UW-Madison Pre-Business Check Sheet
For Madison Area Technical College Students
Requirements are subject to change. For more information see:
UW-Madison Wisconsin School of Business
3150 Grainger Hall
975 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1323
Phone: 608-262-0471
Email: WisconsinBBA@bus.wisc.edu
Website: http://bus.wisc.edu/bba
**The Transfer Information System (TIS) at http://tis.uwsa.edu/wizards/index.jsp provides course transfer information.
PRE-BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS – Must complete prior to transferring to the Wisconsin School of Business
for Direct Admission consideration.
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE COURSE
1. Communications Part A
20-801-201 English 1 or
20-810-201 Fundamentals of Speech Composition
Course(s)/Semester(s) Completed
NOTE: Non-native English speakers must take the UW English as a
Second Language Assessment Test. Transfer credit will be awarded
ONLY if the student demonstrates the required level of English proficiency
2. Mathematics
20-804-231 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (Required for Act Sci) or
20-804-221 Calculus Methods for Business and Social Sciences 1
(Additional courses may be required to prepare for calculus)
3. Economics
20-809-212: Microeconomics
4. Psychology
20-809-231: Introduction to Psychology
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LIBERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS – Must complete prior to graduation from the Wisconsin School of
Business (can be taken but not required to be completed prior to WI School of Business admission consideration).
1. Communications Part B
ONE course designated as Comm B (“COM B”) in TIS**
20-801-202 English 2 or
20-801-203 Advanced Composition or
20-810-205 Interpersonal and Small Group Communication or
20-801-251 Introduction to Mass Communication
Course(s)/Semester(s) Completed
2. Literature
3. Science
One course (minimum 3 credits) designated as Literature (“L”) in
TIS**
Minimum 6 credits from courses with the “B”, “N” or “P”
designation in TIS**
NOTE: Courses which transfer to UW-Madison as Computer Science, Business,
Mathematics, and Statistics courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
4. Foreign Language
Complete minimum 3 units of the same foreign language
1 unit = 1 year high school or 1 semester college
5. Humanities
20-809-262 Contemporary Moral Issues or
20-809-276 Business Ethics
# of high school units
# of college units
TOTAL
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One course (minimum 3 credits) designated as Humanities (“H”, “L”
or “Z”) in TIS**
6. Ethnic Studies
One course (minimum 3 credits) designated as Ethnic Studies
(“ETHNIC”) in TIS**
7. Social Science
One course (minimum 3 credits) designated as Social Science (“S”
or “Z”) in TIS**
NOTE: Courses which transfer to UW-Madison as Economics and Business
courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement. This requirement is in
addition to the psychology pre-business requirement.
8. Advanced Math/Statistics
Select the following course at Madison Area Tech College
• 20-804-223 Calc Methods Bus and Soc Sci II
• 20-804-232 Calc & Analytic Geom II (Required for Act Sci)
— OR —
Select ONE of the following courses when enrolled at UW-Madison
• Gen Bus 304* or
• Statistics 310* (option for Act Sci major) or
• Statistics 312* (option for Act Sci major) or
• Statistics 333* or
• Economics 410 or
• Actuarial Science 654* (option for Act Sci major)
*Refer to Preparatory Business Requirements for Advanced
Statistics prerequisites
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PREPARATORY BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS – To be taken within the first two semesters of admission to WI
School of Business; can be taken prior to but not required for WI School of Business admission consideration.
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE COURSE
1. Macroeconomics
20-809-211: Macroeconomics
2. Statistics
Select ONE of the following at Madison Area Tech College:
• 20-804-240 Basic Statistics or
• 20-804-241 Intro to Engineering Statistics
— OR —
Select ONE of the following when enrolled at UW-Madison:
• General Business 303 or
• Statistics 309 (Act Sci major option) or
• Statistics 311 (Act Sci major option) or
• Statistics 324 or
• Statistics 371 or
• Economics 310 or
• Math 431 (Act Sci major option) or
• Psych 210 AND 225 or
• Psych 280 AND 225
Course(s)/Semester(s) Completed
Additional Wisconsin School of Business preparatory business courses not offered at Madison Area
Technical College:
– General Business 300: Professional Communications (UW-Madison students must be admitted to the
Wisconsin School of Business to take this course)
– Accounting 100: Introductory Financial Accounting
– Accounting 211: Introductory Managerial Accounting
The Wisconsin School of Business curriculum includes additional major, core, and breadth courses as well as credit
requirements not listed on this check sheet.
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