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New Student Orientation
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Lubar School of Business
New Student Orientation
The Business Basics
The Business Basics
Building blocks of your fall schedule
- English
- Math
- GERs (General Education Requirements)
Oral and Written Communication (OWC) Competency Part A
English
- English Sequence
- English 100 (4 credits) or English 101 (3 credits)
- English 102 (3 credits)
- Start in the course in which you placed.
- Earn a “C” or better to move on to the next course.
- To satisfy the competency, complete English 102 with “C” or better, or test high enough on the English Placement Test (EPT).
Quantitative Literacy (QL) Competency Part A
Math
- Math Sequence
- Math 94** -> Math 105 -> Math 211
- Math 98** -> Math 108 -> Math 211
- Math 105 -> Math 211
- Math 211
- Start in the course in which you are placed.
- Earn a grade of “C” or better in order to move on.
- To satisfy the competency, complete Math 105 or 108 with “C” or better OR test high enough on the Math Placement Test.
- After completing Math 105 or 108, all business students must complete Math 211 Calculus.
Developmental Math
**Developmental Math
- Math 94 and 98 do not carry degree credit towards graduation but do count as credits towards your semester total. Math 94 counts as 6 credits and Math 98 counts as 3 credits.
- Students who test into Math 98 should enroll in Math 98/108 paired section.
- Students who test into developmental math (Math 94 or 98) should enroll in Panther Math Prep (PMP) and then retake the math placement test.
GERs
General Education
Requirements
GERs
- 3 credits of Arts
- 6 credits of Social Sciences
- 6 credits of Humanities
- 6 credits of Natural Science, 1 course must have a lab component
- 3 credits of Cultural Diversity: Can be paired with Arts, Social Sciences, or Humanities
- Foreign Language: 2 years of the same language in high school OR 2 semesters of the same language in college
First Two Years
In your first two years...
- You will concentrate on English, Math, Foreign Language, GERs, and, when appropriate, Business Foundation courses
- Business Foundation:
- Math 211 – Survey of Calculus and Analytic Geometry
- Econ 103 – Microeconomics
- Econ 104 - Macroeconomics
- Bus Adm 201 – Intro to Financial Accounting
- Bus Adm 230/231 – Intro to Information Technology Management
- Comm 103 – Public Speaking OR Comm 105 – Business & Professional Communication
Preparing for Registration
Preparing for Registration
- Online Schedule of Classes - catalog.uwm.edu/course-search
Class registration policies
GER search
Important dates and deadlines
Ideal Schedule for First Semester
Select 4 or 5 classes
15-16 credits (most courses are 3 credits each)
- Bus Adm 100 (Social Science GER)
- English
- Math
- Comm or Econ course(s)
- (See suggested course form—depends on math placement)
- Additional GERs
**Students interested in the Business Scholars Program will want to have English 102, Math 211, and either Econ 103/104 completed by end of first year
Taking Care of Business...
- MyLubar website - www.lubar.uwm.edu/mylubar
- PAWS
- ePanther ID and password
- Student Center - PAWS homepage
- Complete Getting to Know You survey
- Schedule Planner
Final Steps
Next Steps - follow through to step 6!
1. Complete Getting to Know You survey in PAWS to-do list.
2. Enroll in Bus Adm 100 on PAWS.
3. If you tested into Math 98, use the half sheet in your folder to enroll in
Math 98/108 on PAWS.
4. Open Schedule Planner and finish enrollment.
5. An advisor needs to check your schedule.
6. Go to UWM email to complete program evaluation survey.
- See sheet in folder for instructions on how to login to your email.
7. Set up UWM email and download Navigate Student App on your phone.