Welcome to USF! I'm Najashi, a student in the School of Management.

Even though I am now a hospitality management major, I began my journey at USF as an undeclared business student. As an undeclared business student, you have the freedom to explore all of the majors offered in the School of Management.

One of the first courses you’ll take, BUS 100, Launch into Business, will give you a snapshot of our 8 majors and you'll get to learn about the career paths for each one.

As you start taking other business courses such as Marketing, Finance, or Business Analytics, you'll figure out which topics appeal to you and which majors you might be interested in pursuing.

If you see a class that sounds interesting, take it! The class sizes are relatively small, so don't hesitate to make connections with your professors and your classmates to learn more about any business major. 

We also have student organizations you can be a part of like the Marketing Club, the Business Analytics Club, and my personal favorite, the Hospitality Society that will expose you to majors from a different vantage point.

Participating in clubs like these opens up opportunities that may align with your professional interests. Bottom-line: enjoy the exploration! It's okay not to know immediately what you want to do.

There’s flexibility for you to explore until you declare your major by the end of your sophomore year.

Now here’s some important information for you that will help guide you through the online registration process so that you can select your first semester's classes.

Hi! I’m Homa, a USF business student, and I’m going to help you with selecting your first semester’s classes!

USF students typically register for 16 to 18 credits every semester to stay on track for graduation.

That’s four, 4-credit courses and perhaps a 1 or 2 credit elective course. You’ll need to take at least 16 credits each of your 8 semesters in order to graduate in 4 years with 128 credits.


The first class to add to your schedule is the Rhetoric and Composition course that you placed into.

Rhetoric and Composition is a University Core requirement and a prerequisite for your business classes. It is important for business majors to complete the Core A2 requirement as soon as possible.

If you are a transfer student and you have completed and passed a composition course with a grade of D- or better, you should register for Rhetoric and Composition 310.

For your next course, you should register for either: Economics 111 OR Economics 112.

Both courses are part of the Business Core curriculum and taking either course will fulfill your University Core E social science requirement. We recommend that you take them consecutively, and not at the same time!

Next, you can register for MATH 106, which fulfills your University Core B1 Math requirement and is a business core requirement.

For your next course, you can enroll in another University Core course that fulfills one of your open required areas such as history, philosophy, theology, ethics and more.
 
One option you have is to enroll in a First Year Seminar, or, for transfers, a Transfer Year Seminar, that fulfills a University Core area.

These seminars have especially small class sizes, are interactive, offer excursions, and are a great way to make new friends.

Once you’ve chosen your 16 credits, you may want to add a 1 or 2 credit course.

There’s a wide variety of fun and interesting choices, but freshman business majors are required to take Business 100 Launch into Business during either their first or second semester for an overview of USF’s business program. 

In this 2-credit course, you will learn many foundational business concepts as well as gain skills in workplace professionalism.

Once you have selected your courses for the semester, your schedule should look something like this:

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Freshman Student Sample Schedule
RHET XXX - Rhetoric & Composition course that you place into (4-6 credits)
ECON 112 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)
MATH 106 - Business Statistics (4 credits)
University Core course (4 credits)
BUS 100 - Launch into Business (2-credit optional course)

Or, for transfers, something like this:

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Transfer Student Sample Schedule
BUS 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting (4 credits)
THRS 295 - Transfer Year Seminar (4 credits)
RHET 310 - Business and Technical Writing (4 credits)
PHIL 240 - Ethics (4 credits)
CS 151 - Spreadsheets Computing I (2 credits)

If you are a transfer student, don’t forget to review your degree evaluation to determine which courses you’ve already completed.

If you need help, please contact us (email displayed: somundergrad@usfca.edu).

From all of us at the School of Management... Welcome to USF!