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Preparing Students for Maximizing ROI from their BSBA

Preparing Students for Maximizing ROI from their BSBA. Lucas College and Graduate School of Business Malu Roldan Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs. Target Success Beyond Admission. Admission based on GPA, only a foot in the door Accounting GPA requirement = 3.0

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Preparing Students for Maximizing ROI from their BSBA

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  1. Preparing Students for Maximizing ROI from their BSBA Lucas College and Graduate School of Business Malu RoldanAssociate Dean, Undergraduate Programs

  2. Target Success Beyond Admission • Admission based on GPA, only a foot in the door • Accounting GPA requirement = 3.0 • All other concentrations = 2.6 • Former Students Returning potentially can be admitted at 2.0 • Success @ SJSU depends on the skills and knowledge gained in the classes taken to meet this GPA threshold • Poor planning and preparation has been seen to quickly lead to poor performance and poor academic standing or even DQ

  3. Prep for Success: Transfers • Take as many lower division requirements as possible • Math 71 (or Math 70 if student started at CCC before 2010) • English 1B • Bus 20 Financial Accounting • Bus 90 Statistics • Econ 1A Macro/1B Micro • Bus 21 Managerial Accounting • Bus 80 Business Law • Bus 91L Business Computer Productivity Tools • Take the WST right after completing English 1B • Consider AS-Ts in BSBAs with concentrations in Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Business, Human Resource Management, or Management • Roadmaps and more info at http://www.sjsu.edu/ugs/SB1440/sb1440roadmaps/2014-2015Roadmaps/index.html

  4. Admission Requirements • Oral Comm, Engl 1A, Math, Critical Thinking are required for admission to Business • Generally, only 70 units will count towards the degree content requirements • Admission is based on all_college_GPA & 4 basic skills, not on prep courses • Success is based on prep courses

  5. Prep for Success: Frosh • Work with your counselor to identify your strengths, weaknesses, interests, and aptitudes • Realize that College is not HS, and you will be challenged for the better • See the BSBA as an investment • Make the most of Frosh Orientation and the summer between HS and College • Participate in FYE activities – Launch Day, Bus 10 & 12, Student Success Center Programs • Be strategic – don’t bite more than you can chew, build up your GPA capital • classes get harder as you move forward • High GPA opens doors to premium experiences – Sbona honors program, study abroad, internships, Thompson Global Internship Program

  6. Success @ SJSU • Engage with SJSU early • Visit the university and participate in activities • Contact the Jack Holland Student Success Center (JHSSC) even before admission or applying for admission • Engage with faculty and counselors • Network with students (and industry) via classes & clubs • Take responsibility for your success • Have a plan – work with a JHSSC advisor early on • Manage your time • Ask for help – start at JHSSC, http://www.sjsu.edu/lcobssc/and the advising hub, http://www.sjsu.edu/advising/ • Focus on excellence • C is a minimum target • Opportunities abound for those who aim for more

  7. Enhancing the BSBA @ SJSUwww.sjsu.edu/cob • Scholarships & Student Assistanships • Study Abroad – short term to a year abroad • Clubs and Associations • Career Center Services and Programs • Sbona Honors Program • Thompson Global Internship Program • Entrepreneurship • Global Leadership • Retail Leadership

  8. Questions malu.roldan@sjsu.edu 408-924-3411 JHSSC Hotline: 408-924-3435 JHSSC Website: http://www.sjsu.edu/lcobssc/ Advising Hub: http://www.sjsu.edu/advising/ LCoB Website: www.sjsu.edu/cob info.sjsu.edu

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