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Many students hope that they will eventually work in a business; they hope to get jobs right out of college. Many also believe that they have to study business in order to get that first job. Yet of the roughly 3000 people who graduate from the University of Michigan every year, many more than the approximately 330 BBA graduates have fulfilling, gainful employment. So the study of Business differs from the practice of business. What does the study of Business involve? What if you want to get an MBA? What should you concentrate in if you don't go to the Business School? What does it take to get into the Business School? How can you learn more about liberal arts and careers? Click on the links below to discover answers to these questions, and more.
Susan J. Doyle, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Outreach Programs
LS&A Academic Advising
sjdoyle@umich.edu
What is Business at Michigan?
The University of Michigan’s Business program is a three-year program of study, leading to a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. Admission to the program is highly competitive and is for the Fall term only.
The Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA)
Admissions Information (pre-requisites and distribution) for the Three-Year BBA Program
The Ross School has three pre-requisites for admissions. These pre-requisites should be taken in your first year at Michigan
Frequently Asked Questions for Admission to the BBA Program
Frequently Asked Questions for Admission to the BBA Program
Choose Your Own Path
Ross Business Schools Prospective Student Page
BBA site at the Ross Business School
Students apply to the BBA Program during their freshman year of college and begin the BBA Program as a sophomore.
Working and Acquiring Skills
Sometimes, working in any field requires a deep understanding of a concentrated body of knowledge. But more often, work requires a set of skills. From your summer job or internship, you may already have encountered the kinds of things you will do ...
LSA Alternatives: Can I study Accounting?
There’s no alternative to the study of Accounting in any other school except the Business School. However, if you have a passion to be a Certified Public Accountant, you need graduate work.
LSA Alternatives: Can I study Finance?
The most direct equivalent to Finance in LSA is Economics, where you will study the theory behind many of the decisions you would study in the more case-based finance classes of the Business School. But also consider these concentrations:
LSA Alternatives: Can I study Marketing?
Thinking about marketing involves thinking about the kinds of skills you’ll need to develop through your LSA coursework and extra-curricular activities. Here are just a few:
Stephen M. Ross Business School
website of the Stephen M. Ross Business School
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