COLLEGE of BUSINESS Office of Undergraduate Affairs

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COLLEGE of BUSINESS Office of
Undergraduate Affairs
The Way we do business
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Prospective Intercollege Transfer (ICT)

• Majors in the College of Business
• What it takes to Transfer
• How and When to Apply
• Other Options
• Resources
• Questions

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Majors in the College of Business

• Accounting
• CPA Exam (150 hours)
• Finance
• Business Administration
• Marketing
• Organizational Administration
• Management Science
• Industrial Distribution Management
• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurship
• Technology Management (Minor)

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What it Takes to Transfer

• Required Courses
• Econ 102, 103
• Econ 202, 203
• Accy 201, 202
• CS 105
• One of the following math combinations
• Math 234 and 125, or
• Math 220/221 and 125, or
• Math 220/221 and 230
• All required courses must be taken for a grade.
• AP course credit is accepted.
• Econ 203, Accy 202, and Math 125 may be in
  progress when applying mid-semester.

• Credit Hours
• You must have 60 credit hours completed or in
  progress during the semester you are applying.
• Preference is given to students with less than 90
  hours / 6 semesters completed by the end of the
  semester you are applying.
• You are given a maximum of nine semesters total
  to complete your degree.
• Grade Point Average
• The minimum transfer GPA will be determined based
  on the qualifications of the applicants.

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Prerequisites Notes

• To take Accy 201, you must have completed Econ
  102 and have completed or be concurrently
  enrolled in Econ 103.
• Accy 201/202 must both be taken either at UIUC or
  both at another college or university.
• Econ 202 prerequisite Math 234 (or Math 220)
• Stat 100 (or equivalent) will be accepted as a
  substitute for Econ 202 but will not prepare you
  as well for Econ 203.

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Other courses (not transfer prerequisites but
required for business degree)

• Fin 221 (major restriction) pre req Math 234,
  credit or concurrent with Accy 202 Econ 203
• Econ 302 prerequisite Econ 102, Math 234 125
  recommended
• Spcm 101 (unless you took Spcm 111-112)
• Language if not completed (4th level required)

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What it Takes to Transfer

• Resume
• Include any work experience that you may have.
• Include organizations you are involved with.
• Also include any honors you have received.

• Essays
• While your academic qualifications are important,
  your personal and professional statements really
  give us a better indication of why you want to
  study business at Illinois and tell us about the
  goals you have for your future.

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What it Takes to Transfer

• Essay 1 Required
• Personal Statement
• What unique traits or personal characteristics
  will make you a
• successful business leader? What have you done
  to demonstrate your
• leadership potential?
• Essay 2 Required
• Professional Statement
• How will the College of Business fit into your
  future goals?
• Essay 3 Optional
• Additional Information
• Have you had any special circumstances that have
  impacted
• your academic performance and/or progress?

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How and When to Apply

• When to Apply
• Applications for Spring 07 will be accepted
  from September 18 October 6, 2006 (students
  will be notified via email by 500 October 20th)
• How to Apply
• Apply online at www.business.uiuc.edu/undrgrad

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Other Options

• What if I dont get in?
• Can I get a job in Business
• without a business degree?
• Other majors related to
• business?
• Graduate School

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Business Leaders without Business Degrees

• Jill Barad, CEO of Mattel, Inc.  English and
  Psychology
• David Carter, CEO of Sonatix Theraby Corp,
  History
• Kevin W. English, Chairman and CEO of
  TheStreet.com, History
• Michael Fuchs, Chairman of HBO, Political Science
• Alan Gilman, President of Consolidated Products,
  History
• Mitch Kapor, Founder of Lotus Development Group,
  Psychology
• Herb Kelleher, CEO of Southwest Airlines, English
• Scott Krentz, Treasurer of EDS, History
• Frank Popoff, CEO of Dow, Chemistry
• Alan Stillman, Founder of TGI Fridays, CEO of
  Smith and Wollenskys Steak House and New York
  Restaurant Group, Music
• Jeff Vinek, Manager of the Magellen Fund, English

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Resources

• Consult an academic advisor in your present
  college

• The Career Center
• 715 S. Wright St. (333-0820)
• www.careercenter.uiuc.edu
• Take a self inventory test and see if a
• business degree is the right fit for
• you.
• Take a look at the career resource
• library and look at the different jobs
• available in the business world.
• Attend workshops

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Have you considered

• The College of ACES
• Agribusiness, Farm, and Financial Management
• Agri-Accounting Farm Management
• Agri-Finance Agribusiness Markets and
  Management
• International, Resource, and Consumer Economics
• Consumer Economics and Finance
• Environmental and Natural Resource Management
• Policy, International Trade, and Development
• LAS Degrees including Speech Communication,
  Economics and more
• College of Communications - Advertising

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Questions ?