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.
Registration detailsBefore you register
Listed for Spring 2027 · UT’s published schedule
UT prerequisites and restrictions
- Prerequisites
- English 303C or 603A, or Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, 309J (or 309K), or Tutorial Course 303C or 603A.
- Who can take it
- Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
- Catalog edition
- 2026–27
- Class hours a week
- 3
- Grading
- Letter grade only
- Repeat for credit
- No
- Core curriculum
- Communication (010)
Grade distribution
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
| Grade | Students | Share | All terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 241 | 44.4% | 18.6% |
| A− | 196 | 36.1% | 34.7% |
| B+ | 48 | 8.8% | 21.8% |
| B | 42 | 7.7% | 17.1% |
| B− | 9 | 1.7% | 4.8% |
| C+ | 0 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| C | 5 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| C− | 2 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| D+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| D | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| D− | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| F | 0 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Q, W, CR, and others | 11 | Not 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).
Grades by term
| Term | Sections | Letter grades | Average GPA | A’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | 19 | 543 | 3.70 | 44.4% |
| Fall 2025 | 20 | 604 | 3.61 | 33.9% |
| Spring 2025 | 18 | 479 | 3.53 | 23.2% |
| Fall 2024 | 23 | 641 | 3.60 | 33.1% |
| Spring 2024 | 23 | 539 | 3.54 | 26.7% |
| Fall 2023 | 22 | 509 | 3.50 | 18.5% |
| Summer 2023 | 1 | 11 | 3.49 | 18.2% |
| Spring 2023 | 20 | 464 | 3.48 | 21.6% |
| Fall 2022 | 22 | 585 | 3.60 | 34.7% |
| Summer 2022 | 1 | 16 | 3.42 | 0.0% |
| Spring 2022 | 17 | 495 | 3.57 | 34.5% |
| Fall 2021 | 14 | 441 | 3.58 | 31.5% |
| Summer 2021 | 2 | 46 | 3.61 | 50.0% |
| Spring 2021 | 17 | 328 | 3.65 | 43.0% |
| Fall 2020 | 16 | 669 | 3.62 | 34.8% |
| Summer 2020 | 3 | 80 | 3.63 | 33.8% |
| Spring 2020 | 15 | 310 | 3.66 | 40.3% |
| Fall 2019 | 19 | 592 | 3.52 | 18.9% |
| Summer 2019 | 2 | 26 | 3.42 | 3.8% |
| Spring 2019 | 15 | 449 | 3.42 | 13.6% |
| Fall 2018 | 19 | 563 | 3.38 | 2.3% |
| Summer 2018 | 2 | 30 | 3.14 | 0.0% |
| Spring 2018 | 16 | 476 | 3.17 | 1.5% |
| Fall 2017 | 19 | 587 | 3.20 | 0.5% |
| Summer 2017 | 2 | 40 | 3.16 | 5.0% |
| Spring 2017 | 15 | 387 | 3.22 | 1.3% |
| Fall 2016 | 21 | 633 | 3.25 | 1.6% |
| Summer 2016 | 2 | 41 | 3.35 | 4.9% |
| Spring 2016 | 15 | 438 | 3.06 | 0.2% |
| Fall 2015 | 19 | 600 | 3.30 | 4.2% |
| Summer 2015 | 2 | 49 | 3.50 | 20.4% |
| Spring 2015 | 16 | 461 | 3.30 | 10.2% |
| Fall 2014 | 19 | 596 | 3.43 | 13.1% |
| Summer 2014 | 2 | 43 | 3.22 | 0.0% |
| Spring 2014 | 15 | 440 | 3.35 | 11.6% |
| Fall 2013 | 17 | 535 | 3.38 | 9.7% |
| Summer 2013 | 2 | 53 | 3.36 | 3.8% |
| Spring 2013 | 19 | 563 | 3.42 | 15.8% |
| Fall 2012 | 13 | 404 | 3.41 | 14.4% |
| Summer 2012 | 2 | 47 | 3.39 | 21.3% |
| Spring 2012 | 15 | 444 | 3.30 | 12.6% |
| Fall 2011 | 17 | 498 | 3.33 | 12.2% |
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.
