Academics

Welcome Students!

Neeley is Different• Student Expectations• Professional Development, including

Neeley Premium Credentials• Demonstrated technology skills (MS

Office certification)• Excellence in professional

communication• Interactions with professionals

Student Expectations

Professionalism Accountability• Understand

TCU/Neeley Policies and Procedures

• Deadlines• Personal responsibility• Academic misconduct

• Be prepared and punctual

• Communicate with staff• Treat faculty and staff

with respect

Majors Offered

• Accounting• Business Information Systems• Finance / Finance Real Estate• Entrepreneurial Management• Marketing• Supply and Value Chain Management

Note: -International Emphasis may be added to all Majors -Business majors may also add a minor in Accounting or

Finance

Business Majors Offered

AccountingBusiness Information SystemsFinance/Finance Real EstateEntrepreneurial ManagementMarketing Supply and Value Chain Management

Premier Programs• Neeley Fellows• BNSF Next

Generation Leadership Program

• Educational Investment Fund

• Supply Chain Executive Program

• Professional Program in Accounting

• Neeley Premium Credentials

For Parents

• Be available to support and encourage your students.

• Encourage students to do things they can do for themselves in order to develop professional and life skills.

• Trust the competencies, expertise, and guidance of TCU/Neeley faculty and staff.

Interdependence to Independence

Neeley Student Success Services

Goal: Integrated four-year

model supporting undergraduate student

success

Neeley Academic Advising

Center (NAAC)

NeeleyPremier

Programs

Alcon Career Center

Neeley Professional

Development Center (PDC)

Leadership and

Development Skills

What is Pre-Business?

First Year Academic Requirements

• Complete:ENGL 10803MATH 10283 ECON 10223 ECON 10233

• Complete 24 Hours

• Have a 2.5 GPA

First Year Symposium

Your FIRST step toward Neeley

admissions

September 8th

Microsoft Excel 2013 Expert Test I

Test I must be completed by December 9th

Microsoft Excel 2013 Expert Test II

Test II must be completed by March

31st

Completion of both exams is a prerequisite for INSC 20153 (Business Statistics).

Neeley Students are required to have a PC laptop (not Mac-Based systems) for use in their courses at TCU.

First Year Requirements

Sophomore

LDRsSophomore Composit

ion

Fundamentals

of

Accountin

g I

Statistic

al Analysis

Intro to

Business

Info

Systems

Foundatio

ns in Busin

ess

Business

Law

Advancement to Neeley Upper-Level Courses

• 3.0 Cumulative TCU GPA

• 2.5 LDR GPA

• Cover Letter & Resume

• Interview

• Core Phase of Neeley Premium

Credentials

• Microsoft Office Certification

• First Year Symposium

Preparing For Advising First Year Schedule

• 1st Year English Comp-ENGL 10803

• Econ 10223 OR 10233

• Math 10283 (or Pre-Cal if needed)

• TCU Core

To take Math 10283, Applied

Calculus you need:

1) High School Precalculus

AND2)SAT Math > 600

or ACT Math > 24

UNPR 10211: Introduction to University Life• One-Hour, Pass/No Credit Course

• Get your own online portfolio (FrogFolio) for showcasing who you are, what you know, and what you can do

• Weekly time to connect with and learn from 1st-year peers• A faculty & staff mentor to assist your transition to TCU• Discuss:

– purpose(s) of college– Setting and achieving goals– thinking, learning, and studying at the college

level

Helpful Tips for Tomorrow• Know your USERNAME

and PASSWORD• DO NOT enroll in

courses you may have AP credit for!

• You WILL get the classes you NEED

• Come Prepared and on time.

• What you need: – Pen– White Folder

Steps to Success• Know policies,

procedures and deadlines

• Utilize TCU/Neeley resources and websites

• Check your TCUemail daily

Have some free time this summer?

You can take one or more of your first year requirements at a community college or four-year institution. Look for courses like:

• Freshman Composition• Introductory Microeconomics or

Macroeconomics• Applied Calculus• Excel Expert Part I Test

Contact the Neeley Academic Advising Center if you have any questions about whether or not a course will transfer in for credit at TCU.  

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