Instructions for Completing Course Preference Selections

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Course Preference Worksheet

1.  Read the information on our Business School website.

• Check the lists of suggested freshman courses with descriptions on the various pages of the Business School website or on myUM.  https://myum.miami.edu/general/courses/coursesmainnew.asp
  
  
• All choices within an area of knowledge will appear in dropdown boxes when you log into myUM for course preference selection. You may use the Comment Box to indicate any other preferences not listed in the dropdown boxes.
• Honors Program Students: Please be sure to select three Honors course preferences throughout the various requirement areas. They will be automatically listed within the various selection categories. You will be expected to take at least one honors course per semester. Keep in mind that Business students in the Honors Program are expected to take BSL 212 in Honors within the first two semesters. Not all courses are offered as Honors sections. You may check myUM course offerings for all courses offered in Honors for the upcoming semester.

2.  Prepare your worksheet.

• Print the "Course Selection Worksheet" either from myUM or from this page. Use the worksheet to plan your selections.
• Select either the BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) or the BSBA (Bachelor of Science in Business
  Administration).   Many Business School students will be pursuing the BBA; others will select the BSBA, which requires two semesters of Calculus and is more science intensive.
• Note: When submitting your preferences online with myUM, you will have a 20 minute time limit to make your selections and submit the requested information. Having the worksheet completed ahead of time will expedite the online process.

3.  Follow the "Step-by-Step Instructions" for choosing your preferences online with myUM.

For your first semester, you will be placed into 5 requirement courses (15-17 credits). Generally speaking, your schedule will consist of Freshman English Composition (unless you have AP/IB or college credit), a mathematics course, a Business Foundation course for freshmen, another Business requirement, and a fifth course of your choice. (If you intend to study a language or follow the pre-med track, and/or you have AP/IB English and Calculus credits, your schedule may be slightly different.)

First-semester schedules, including class times, are computer-generated at a later date and are based on your submitted information and the availability of particular classes. You will receive your schedule at the Academic Orientation (Dean's Meeting) in August. Any necessary adjustments can be made after that time.

Worksheet Information

• Indicate if you are interested in Pre-Med, Pre-Law, or Pre-MBA.
• Select your degree: BBA or BSBA.

 1.  HOW DO I SELECT MY ENGLISH COURSE?

• Every new freshman in the School of Business Administration is required to enroll in a Freshman English course or to have earned English Composition credit through AP, IB(HL), dual enrollment, or transfer.
  
  
• If you expect to receive credit for ENG 105 (English Composition I) prior to Fall 2009, select the appropriate box on the worksheet.  Otherwise, please indicate that your English placement will be determined by the University.
  
  
• Your placement for English Composition will be ENG 105 unless you meet one of the following conditions or have transfer credit for English Composition:
  
  
  • If you score 700 or above on the SAT/V, you will be exempted from ENG 105. Your placement will be ENG 106. If you score 32 on the ACT/E, you will be exempted from ENG 105. Your placement will be ENG 106.
    
    
  • If you score 6 or 7 on the IB exam at the Higher Level, you will earn 6 credits in ENG 105 and 106 and will have therefore completed the Composition requirements.
    
    
  • If you score 5 on the AP exam, you will earn 6 credits in ENG 105 and 106 and will have therefore completed the Composition requirements.

2.  HOW DO I SELECT MY MATHEMATICS COURSE?

•  Every new freshman in the School of Business Administration is required to enroll in a mathematics course or to have earned Calculus credit through AP, IB(HL), CLEP, dual enrollment, or transfer.
  
  
• If you expect to receive credit for Calculus prior to Fall 2009, select the appropriate box on the worksheet.  Otherwise, please indicate that your mathematics placement will be determined by the University.  Your placement into a mathematics course (generally, Pre-Calculus or Calculus) is based on college entrance exams and prior math coursework.  BSBA students who already have college credit for Calculus 1 may be placed into Calculus 2.

3.  FRESHMAN BUSINESS FOUNDATION

• MGT 100 is pre-selected for entering Business School freshmen. This course is designed to familiarize entering freshman Business School majors with the skills they will need to be successful in both the program and, eventually, in the larger world of business.
  

4.    BUSINESS REQUIREMENT SELECTIONS

• Choose courses in priority order. All selections fulfill Business School requirements
  
  
• Do not select a course for which you expect to receive AP, IB, CLEP, dual enrollment, or transfer credit

5.  NATURAL WORLD SELECTIONS

• Prioritize your three choices
  
  
• Pre-Med students should only select BIL 150 or CHM 111 unless you expect advanced credits in both
  
  
• Do not select a course for which you expect to receive AP, IB, CLEP, dual enrollment, or transfer credit.

6.  FINE ARTS SELECTIONS

• Prioritize your three choices
  
  
• Do not select a course for which you expect to receive AP, IB, CLEP, dual enrollment, or transfer credit

7.  OTHER HUMANITIES SELECTIONS

• Prioritize your three choices
  
  
• Do not select a course for which you expect to receive AP, IB, CLEP, dual enrollment, or transfer credit

8.  PEOPLE AND SOCIETY SELECTIONS (BBA DEGREE ONLY)

• Prioritize your three choices
  
  
• Do not select a course for which you expect to receive AP, IB, CLEP, dual enrollment, or transfer credit.

9.  MODERN LANGUAGE (Optional)

• You are not required to select language study for the School of Business Administration. If you choose to do so, please use the placement guide included in the Step-by-Step instructions located on myUM

10. UM EXPERIENCE (Optional)

• Scholarship Athletes will be automatically placed in to UMX 102
  
  
• All other Business students who are considering graduate school (Pre-Law or Pre-MBA) may wish to choose the optional UMX 112
  
  
• International students also have the UMX 105 option

11. OTHER (Optional)

• Use this section to indicate if you intend to enroll in ROTC. Please do not make a selection here if it does not apply to you.

Be sure to supply information on:

1. Math history.
   
   
2. The name of your sport if you are receiving an athletic scholarship.
   
   
3. Courses in which you expect to receive any AP, IB (HL), CLEP, dual enrollment, or transfer credit.
   
   
4. Placement into a course which is not listed in the drop-down boxes.
   
   
5. Any other questions or comments you may have.

Submit Your Course Preference Selections

Access the online myUM system at http://myum.miami.edu

• Follow the instructions for creating a CaneID and password
  
  
• Log in.  Update your biographical information
  
  
• Select the“Student” tab and the “Academic” dropdown
  
  
• Under “Course Registration Information” select “New Student Course Preferences.”  (You must follow these instructions precisely.)
  
  
• Verify your admissions information, select your degree, complete the course preference selection and requested information, then submit.