Prepare for class
- Business writing
- Oral presentations
- Team communication
Review · Practice writing a one-sentence request that includes a deadline.
Self-check · How could you make “Please send the numbers soon” easier for a teammate to act on?
Show the answer
Name the deliverable and date. For example, “Please send October sales by noon Thursday.”
Instructors and course documents
Open a term for section numbers and syllabi.
Summer 2024 · Matthew Morris · 1 section
- Section 70830 · Syllabus
Spring 2024 · Cole Holmes · 3 sections
Spring 2024 · Elizabeth Hanson Smith · 3 sections
Spring 2024 · Evgenia Prilipko · 1 section
- Section 01905 · Syllabus
Spring 2024 · Lesley Sarkesian · 3 sections
Spring 2024 · Lori Barnes · 3 sections
Earlier terms and instructors (206)
Spring 2024 · Matthew Morris · 3 sections
Spring 2024 · Tommy Pryor · 4 sections
Spring 2024 · Victoria Davis · 3 sections
Fall 2023 · Cole Holmes · 4 sections
Fall 2023 · Elizabeth Hanson Smith · 3 sections
Fall 2023 · Lesley Sarkesian · 3 sections
Fall 2023 · Lori Barnes · 4 sections
Fall 2023 · Tommy Pryor · 1 section
- Section 02275 · Syllabus
Fall 2023 · Victoria Davis · 3 sections
Spring 2023 · Cole Holmes · 4 sections
Spring 2023 · Elizabeth Hanson Smith · 4 sections
Spring 2023 · Lori Barnes · 3 sections
Spring 2023 · Matthew Morris · 4 sections
Spring 2023 · Tasha Davis · 1 section
- Section 01915 · Syllabus
Spring 2023 · Teal Pennebaker · 1 section
- Section 01885 · Syllabus
Fall 2022 · Cole Holmes · 4 sections
Fall 2022 · Evgenia Prilipko · 1 section
- Section 02120 · Syllabus
Fall 2022 · Lori Barnes · 3 sections
Fall 2022 · Matthew Morris · 4 sections
Fall 2022 · Randolph Wilt · 1 section
- Section 02166 · Syllabus
Fall 2022 · Teal Pennebaker · 1 section
- Section 02150 · Syllabus
Summer 2022 · Matthew Morris · 1 section
- Section 70770 · Syllabus
Spring 2022 · Elizabeth Hanson Smith · 3 sections
Spring 2022 · Evgenia Prilipko · 3 sections
Spring 2022 · Matthew Morris · 4 sections
Spring 2022 · Randolph Wilt · 1 section
- Section 01835 · Syllabus
Spring 2022 · Tommy Pryor · 4 sections
Fall 2021 · Elizabeth Hanson Smith · 4 sections
Fall 2021 · Evgenia Prilipko · 1 section
- Section 01975 · Syllabus
Fall 2021 · Lori Barnes · 1 section
- Section 01960 · Syllabus
Fall 2021 · Matthew Morris · 4 sections
Summer 2021 · Tommy Pryor · 1 section
- Section 70840 · Syllabus
Spring 2021 · Evgenia Prilipko · 3 sections
Spring 2021 · Mark Evans · 3 sections
Spring 2021 · Matthew Morris · 3 sections
Spring 2021 · Randolph Wilt · 4 sections
Spring 2021 · Tommy Pryor · 4 sections
Fall 2020 · Mark Evans · 4 sections
Fall 2020 · Matthew Morris · 4 sections
Fall 2020 · Tommy Pryor · 4 sections
Summer 2020 · Matthew Morris · 1 section
- Section 70900 · Syllabus
Summer 2020 · Robert Carroll · 1 section
- Section 70743 · Syllabus
Summer 2020 · Tommy Pryor · 1 section
- Section 70740 · Syllabus
Spring 2020 · Mark Evans · 1 section
- Section 01815 · Syllabus
Spring 2020 · Matthew Morris · 3 sections
Spring 2020 · Tommy Pryor · 4 sections
Fall 2019 · Matthew Morris · 3 sections
Fall 2019 · Randolph Wilt · 3 sections
Fall 2019 · Tommy Pryor · 5 sections
Fall 2018 · Robert Carroll · 4 sections
Fall 2018 · Tommy Pryor · 5 sections
Spring 2018 · Elizabeth Goins · 3 sections
Spring 2018 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 01465 · Syllabus
