Course Selection Guidebook [pdf] - College of William and Mary

Course Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011admissions limit has not been attained. Late applicants and transfer students should contact theUndergraduate Business Program Office in the Mason School of Business (757-221-2910) foradditional information. Appeals from students who are denied admission should be directed to theCommittee on Admissions, Academic Status, and Degrees of the Mason School of Business.Business course enrollment priorities are given to admitted business majors and minors. Uponadmission to the Mason School of Business, all candidates for the BBA degree come under thejurisdiction of the School’s administration, including its Committee on Admissions, AcademicStatus, and Degrees, in all matters appropriately pertaining thereto.Early Admission for Study AbroadStudents typically apply to the Majors Program in the second semester of the second year or thesemester when total credits earned by the end of the semester is at least 54 hours. The secondsemester of the second year may also be an ideal semester for study abroad. While it is possibleboth to apply to the Majors Program and to study abroad at the same time, many students wouldrather not do this. To remove this impediment to study abroad, the Majors Program has institutedan early admission procedure for students who fulfill the following requirements.You must have completed a minimum of 42 and no more than 53 semester hours by the end of thesemester in which you apply for early admission. You must have a minimum cumulative GPA of3.0 at the end of the semester in which you apply. You must be enrolled as a full-time student inan international program through the Global Education Office in the Reves Center for InternationalStudy for the semester completed by the time that you enter the Majors Program. Your earlyadmission will be cancelled if, for any reason, you choose not to complete the internationalprogram.Students applying for study abroad early admission follow the same application procedures anddeadlines as for regular admission to the program. Please contact the Office of UndergraduateStudies in the Mason School of Business for further information about studying abroad andapplying to the Majors program.For more information contact the Mason School of Business at (757) 221-2910.Introductory Courses150W. Freshman Seminar – Fall or Spring (4) See my.wm.edu for course listings.IX.School of Education InformationThe goal of the Undergraduate Initial Teacher Preparation Programs in the School ofEducation is to prepare students to become teachers who are reflective practitioners, content-areaexperts, effective collaborators, and teacher leaders. To meet this goal, students participate in abalanced program of general education studies, professional education courses, and school-basedexperiences that promote continuous reflection of the knowledge, skills, and beliefs which guidetheir instructional decisions. Reflective teachers not only examine their understanding of schools,students, and learning, but also the content to be taught, and the pedagogical concepts andpractices best suited for the diverse student population in today’s schools.83