Welcome to New Student Orientation 2014: Navigating the Academic Environment

1What is COB and Why am I here?

Accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business http://www.aacsb.edu/International Headquarters of The Society for the Advancement of ManagementThe home of the Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center (Business Incubator) http://www.coastalbendinnovation.com

College of Business

3Study Abroad Program

STUDY ABROAD IN GERMANY

COB Student Organizations

Whaaat I am here to learn?

Business Core

Advising and Registration

7Auditing Assurance Services Tax Accounting Environmental Accounting Forensic Accounting International Accounting Financial Accounting Risk Management Business Valuing Personal Financial Planning

Where Can I work? Public Accounting Firms Public and Private Corporations Government Non Profit AgenciesTexas Entry Level Salary: $37,200 - $55,200Source: Salary.comAccounting

8Business ForecastingCredit AnalysisPolicy AdvisingEconomistRegulatory AffairsMarket ResearchInvestment Fund ManagerConsumer AnalystEnvironmental EconomistBusiness AnalystEconomics

Where Can I work? Research Firms, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Corporate Finance, Consulting AgenciesTexas Entry Level Salary: $40,700 - $60,800 Source: Salary.com9Financial AnalysisInvestor RelationsCorporate Credit AnalysisCredit ScoringRisk ManagementClaims AnalysisPortfolio ManagementPersonal Financial PlannerFinancial ReportingFinance

Where Can I work? Federal Deposit Corporation, Commercial Banks, Investment Banking Firms, Department of TreasuryTexas Entry Level Salary:$45,100 - $75,600 Source: Salary.com10Pre-LawCustomer Service CoordinatorStore ManagerSales/Marketing AssociateEntrepreneurHospitality ManagerProduct ManagerLogistics Business DevelopmentWhere Can I work? Insurance Agencies, Owner/Operator, Service Organizations, Public and Private CorporationsTexas Entry Level Salary: $32,100 - $51,000 Source: Salary.comGeneral Business

11Project ManagementOperations ManagementHuman ResourcesOrganizational DevelopmentMaterials ManagementAsset ManagementRisk ManagementOperations ResearchEmployee Relations

Where Can I work? Industrial Organizations, Service Organizations, Public and Private Corporations, Non Profit AgenciesTexas Entry Level Salary: $37,100 - $61,100Source: Salary.comManagement

12Database AdministrationBusiness Application DevelopmentIntranet AdministrationWebsite AdministrationSystems AnalysisWebsite DesignRisk ManagementBusiness ValuingManagement Information Systems

Where Can I work? City, State, and Federal Government, Public and Private Corporations, Technical Service ProvidersTexas Entry Level Salary: $40,500 - $74,000 Source: Salary.com13Advertising SalesProduct ManagementBrand ManagementMarketing StrategyAdvertising ManagementEvent PlanningPublic RelationsSocial Media ManagementBloggingCopy Writing

Where Can I work? Advertising and Public Relations Companies, Market Research Firms, Trade and Industry Associations, Event Planning CompaniesTexas Entry Level Salary: $27,300 - $46,900Source: Salary.comMarketing

14AccountingBusiness Administration (for non-majors)EconomicsEntrepreneurshipHuman Resource ManagementInternational BusinessManagementManagement Information SystemsMarketingPersonal Financial Planning

Business Minors

Where do I go from here?

College of Business Undergraduate Advising OfficeLocation: OCNR 120Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM 5:00 PMCall for an appointment: (361)825-2653Walk-ins from 8:3011:30 AM on Fridays

Alberto Royo, Senior Academic Advisor (A Go)

Liz Palacios, Academic Advisor (Gp Ob)

Katharine Fischer, Academic Advisor (Oc Z)

Who is your Academic Advisor?

In collaboration with other University entities, the purpose of academic advising at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is to assist students in developing meaningful educational plans and career goals in a process that promotes students in becoming engaged self-directed learners, and effective decision makers.

