Program Spotlight: Business May 2015. ENSURING TRANSFER SUCCESS 2015 FOCUS QUESTIONS FOR SESSION 1. What Business Administration Majors are Available.

Program Spotlight:BusinessMay 2015

ENSURING TRANSFER SUCCESS 2015

FOCUS QUESTIONS FOR SESSION

1. What Business Administration Majors are Available at UC?

2. What Other Program are Business-Related at UC?

3. How Should Counselors Prepare Students for Study in these Areas?


OUR FOCUS TODAY

1. The Business Administration Majors and Needed Preparation

2. Business-Related Majors and Needed Preparation

3. Paths to Business Careers and Advising Tips

The Business Administration Majorsand Needed Preparation


Courses UCB UCI UCR

Macroeconomics x x x

Microeconomics x x x

Calculus 1 x x x (or articulated course in Business Calculus)

Calculus 2 x x

Statistics x x x

Intro to Business x x

Financial Acct x x

Managerial Acct x Optional. Student will receive UD credit for course.

Computer Science x

Courses for Admission


UC Berkeley

B.S. Business Administration

Global Management Concentration

Special Advising Notes• Student are required to complete a 2nd semester of

foreign language• Supplemental application required


UC IrvineB.A. in Business Administration

Areas of Emphasis• Accounting• Finance• Health Care Management• Information Systems• Marketing• Operations and Design Technologies• Organization and Management

Special Advising Notes• Students are STRONGLY advised to complete IGETC or UCI’s

GE requirements before transfer.• Minimum 3.00 GPA


UC RiversideB.S. Business Administration

Concentrations Offered:• Accounting & Auditing• Finance• Information Systems• Management• Marketing• Operations & Supply Chain Management

Special Advising Notes• Completion of IGETC is required for admission• Minimum overall 3.00 GPA.• 2.50 GPA in major preparation courses outlined on assist.org

Business-Related Majors and NeededPreparation


Business Economics B.A.

• Offered at UCI, UCLA and UCR

• Major Prep:- Micro and Macroeconomics, Two Calculus Courses* (All Three Campuses)- Financial Accounting (UCLA, UCR)- Managerial Accounting, Advanced Course in English (UCLA)

• GPA Varies

* see notes

Courses UCI UCLA UCR*

Macro. & Micro. X X x

Calc. 1 X X x

Calc. 2 X X x

Math for Economists x

Financial Acct. X x

Managerial Acct. X

Adv. Engl. Comp. X

Major Prep: Business Economics

X= Required Courses For Admission

*see notes


Economics A.B./B.A. • Offered at all UC campuses

• Major Prep: - Micro and Macroeconomics, Calculus* (All Campuses) - Statistics (UCD, UCM, UCR) - Intro. to Probability and Statistics (UCB) - Adv. Engl. Comp (UCLA) - Social Sci. Elective (UCM)

• GPA Varies

• UCB Special Advising Note Statistics is part of the lower-division requirements. However, most community colleges do not offer an equivalent Calculus-based Statistics course. Transfer

students must take this course during their first semester at UC Berkeley.

Courses UCB UCD* UCI UCLA UCM UCR* UCSD* UCSB UCSC

Macro. & Micro. X x X X X x x X X

Calc. 1 X x X X X x x X X

Calc. 2 X x X X x x X

Calc. 3 x

Math for Economists

x

Stats. x x x

Calc. BasedProb.&Stats.

x

Adv. Engl. Comp.

X

One Intro. Soc. Sci. (4 options)

x

Major Prep: Economics


*see notes


Management Related Majors

• Managerial Economics B.S., UCD• Management and Business Economics B.S., UCM• Management Science B.S., UCSD• Business Management Economics B.A., UCSC

• Major Prep: - Micro and Macroeconomics, Calculus* (All four campuses)- Linear Algebra (UCSD)- Financial Accounting (UCD, UCM, UCSD, UCSC)- Managerial Accounting (UCD, UCSC)- Computer Science/Comp. Applications/Literacy (UCD, UCM, UCSC)- Statistics (UCD, UCSC)

• GPA Varies

Courses Man. Econ.UCD*

Man.Bus/EconUCM

Man. Sci.UCSD*

Bus. Man.Econ.UCSC

Macro. & Micro. x X x X

Calculus 1 x X x X

Calculus 2 x x x

Calculus 3 x x

Linear Algebra x

Financial Acct. x x x x

Manag. Acct. x x

Comp. Sci./Comp. Appl./Literacy

x x x

Statistics x x

Engl Comp x

Major Prep: Management Related Majors


*see notes


Mathematics-Economics Focused

• Quantitative Economics B.A., UCI• Mathematics/Economics B.S., UCLA• Economics and Mathematics (joint major) B.S., UCSD• Economics/Mathematics B.A., UCSC

• Major Prep:- Micro and Macroeconomics, Calculus* (All four campuses)- Linear Algebra (All four campuses)- Differential Equations (UCLA, UCSD)- Discrete Math, Computer Programming (UCLA)- Statistics (UCSC)

