Advising
Students interested in the Wisconsin School of Business begin their academic advising partnership at Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR) prior to beginning their coursework at UW-Madison, in the summer for students beginning in fall and in January for students beginning in spring.
At SOAR, advisors will work with students to create a course schedule for their first semester at UW-Madison. After SOAR, students will be assigned a pre-business advisor who will help support them with their course selection, academic difficulties, and provide resources and referrals. Once admitted to the Wisconsin School of Business, students retain their pre-business advisor as their primary advisor and are also able to meet with the advisor(s) who specializes in their declared major(s). Pre-business and business advising is offered through Undergraduate Academic Services (3150 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-0471; busundergrads@bus.wisc.edu).
Business students benefit from a unique partnership between academic and career advising. Each major is assigned both an academic and career advisor who specializes in that particular major. This structure allows for collaborative and comprehensive advising for students.
Academic Support
Academic support for the Wisconsin BBA is facilitated through the Business Learning Center.
The BLC’s mission is to help students excel by providing academic support in quantitatively based, business related courses. In small groups, we reinforce students’ understanding of the materials presented in lectures. Concepts are explored in greater depth, students’ questions are answered, and we conduct additional exercises and problems, practice exams and review sessions. Skills emphasized include quantitative/analytical, problem solving, test taking, motivation and communication. The ultimate goal is to help students become comfortable with the course material so concepts can be easily handled in class assignments and on exams.
Students meet two times a week in groups conducted by PhD candidates in Economics, MBA graduate students in Finance and iMAcc, Masters of Accountancy, students. The focus is on the process of learning as well as the conclusion in a supportive, comfortable and inviting atmosphere.
It’s free for you! Click here to start the online application. You will receive an email confirmation immediately following completion of your application. Approximately two weeks within the start of the semester, you will receive another email with your placement in a BLC group. You may also come to 2240 Grainger to apply and place immediately in a group.
The courses supported in the Business Learning Center are:
Microeconomics focuses on the behaviors of households, firms, markets, and industries. The course defines the basic supply and demand curves, while also learning their origin. The course then builds on this concept to explain the decision making process employed by both consumers and producers.
Macroeconomics focuses on the operations of the economy as a whole. The course covers such topics as: unemployment, inflation, and economic growth. The course also includes a discussion of monetary and fiscal policies available to federal policy makers to manipulate the economy. It introduces several economic models of analysis.
Fundamental generally accepted accounting principles; basic business terminology, techniques, practices; books and accounts, statements for retailing and wholesaling concerns; treatment and presentation of sole proprietorship, partnership and introductory corporation accounts.
Managerial accounting concepts relevant for decision-making. Measurement; classification, planning and control of costs. Estimating cost behavior, make or buy decisions; cost-volume-profit relationships; standard and other product cost systems. Discussion of budgeting and capital budgeting methodologies in planning and controlling.
Accepted financial accounting and managerial accounting principles are discussed and analyzed with practice problems.
Concepts and techniques in corporate finance and investments. Topics include the financial environment, securities markets, financial markets, financial statements and analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, asset valuation, investments, decision making under uncertainty, mergers, options, and futures.
Review Sessions
| Mondays |
Joe Cruse |
5:30-6:45PM |
Room 2261 |
| Tuesdays |
Kevin Urbani |
5:30-6:45PM |
Room 2261 |
| Wednesdays |
Joe Cruse |
12:45-2:00PM |
Room 2180 |
| Thursdays |
Kevin Urbani |
8:00-9:15AM |
Room 2261 |
Data collection, data structures in a business setting, frequency tables and plots, descriptive statistics, correlation tables and regression formulation, normal and binomial distributions, quality, surveys.