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Transfer Student Success at Foster Friday, April 27, 2018
Kat Eli, Academic Adviser
Krista Jacobs, Program Manager, Student Leadership and Development
Deanna Fryhle, Program Advisor, Certificate of International Studies in Business
Transfer Student Success at Foster
> Foster School Admissions and Advising
> Global Business
> Student Leadership
> Career Development
Agenda
BACHELOR OF ARTS, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BABA) ONE VERSATILE DEGREE
> Competitive Admission
– Accounting
– Entrepreneurship
– Finance
– Human Resource Management
– Information Systems
– Marketing
– Operations & Supply Chain Management
> Special Programs
– Certificate of International Studies in Business
– Sales Certificate Program
– Consulting & Business Development Center
ADMISSIONS FACTORS
> Financial Accounting
– Acctg 201 & 202
> Calculus
– Math 148 or 151
> English Composition
– Engl 101
> Micro or Macro Economics
– Econ 201, 202
40% COMBINED GPA (3.6-3.7)
25% PRE-APPLICATION GPA (3.7)
35% WRITING SKILLS ASSESSMENT (WSA) (4.5)
STATISTICS 220 Washington State Community College
Applicant
Applying on or before October 5, 2019?
Stat 220 equivalent NOT accepted
Stat 220 equivalent ACCEPTED
Yes No
ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS
> Rigorous
> Competitive
> Larger Classes
> Group Projects
> Grading
> Consulting Classes
> Professionalism
> Traditional Schedule
> Out of Classroom Time Constraints
ACADEMIC POLICIES TO CONSIDER
> Satisfactory
Progress
> 90 Credit Limit in Lower Division Transfer Credits
> Registration Restrictions
ADVICE!
> Major-Readiness
> Foreign Language
> Writing
> Meet with advisors and career coaches EARLY!
*FOSTER ADVISORS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY
COLLEGE ADVISORS DURING WINTER QUARTER*
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIAISONS
Advisor Name/Contact Information Liaisonship
Aaron Robertson: [email protected] North Seattle and Out of Area
Adam Shinn: [email protected] Cascadia and Everett
Christine Ahlstrom: [email protected] Bellevue and Green River
Jordan Wolf: [email protected] South Seattle and Highline
Kat Eli: [email protected] Edmonds and Shoreline
Sarah Allex: [email protected] Seattle Central
GET INVOLVED
Undergraduate Business Council AIESEC
Alpha Kappa Psi
American Marketing Association (AMA)
Ascend UW Chapter
Asian Business Students Association (ABSA)
Association of Black Business Students (ABBS)
Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA)
Beta Alpha Psi
Business Ethics Association
Business Impact Group
Business Information Technology Society
Business Leaders in Healthcare
Consulting Association
Certificate of International Studies in Business
Delta Sigma Pi
Husky Sales Club
Montlake Consulting Group
Net Impact
National Association of Black Accountants UW Chapter
Operations & Supply Chain Management (OSCM UW)
Phi Chi Theta
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Startup UW
Undergraduate Management Consulting Association
Undergraduate Operations Management Club
Undergraduate Women in Business
UW Finance Association
• 30+ Foster Student Organizations • Over 800 UW Student Organizations
FOSTER SPONSORED ACTIVITIES AND CAREER SERVICES > Foster Sponsored Activities
– Week of Welcome (WOW)
– Case Competition – Sponsored by clubs, companies and schools
– On campus, Across the US & International
– Business Week
– Business Career Fair: October 10, 2018
> Career Services – DEM 212
– Career Coaching
– Events and Workshops
– Access to Employers
CASE COMPETITIONS
> Teams analyze real-world business problems
> Present solutions to a panel of judges in a competitive format.
> Encourages strategic thinking and putting theory into practice.
> Hosted by employers, clubs & other institutions
> Compete on campus, through the US & internationally
GLOBAL BUSINESS CENTER OPPORTUNITIES
> Business Study Abroad
> Global Speakers & Events
> GBC weekly newsletter
> Globally-focused Case Competitions & Club
CERTIFICATE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN BUSINESS
> What is CISB?
> Why do CISB? – Curriculum
– Careers
– Leadership
> How to apply?
FOSTER SPONSORED ACTIVITIES AND CAREER SERVICES
> Connect with International Student Services
> Work on campus
> Foster School Career Center: - Resources for International Students
NO ONE PATH TO SUCCESS
Academic Success
Global Citizenship
Student Leadership
Engagement/ Networking
CONTACT INFORMATION
Undergraduate Programs > [email protected]
> 206-685-3400
> www.foster.uw.edu/academics
CISB Advising > [email protected]
> 206-543-5985
> www.foster.uw.edu/cisb
Global Business Center > [email protected]
> 206-685-3960
> www.foster.uw.edu/gbc
QUESTIONS?