Undergraduate FAQ

What are my responsibilities as a student?
As an advisee, it’s your responsibility to:

  1. Meet with your advisor regularly (usually at least once per semester). Plan ahead for peak registration times. Turn off your cell phone during appointments!
  2. Seek help from your advisor regarding your academic degree progress and ask questions if something is unclear.
  3. Actively prepare for advising sessions and bring relevant information and materials to advising sessions. Follow through on recommendations and referrals.
  4. Be familiar with the policies, procedures and curricular requirements for your chosen program(s) of study. Read the undergraduate catalog and Student Guide to University Policies.
  5. Use the UDSIS system to register for classes and monitor your academic progress.
  6. Read email communications from all University offices, including the Lerner Advisement Office.
  7. Understand that you are ultimately responsible for the academic choices and decisions you make.
What are my Advisor's responsibilities?
Your advisor has the responsibility to:

  1. Help you develop educational goals consistent with your interests and abilities.
  2. Provide and explain information related to University policies, procedures and curricular requirements for the Lerner College’s majors and minors.
  3. Help you monitor your academic progress (via UDSIS, accurate degree requirement check sheets, regular appointments, sophomore degree audit checks, mid-term grade communications during freshman year, senior check-outs, etc.).
  4. Help you select courses. Explain the UDSIS registration process.
  5. Keep regular office hours for advising sessions and respond to your emails and phone calls in a timely fashion. (Please allow at least 2 business days for a response to emails and phone calls; longer during peak registration times.)
  6. Tell you about University resources and special academic opportunities; refer you to other University support offices when appropriate.
What is the Business Undeclared Policy?

All “business undeclared” students are required to declare a major within the Lerner College.

Deadlines to Declare or Change Major

  • New freshmen admitted in the fall: Oct.1 of sophomore year
  • New freshmen admitted in the spring: March 1 of sophomore year
  • Students admitted to a Lerner major (other than HRIM, Hospitality Industry Management and Sport Management) may change majors until October 1/March 1 of sophomore year
  • Transfer students may apply to change majors, subject to department admission criteria. For more information,see the “What if I want to switch my major?” FAQ.

After the deadline, you may still declare or change your major(s), but will be subject to department admission requirements. You are not guaranteed the major of your choice after October 1 of your sophomore year.

Sport Management majors that matriculated in 2017 fall and after and all Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management majors, Hospitality Industry Management majors interested in changing their major to another business area must apply to the department, and are subject to department admission criteria. For more information, see the “What if I want to switch my major?” FAQ.

How Do I Declare?

Log on to your UDSIS account and submit a request for change of major/minor form. Indicate the major(s) of your choice.

Majors

Until the deadline, you are guaranteed your choice of major(s) from the following:

  • Accounting
  • Economics (B.S. or B.A.)
  • Economics Education
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning and Wealth Management
  • Hospitality Industry Management
  • Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management
  • International Business Studies
  • Management Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Sport Management

If you are interested in the Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation major, visit www.udel.edu/horn to apply.

Can I transfer credits?

The Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics will only accept business credits from other AACSB-accredited institutions. Transfer credits are subject to evaluation by the departments.

Follow these steps BEFORE enrolling in a course at another institution:

Step 1:  Check the Transfer Credit Matrix to see if the course you plan on taking has a UD equivalency: www.udel.edu/transfercredit.  If the course is in the matrix, go to Step 2 below.

No equivalency in the matrix?  Visit www.udel.edu/registrar/transfer/transins and go to Step 3 under the Procedure section for the departmental contact and the course information you will need to provide.  If/when approved, attach a copy of email to the Transfer Credit Evaluation Form and go to Step 2 below.

Step 2:  Read and fill out the Transfer Credit Evaluation Form (PDF) in ink.  Drop it off at the front desk in 103 Lerner Hall for the Assistant Dean’s approval.

Step 3:  Next business day, pick up the approved form and deliver it to the Registrar’s Office – University Visitors Center, across from the Morris Library.

Step 4:  Once you have completed the course, ask to have an official* transcript sent directly to UD’s Registrar’s Office:

Registrar – Transfer Credit

University of Delaware

210 South College Avenue

Newark, DE 19716

*UD also accepts electronic transcripts that are password protected – please send any electronic transcript directly to transfercredit@udel.edu.

Step 5:  Review your Transfer Credit Report on UDSIS (located on the drop-down menu under ‘Academics’) to make sure your transfer credits are posted.

Questions? Contact your advisor!

What if I want to switch my major?

