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Considerations for Spring 2025 planning

Typical Four Year Plans

Students are expected to make progress in both business and non-business courses each semester. It is not in a student’s best interest to take only non-business or business courses in one part of their career at Marquette.

Use this time to also explore majors and business student organizations

Planning By Your Year at Marquette

First year students
Second year students
Third year students
Fourth year students
Transfer students

First Year Students Registering for Freshmen Spring: Register for 16-17 credits

Review Typical Four Year Plans:
- Accounting Majors OR Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
- Non-Accounting Majors OR Non-Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
Business Courses:
- If enrolled in MATH 1400 Elements of Calculus (3 cr.) in fall, then take BUAD 1560 Business Statistics (4 cr.) in spring (must take BUAD 1060 Excel (1 cr.) before or with BUAD 1560 Business Statistics (4cr.)). If enrolled in MATH 1200 Pre-Calculus (3 cr.) in fall, then enroll in MATH 1400 Elements of Calculus (3 cr.)in spring.
- Move from ACCO 1030 Financial Accounting (3 cr.) in fall to ACCO 1031 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.) in spring.
- Enroll in ECON 1103 Microeconomics (3 cr.) in spring
- BUAD 1001 Business Day 1 (3 cr.) and BUAD 1060 Excel (1 cr.) are taken during freshman year, register for whichever is remaining in spring.
Non-business options: Any remaining MCC foundations courses (ENGL 1001/THEO 1001/PHIL 1001/ESSV1 options (all 3 cr.)), non-business elective (anything outside of the college of business options that you meet prerequisites for). CORE 1929 will be taken sophomore year.

Tasks:
- Declare major(s) / non-business minor(s) if determined.
- Review MCC Discovery Tier Themes and courses by end of first year.
  - Marquette Core Curriculum Overview video
  - Discovery Tier Theme video
- Interested in studying abroad? Review options online and meet with International Business Programs director, Meghann Polivka.

Second Year Students Registering for Spring: Register for 15-17 credits

Review Typical Four Year Plans:
- Accounting Majors OR Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
- Non-Accounting Majors OR Non-Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
Business Courses:
- LEAD 2000 Career Planning and Application Strategies (1 cr.) and/or CMST 2300 Business Communication (2cr.) or COMM 1100 Professional Public Speaking (3 cr.) if not taken in fall semester.
- BUAD 1060 Excel (1 cr.) and BUAD 1560 Business Statistics (4 cr.) if not yet completed.
- Any remaining 3001-Introductory Business courses (review prerequisites), one Structured Elective (Ethics, Core Enhancement or Analytics) if available, Major-specific requirement/elective (review prerequisites on the Bulletin)
Non-Business Courses: CORE 1929 if not satisfied, Discovery Tier Theme course options, non-business electives.
Tasks:
- Declare Business Major
- Declare MCC Discovery Tier Theme(review which courses dual apply) by the time you reach 60 credits.
  - Marquette Core Curriculum Overview video
  - Discovery Tier Theme video
- MCC Business Courses: Discovery Tier, WRIT & ESSV2
- Consider which courses you might be interested in to satisfy the university's WRIT and ESSV2 requirements, and the college's International course requirement.
- Interested in studying abroad? Review options online and meet with International Business Programs director, Meghann Polivka.

Third Year Students Registering for Spring: Total Credits may vary due courses that dual apply, 15-17 can be typical

Review Typical Four Year Plans:
- Accounting Majors OR Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
- Non-Accounting Majors OR Non-Accounting Majors taking MATH 1200
Major coursework, structured electives, LEAD 3000 Strategies for Entering the Business World (1 cr.) if not complete, upper division business electives if a single business major (anything 3000-4000 level in the College of Business), Discovery Tier Theme courses, CORE 4929 in Junior or Senior year, non-business electives.
Tasks:
- Review major course flows and associated prereqs on the Bulletin.
- Review WRIT, ESSV2, International Business options, if not complete.
  - ESSV2 and WRIT course selection video
  - MCC Business Courses: Discovery Tier, WRIT & ESSV2
- Review courses that dual apply—will additional courses be needed to meet graduation credit requirements?
  - Submit up to two Reduction of Credits Request form(s) for business courses that will dual apply in your Discovery Tier Theme and your business core or major requirements (not MATH 1400 or PHIL 433). This will reduce your overall credit needs by 3 for each course (maximum 2, or 6 credits).
  - Being strategic with course requirements video
- Review Electives (Non-Business) Open Elective form if needed for a business course outside of declared major(s), internship for credit course (any major), study abroad course.
  - Non-Business Electives video
- Conduct a personal checklist audit for outstanding courses in final semesters, GPA, and Credits. Reach out to the Dean's Office with any questions.

Fourth Year Students Registering for Spring: Total Credits may vary due courses that dual apply, 15-17 can be typical

What is remaining on your graduation checklist?
Tasks:
- Final personal checklist audit for outstanding courses in final semesters, GPA, and Credits. Reach out to Sara.Koenig@marquette.edu or Beth.Krey@marquette.edu in the Swift Student Center with any questions.
- Review courses that dual apply—will additional courses be needed to meet graduation credit requirements? Can you reduce your overall credits due to dual applying business courses in your Discovery Tier Theme and business core or major requirements? Reduction of Credits Request form if needed
  - Being strategic with course requirements video
- Review Electives (Non-Business) Open Elective form if needed for one business course outside of declared major(s), internship for credit course, study abroad course (Fall 2019 and later)
  - Non-Business Electives video

Transfer Students:

Pay attention to prerequisites and the sequencing of business course needs (i.e. FINA 3001 Financial Management (3 cr.) and the prerequisites of BUAD 1560 Business Statistics (4 cr.), ECON 1103 Microeconomics (3 cr.), and only ACCO 1031 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.) may be taken concurrently).
Start planning out Business Core Courses, Major Courses and Upper Division Business Electives. Overall information about business majors
Next, focus on what non-business requirements are needed and when it makes sense to enroll.
Any remaining Marquette Core Curriculum (MCC) requirements? CORE 4929 should be taken in the final fall or spring semester.