Academic Advising - Perdue School

Perdue School of Business

If you are a student interested in or already pursuing a degree in the Perdue School, you’ll find helpful information specific to you here. You are encouraged to engage actively in the advising process with your faculty advisor, listed in your GullNet account. An active partnership is critical to effective advising – and timely and successful completion of your college degree. Perdue School of Business (PSB) students are considered to be in the Pre-Professional Program until the admission requirements for the Professional Program have been met.

Perdue School Majors and Minors

The Perdue School of Business offers the following majors and minors:

Majors

Accounting
Business Economics
Economics
Finance (Corporate Finance, Financial Planning, & Investment Track)
Information Systems (Business Analytics, Enterprise Information Systems, & Network Security Focus)
International Business
Management (General & Human Resource Management Track)
Marketing (Advertising and Social Media Track, Sales and Business Development Track, & General Track)

Minors

Useful Advising Resources

Business Pre-Professional GPA Calculator
How to submit the Program Planning Worksheet
(where you can find program requirements and 4-year curriculum guides)

Pre-Professional Program

Perdue School students complete a Pre-Professional Program that consists of about 33 credit hours of lower-division coursework designed to provide a broad knowledge base essential to success in the major.

Pre-Professional Program Registration
Program planning happens fall and spring semester. This is when you communicate with your advisor about what courses you should register for the following semester. It’s as easy as C-A-P-S!
- Check the Perdue School Pre-Professional Course Requirements in the University catalog - It shows you the prerequisites for the Professional Program:
- Acquire your Academic Requirements Report. Log into Gullnet to view your Academic Requirements Report. (Home - Student Center - Academic Requirements Report from the dropdown menu under "Academics".) Print it out for meeting with your advisor.
- Plan for the next semester by submitting your Program Planning Worksheet. Choose your advisor as listed in Gullnet. Select the classes you plan to take in the following semester. Electronically submit the forms. Print them out for meeting with your advisor.
- Sign up for an advising appointment with your faculty advisor prior to Program Planning.
Bring copies of your major checklist, academic requirements report, eChecklist and Program Planning Forms (a copy is emailed to you as a PDF) and a pen with you to your advising appointment.

Note that your advisor will not activate your registration record until after you submit your Program Planning Forms – this is a critical step!

Once your advisor approves your course selections and activates your account, you can begin registering for courses on your assigned day as posted on your GullNet account.
Program Planning Workshops
Important Dates
Pre-Professional Workshops:
- Mid-September prior to Fall Semester Program Planning
- Late-February/Early-March prior to Spring Semester Program Planning
Professional Program (Gate) Application Deadlines:
- December 1 for Spring admission
- May 1 for Fall admission

Professional Program

If you are seeking a Bachelor of Science in one of the Perdue School of Business majors, you will need to apply for admission to the Professional Program in the Perdue School of Business. To apply, students submit the . Typically, you apply in the last semester of your sophomore year or the first semester of your junior year.

Professional Program Admissions Requirements
- To Apply to the Professional Program, students must have completed (or currently enrolled in) at least 9 out of 11 Pre-Professional Courses, 5 of which must be:
  - BUAD 200 - 1 Hour Credit
  - ACCT 201 - 3 Hours Credit
  - MATH 155 - 3 Hours Credit
  - MATH 160 - 3 Hours Credit
  - ECON 211 or 212 - 3 Hours Credit and
- Students must complete 4 courses from the following:
  - INFO 211
  - COMM 100 or 260
  - ACCT 248
  - ECON 212 or 211
  - ACCT 202 and
  - INFO 281
(Any remaining uncompleted courses from the above courses are to be completed during the first semester after being admitted.)
- A GPA of 2.5 or higher in the pre-professional core courses is required for admission into the Professional Program, including those courses taken at another institution.
- Courses repeated to fulfill a Perdue School major or minor requirement must be repeated at �ǿմ�ý.
- Students may repeat each business course one time only (including the attempts taken at another institution). If students exceed repeats, they will not be admissible to the Professional Program.
- Students applying for Business Economics majors must earn a final grade of C or higher in all lower division/pre-professional core courses
- Students applying for Accounting major must earn a final grade of C or higher in ACCT 201, ACCT 202, and ACCT 248; D or higher in the rest lower division/pre-professional core courses.
- Students applying for Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing or International Business major must earn a final grade of D or higher in all lower division/pre-professional core courses
- Students must have completed 56 total credit hours of college courses to be admitted to into the Professional Program.
- Turn in applications by December 1 for Winter or Spring admission and May 1 for Fall admission. Visit the page to apply.
Gate GPA Calculator
Application Deadlines
- December 1 - Winter/Spring admission
- May 1 - Summer/Fall admission
Applying to the Professional Program is free and is completed and submitted online.

Acceptance emails will be sent out by January 30 for spring admissions and by June 30 for fall admissions. Students not admitted will be sent an email stating what options are available. All email correspondence is sent to �ǿմ�ý student email accounts.

Steps to enroll for Next Semester

Program planning happens fall and spring semester. This is when you communicate with your advisor about what courses you should register for the following semester.

