Step 1) Fill out the New Student Questionnaire

Step 2) Understand the term "liberal arts" and the umw degree requirements

Step 3) Understand AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, and Cambridge Credit

Step 4) Understand Prerequisites & Vertically Building Coursework

Step 5) Consider Pre-Professional Interests

Step 6) Tips and other considerations when planning a schedule

Step 7) First-Year Seminar

Step 8) Choose Possible Courses

Step 9) Fill Out the Course Registration Request Form

Step 10) Video Guides & How to Register

Business Administration

Please refer to the current University Catalog to see the course descriptions and a major description with requirements for business administration.

New students considering a major in business administration will need to take the following classes early in their studies: BUAD 152, 131, 132, MATH 200, ECON 201B and 202B.  Many of these courses are prerequisites for other business courses.

Below please find some examples of first semester schedules for a business administration major. There are many variations of a first semester schedule; the examples are just meant to help you see that there are many ways to reach the same goals.

Example 1:

Course (credits)	Requirement(s) Met
BUAD 131 - Principles of Acct. I (3) MATH 200 - Intro to Statistics (3) BIOL 121 - Biology Concepts I with Lab (4) FREN 101** - Beginning French (3) FSEM 100D3 - Escher Math (3)	Major Major Prerequisite, QR NS FL FS

Example 2:

Course	Requirement(s) Met
BUAD 131 - Principles of Acct. I (3) ECON 201B - Prin. of Macroeconomics (3) FSEM 100B6 - Mash-up & Remix:Cyberspace (4) MATH 200 - Intro to Statistics (3)	Major Major Prerequisite, HES FS QR

Example 3: Athletes for varsity sports must register for the 400-level course of the sport. Practice times for varsity sports can vary, but generally speaking, athletes should allow for enough time to get to and from practice on weekdays from 3 - 6 p.m. Please check with the individual coach for your sport to verify specific practice times each semester.

Course	Requirement(s) Met
BUAD 131 - Principles of Acct. I (3) ECON 202B - Prin. of Microeconomics (3) FSEM 100E6 - Economics of Everyday Life (3) COMM 205 - Public Speaking (3) PHYD 408 - Intercollegiate Field Hockey (1)	Major Major Prerequisite, HES FS Elective, SI* Elective

*Please note that not all sections of a course may have the Across-the-Curriculum (ATC) attribute(s). Across-the-Curriculum designations for a course are dependent on instructor and semester. ATC designations for each course are listed in the Banner description for the semester in which you are registering.
**This particular course is in a discipline that allows students with demonstrated competence upon admission to UMW (such as AP/IB credit, dual enrollment, etc.) to begin courses at a higher level. Please read the Academic Planning Guide carefully to see if you meet the requirements. For example: students may begin at any level language course for which they feel prepared (101, 102, 105, 201, 202 or 205), but must then complete the rest of the sequence in order without repeating or skipping any levels.