Virtual Appointments with Career Services

As campus continues to be remote learning and operations, we as faculty and staff are here for you. Career Services is an office that is going virtual.

If you go into your Handshake Account there is an area where can select to schedule an appointment with staff from Career Services.

Please reach out to let us know how your employment opportunities are going (internship, co-op, full-time). Some students have had offers rescinded, some delayed while other companies are looking for help and hiring now.

COB (College of Business) academic advisor is also available for virtual appointments through Summer.

To schedule a Virtual COB Advising Appointment with Jodie Filpus-Paakola
– Students select an appointment time through Google Calendar     (be sure to be logged into Google with your mtu email account)

Co-curricular (PE) Repeatability for 0.5 credit courses approved

In effort to provide more options for students at this time, University General Education Council has approved the repeatability of 0.5-unit co-curricular courses up to 1.0 unit to count toward the General Education Co-Curricular requirement.  See co-curricular approved courses online here.

This means that any 0.5-unit co-curricular course on the General Education list may be used twice effective fall 2020 for all undergraduate students.  
1.0 unit co-curricular course may still be used only once for the Co-Curricular requirement; that has not changed.

Drop Deadline Tomorrow-Fri, Nov 9

The deadline to drop any course for the Fall semester with a “W” grade is tomorrow, Fri, Nov 9.  Refer to the academic calendar for more deadlines.

Before dropping a course consult with the professor.

Drops are made by going to the Registrar’s office in the Administration Building on the 1st floor.

If your first year at MTU you will need to see your academic advisor as well as your instructor for signatures.

Internships and Co-ops? But why?

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Internships and Co-0ps are great for a number of reasons, resume builder (make yourself marketable), skill enhancer, career exploration, potential full-time employment and more.   Here is an article about why.

BUS3900 is an SBE course for internship credit.   Learn more about how to get academic credit here.

All of the SBE business programs offer an elective option for internship credit with BUS3900.   The course does require pre-planning, development of a proposal with a faculty member in SBE and committee approval.

Keep in mind the following deadlines if seeking academic credit for internship:

  • Spring Semester by Dec 1
  • Summer Semester by April 1
  • Fall Semester by July 1

Feel free to contact the SBE Academic Advisor, Jodie Filpus-Paakola, to discuss further.

Read emails from SBE and faculty for opportunities to apply to various internships as well as the university’s Handshake account with Career Services

Advising for Spring and Summer Registration (Weeks 6-10)

Spring and Summer 2019 Registration will begin Oct 24th.
SBE students sign up for advising here

The “Registration Priority Schedule” will be available shortly to determine when you can register (based on earned credits)
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Prior to your advising appointment…

  • Run your Audit through MyMichiganTech (uAcheive Degree Audit) *tip: Run “Latest”, not a possible program from the drop down menu, using the drop down will bring up an audit using the 2018-19 degree requirements and not YOUR Catalog Term
  • Review your degree completion progress and requirements left
  • Note any questions or concerns about your Audit
  • Develop a proposed Spring and Summer course list
  • Check course availability and develop a schedule (Spring available now, Summer shortly)

 

Pitfalls to avoid:

  • Meet with Academic Advisor at least once a year
  • Verify you don’t have holds (parking tickets, unpaid bills, discipline, safety first, etc)
  • Look at pre-requisites courses to ensure you have taken them.
  • Course descriptions can be found hyperlinked in your audit.
  • Be sure you meet any restrictions for a course

REGISTRATION WORKSHOP (Mandatory for First year students-optional for continuing students)

learn more about degree requirements, gen ed requirements and how to plan your academics, come to an advising session required for first year students
Wed, Oct 17
5:15-7:15 p.m.
EERC 226
—–OR—–
Thurs, Oct 18
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
EERC 226

Internship/Co-op? Want academic credit (BUS 3900)???

Have an internship or co-op?  
Want to complete an elective and get academic credit with BUS 3900?

internship-clipart-13-1Now accepting proposals for Spring and Summer Internships

Deadlines for proposal submissions are:
  • Summer Semester: April 1st
  • Fall Semester:  July 1st
Internships or Co-ops for Business and Economics students are becoming a “norm” for professional development.
Industry sees internships as a “trial” run for possible full-time professional employment and it is a chance for you to test the waters with a company or a particular job.
As a part of our curriculum with all of our majors (except Economics) we have “BUS3900: Business Internship” as an elective option.    So how do you get credit?
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Academic credit for internships are contingent upon school approval after you develop a proposal along with support from a faculty member in SBE whom agrees to work with you during your internship semester.
                                                                          *registration is completed by Academic Advisor following proposal approval
Here is our website that contains information about BUS3900  the proposal, employer agreement and more for you to earn credit for your internship.

*NOTE that academic credit MUST be earned during the time you are working for your internship

Summer 2015 SBE Course Offerings

Below is a list of courses being offered this summer in the School of Business and Economics:

  • BUS 2200: Business Law
  • BUS 2300: Quantitative Problem Solving
  • BUS 3900: Business Internship
  • BUS 4910: Global Business Experience
  • EC 2001: Principles of Economics
  • EC 3100: International Economics
  • EC 3400: Economic Decision Analysis
  • EC 4050: Game Theory
  • FIN 3000: Principles of Finance (ONLINE)
  • MGT 4600: Management of Technology and Innovation (ONLINE)
  • MGT 4990: Business Ethics, Resp & Env Sus
  • MIS 2000: IS/IT Management (ONLINE)
  • MKT 3000: Principles of Marketing (ONLINE)
  • OSM 3000: Operations and Supply Chain Management (ONLINE)
  • OSM 3200: Project Management (ONLINE)

View the course offerings online via BanWeb or ask your advisor about your options.

Michigan Tech Approved as Test Site for Graduate Record Exams

Michigan Tech has been approved as an official test site for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), an entrance exam required by most graduate programs around the country. This will enable students from this area to take the GRE at Michigan Tech’s Testing Center, part of the Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning.

Previously, Michigan Tech students and locals had to travel four hours or more to take the standardized exam. The closest test sites were Sault Ste. Marie and Duluth, Minn.

“We have been working for years to get approved as a GRE test site,” said Margaret Landsparger, coordinator of the Michigan Tech Testing Center. “Now we have this beautifully equipped center and the capability to administer secure exams, and this time we were approved.”

The Michigan Tech Testing Center opened in October 2013. It is also certified to give Pearson Vue exams, including the popular Fundamentals of Engineering exam and the GMAT, a graduate entrance exam for business schools.

Tech joins 10 other GRE test sites in Michigan. The Testing Center can administer up to 10 tests at a time. The center has four test dates scheduled between now and the end of the year: the first is on Sept. 26, and there will be two in October and one in December.

“I am delighted that the GRE test will be offered at Michigan Tech in the future,” said Jacqueline Huntoon, dean of the Graduate School. “We have all been working on this for a very long time. The hard work done by the Jackson Center staff made it all possible. Staff members in the Graduate School have also been working to educate individuals in leadership positions at GRE, to help them understand the realities of our geographical location.”

For more information, see GRE.