 2024235393.5426.7%
Fall 2023225093.5018.5%
Summer 20231113.4918.2%
Spring 2023204643.4821.6%
Fall 2022225853.6034.7%
Summer 20221163.420.0%
Spring 2022174953.5734.5%
Fall 2021144413.5831.5%
Summer 20212463.6150.0%
Spring 2021173283.6543.0%
Fall 2020166693.6234.8%
Summer 20203803.6333.8%
Spring 2020153103.6640.3%
Fall 2019195923.5218.9%
Summer 20192263.423.8%
Spring 2019154493.4213.6%
Fall 2018195633.382.3%
Summer 20182303.140.0%
Spring 2018164763.171.5%
Fall 2017195873.200.5%
Summer 20172403.165.0%
Spring 2017153873.221.3%
Fall 2016216333.251.6%
Summer 20162413.354.9%
Spring 2016154383.060.2%
Fall 2015196003.304.2%
Summer 20152493.5020.4%
Spring 2015164613.3010.2%
Fall 2014195963.4313.1%
Summer 20142433.220.0%
Spring 2014154403.3511.6%
Fall 2013175353.389.7%
Summer 20132533.363.8%
Spring 2013195633.4215.8%
Fall 2012134043.4114.4%
Summer 20122473.3921.3%
Spring 2012154443.3012.6%
Fall 2011174983.3312.2%

What’s B A 324 about?

Theory and practice of effective communication, using models from business situations. Students practice what they learn with a variety of in-class activities, written assignments, and oral presentations. Teamwork and use of interpersonal skills are included. Only one of the following may be counted: Communication 324M, Communication 324C, Communication 324H, Business Administration 324, and Business Administration 324H. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Prerequisites

English 303C or 603A, or Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, 309J (or 309K), or Tutorial Course 303C or 603A.

Past syllabi

Each lists the readings, exams, and grade weights.

473 more on UT’s syllabus search ↗

Who can take it

Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.

What comes before and after?

Prerequisites

E 303CPlan II World Literature Part I3.80E 603ACOMPOSITION/READING WORLD LIT3.78RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing3.40RHE 306QRhetoric and Writing for Nonnative Speakers of English3.67RHE 309JTopics in Writing3.73T C 303CPlan II World Literature Part I3.58
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T C 603ACOMPSTN & READING IN WORLD LIT3.48

This class

B A 324Business Communication: Oral and Written3.44

Leads to

MAN 336Organizational Behavior3.48STA 371GStatistics and Modeling3.24STA 375Statistics and Modeling for Finance3.57B A 353Internship in Business Administration0.00B A 153Internship in Business AdministrationB A 253Internship in Business Administration
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B A 653Internship in Business Administration

You can get credit for only one of these

COM 324MIntroduction to Business CommunicationCOM 324CFundamentals of Business CommunicationCOM 324HIntroduction to Business Communication: HonorsB A 324HBusiness Communication: Oral and Written: Honors3.79

More B A classes

B A 321LContemporary Leadership Issues3.16B A 324HBusiness Communication: Oral and Written: Honors3.79

All Business Administration classes

How we got this

Class details come from UT’s Business Administration catalog page, checked October 27, 2026.

Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy. Past grades describe earlier terms; your section, instructor, and effort shape yours.

We count each A–F grade once. A’s counts A grades, and A− has its own bar. Subject averages use every letter grade in that subject and level that term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.

Syllabus links come from UT’s public syllabus index, checked October 27, 2026.

Before you register

Sections, times, and seats change every term. Check B A 324 in UT’s class schedule for the semester you’re planning.

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