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

Step 8) Choose Possible Courses

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 (after 131), MATH 200, ECON 201B and 202B.  Many of these courses are prerequisites for other business courses.  As of fall 2005, BUAD 105 is no longer required for the major, although students may want to take the course to gain a perspective on the discipline. 

Students interested in a business administration major should download the following Business Administration Brochure.

NOTE: Since this downloadable document is in PDF format, you will need a copy of Adobe's free Acrobat Reader software to view and print it. Click this link to Adobe's Web site, and follow the instructions there for download and installation. If you already have a copy of Acrobat Reader installed, just click on the appropriate document link and it will open in a separate window.

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) ECON 201B - Prin. of Macroeconomics (3) ITAL 101** - Beginning Italian (3) FSEM 100D3 - Escher Math (3)	Major Major Prereq., QR Major Prereq., HES FL FSEM

Example 2:

Course	Requirement(s) Met
BUAD 131 - Principles of Acct. I (3) FSEM 100VV - The Science of a Connected Age (3) ENGL 202B - Writing About The Self (3) MATH 110 - Finite Math with Applications (3)	Major FSEM ALPP, WI* QR

Please note that certain sequence courses begin in the fall. Examples of this can be found in all of the sciences and some of the foreign languages. If you are unable to start at the correct place in the sequence, we recommend that you try to do so in the following fall semester.

*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, 201, or 202), but must then complete the rest of the sequence in order without skipping any levels.