INSTITUTION: UW-Whitewater
SCHOOL OR COLLEGE: College of Business and Economics (COBE)
MAJOR: Accounting  Economics  Entrepreneurship  Finance 
General Business  General Management  Human Resource
Management  Information Technology  Integrated Science & Business
 Marketing  Operations Management.
1. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
UW System application is required for admission to the university, along with high school and all college transcripts,
application fee (if appropriate). Application to the College of Business and Economics is accomplished during the
required pre-business advising meeting. Forms are available in the Assistant Dean’s office. Application priority dates:
none.
2. NON-COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRANCE INTO UPPER-DIVISION COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
COURSES
Students are eligible to enroll in lower division business courses after completing 24 credits with at least a 2.5 grade
point average. Admission to the upper-division courses in the College of Business and Economics requires completion
of 54 credits, including the pre-requisite core (below), and a grade point average of 2.80.
3. COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRANCE INTO UPPER-DIVISION COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS COURSES
To be admitted to register for the upper-division courses in the College of Business and Economics (COBE), students
must complete 54 credits and satisfactorily complete or be enrolled in the required business core courses. Some of
these may be completed at UW Colleges and are listed below:
BUS 201
Introductory Accounting
BUS 204
Managerial Accounting (Accounting Majors take BUS 202 Intermediate Accounting)
ECO 203
Macroeconomics
ECO 204
Microeconomics
MAT 210
Finite math
MAT 211
Calculus (for Accounting, Economics and Finance majors only)
BUS 230
Introduction to Management Information Systems
BUS 243
Business Statistics
4. COURSES REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION NOT IN UW COLLEGES’ CURRICULUM
None, although some UW Colleges campuses may not offer BUS 202 (Intermediate Accounting), BUS 204 (Managerial
Accounting) or BUS 230 (Introduction to Information Systems) on a frequent basis.
5. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
As a general rule, students should earn the Associate of Arts and Science Degree at the UW College, since it will
satisfy all proficiency, core and breadth requirements at UW-Whitewater. See a Student Services advisor for help on
sequencing School of Business and Economics lower division courses into the Associate Degree program.
Students who transfer to Whitewater without the Associate Degree must complete general education requirements
as listed below.
Communication and Calculation Skills
English
ENG 101 (or exemption) and 102
Speech
CTA 103
Mathematics
MAT 105 or MAT 110
Quantitative and Technical Reasoning
Lab Science
4-5 credits
MAT 210
3-4 credits (required for admission to COBE)
Personal Health/Fitness
HES 127
1-2 credits
Additional Electives/Breadth Requirements (To bring total general education to 44 credits)
Social Science
(Any course designated SS)
ECO 203
3 credits (required for admission to COBE)
Arts, Humanities
(Any courses designated FA or HU)
Core Requirements total 12 credits and is part of the General Education requirement.
The Core Requirement is four 3-credit courses. There are no equivalents to these at UW Colleges.
These courses include:
GENED 110
World of the Arts
GENED 120
U.S. World Context or 900-140 Global Perspectives
GENED 130
Individual and Society
GENED 390
World of Ideas
Transfer students without the Associate of Arts and Science Degree may satisfy CORE requirements
according to the scheme listed below.
Credits Transferred
Student must complete
0-20
All Core courses
21-39
Two Core courses (including 900-390)
40 or more
GENED 390 only
Earned Associate Degree
None (all Core Courses satisfied)
6. SPECIAL NOTES
 Maximum number of credits transferable from UW Colleges - 72
 As a general rule, students should only take elective courses on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (pass/fail) basis.
 International Requirement: this is a new requirement for graduation from UW Whitewater's College of Business
and Economics that may be satisfied by taking any one of the following at your UW College campus : ANT 100
General Anthropology, ANT 204 Cultures of the World, GEO 110 World Regional Geography, ANT 104 Cultural
Anthropology or BUS 244 Introduction to International Business. You may easily complete this requirement
upon transfer to Whitewater if you choose.
 Students who are missing one or two of the lower division business courses may still be admitted to COBE but
will be required to complete these requirements during the first semester as a COBE student.
 College Volunteer Requirement. Students are required to complete 20 hours of volunteer work prior to
graduation. Verification of this requirement is required. Contact the business advisor listed below for more
information.
7. CONTACT PERSONS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS/E-MAIL ADDRESSES
UW-Whitewater Admissions Office
Dave Hahn 262/472-3157
E-mail: hahnd@uww.edu
College of Business and Economics
Eric Roche 262/472-4900
E-mail: rochee@uww.edu
Visit the College of Business & Economics website: http://www.uww.edu/cobe
The information on this screen is deemed accurate and correct. Students are encouraged to consult an advisor to verify
progress toward the degree.
Updated 08/2014