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UMA Undergraduate Guide 2019-2020
 Academic Departments and Programs Operations and Information Management Getting Started
Getting Started
Information below is meant to guide first year students in getting started with this major and choosing appropriate courses. More advanced students interested in this major would also likely start with proposed foundation/pre-requisite courses. Please refer to the Major page located in the left menu bar to learn about the full major requirements. How to Explore the MajorSuggested General Education and Other CoursesAll Undergraduates are required to satisfy the General Education Requirements. Guidelines for students are available at www.umass.edu/gened. Students should choose a wide variety of Gen Ed courses, providing breadth of experience. Any general education course that would fit the student's schedule is ideal. The BBA Program includes a 21 credit Breadth Requirement of Non-Business Electives. One breadth requirement per semester may be taken with pass/fail grading. Only one Economics or one Resource Economics course may be used to satisfy credits for this requirement. Since admission to the BBA Program is highly competitive, it is especially important to explore alternative majors many of which may require a foreign language. Suggested Major and Pre-requisite coursesRequired prerequisites, including recommended sequence:
* RES-ECON 212 (or STATISTC 240) is the prerequisite for OIM 301. Minimum GPA or grades in prerequisite courses (if any): How to Declare/Change into the MajorFor current & admitted students: This major is restricted which means students must apply through an on-campus process to be accepted into the major. The major may have criteria for admission/acceptance (e.g. specific courses, GPA) Two information sessions are held each semester. Check the Isenberg website for dates, times and locations. These sessions are conducted by Isenberg advisors who will be available to answer questions regarding the declaring/changing application process. Students may apply to the BBA program during the semester in which they complete the required number of predictor courses which depends on their term count; one of these predictors must be calculus. See www.isenberg.umass.edu/programs/undergraduate/on-campus/admissions/internal-transfers. Current students must submit an online application. Applications are available in early November and early April. Application deadlines are December 1 and May 1. Admission decisions will be made after grades appear on SPIRE by mid-January and mid-June. First year, first semester students can only apply at the end of their second semester. By the end of the semester in which they apply:
Students who apply as juniors generally should have completed at least six of the predictor courses. ACCTG 221 must be the fifth predictor. Only one course, the sixth predictor, may be chosen from among the following list: OIM 301, FINANCE 301, MANAGMNT 301, MARKETNG 301. Completing these courses does not guarantee admission. Realistically, students entering their junior year without having gained admission should be considering other majors. Summary of Requirements for the MajorRange of credits required: 60-72 Refer to the Major page located in the left menu bar to learn more. The Isenberg School of Management offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Degree with five majors: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations & Information Management. Students can select a major during the major declaration timeframe each semester after meeting with an academic advisor about the specific requirements for each major. Is there a minor? If so, what are the requirements? For further information, contact: |