CUSTOMS 2014 Freshmen Class

SEATING CHART Marketing Management Business Administration Information Systems Entrepreneurship, Business Education Economics & Finance Accounting Front (PPT screen/bottom of classroom) Back (top of classroom) Windows BAS S328

Tools for Success Jones College of Business Student Handbook (online) Registration Guide (Twice a year) Undergraduate Catalog (online) Advisors Calendar or Planner Fun!

Today’s Goals Understand the General Education curriculum Review class scheduling tips Review important dates Meet a faculty member who teaches classes in your major area Create your fall 2014 schedule of classes in preparation for registration of these classes tomorrow in the computer lab

Admission to Jones College of Business Minimum of 30 semester hours of degree credits Completion of all high school deficiency requirements Completion of all learning support courses Cumulative GPA of on all college-level coursework A average among these 4 designated pre-business courses: (Jones College will follow the MTSU repeat policy) ACTG 2110 QM 2610 ECON 2410 ECON 2420

Upper Division Form – 4 year plan Degree & Major Courses Required Hours Required If we have received your AP scores or Dual enrollment courses, your credits will be listed in the Grade column Your graduation requirements and minor are on the back

Your Scheduling Tools

General Education for Business Open to pages 15 and 16

General Education Business Core Major & Minor Graduation! Course Sequence Freshmen/Sophomore Sophomore/Junior Junior/Senior

Selecting your Fall 2014 Schedule Course descriptions are on the salmon colored paper. Your suggested list of courses with alternate choices are listed here. If you see “REQUIRED” next to a course – that course must be in your current schedule. To pick a specific General Education course look at pp. 15 & 16 of Registration Guide and then use Open Sections List. Honors Eligible Transfer Credits/APMATH INFO

Using the Open Sections List

Selecting Your Courses General Education for Business Majors If you plan to be a fulltime student, please select 4 or 5 courses from the General Education category. Do not select more than 1 course per General Education category unless indicated for the upcoming semester. Communication (9 hours) Select 1 or 2 courses: History (6 hours) Select 1 course: ENGL 1010, COMM 2200 ENGL 1020: cannot take until ENGL 1010 is complete HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030 Humanities and/or Fine Arts (6 hours) Select 1 or 2 courses: must be from different subject areas Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 hours) Select 1 course: ANTH 2210, ART 1030, ART 1910, ART 1920, DANC 1000, HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, HIST 1120, MUS 1030, PHIL 1030, THEA 1030 AAS 2100, ANTH 2010, EMC/JOUR/RIM 1020, GEOG 2000, GS 2010, HLTH 1530/1531, PS 1005, PS 1010, PSY 1410, SOC 1010, SOC 2010, WGST 2100 Humanities and/or Fine Arts (3 hours) Select 1 course after completing ENGL 1010 and 1020: Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 hours) Business majors must take the following course: ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030, HUM 2610 ECON 2410 Natural Sciences (8 hours) Select 1 course with lab: 2 nd course must be from a different subject area Mathematics (3 hours) Select 1 course: ACTG majors must select MATH 1630 ASTR 1030/1031, BIOL 1030/1031, BIOL 1110/1111, BIOL 2010/2011, BIOL 2020/2021, CHEM 1010/1011, CHEM 1030/1031, CHEM 1110/1111, GEOL 1030/1031, GEOL 1040/1041, PHYS 1110, PHYS 2010/2011, PHYS 2110/2111, PSCI 1030/1031, PSCI 1130/1131 MATH 1630, MATH 1810 Math 1630 requires 2 years of high school algebra and MATH ACT greater than 25 (may need MATH College Algebra first). MATH 1710 can be used as a Non- Business Elective. A list of suggested courses with alternates is listed on your sheet

Scheduling Courses meet either 1, 2, or 3 times a week – MWF: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (55 min) – TR: Tuesday, Thursday or MW: Monday, Wednesday (1 hr 25 min) – Or one night a week (3 hrs) – Avoid a two day a week schedule Full Time vs. Part Time – Full time is credit hours of class: This means 4 to 5 classes – Part time is anything below 12 hours – Most of you must be enrolled full time during fall and spring

POP QUIZ

Most of you need 120 credit hours of class to graduate from MTSU. If you take classes only during the fall and spring semesters, how many credit hours do you have to take each semester to finish in 4 years?