Spring 2018 · Melissa Murphy · 3 sections
Spring 2018 · Thomas Lindsay · 3 sections
Fall 2017 · Elizabeth Goins · 3 sections
Fall 2017 · Melissa Murphy · 3 sections
Fall 2017 · Tommy Pryor · 4 sections
Summer 2017 · Mary Taylor · 1 section
- Section 70715 · Syllabus
Spring 2017 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 02035 · Syllabus
Spring 2017 · Katie Pritchett · 3 sections
Spring 2017 · Maegan Stephens · 1 section
- Section 01985 · Syllabus
Spring 2017 · Michael Barrett · 1 section
- Section 02005 · Syllabus
Spring 2017 · Tommy Pryor · 4 sections
Fall 2016 · Katie Pritchett · 3 sections
Fall 2016 · Maegan Stephens · 1 section
- Section 01995 · Syllabus
Fall 2016 · Mary Taylor · 4 sections
Fall 2016 · Tommy Pryor · 4 sections
Summer 2016 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 70780 · Syllabus
Summer 2016 · Mary Taylor · 1 section
- Section 70960 · Syllabus
Spring 2016 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 01955 · Syllabus
Spring 2016 · Maegan Stephens · 1 section
- Section 01930 · Syllabus
Spring 2016 · Michael Barrett · 1 section
- Section 01925 · Syllabus
Spring 2016 · Tommy Pryor · 3 sections
Fall 2015 · Maegan Stephens · 1 section
- Section 01940 · Syllabus
Fall 2015 · Mary Taylor · 4 sections
Fall 2015 · Tommy Pryor · 3 sections
Summer 2015 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 70830 · Syllabus
Summer 2015 · Mary Taylor · 1 section
- Section 71145 · Syllabus
Spring 2015 · Elizabeth Goins · 1 section
- Section 01775 · Syllabus
Spring 2015 · Jacob Ford · 1 section
- Section 01810 · Syllabus
Spring 2015 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 01795 · Syllabus
Fall 2014 · Elizabeth Goins · 3 sections
Fall 2014 · Janet Riekenberg · 3 sections
Fall 2014 · Mary Taylor · 3 sections
Summer 2014 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 70840 · Syllabus
Summer 2014 · Maegan Stephens · 1 section
- Section 71055 · Syllabus
Spring 2014 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 02170 · Syllabus
Fall 2013 · Janet Riekenberg · 3 sections
Fall 2013 · Luke Winslow · 4 sections
Summer 2013 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 71005 · Syllabus
Spring 2013 · Janet Riekenberg · 3 sections
Spring 2013 · Luke Winslow · 3 sections
Spring 2013 · Michael Barrett · 3 sections
Fall 2012 · Janet Riekenberg · 1 section
- Section 01965 · Syllabus
Summer 2012 · Luke Winslow · 1 section
- Section 70865 · Syllabus
Summer 2012 · Michael Barrett · 1 section
- Section 71100 · Syllabus
Spring 2012 · Andrew Ishak · 1 section
- Section 01795 · Syllabus
Spring 2012 · Janet Riekenberg · 3 sections
Spring 2012 · Luke Winslow · 4 sections
Spring 2012 · Maegan Stephens · 1 section
- Section 01785 · Syllabus
Fall 2011 · Andrew Ishak · 1 section
- Section 02015 · Syllabus
Fall 2011 · Anu Ramcharitar · 1 section
- Section 02025 · Syllabus
Fall 2011 · Janet Riekenberg · 3 sections
Fall 2011 · Luke Winslow · 4 sections
Fall 2011 · Mary Dunn · 1 section
- Section 01975 · Syllabus
Spring 2011 · Cole Holmes · 3 sections
Spring 2011 · Janet Riekenberg · 3 sections
Spring 2011 · Luke Winslow · 3 sections
Fall 2010 · Cole Holmes · 4 sections
Fall 2010 · Janet Riekenberg · 3 sections
Instructor evaluations
UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. Open a term and look for B A 324 in it: Spring 2026 · Fall 2025 · Summer 2025 · Spring 2025.
