Admissions
The three main criteria reviewed by the Admissions Committee
What are the resume, essay, and overall GPA?
The four required courses for applying.
What are Calc 1, Micro-Econ, Psych 202, and Comm A?
Historically, this is the most commonly appealed policy.
Based on our most recent Parallel plan survey, what was the number one listed Parallel plan major?
Economics
Name two things we use the PRB Canvas course for.
Announcements, Calendar of events, resource directory, event registration for workshops
The number of workshops that a student should attend before applying to the School of Business.
What is "Three"?
(Pre-Business 104 doesn't happen until after the application)
The only way to take a Pre-Business course off-campus.
What is "prior to matriculation"?
This is the first cohort of students with one application attempt (worth double if you get the exact term)
Fall '21
(Summer '21 for double)
Which School or College on campus allows some students to declare their majors while others need to apply.
School of Human Ecology
Name two career offices outside of Business that a PRB student could access.
SuccessWorks, CEC, any departmental career office, etc.
This is the most recent average admit GPA range
What is 3.75 - 3.80?
What is "Ethics"?
What is the only policy that cannot be appealed?
Trick Question - if it's a policy, it can be appealed
This is the only major on campus to have the word Business in it's tytle.
Agricultural Business Management
How many School of Business Undergraduate Affinity groups are open to Pre-Business students? Name all of them.
5 - APIDA, Black, Latine, First-Generation, LGBTQ+
The three types of schools a student could apply for direct transfer from.
What are University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin Technical College, or Wisconsin Tribal College.
These Business Core courses overlap with the Certificate in Entrepreneurship elective credits. (Must guess all correctly)
What are MKT 300 and MHR 300?
The Spring term they apply in and the Fall term after they apply.
What are: Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies, Communication Arts, and Journalism: Strategic Communication
Name 3 Business Units you would not direct a Pre-Business student to.
Student Success and/or Policy, Pre-College Programs, Admitted Advising.
You would direct them to Global Programs, Admissions, Multicultural Center, Career Advising, or Student Life
According to the Business Admissions page, this is the most recent Second-Year Application admit rate (must guess within 2%)
28%
This is the only circumstance where a student places in ESL 115 but knows for sure they can apply during their first Spring.
True or False: A first year student receives a Fall-term GPA of 2.70. They are automatically ineligible to apply that Spring semester.
Why or why not?
False - if they took a Summer course it could bring them above the minimum GPA.
Name 4 courses that are cross-listed with the Econ major. (Hint: There's at least 7)
Econ/FIN 300, Econ/RE 306, Econ/FIN 320, Econ/RE 420, Econ/IB 462, Econ/FIN 503, Econ/RMI 530
Name five ways to access advising with the PRB team.
Email, Drop-ins, Starfish, workshops, Calendly (Randy)