15 to Finish A minimum of 15 credit hours

Raider Learning Communities Raider Learning Communities These are courses that are linked together and share a common cohort of students Made up of either 2 (Learning Communities) or 4 classes called BLOCKS There are many RLCs but these are designed for business students: ECON 2410 MWF 9:10-10:05 AM MATH 1630 MWF 10:20-11:15 AM BLOCK 18: 10 SEATS AVAILABLE ENGL 1010TR1:00-2:25 PM COMM 2200TR11:20-12:45 PM MATH 1710MWF10:20-11:15 AM ECON 2410TR8:00-9:25 AM If you are interested in a block schedule (B in section #) speak with Amie Donahue

May Need Permit Section Number Course Reference Number Open Sections List Open Sections List

Sciences Pick out your Science course first and build your schedule around it All Natural Sciences and HLTH 1530/1531 in Social/Behavioral Science include a Lab You must register for the course and the lab at the same time You must enter the 5 digit CRN for both the lecture and the lab at the same time The 1030/31 Natural Sciences courses are designed for non-science majors Raider Learning Communities Look for “B” or “L” in the Section Number These courses are linked together and share a common cohort of students. Each community is made up of the same people so you will get to know your classmates well. Scheduling

Setting Yourself Up for Success If you like smaller classes with lots of interaction – Pick a honors course (H in section number) If you can’t get out of bed in the morning – Don’t schedule an 8:00 AM class (we also have a 6:50 AM) If you need consistent feedback from your instructors – Don’t pick an online class (D or R in the section number) If you don’t know the answer – Ask someone who is trained to know the right one

uSign into PipelineMT uClick on RaiderNet uClick on Student uClick on Registration uClick on Assigned Advisor(s) or Assigned Registration Time Assigned Advisor & Registration Time

Save these Dates July 22 – Bills available on PipelineMT/RaiderNet (Fee payment and Financial Aid confirmation begins August 19 – Fee payment and Financial Aid confirmation deadline – check Registration Guide for specific times of day BEWARE OF “THE PURGE”! August 25 – 1 st Day of Class November – Course registration for spring 2015

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uMust have a minimum ACT score of 25 and a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 uRetention in the Honors program is a cumulative GPA of 3.25 uHonors courses will have “Honors” in the title and the section number begins with H University Honors Admission Requirements

uAll coursework can be completed online, but this is NOT a Business Program. uThese courses require extra tuition and fees in addition to the MTSU fee structure. uThe section number is R50. Regents Online Degree Program

uInterested in France? uSome general education courses will be offered next summer 2007 in Cherbourg, France uFor more information contact: Dr. Anne T. Sloan (615) Study Abroad Opportunities 2007

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Score required: 3 or above Refer to page 33 of the Undergraduate Catalog for additional Information To have scores sent call CALL 4 AP

2.00 for the current term or quality hours = 1.50 cumulative GPA quality hours = 1.80 cumulative GPA 50 or more quality hours = 2.00 cumulative GPA Retention Standards

QUIZ M M A S

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What Building are we in? The Business and Aerospace Building I do not have to check my campus . False My professor will remind me when projects are due. False My college class schedule will be similar to my high school schedule. False You can take Principles of Marketing your Freshman year. False

What does that mean? H – Honors B – Block Schedule– See AMIE if interested L – Raider Learning Community V – Veteran I – International Students Only K - Prescribed (only for those that placed) D – MTSU Distance Learning (online, hybrid, correspondence) R50 – RODP course (online – need permit) DP – Departmental Permission Required CO – Corequisite CRN – Course Reference Number EXL – Experiential Learning (hands-on)