Welcome!

Who We Are

• Three Departments– Accounting– Economics and Finance– Management and Marketing

• Dean: John Mittelstaedt, Interim

• Associate Deans: Owen Phillips and Penne Ainsworth

AACSB Accreditation

• AACSB accredited since 1954 – 9,000+ business schools world-

wide– 607 (fewer than 5%) have AACSB

accreditation (38 countries)

Bachelor’s degrees

• Accounting• Business administration• Business economics• Economics• Finance• Management• Marketing

Minors Accounting Banking and

financial services

Business administration

Business economics

Decision science Economics Entrepreneurshi

p Finance

Information management

International business Management Marketing Marketing

communications Real estate Sustainability

Degree Requirements

• 120 hours to graduate– General education (University Studies)– Advanced business standing– Common body of knowledge– Major requirements

• GPA requirements– 2.50 cumulative and college– +/- grading system

FERPA• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/• Education records protected

– Grades– Finances – Discipline

• Student provides• Student release

Scholarships• Over $450,000 in scholarships for

2013-2014.• Declare a major in the College • 7 special application scholarships;

email in late October early Novemberwww.uwyo.edu/business/scholarships/

Advising• Professional Academic Advising

Office– Denise Sheen and staff, BU 175

www.uwyo.edu/AAO

Semester schedules Long-term plans

Johnson Career Center• Resumes• Personal marketing• Jo Chytka, Director

– BU 187www.uwyo.edu/business/johnson-career-center/

Internships• Real world experience while

going to school.• Academic credit available.• Career exploration.

www.uwyo.edu/business/johnson-career-center/internships/

Student Organizations• Alpha Kappa Psi• American Marketing Association• ASUW• Beta Alpha Psi• Beta Gamma Sigma• College of Business Ambassadors• Financial Management Association• Global Business Club• Institute of Management

Accountants

College of Business: First Year Students

• Concentrate on learning• Get to know your faculty/staff members• Get involved in at least one extra curricular

activity• Acclimate to college life

– Learn a lot– Have some fun– Meet new people

College of Business: Sophomores and Juniors

• Develop a career plan• Attend career fairs and other career events• Get to know the staff in the JCC• Work with JCC to find an internship

opportunity• Work with your faculty mentor to explore

career opportunities• Continue focusing on learning

Thanks for Coming to College Connect and Enjoy the Rest of Your

Day!

College of Business

Department of Accounting

Department ofEconomics & Finance

Department ofManagement &

Marketing