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This Mornings 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

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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

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  • Are. You. Ready?
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Learn to Interview

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Dress for Success

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Etiquette Dinners

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Networking

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#1 Student-Run Career Fair

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Go Somewhere!

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Panama

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Spain

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Sweden

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China

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South Africa

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France

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Be a Winner!

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Wall Street Journal Challenge

1st Place, 2014 2nd Place, 2015 3rd Place, 2016

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YMA Fashion Scholarship Winners

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Rice University Business Plan Competition

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The Road to Success

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The Road to Success

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How do businesses work?

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Visit With Guest Executives

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Seven Core Competencies

Communication Problem Solving Creating Leading Managing Working With Others Acting Ethically

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But, is it hard?

You can be successful at Texas A&M if you utilize all available resources

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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

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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 ACCT 229 Introductory Accounting – Financial ECON202 Principles of Economics – Microeconomics ECON203 Principles of Economics – Macroeconomics

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Good Academic & Degree Progress Standing

2.0 75%

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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

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Core Curriculum

Government (6 hours)

ENGL 104 or COMM 203 or 243 ENGL 104 or COMM 203 or 243

Communication (6 hours)

MATH 140, 141

  • r 166

MATH 142

  • r 131

Mathematics (6 hours)

American History Elective American History Elective POLS 207 POLS 206

American History (6 hours)

Creative Arts Elective (3 hours) Language, Philosophy & Culture Elective (3 hours) Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective* (3 hours) * PSYC 107

recommended for MGMT

Life & Physical Sciences Electives

Life & Physical Sciences (9 hours)

Life & Physical Sciences Electives Life & Physical Sciences Electives

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Planning Your Fall Schedule

  • During the break, research possible schedule
  • ptions
  • Be flexible
  • Have back-up options in case your first choice

courses fill up quickly

  • Write the CRNs on your Trial Schedule
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Guide to Registration

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Guide to Registration

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What to Look For

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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**

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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.

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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
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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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**

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What to Look For

Instructor

  • Course instructor by section is listed; a highlighted name means it is linked to
  • nline information about instructor
  • When ‘TBA’ is listed it means the department has not yet assigned an instructor
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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

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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

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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
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Guide to Registration

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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 Changes”
  • A report will appear, showing what courses were added to your schedule
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Academic Advising Undergraduate Advising 238 Wehner 979-862-3850 swan.tamu.edu/mays Walk-in

Monday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

By Appointment

Monday – Friday 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.**

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Upper Level Advising Staff

Tyra Musoma Accounting

  • Dr. Larry Callis

Finance Kristi Mora Management Beth Koufteros Management

  • Dr. Aaron Becker

Management Information Systems

  • Dr. Laura Li

Supply Chain Management

  • Dr. Sudarsan Rangan

Supply Chain Management Hannah Cole Marketing Casey Kyllonen Professional Program of Accounting

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Undergraduate Advising Staff

Peter Drysdale Director

  • Dr. Linda Windle

Associate Director Patrick Williams Assistant Director Mary Ann Ricca Advisor Brittany Hammond Advisor Lauren Griffin Advisor Cami Rhome Advisor New Advisor Advisor Eric Newman Business Honors Advisor Ashley Corn Advisor Corey Stone Recruiter & Advisor Ana Davila Recruiter & Advisor

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Mays Business School Undergraduate Advising

238 Wehner 979-862-3850 mays.tamu.edu swan.tamu.edu/mays

@maysbusiness #maysbusiness Mays Business School @maysbusiness #maysbusiness maysbusiness

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