This Morning’s Goals • To welcome you into the Mays Business School family at Texas A&M University • To equip you for your first semester at Mays Business School with your BBA degree goal in mind • To develop an action plan for this afternoon, when you register for your fall course schedule mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Are. You. Ready? mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Learn to Interview mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Dress for Success mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Etiquette Dinners mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Networking mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
#1 Student-Run Career Fair mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Go Somewhere!
Panama mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Spain mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Sweden mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
China mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
South Africa mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
France mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Be a Winner!
Wall Street Journal Challenge 1 st Place, 2014 2 nd Place, 2015 3 rd Place, 2016 mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
YMA Fashion Scholarship Winners mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Rice University Business Plan Competition mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
The Road to Success
The Road to Success mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
How do businesses work? mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Visit With Guest Executives mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Seven Core Competencies Problem Communication Creating Leading Solving Working With Managing Acting Ethically Others mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
But, is it hard? You can be successful at Texas A&M if you utilize all available resources mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Choosing Your Business Major ACCT Accounting BHNR Business Honors* FINC Finance MGMT Management MKTG Marketing MISY Management Information Systems SCMT Supply Chain Management *By application only mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Upper-Level Major Entry Requirements The “Big 5” Mathematics MATH 140 Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences MATH 142 Business Calculus Lower-Level Core Business Knowledge Introductory Accounting – Financial ACCT 229 Principles of Economics – Microeconomics ECON202 Principles of Economics – Macroeconomics ECON203 mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Good Academic & Degree Progress Standing 2.0 75% mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Graduation Requirements Complete the 120-hour curriculum with: Overall GPA > 2.0 CBK * GPA > 2.0 Major GPA > 2.0 * Core Business Knowledge Foreign language requirement mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Core Curriculum Communication American History Life & Physical Social & (6 hours) (6 hours) Behavioral Sciences Sciences (9 hours) ENGL 104 or American History Elective* COMM 203 or 243 Elective (3 hours) Life & Physical * PSYC 107 Sciences recommended Electives ENGL 104 or American History for MGMT COMM 203 or 243 Elective Language, Life & Physical Mathematics Government Philosophy Sciences (6 hours) (6 hours) & Culture Elective Electives (3 hours) MATH 140, 141 POLS 206 or 166 Creative Arts Life & Physical Elective Sciences MATH 142 (3 hours) Electives POLS 207 or 131 mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Planning Your Fall Schedule • During the break, research possible schedule options • Be flexible • Have back-up options in case your first choice courses fill up quickly • Write the CRNs on your Trial Schedule mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Guide to Registration mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Guide to Registration mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Select • C: Closed, course is full • SR: Student Restriction, your registration time is not open • NR: Not available for registration, usually a FOCUS group • MM: Mini-mester **If Rem column lists 0 or a ( – ) number, DO NOT plan to register for that section** mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Course Reference Number (CRN) • CRN is the 5-digit number required when registering • Type numbers for your courses into boxes when registration opens at 2:00 p.m. mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Subject (Subj) and Course (Crse) • Each subject you search has a specific 4-letter code abbreviation • Each course has an assigned 3-digit number • Subj + Crse columns combined identify the specific course you are searching mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Section (Sec) • Each specific section offered has an assigned 3-digit number 200-numbered = Honors designated section; enrollment restricted to students admitted in Business or University Honors program; see Attribute 500-numbered = General undergraduate course, fall and spring semesters; restrictions may apply mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Credit (Cred) • Number identifies credit hours associated with specific course • Most courses are 3 credits; can range between 1 to 4 depending on course • 12 – 15 hours (4 – 5 courses) is typical for a first-semester freshman mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Restrictions/Details • Check restrictions BEFORE adding a CRN to your trial schedule • Click on “ Restrictions/Details ” link Restrictions may include, but not limited to, Major, Attribute, Classification If restriction lists requirements that you do not meet, the registration system will NOT allow you to register • See ISYS 210-200 restrictions example listed to the right mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Days • Each course section has assigned meeting days • Pay close attention to the day(s) on which a course section meets • Meeting times per week can range from one (1) to as many as three (3) per week • T represents Tuesday and R represents Thursday mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Time • The time class meets for instruction; length of time varies according to meeting days per week • Note the time of day for meeting; allow at least 20 minutes between each class mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Capacity (Cap), Actual (Act), and Remaining (Rem) Enrollment • Cap is maximum number of student registrations allowed for section • Act is number of students currently registered for section • Rem is the number of seats remaining for registration **If Rem column lists 0 or a ( – ) number, DO NOT plan to register for that section** mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Instructor • Course instructor by section is listed; a highlighted name means it is linked to online information about instructor • When ‘TBA’ is listed it means the department has not yet assigned an instructor mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Date • Lists the inclusive semester dates for class meetings In this example, ISYS 210-501 has common exam times. Exam dates & times are included in the schedule, to ensure that when registering you do not schedule another course whose meeting time conflicts with exams mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Location • Building and assigned room number for class meeting is listed • When building your schedule, allow enough time to get from one class to the next mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Attribute • A course, or section, may have an assigned designation or ‘attribute’, e.g. Core Curriculum, Honors, etc. • If a course has an assigned attribute it will be listed in this column mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Guide to Registration mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Guide to Registration CRNs • Your registration opens at 2:00 p.m. sharp • Enter each course CRN into the boxes shown Use your own individual strategy: Enter all at once or one at a time • After CRN(s) have been entered, select “Submit C hanges” • A report will appear, showing what courses were added to your schedule mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Academic Advising Undergraduate Advising 238 Wehner 979-862-3850 swan.tamu.edu/mays Walk-in By Appointment Monday – Friday Monday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. **First Week Advising: Walk-ins Available 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.** mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Upper Level Advising Staff Beth Koufteros Dr. Aaron Becker Tyra Musoma Dr. Larry Callis Kristi Mora Accounting Finance Management Management Management Information Systems Hannah Cole Dr. Laura Li Dr. Sudarsan Rangan Casey Kyllonen Marketing Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management Professional Program of Accounting mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Undergraduate Advising Staff Peter Drysdale Dr. Linda Windle Patrick Williams Mary Ann Ricca Brittany Hammond Ashley Corn Advisor Advisor Director Associate Director Assistant Director Advisor Lauren Griffin Cami Rhome New Advisor Corey Stone Ana Davila Eric Newman Advisor Advisor Advisor Recruiter & Advisor Recruiter & Advisor Business Honors Advisor mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
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