Fall

Semester One | 14 - 16 Hours

  • BUS 101:  Professional Responsibilities and Business
  • BUS 199, BPA:  Business Pathways Academy
  • Econ 102 or 103:  Micro or Macroeconomics
  • Business Quantitative Reasoning I*
  • Composition I and/or Public Speaking** or General Education Course***

Spring

Semester Two| 15 - 17 Hours

  • Econ 102 or 103: Micro or Macroeconomics
  • Business Quantitative Reasoning II*
  • Composition I and/or Public Speaking**
  • FIN 221:  Introduction to Corporate Finance
  • General Education Course

Fall

Semester Three| 16 Hours

  • BUS 201: Business Dynamics
  • ACCY 201: Accountancy I
  • BADM 210:  Business Analytics I
  • BPA Study Groups: ACCY 202 & BADM 211 Study Groups
  • BADM 275, 310 or 320: Operations Management, Management or Marketing
  • General Education Course

Spring

Semester Four| 16 Hours

  • ACCY 202:  Accountacy II
  • BADM 211:  Business Analytics II
  • BPA Study Groups:  ACCY 202 & BADM 211 Study Groups
  • BADM 275, 310 or 320: Operations Management, Management or Marketing
  • General Education Course
  • General Education Course

NOTES:

Adjustments to the Business Core curriculum will be made for students majoring in Gies +DS.

*Business Quantitative Reasoning I & II:  STAT 100 or Math 234 (spring only) & CS 105 or STAT 107

**Composition I and/or Public Speaking:   Choose one combination - Rhet 105 & CMN 101, CMN 11 & CMN 112, ESL115 & CMN 101, ESL 111 & ESL 112 & CMN 101

***General Education Course

  • Students entering without the third level of the Language Other Than English (LOTE) requirement completed will begin coursework in this General Education area or have a plan to complete the requirement by the end of the beginning of their fifth semester
  • Students who take CMN 101 will be able to take an additional General Education course to reach 16 hours
  • BUS 199 BPA

    Course Description

    Business 199, Business Pathways Academy, is a graded 1-credit hour course for undergraduate College of Business students enrolled in the Business Pathways Academy. This course will cover wellness essentials for academically staying on track, engaging with community and building crucial skills. Content for this course is developed through the lens of student developmental, educational, and ecological theories and models: Self-Authorship, Appreciative Advising, Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System’s Theory and Response to Intervention.

    Students are expected to be active learners as this course will utilize site visits and exercises aimed to steadily increase the bandwidth essential to tackling college transitional experiences. Additionally, students will make sense of professional development experience utilizing competencies outlined in the Gies Professional Pathway.

    Instructor Expectations

    This course is designed to support your development as a student as you make meaning out of your first semester experiences. Navigating the unfamiliar terrain of college can leave students vulnerable and in need of unpacking uncomfortable experiences. Being as such, you are expected to create and encourage a safe classroom experience for all students by upholding the core beliefs of Gies Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Seen, Heard, Valued. You will be asked to work with students from different backgrounds than yourself and we are all responsible for creating a learning environment that is positive and respectful of each other. Cases where exclusionary language or actions are exhibited may be subject to university conduct procedures. These are the same expectations I uphold for myself, and all students are encouraged to let me know if I say or do something that causes discomfort at any point in this course. Please notify me in class, through email or leave an anonymous note in an envelope at 1055 BIF that can be placed in my mailbox.

  • Study Groups

    Study Groups for ACCY 201/202, BADM 210/211 and FIN 221

    These are mandatory small groups led by Student Success Staff.  Study groups in these courses will serve to strengthen the application skills of students through collaborative discussion sections, utilizing the course content to approach coursework in experimental ways.

  • Study Tables with Peer Mentoring & Tutoring

    Monthly Study Tables

    BPA is a high-touch academic community, which means students will be required to attend monthly Study Tables with tutors and mentors.  No matter the course, all Gies students are invited to attend Study Tables by checking in at the front desk of the Undergraduate Success Lab - 1041 BIF.

    Mentors:  At Study Tables, student will check-in with their mentors to discuss their wellness plans.  Mentors will walk students through the Student Success Self-Help Guide to strengthen academic skills and begin homework.  Mentors will schedule Study Tables with their mentees monthly according to both party's availability.

    Tutors:  Tutors will be available at Study Tables for 1:1 assistance with course assignments.  Tutors will also use course workbooks to walk through practice problems with students.