The information below will help you change to a Lerner College major.

These requirements also apply to Lerner College students who have missed the deadline to declare a major; see the “What is the Business Undeclared Policy?” FAQ.

Accounting

Apply – Accepts applications twice a year

  • Students submit change of major form during two week period
    • Fall 2017 – August 28 – September 8, 2017
    • Spring 2018 – February 5 – February 16, 2018

Requirements

  • Completed the following classes with C- or better: ECON 101 Microeconomics, ECON 103 Macroeconomics, and MATH 221 Calculus I or MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A
  • Complete 28 credit hours at the University of Delaware
  • Minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA to apply

More information

Economics B.A.

Applying – Rolling admissions

  • Students submit change of major form anytime during the year

Requirements

  • Completed the following classes with a C- or better: ECON101 Microeconomics; ECON103 Macroeconomics; and MATH requirement (MATH114, 115, 117, 221, or 241).  Students admitted to UD as of fall 2017 and after must complete ECON 300 or ECON 301 with a C- or better.  Students admitted to UD as of fall 2015 and after must complete at least one Economics course with a grade of C- or better at the University of Delaware.
  • Completed 28 credit hours at the University of Delaware
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA to apply

More information

Economics B.S.

Apply – Rolling admissions

  • Students submit change of major form anytime during the year.

Requirements

  • Completed the following classes with C- or better: ECON 101 Microeconomics, ECON 103 Macroeconomics, and MATH 221 Calculus I or MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A. Students admitted to UD as of fall 2017 and after must complete ECON 301 with a C- or better.  Students admitted to UD as of fall 2015 and after must complete at least one Economics course with a grade of C- or better at the University of Delaware
  • Completed 28 credit hours at the University of Delaware
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA to apply

More information

Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation

Apply – Rolling admissions

Requirements

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to apply
  • Preference given to those who have completed ENTR 350 or ENTR 351, however any student with a demonstrated record of involvement in entrepreneurship will be considered

More information

Finance and Financial Planning and Wealth Management

Apply – Rolling admissions

  • Students submit change of major form anytime during the year.

Requirements

  • Complete the following classes with C- or better: ECON 101 Microeconomics, ECON 103 Macroeconomics, and MATH 221 Calculus I or MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A
  • Completed 28 credit hours at the University of Delaware
  • Minimum cumulative 3.2 GPA to apply.

More Information

Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, and Hospitality Industry Management and Sport Management

Apply – Rolling admissions

  • Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management and Hospitality Industry Management: Applications are available at Raub Hall, 14 W. Main Street
  • Sport Management: Students submit change of major form

Requirements

  • Completed 15 credit hours at University of Delaware
  • GPA requirements:
    • 15-60 credit hours completed: minimum cumulative GPA 2.5
    • More than 60 credit hours: minimum cumulative GPA 3.0

More Information

  • Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management and Hospitality Industry Management: Ms. Donna Laws, Raub Hall, dlaws@udel.edu 
  • Sport Management: Mrs. Cindy Walkusky, Room 103 Alfred Lerner Hall, cwalkusk@udel.edu

International Business Studies

Apply – Accepts applications twice a year

  • Students submit change of major form during two week period
    • Fall 2017 – August 28 – September 8, 2017
    • Spring 2018 – February 5 – February 16, 2018

Requirements

  • Completed the following classes with C- or better: ECON 101 Microeconomics, ECON 103 Macroeconomics, and MATH 221 Calculus I or MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A
  • Complete 28 credit hours at the University of Delaware
  • Must be enrolled in a foreign language course to be eligible to apply
  • Minimum 2.8 cumulative GPA to apply

More information

Management Information Systems

Apply – Rolling admissions

  • Students submit change of major request anytime during the year

Requirements

  • Completed the following classes with C- or better: ECON 101 Microeconomics, ECON 103 Macroeconomics, and MATH 221 Calculus I or MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A
  • Complete 28 credit hours at the University of Delaware
  • Minimum 2.7 GPA to apply

More Information

Management, Marketing, and Operations Management

Apply – Accepts applications twice a year

  • Students submit change of major form during two week period
    • Fall 2017 – August 28 – September 8, 2017
    • Spring 2018 – February 5 – February 16, 2018

Requirements

  • Completed the following classes with C- or better: ECON 101 Microeconomics, ECON 103 Macroeconomics, and MATH 221 Calculus I or MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A
  • Completed 28 credit hours at the University of Delaware
  • Minimum 2.8 cumulative GPA to apply

More information

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