<p>I'm going into the Business College this year, so I wasn't required to take the placement test for chemistry...does anyone know what science I will be required to take then instead freshmen year? Or will I even be required to do a science? Please let me know ASAP...Thanks!!!</p>
<p>What you need to do is start exploring UIUC's website and learn how to use it. On the website you will find all the programs of study (majors) and then the course requirements for them; you will also need to go to the general education requirements and examine those. It may take a few hours to get used to using the site but you will eventually find that the answer to virtually any question you have about UIUC can be found on its site; moreover its search engine is Google making it somewhat easy to just search for something and get hits to applicable pages. A place you can start your exploration is here, which then provides links to colleges, programs of study and gen ed requirements: <a href="http://www.uiuc.edu/academics/%5B/url%5D">http://www.uiuc.edu/academics/</a></p>
<p>Though I cannot speak for each of the different majors in business (each of which will have its own requirements), at a minimum you will have to meet the university-wide gen ed requirement in sciences, which is 6 hours. There are numerous ways that can be met and you will find those at the gen ed pages on the site.</p>
<p>go to the site and search for business gen ed requirements. You may not need chem unless you want it. There are other options for science gen eds.</p>
<p>Went on the website and looked at the reqs....the thing is I dont want to take bio, chem, or phys...i am thinking about astronomy or geology instead...but would it look bad on my transcript if i took courses in these areas of sciences, rather than bio/chem/phys?</p>
<p>Employment of business graduates out of college depends heavily on you major, your GPA, and any work experience gained in college (like through internships). For the most part not having bio/chem/ physics is something that won't even come up except that having some of that could be a plus for a business that focus on them -- for example if you go into sales for Dow Chemical, it would help a little to have some chemistry so you can understand the company's proiducts.</p>
<p>Thanks, drusba! r u in the b-school at urbana also? i was just wondering how well regarded is it by its peers...do people usually transfer out? if so, where do they usually go?</p>
<p>What science courses do b-school students usually take then?</p>
<p>Most b-school students usually take intro science courses that somewhat interest them and are historically known to be easy. I think these are pretty common classes though:</p>
<p>Physical Sciences:
PHYS 140 How Things Work
ASTR 100 Perspectives in Astronomy
FSHN 101 Intro Food Scinece & Nutrition </p>
<p>I'm not sure if many business students take this class, but it sounds like a pretty interesting Life Sciences class:</p>
<p>ANTH 143 Biology of Human Behavior</p>
<p>Don't worry about what's commonly taken though, just take what interests you. </p>
<p>In terms of how well U of I's undergrad business program is regarded, it has a pretty good overall repuation. Accounting is really the strong point in U of I's business college though. </p>
<p>If people were to transfer out of U of I's b-school to go to a different school, it would only be worth it if they really wanted to get a job in investment banking or management consulting, or if they wanted more of an academic challenge. The schools I can think of that would satisfy this are Northwestern, UChicago, and UMichigan.</p>