UT’s CES ratings search · Results before Fall 2022 · Syllabi and evaluations for B A 324
The guide links UT’s own results and copies no numbers.
Grades for matched instructor sections
The charts above combine all reported sections. These instructor figures use sections whose grade counts match between UT’s report and Reg+. Names are checked against UT’s syllabus index for the same course, term and section.
See instructor and term figures
| Instructor | Term | Sections | Letter grades | Average GPA | Other grades |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Holmes | Spring 2024 | 3 | 83 | 3.68 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Hanson Smith | Spring 2024 | 3 | 52 | 2.99 | 1 |
| Evgenia Prilipko | Spring 2024 | 1 | 25 | 3.49 | 0 |
| Lesley Sarkesian | Spring 2024 | 3 | 58 | 3.53 | 1 |
| Lori Barnes | Spring 2024 | 3 | 76 | 3.52 | 0 |
| Matthew Morris | Spring 2024 | 3 | 81 | 3.61 | 0 |
| Tommy Pryor | Spring 2024 | 4 | 108 | 3.65 | 0 |
| Victoria Davis | Spring 2024 | 3 | 56 | 3.58 | 0 |
| Cole Holmes | Fall 2023 | 4 | 114 | 3.60 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Hanson Smith | Fall 2023 | 3 | 49 | 3.17 | 5 |
| Evgenia Prilipko | Fall 2023 | 2 | 57 | 3.52 | 0 |
| Lesley Sarkesian | Fall 2023 | 3 | 46 | 3.65 | 0 |
| Lori Barnes | Fall 2023 | 4 | 110 | 3.49 | 3 |
| Matthew Morris | Fall 2023 | 2 | 55 | 3.44 | 1 |
| Tommy Pryor | Fall 2023 | 1 | 27 | 3.49 | 0 |
| Victoria Davis | Fall 2023 | 2 | 26 | 3.57 | 0 |
| Cole Holmes | Spring 2023 | 4 | 97 | 3.56 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Hanson Smith | Spring 2023 | 3 | 55 | 3.12 | 4 |
| Evgenia Prilipko | Spring 2023 | 2 | 47 | 3.40 | 6 |
| Lori Barnes | Spring 2023 | 3 | 73 | 3.31 | 0 |
| Matthew Morris | Spring 2023 | 4 | 99 | 3.73 | 1 |
| Tasha Davis | Spring 2023 | 1 | 20 | 3.25 | 3 |
| Teal Pennebaker | Spring 2023 | 1 | 24 | 3.64 | 0 |
| Tommy Pryor | Spring 2023 | 2 | 49 | 3.55 | 1 |
| Cole Holmes | Fall 2022 | 4 | 102 | 3.61 | 0 |
| Elise Brazier | Fall 2022 | 2 | 56 | 3.50 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Hanson Smith | Fall 2022 | 2 | 38 | 3.27 | 2 |
| Evgenia Prilipko | Fall 2022 | 1 | 29 | 3.86 | 0 |
| Lori Barnes | Fall 2022 | 3 | 84 | 3.60 | 0 |
| Matthew Morris | Fall 2022 | 4 | 111 | 3.75 | 1 |
| Randolph Wilt | Fall 2022 | 1 | 28 | 3.98 | 0 |
| Tasha Davis | Fall 2022 | 2 | 55 | 3.26 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Hanson Smith | Spring 2022 | 3 | 62 | 3.34 | 1 |
| Evgenia Prilipko | Spring 2022 | 3 | 89 | 3.76 | 7 |
| Lori Barnes | Spring 2022 | 2 | 64 | 3.82 | 0 |
| Matthew Morris | Spring 2022 | 4 | 125 | 3.67 | 3 |
