Workshop Topics

Myths related to business as a major/career

Interested in business but not the CSU’s? UC major options

+ Business programs+ Economics vs. Business

Private/Out of State Colleges

Business Degree Myths

You must major in Business Admin/Economics to work in business!

If you want an MBA, it’s best to have an undergraduate degree in business

There’s not much difference between a business and an economics major

Education of Fortune 100 CEOsCompany Name University Major

1 Wal-Mart M. Duke GA Inst. Of Technology

IndustrialEngr.

2 Exxon-Mobil R. Tillerson U.T Austin Civil Engr.3 Chevron J. Watson UC Davis Ag. Econ.4 General Electric J. Immelt Dartmouth Math5 Bank of America B. Moynihan Brown History6 Conoco Philips J. Mulva U.T. Austin Business7 AT&T R.

StephensonU. Central Oklahoma

Accounting

8 Ford Motor A. Mulally U. Of Kansas Aero. Engr.

9 J.P Morgan J. Dimon Tufts Univ. Economics

MBA Degrees

“Only 19% of students at Business Week’s top 10 MBA programs have a Bachelor’s degree in business.”

Business Week-May 8, 2006; pg. 94

Distinctions Among Majors Definitions are not uniform across campuses Degrees range across spectrum:

Applied Theoretical

Bus Adm Bus Econ Econ

Look at which college/department houses major Compare upper-division course descriptions

UC Business & Economics Majors

UC Berkeley Business

Administration (B.S.)

UC Irvine Business

Administration (B.A.) Bus. Info

Management (B.S)

Business Administration

UC Riverside Business

Administration (B.S)

UC Business & Economics Majors

UC Berkeley Economics, B.A.;

Political Economics of Industrial Societies, B.A.

UC Irvine Business Economics,

B.A.; Economics, B.A.; Quantitative Economics, B.A.

Economics and Business Economics

UC Business & Economics Majors

UC Davis Economics, B.A.;

Managerial Economics, B.S.

UCLA Business

Economics, B.A.; Economics, B.A.; Mathematics/Economics, B.S.

UC Business & Economics Majors

UC Santa Barbara Business Economics,

B.A.; Economics and Accounting, B.A.; Economics, B.A.; Economics/Mathematics, B.A.

UC Merced Economics, B.A. Management, B.S.

UC Riverside Business Economics,

B.A.; Economics, B.A.; Economics/Administrative Studies, B.A.; Economics/ Law and Society, B.A.

Economics and Business Economics

UC Business & Economics Majors

UC San Diego Economics, B.A.; Joint Mathematics-

Economics, B.A.; Economics-Management Sciences, B.S.

UC Santa Cruz Business Management Economics, B.A. Economics, B.A. Global Economics, B.A.

UC Berkeley

Global Management focus; no specializations Opportunities to design business-focused

concentration as American Studies or Interdisciplinary Studies major

Most Bus. Admin. Student organizations open to other majors

Great Career Center website; includes profiles of non-business majors who work in business

UCB BASE Program

Intensive 6 week summer program for 50-60 non-business undergraduate students (not limited to UCB students)

3 Business classes for academic credit Company related field-trips Interview and resume workshopsWeekly lunches with business faculty &

corporate participants

UC Irvine

Emphases (choose 1 or more):AccountingFinance Health Care ManagementInformation SystemsMarketing Operations & Decision Technologies Organization & Management

Minors: Accounting, ManagementMin. 3.0 GPA, major preparation courses

UC Riverside

CONCENTRATIONS: Accounting and AuditingFinanceManagement Information Systems MarketingOperations & Supply Chain Management

Minor: Business AdministrationMin 2.7 GPA, 3.5 for TAG

UCR Joint Major Programs

Art History/Administrative Studies Economics/Administrative Studies History/Administrative Studies Political Science/Administrative Studies Sociology/Administrative StudiesRequires completion of IGETC or UCR GEand major prep for admission.

Loyola Marymount

Degrees:B.S. AccountingB.S. Applied Information Management SystemsBBA w/ specializations:

- Management-Entrepreneurship -Marketing-Finance

Minors: Accounting, Business Administration

LMU TAG Agreement

Complete at least 30 transfer units with 3.5 GPA minimum

Be enrolled full-time at SMC or CCC

Complete Math 28 with B or better.See details on www.smc.edu/tag website

PepperdineSeaver (Malibu campus)degrees:

-Accounting-Business Administration-International Business-Contract-design own program

Minors: Accounting, Marketing, Non-profit Management

Graziadio degree:-Management (BSM)-for full-time workingadults

University of Southern California

2 “Joint” major programs open to transfer students: Business & International Relations, Business & East Asian Studies

Degrees: Accounting, Business Administration Many concentrations w/in major; may also

design own Non-business majors may take up to 20 units

Business/Accounting course work

USC Business School Minors

Accounting Advertising Biotechnology Business Business

Technology Fusion Business Law Consumer Behavior Entrepreneurship

Managing Human Relations

Management Consulting

Marketing Mathematical

Finance Operations & Supply

Chain Mgmt.

USC Business School Minors

Organizational Leadership& Mgmt.

Social Entrepreneurship Engineering Technology

Commercialization

Food Industry Management Certificate

Admission to the “best” schools

Competition is fierce May need to be geographically mobile Many top schools are public institutions in

other states; often cheaper than private schools even with non-resident tuition

Consider who/which companies recruit for internships/jobs

Research specializations

Undergrad. Business Rankings

US News & World Report “Best Colleges” Issue (published each Spring)

Bloomberg Magazine-lot of great free info online, including rankings

Entrepreneur Magazine

Counseling Tips

Focus on math, quantitative requirements Calculus is key; more rigorous sequence

may give you more options

Major preparation

Strong GPA in rigorous courses

Employers in the business world often focus more on experience and communication skills than a student’s undergraduate degree Internships, part-time work related to field Leadership skills Speaking, writing skills Experiential learning programs Function independently Problem solver

Career Considerations

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