Academic Advising SyllabusRole of Academic Advising

TAMU-CC Academic Advising Mission Statement

What courses do I need to take?

Transfer of AP, Dual Credit, Community College, etc. do not repeat courses in the learning community. However, must have official records on file at the Office of Admissions and Records.

First-Year Seminar0-11 semester hours need UCCP1101/UCCP110212-23 semester hours need UCCP1101 or UCCP110224+ semester hours you do not need a freshman seminarLearning Communities & Transfer CoursesSelect a Learning Community ENGL1301, ENGL1302HIST1301, HIST1302 or juniors HIST3331POLS2305, POLS2306Life and Physical Sciences (Select 2)List in the catalog Mathematics (Select 1, per degree plan)List in catalogCOMM1315ECON2301 or ECON 2302Social and Behavioral Science (Select 1)PSYC2301 or SOCI1301Language Philosophy and Culture (Select 1)List in the catalogCreative Arts (Select 1)List in the catalog

ACCT 2301 Financial Accounting ECON 2302 Microeconomics MISY 2305 Computer Applications in Business University CoreBusiness CoreSelect 2-3 courses from the following:Business ElectiveBUSI 1310 Intro to BusinessFINA 1307 Personal Financehttp://catalog.tamucc.edu/1st Number is the level:1000 freshman2000 sophomore3000 junior4000 senior2nd number is usually semester hours:ENGL1301 - 3 semester hours

Sample ScheduleUniversity Core Curriculum ProgramUCCP 1101 (1 hour)English Composition I ENGL 1301 (3 hours)Macroeconomics ECON 2301(3 hours)Understanding and Enjoying MusicMUSI 1306 (3 hours)Introduction to ChemistryCHEM1305 (3 hours) Total: 13 hours

Ok. Now I know about registration(I think)but what else do I need to know?

2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) for GraduationTwo Ds in Business RuleCommunity/Junior College TransfersStudent Code of EthicsMajor Field Test (MFT)

COB Academic PoliciesBy signing this form, it allows university officials to converse with your parents/guardians.

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974)A federal law intended to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the rights of students to inspect and review their education records and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading information through informal or formal hearings.FERPA Waiver FormThe Honors Program is an opportunity for ambitious and dedicated students who seek a community of like-minded student-scholars and faculty-mentors, are eager to hone fundamental skills in expression and reasoning.Early application deadline is May 15 and the regular deadline is October 15.If you have applied or are interested in applying, wait to take the following classes: Public Speaking, Micro/Macro Economics and Professional EthicsTo learn more about applying, program requirements and contact info please visit: http://honors.tamucc.edu/

Honors ProgramStudent ResourcesCareer ServicesUniversity Counseling CenterDisability ServicesCASAIADAPT & I-CAREJob OpportunitiesFull-time, Part-time, On Campus, Off Campus, Work Study, Non Work Study, InternshipsCareer FairsSpring and Fall All MajorTeacher Job FairVeterans Job FairSpecial EventsEtiquette DinnerBusiness Q&A Networking DinnerInternational Q&A

Career Services

BUSINESS CORE PROGRESSION

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

MGMT 4388

Please note the sequencing of prerequisites of business core courses. Please also note that all business core courses must be completed prior to enrolling in MGMT 4388.

FINA 3310

Major Courses and Electives ***

(Junior and senior years)

MISY 2305

BUSI 4310**

OPSY 4314

MKTG 3310

MGMT 3312

MISY3310

MGMT3315

ORMS 3310*

BLAW 3310

ECON 2302*

ACCT 2301

ACCT 2302

MATH 1325*

University Core Curriculum Program

(Freshman and sophomore years)

* MATH 1324 is the prerequisite for MATH 1325. MATH 1314 or higher satisfy the prerequisite for ECON2302 and ORMS 3310.** Certain majors may require students to take an international course in their field instead of BUSI 4310. Please consult with your Academic

Advisor.

*** Please check the catalog or with your Academic Advisor for course prerequisites and course availability.

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