• GPA Varies

Courses Quan. Econ. UCI

Math/EconUCLA

Econ & Math UCSD*

Econ/MathUCSC

Macro. & Micro. X x x X

Calculus 1 X X x X

Calculus 2 X X x x

Calculus 3 X x x

Math for Economists x

Linear Algebra x X * x x

Diff. Equations X * x

Discrete Math. x

Comp. Prog. x

Statistics x

Major Prep: Mathematics-Economics Focused


*see notes


Mathematics-Finance Related

• Mathematical Analytics and Operations Research B.S., UCD• Financial Actuarial Mathematics B.S., UCLA• Actuarial Science B.S., UCSB• Financial Mathematics and Statistics, B.S. UCSB

• Major Prep:- Micro and Macroeconomics (UCD, UCLA, UCSB)- Calculus 1,2,3, Computer Programming (All four campuses)- Linear Algebra (UCLA, UCSB)- Differential Equations (UCD, UCLA, UCSB)- Discrete Math (UCSB) - Statistics (UCSC)- Financial & Managerial Accounting (UCLA)

• GPA Varies

Courses Math AnalyticsUCD*

Finan Act MathUCLA

Actuar SciUCSB*

Finan Math/StatUCSB*

Macro. & Micro. x x x-recommended

x

Calculus 1, 2, & 3 x X x x

Adv Calc.(Vector) x

Linear Algebra X* x x

Diff. Equations x X* x

Discrete Math x x

Comp Prog. x x x x

Financial Acct. x

Managerial Acct. x

Major Prep: Mathematics-Finance Related


*see notes


Other Business-Related Majors

• Environmental Economics and Policy B.A., B.S., UCB• Political Economy B.A., UCB• Business Information Management B.S., UCI• Administrative Studies-Economics B.A., UCR• Business Informatics B.S., UCR• Economics and Accounting B.A., UCSB• International Studies-Economics B.A., UCSD• Environmental Studies-Economics B.A., UCSC• Global Economics B.A., UCSC


Business-Related Minors

• Political Economy, UCB• Economics, Managerial Economics, Technology Management*, UCD• Accounting, Economics, Management, UCI• Accounting, Entrepreneurship UCLA• Economics, Management and Business Economics, UCM• Business Administration, Economics, UCR• Accounting, Business, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation UCSD• Economics, Technology and Information Management, UCSC

* UCD Special Advising NoteTechnology Management (UCD) minor available to students majoring in engineering and the biological and physical sciences only.

Paths to Business Careers andAdvising Tips


• Students do NOT have to major in Business Admin/Economics to go into business

- “Over 75% of students pursuing the MBA degree at top-ranked schools have completed undergraduate degrees in areas other than business. Business schools and industry value academic diversity when combined with an MBA.”

The Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine

• Minors can provide strong preparation.

Looking Beyond the “Business” Degree


Skills Necessary to Succeed in Business

1. Effective oral and written communication

2. Strong problem-solving skills

3. Creative innovation

4. Teamwork and leadership skills

5. Mastery of information technology

6. Appreciation and understanding of diversity/different cultures

7. Strong analytical skills

8. Intellectual curiosity

9. Experience


Some questions you can encourage your students to consider

1. Consider your interests

2. Understand the skills sought by businesses

3. Consider a wide range of majors

4. Get on-the-job training

5. Consider graduate school


Business Admin, B.A., UC Riverside

• 2003-2005: Marketing representative, Sony/Capital Music: Distributed flyers and products at sponsored events; maintained records of events; problem solver at event locations.• 2002: Administrative Intern, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Arranged accommodations and scheduled managers for FDIC regional meetings; responsible for distribution of meetings minutes; researched companies/entities attending meetings.• President, Secretary of KA fraternity • Dean’s List 2003, 2004, 2005

Hired in Marketing training program in Fortune 100 company

English, B.A., UC Riverside

• 2002-2005: Administrative Asst., Vice- Chancellor of Development: Planned donor events; wrote donor requests and thank you’s; maintained donor database.• 2004: Marketing Intern, Merrill Lynch: Assisted with diversity awareness campaign; arranged training program schedules; liaison with guest presenters and managers.• ASB Senator, Resident Advisor• Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Summer Youth Employment Project, Summer Bridges.

Hired in Marketing training program in Fortune 100 company

Different Major, Same Goal


• Peter Thiel, CEO and Co-Founder of Paypal, BA in Philosophy

• Patrick Soon-Shiong, CEO of Chan Soon-Shiong Institute Of Advance

Health, at age 23 he got his Medical Degree

• Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, BS in Industrial Engineering

• Larry Page, CEO and Co-Founder of Google, BS in Computer Engineering

• Ken Chenault, CEO of American Express, BA in History

• Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta, BA in Political Science

• Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, BA in History

• Robert Iger, CEO of Disney, BA in Communications

• Christopher Connor, CEO of Sherwin Williams, BA in Sociology

• Jerry Brown, Governor of California, BA in Classics at UC Berkeley

CEOs with non-business degrees


• Career assessment and exploration tools

- iccweb.ucdavis.edu/students/Plan1.htm

- career.berkeley.edu/Hass/Hass.stm

- http://careers.ucr.edu/careerplanningcounseling/careerplanningcounseling.html

- http://career.uci.edu/services/workshops/• What Can I do With This Major?

- http://icc.ucdavis.edu/data/index.htm

Business Career Path Milestones

- careers.ucr.edu/students/milestones%20BUS%20Home

• uctransfer.universityofcalifornia.edu

- www.assist.org• UC Career Centers

UC Tools for Counseling Students

Thank you!Questions? Comments?

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