The Anderson Graduate School of Management

OVERVIEW

The Undergraduate Program in Business Administration is designed to:

• educate students in the art and science of management
• prepare graduates as tomorrow’s business leaders by equipping them with the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex business problems

Listen to Kazi Mamun, undergraduate program director, talk about the UCR business school undergraduate program on KTIE 590 AM's "Inland Empire News Hour with Lou Desmond."

Watch the Business Administration Program Movie (Get Quicktime)

THE CURRICULUM:

• is built on integrated management fundamentals with a strong foundation of course work in the humanities and social sciences
• The program by design is interdisciplinary; students benefit from the expertise of faculty in the departments of economics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, political science, statistics, as well as those in the school of management.

CORE COURSES:

• Core courses in marketing, management science, production and operations management, corporate finance and investment, cost and management accounting, and organizational behavior introduce the student to the functional areas of business.
• Students choose a five-course concentration from 12 areas:  accounting, arts management, entrepreneurship, environmental management, financial economics, general management, human resources management, information systems, international management, managerial economics, marketing, operations & supply chain management, or public policy & management.
• There are three additional required upper division business elective courses that can be used to expand the areas above or explore other business fields.

INTERNSHIPS:

• Students have the opportunity to enrich their education by participating in at least one internship during their junior or senior year.
• An internship course can be counted as one business elective and is taught every quarter and in summer sessions.

FACTS & INFORMATION

Business Administration Degree Requirements (pdf 692K) (Revised 09W)
Moving Through The Business Administration Degree Requirements (B.S.) (pdf 87K)
Business Administration Breadth Worksheet (pdf 16K)
Concentrations and Electives (pdf 52K)
Declare a Concentration Form (24K)

Winter 2010 Schedule for the Undergraduate Business Program (pdf 63k)
2009-2010 Undergraduate Business Program Course Offerings(pdf 35k)
Petition to add a Business Class

FALL 2008 Important Facts (pdf 149K)
Math Placement Exam (www.learningcenter.ucr.edu)

Learn about the AGSM Student Ambassador Program (pdf 100k) 

The Undergraduate Business Program has partnered with the UCR Career Center to bring its students the following a Career Center counselor in Olmsted Hall on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday afternoons, customized workshops on resume writing, networking, interview skills, and more. Visit the Undergraduate Business Professional Development Partnership Web page.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

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Deadlines:
1st Week: Confirm enrollment in classes by course confirmation through GROWL

3rd Week: IGETC Certification and all required syllabi in your ADMIT quarter

5th Week: Enrollment appointments available on GROWL. BSPR students and also BSAD students on academic probation must see their alpha adviser 2-3 days before enrollment appointment to have hold removed.

Apply for Graduation

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Fall 2008
1,063 total students in Business Administration and Business Preparation (excludes pre-business students not yet admitted to the Business Administration Program)

Click here to apply online.