<p>At what point do you have to declare what you are going to major in? When do you start taking classes related to your chosen field of study?</p>
<p>Not sure about the other colleges, but in the Business school you declare the spring of your sophomore year.</p>
<p>There is a set list of classes (AC - 210, ST - 260, LGS -200, EC -110, EC -111, etc etc) in the business school that you must take before enrolling in upper level classes. </p>
<p>Take a look at the academic catalog. It will tell you everything you need to know about your specific college.</p>
<p>The answer is “it depends”. </p>
<p>If you’re not going to declare a major, then you have to be rather careful when picking your Core/Gen Ed req’ts…otherwise you may find out your choices won’t work well with your major.</p>
<p>For instance, if you choose a science for non-majors, and then decide to be pre-med or a science major, you’ll have wished that you had taken the course for science majors.</p>
<p>What majors are you considering?</p>
<p>Also, some scholarships are only awarded to those who declare the major going in. For instance, if you decide to be an engineering major after school starts, you won’t get the engineering scholarship.</p>
<p>@NJBama </p>
<pre><code> Do you have to take those classes before you declare your major in the spring of your sophomore year, or do you start taking those classes only once you declare a business major? Also, where can I get an academic catalog?
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<p>@mom2collegekids </p>
<p>I am strongly considering majoring in something business related. What are the Core/Gen Ed requirments at UA? Is there a link you can provide that goes into these and other related questions in greater detail?</p>
<p>You take those classes your freshman & Soph years. EVERY business school student has to take those classes regardless of major before they can enroll in upper level business school classes.</p>
<p>You can declare a major when applying to The University out of high school. But that will be used more for advising than anything else. Your major won’t be officially declared until you apply to the Business school the spring of your soph year.</p>
<p>Here you go:
[University</a> of Alabama Undergraduate Catalog 2010-12](<a href=“Page Not Found | The University of Alabama”>Page Not Found | The University of Alabama)</p>
<p>[Core</a> Curriculum | The Office of the University Registrar - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://registrar.ua.edu/academics/core-curriculum/]Core”>Core Curriculum – The Office of the University Registrar – The University of Alabama | The University of Alabama)</p>
<p>*@mom2collegekids</p>
<p>I am strongly considering majoring in something business related. What are the Core/Gen Ed requirments at UA? Is there a link you can provide that goes into these and other related questions in greater detail? *</p>
<p>:)</p>
<pre><code>* To achieve a general education while pursuing a specific concentration in a chosen field of study, each undergraduate student shall construct a curriculum that includes course work in the following areas.
o 6 semester hours of written composition (FC)
o 6 semester hours in 300-400 level courses, preferably in the student's major, approved for the writing (W) designation. The (W) designation indicates that one of the conditions for a passing grade is that students write coherent, logical, and carefully edited prose in a minimum of two papers, at least one of which will be graded and returned before mid-semester. All (W) designated courses are taught and graded by instructors who have at least the master's degree and preferably are limited to an enrollment of no more 35 students. The (W) requirement must be satisfied in courses taken on this campus.
o 6 semester hours of one of the following:
+ 6 semester hours in courses that are approved for the computer (C) designation. These courses either substantially integrate the application of appropriate software or require writing computer programs. Students must make extensive use of the computer as a condition for passing the course. Courses approved for the (C) designation assume that students have a working knowledge of the computer.
+ Two semesters in one foreign language (FL). A grade of "C" or higher must be earned in the first-semester course of the two-semester sequence that fulfills the requirement before the student will be allowed to enroll in the second semester course. Students with two or more high school units of a foreign language will be assigned to foreign language courses by the foreign language advisers on the basis of placement test scores. Students placed into FR 103, SP 103 or intermediate courses (FR 201, SP 201) will satisfy this requirement in one semester.
+ Note : These six hours are in addition to the requirements for humanities or mathematics.
o 12 semester hours of courses approved for the humanities, literature, and fine arts (HU, L, & FA) designation to include 3 semester hours of courses approved for the fine arts (FA) designation and 3 semester hours of courses approved for the literature (L) designation*
o 12 semester hours of courses approved for the history and social and behavioral sciences (SB) designation to include 3 semester hours of courses approved for the history (HI) designation and 6 semester hours of courses approved for the social and behavioral sciences (SB) designation. *
o * STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE A 6 SEMESTER HOUR SEQUENCE IN EITHER LITERATURE OR HISTORY.
o 11 semester hours of courses approved for the natural sciences and mathematics designation (N & MA) to include 8 semester hours of courses approved for the natural sciences (N) designation and 3 semester hours of courses approved for the mathematics (MA) designation. This mathematics requirement must be satisfied with MATH 110 or higher. A student must complete both the lecture and the lab in order to use either the lecture or the lab to fulfill the natural sciences (N) general studies core curriculum requirement.
o Pre-professional, major, and/or elective courses applicable to the student's declared major program of study. Students are to consult with their major department/program area for specific course designations that fulfill this requirement.
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A course may be used to satisfy only one core requirement. For example: if a course carries a designation for both foreign language (FL) and humanities (HU) , it may only be used to satisfy one of the requirements. An additional course or courses must be completed to satisfy the remaining requirement.
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A student may satisfy some general education course requirements by demonstration of competence on a proficiency examination such as the CLEP subject examination.