| Randolph Wilt | Spring 2022 | 1 | 32 | 3.79 | 0 |
| Tommy Pryor | Spring 2022 | 4 | 123 | 3.24 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Hanson Smith | Fall 2021 | 4 | 124 | 3.42 | 3 |
| Evgenia Prilipko | Fall 2021 | 1 | 32 | 3.94 | 0 |
| Lori Barnes | Fall 2021 | 1 | 32 | 3.91 | 0 |
| Mark Evans | Fall 2021 | 2 | 64 | 3.28 | 0 |
| Matthew Morris | Fall 2021 | 4 | 126 | 3.77 | 1 |
| Tommy Pryor | Fall 2021 | 2 | 63 | 3.51 | 1 |
| Tommy Pryor | Summer 2021 | 1 | 18 | 3.46 | 0 |
| Evgenia Prilipko | Spring 2021 | 2 | 52 | 3.91 | 1 |
| Mark Evans | Spring 2021 | 3 | 45 | 3.34 | 7 |
| Matthew Morris | Spring 2021 | 3 | 56 | 3.69 | 9 |
| Randolph Wilt | Spring 2021 | 4 | 79 | 3.79 | 7 |
| Robert Carroll | Spring 2021 | 1 | 23 | 3.88 | 2 |
| Tommy Pryor | Spring 2021 | 4 | 73 | 3.42 | 19 |
| Mark Evans | Fall 2020 | 4 | 130 | 3.25 | 1 |
| Matthew Morris | Fall 2020 | 4 | 177 | 3.76 | 2 |
| Robert Carroll | Fall 2020 | 2 | 67 | 3.69 | 3 |
| Tommy Pryor | Fall 2020 | 4 | 196 | 3.57 | 3 |
| Matthew Morris | Summer 2020 | 1 | 28 | 3.63 | 1 |
| Robert Carroll | Summer 2020 | 1 | 23 | 3.64 | 1 |
| Tommy Pryor | Summer 2020 | 1 | 29 | 3.63 | 1 |
| Michael Barrett | Spring 2020 | 1 | 13 | 3.36 | 9 |
| Tommy Pryor | Spring 2020 | 2 | 34 | 3.57 | 29 |
| Mark Evans | Fall 2019 | 2 | 62 | 3.18 | 1 |
| Randolph Wilt | Fall 2019 | 1 | 32 | 3.50 | 0 |
| Robert Carroll | Fall 2019 | 2 | 59 | 3.34 | 2 |
| Tommy Pryor | Fall 2019 | 2 | 64 | 3.50 | 1 |
Each average uses only A–F grades in those sections. Other grades stay outside the average. A jointly taught section can describe more than one instructor; these figures cover only the sections we matched.
What comes before and after?
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Sources
The Spring 2027 listing comes from UT’s printed schedule, checked November 9, 2026.
Class details come from UT’s Business Administration catalog page, 2026–27 edition, checked October 27, 2026. Match requirements to your own catalog and degree plan.
Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy.
Each letter grade counts once. A− has its own bar. Subject averages cover the same subject, level, and term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.
Instructors and syllabus links come from UT’s public syllabus index, checked October 27, 2026.
We reconciled Reg+’s public grade mirror (Fall 2019–Summer 2026, retrieved November 4, 2026) with UT’s grade report, then checked full names against UT’s matching course, term and section. Only exact grade totals and full names appear in instructor figures. MIT license for Reg+.