Step 0: Before you begin, check the following schedule:

Program Planning Sign Ups: September 30 (Monday), 2024 – October 4 (Friday), 2024

Program Planning Appointments (depending on your advisor's availability):
Week 1: October 7 (Monday), 2024 – October 11 (Friday), 2024
Week 2: October 14 (Monday), 2024 – October 18 (Friday), 2024

Winter 2025 Registration (All students, including non-degree): starts October 11 (Friday), 2024 @ 7 a.m.

Fall 2024 Registration Schedule:

Program Planning Schedule
Credits Earned	Registration Date (check GullNet for your enrollment times)
Special Populations/Priority Students	Start October 15, 2024 (Tuesday)
90 credits or more	Start October 16, 2024 (Wednesday)
60 - 89 credits	Start October 21 2024 (Monday)
30 - 59 credits	Start October 23, 2024 (Wednesday)
0 - 29 credits	Start October 28, 2024 (Monday)

Pre-registration ends for all students on November 1 (Friday) , 2024, 4:00 p.m.

Open Enrollment 1 (Undergraduate students): November 11 (Monday) , 2024 @ 7 am – January 26 (Friday), 2025 @ 4 pm

Gullnet will be closed periodically during enrollment for Billing Purpose. Please check the detailed enrollment dates on the Registrar Calendar.

Last day to Withdraw for a Fall 2024 Semester 14-week course (with a Grade of W): November 1, 2024 (Friday) @ 4:00 pm

Step 1: Find your advisor
- Log into Gullnet
- Go to: Home > Student Center > Advisor
Step 2: Print out your checklist
Step 3: Review your Academic Requirements Report
- Log into Gullnet
- Go to: Home >Student Center > Academic Requirements Report ( from the dropdown menu under "Academics").
- Review your Academic Requirements Report
- Check all of your completed and in-progress graduation requirements.
- Compare this report with your academic checklist.
- Use this report to help you determine the classes you need for next semester
Note: If you need to change your course catalog year please follow the route: Home > Academic Record > Create a New Request > Change Catalog Year
Step 4: Check the course offerings
- Log into Gullnet
- Home >Student Center > Search
- Search for General Education Class - Home >Student Center > Search > Course Attribute (choose General Education) > Course Attribute Value (choose the category you are interested in)
Step 5: Plan your courses for the next semester
- Complete the and electronically submit it
- A copy is emailed to you and your advisor as a PDF attachment.
Step 6: Make an advising appointment (please look for an email coming from your advisor)
You may schedule advising appointment with your advisor by following the instruction they sent to your �ǿմ�ý student email.

Once your advisor approves your course selections and activates your account, you can begin registering for courses on your assigned day as posted on your GullNet account.

How to Download the Navigate App:

Some advisors use Navigate to schedule appointments.
1. Open App Store or Google Play on your phone
2. Search for "Navigate Student"
3. Download (App takes up the space of one selfie)
4. Open App
5. Search for �ǿմ�ý
6. Log In (using your GullNet username and password)
Then:
- Go to Settings
- Under My Stuff, click on Notification Settings
- Choose your preferences
- Recommended - Under Personal Reminders and Must Do Steps, opt in for Push Notifications and Text Messages

Yearly Goals

As a Perdue School student, you are expected to meet several milestones each year as you progress through your degree program.

Freshman Year
- Attend PSB Open House.
- Explore academic and career interests with your advisor and/or Career Services.
- Review your General Education requirements in your catalog and on your degree progress report.
- Read your academic requirements report and see your advisor with any questions you may have.
- Sign-up and attend a Program Planning meeting to have your schedule reviewed and approved for the next semester.
Sophomore Year
- Assess your academic strengths and interests as well as your career goals. Choose an area of academic study that will meet these goals.
- Review the major and minor checklists and ask your advisor or department representative for more information about the major/and or minor you are considering.
- Understand the criteria needed for admission into the Perdue School and have the criteria completed by the end of this year to apply.
- Sign-up and attend a Program Planning meeting to have your schedule reviewed and approved for the next semester.
- Signup for BUAD 200 and attend THE Meeting
Junior Year
- Create and build your resume.
- Research career options with Career Services.
- Attend the Job Fair and ABLE workshop.
- Find and secure an internship.
- Meet with your advisor during Program Planning to review your next semester’s schedule.
- Identify skills needed for employment/ internship and attend training for them.
Senior Year
- Attend the Job Fair.
- Complete your Graduation Application by November 15 and order your cap and gown.
- Update your resume with your internship information.
- Research employment and/or graduate school and start applying.
- Complete a Graduation Audit with your Faculty Advisor.
- Meet with your Faculty Advisor during Program Planning to review your last semester’s schedule.
- Make sure your requirements are up to date and all transfer coursework is posted.

Perdue Parent Information

We know you play an important role in your student’s college career, so information regarding their business degree can be found right here!

Your student has multiple advising resources: The Student Business Leaders are peers within the Perdue School who can answer any questions students may have. Also, each student is assigned an individual faculty advisor that they can meet with to discuss their specific issues privately. (Faculty advisors are listed on their GullNet account). Finally, the Advising Services Coordinator, Undergraduate Programs Coordinator and Academic Advising Center staff are another resource for your student’s advising and professional development needs that will meet with students on a referral basis. Any specific questions may be directed towards our Student Business Leaders at perdueschool@salisbury.edu.

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