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Review of general education courses is an ongoing process. New courses may be approved and added to the list of those that meet general education requirements. The general education designation for existing courses may be discontinued. A course carries general education designation if the course is approved at the time the course is taken. The student must consult the general education designations as found in the appropriate section of the Schedule of Classes to ensure that the general education designation is in effect at the time the course is taken.
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General education credit may be earned for courses taken at another institution, provided the courses transfer as the equivalent of courses that have been approved for general education credit at The University of Alabama. The ( W) requirement must be satisfied with courses taken at The University of Alabama.
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<p>[Core</a> Curriculum Requirements ? After 1998 | The Office of the University Registrar - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://registrar.ua.edu/academics/core-curriculum/core-post-1998/]Core”>http://registrar.ua.edu/academics/core-curriculum/core-post-1998/)</p>
<p>What AP credits will you be coming in with? Some of these req’ts may be covered with AP credits…or IB or dual enrolled.</p>
<p>Business students are required to apply for admission to the upper division of the College and to a major program. Application for admission to the upper division and to a major program must be made upon completion of a set of specific requirements outlined below.</p>
<p>Entering freshman students will be designated LAC, LEC, LFI, LMGT, LMKT, LMIS, LOM, or LGB depending on their intended major. All lower division students are administratively housed in the College, and they receive academic advising in the A.H. Bean Undergraduate Student Services Center in 10 Bidgood Hall.</p>
<p>Requirements. Students are eligible for admission to the upper division and to a major program—and are therefore entitled to enroll in 300- and 400- level business courses—only if they meet the following standards:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Students must have completed a minimum of 60 hours of credit. Students may apply for admission to the upper division either in the semester during which junior standing will be achieved or after junior standing has been achieved. Credit earned by such means as Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP, or departmental placement is counted toward the 60-hour requirement. Students who have completed coursework at other institutions and wish to have that work applied to the 60-hour requirement must see to it that transcripts from the other institutions are forwarded as soon as possible to The University of Alabama. Hours completed but not officially transferred to the student’s University of Alabama record cannot be included in the calculation of the 60-hour requirement. Courses (and hours) in which a student has earned a grade of “Incomplete” (“I”) cannot be included in the calculation of the 60-hour requirement until the grade has officially been changed to a passing grade.</p></li>
<li><p>Students must have completed with grades of “C-” or higher the following required courses:
* EC 110 and EC 111
* EN 101 and EN 102
* MATH 112 and MATH 121 (or MATH 115 and MATH 125)
* ST 260
* AC 210
* LGS 200</p>
<p>Students have a maximum of three (3) attempts at completing each of these courses with a grade of “C-” or higher. A grade of “W” counts as an attempt.</p>
<p>The remaining hours applied toward the 60-hour requirement should consist of courses required in the University of Alabama Core Curriculum and must include courses in the following categories:
* At least 4 hours of natural science
* At least 3 hours of fine arts, literature or humanities
* At least 3 hours of history or social and behavioral sciences (in addition to EC 110 and EC 111)</p></li>
<li><p>Except for the general business major, which requires a minimum grade point average of 2.0, students admitted to the upper division of the College and approved to begin C&BA coursework at the 300 and 400 level must have grade point averages of 2.5 or higher for all college-level coursework attempted, and they must have grade point averages of 2.5 or higher for all University of Alabama coursework attempted. A student whose grade point average falls below these standards may petition the assistant dean of undergraduate programs for admission to the upper division if the student’s grade point average for the last 30 hours attempted is 2.5 or higher. These admission standards have been established by the C&BA faculty and are subject to change.</p></li>
<li><p>Students majoring in management information systems are required to complete CS 120, CS 220, and MIS 295.</p></li>
<li><p>Students concentrating in quantitative finance are required to complete MATH 125 and MATH 126.</p></li>
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<p>Applying for Admission to the Upper Division</p>
<p>Students seeking admission to the College’s upper division should apply in the A.H. Bean Undergraduate Student Services Center, 10 Bidgood Hall. Business students will not be permitted to enroll in upper-division courses unless they have applied and been admitted to the upper division. Students who have completed all requirements for admission to the upper division but have failed to complete the required application for admission will be barred from enrolling in upper-level courses until the application is completed. The application deadlines are specified below:</p>
<ol>
<li>A student who wishes to apply for admission to the upper division and 1. to a major program, and who wishes to begin taking junior-level courses and courses in the major during the Interim term, summer session, or fall semester, should apply by March 1 preceding those terms.</li>
<li>Qualified new transfer students, and returning students who will qualify 2. as a result of attending summer school, should apply for fall-semester admission no later than July 15.</li>
<li>A student who expects to begin upper-level work in the spring semester 3. should apply no later than October 1.</li>
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<p>Students who are applying for admission to the upper division at the midpoint of a semester will be applying based on coursework they expect to complete during that semester. A decision concerning admission will be conditional until the successful completion of coursework produces the required cumulative hours and grade point average. Admission will be revoked should a student fail to achieve the required average or complete the required courses and hours in which he or she is enrolled during the semester in which application is made.</p>
<p>Students who attempt to enroll in 300- or 400-level courses in violation of any of these policies will be administratively disenrolled from courses for which they are not eligible.</p>