Advising Frequently Asked Questions

Your Degree Audit is a layout of the classes you need in order to complete your degree. The report shows the courses you have taken as well as the requirements you still need to complete. You can access the document from your MyRED account.

A "W" means that you withdrew from a course after the withdrawal period. It does not state why you withdrew (grade, interest, changed major, etc). It is NOT replaceable. A "W" will not affect your GPA, but it could impact graduate school applications or finding a job after graduate. You should meet with an academic advisor before withdrawing from a class to discuss consequences in more detail.

Talk to an ADVISOR! You drop courses through MyRED but it is in your best interest to talk to an advisor beforehand to make sure it is okay to drop. IF YOU DROP A COURSE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR DEGREE, YOU WILL HAVE TO RETAKE IT. When thinking about dropping a course, it is important to consider how the drop will affect your total credit hours, financial aid eligibility, full-time status, GPA, and timeline for graduation.

Talk to an advisor! You will change your course status through MyRED, but it is in your best interest to talk to an advisor beforehand to make sure it will count for your degree.

There are 10 ACE areas that must be met as part of your studies at the College of Business. Some ACE courses must be met with a specific class, even though there might be more ACE courses in that area. Students only need one course per ACE outcome, but any additional ACE courses could be completed for the elective requirement.

The ACE requirements are:

• ACE 1: Written Communication
• ACE 2: Oral Communication Skills
• ACE 3: Mathematics
• ACE 4: Study of Scientific Methods and Knowledge of the Natural and Physical World
• ACE 5: Study of Humanities
• ACE 6: Study of Human Behavior
• ACE 7: Study of the Arts to Understand Their Context and Significance
• ACE 8: Study of Ethics
• ACE 9: Global Awareness or Knowledge of Human Diversity
• ACE 10: Capstone

You can find a list of qualifying ACE courses using the "Find A Course" feature of the online Undergraduate Bulletin or by using the ACE Advising Tool.

Achievement Centered Education (ACE) courses are outcome based courses designed to enhance the undergraduate experience by providing broad exposure to multiple disciplines, complementing the major, and helping students develop important reasoning, inquiry, and civic capacities.

Yes, depending on the course. ACE courses can be double counted with 300/400 level electives. Some ACE 9 courses can also be used to satisfy the International Business Course Requirement (IBCR). See the online Undergraduate Bulletin or visit with an advisor for full details.

An elective course can be any course that does not already fulfill a degree requirement in the College of Business. These courses can also be used to pursue a second major or minor in or out of the College.

Yes, unless you are majoring in Accounting. Accounting majors are the only business students not required to take an International Business course (IBCR). Students who plan carefully can double count their International Business course (IBCR) in their Business Core-Major, Business Elective, second major, minor, or possibly ACE 9. A list of courses that satisfy the IBCR requirement can be found in your Degree Audit.

Yes. The College of Business has developed Four Year Plans for each of our majors. The plans can be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin and on the Business Advising and Student Engagement homepage.

Students must complete 12 graded classroom hours for that semester (P/N hours do not apply) and carry a minimum of 3.6 GPA. Students who receive a 4.0 GPA that semester will be recognized by an asterisk behind their name. Dean's List recipients are published on the College of Business Dean's List webpage.

If you selected to restrict your information to outside sources, no information about you can be disclosed. This includes honors you receive while attending Nebraska.

To be eligible for distinction a student must complete 45 graded credit hours (excluding P/N) at Nebraska prior to the semester they graduate and must have completed 60 graded credit hours (excluding P/N) at the time they graduate. This honor is limited to approximately the top 10% of the graduating class, with no specific grade point average assigned. In general, Highest Distinction is assigned to students with a 3.9 GPA, High Distinction goes to students with a 3.8 GPA or above, and Distinction is assigned to students with a 3.7 GPA or above. Distinction is determined based on the cumulative GPA prior to the semester of graduation. Students who are awarded the honor of distinction are notified in the final semester of their studies.

College of Business scholarships are available for current students and are awarded based on scholarship and donor specifications, including student financial need, academic performance, major, and class standing, among other factors. To be considered for financial need criteria, students need to have completed a current FAFSA.

• Visit our Current Student Scholarships webpage for more information.

The first place you should look for your professor’s contact information is your course syllabus or the Contact Info link in your Blackboard course. As a second option, you can use the Nebraska Directory.

Although internships rarely provide academic credit within the College, students are strongly encouraged to seek internships. These valuable opportunities can provide a student with experience in their future career choice and enhance their likelihood for employment.

Visit with Business Career Center to learn more about internship opportunities. The Nebraska Career Services website also offers great resources for internship searches.

Business students can receive credit for an internship in two ways:

1. Departmental 399: this option is an Independent Study course through the College of Business where students work with a College of Business faculty member to earn credit for their internship.
2. EDPS 496: this option is a Directed Field Experience offered through Career Services in the Union 230.

Students should make an appointment to meet with an advisor regarding internship credit to see which option works best for fulfilling degree requirements.

Business students are encouraged to work with the Business Career Center regarding job preparation and postings. Avenues for finding a job include:

• Career Fairs
• Employer in Residence visits
• Handshake
• Internship opportunities

Statistically only 3% of the students nation wide participate in a study abroad experience. Employers like to see that a student is willing to go outside their comfort zone and gain different perspectives. Studying Abroad is a wonderful experience, in addition to being a great marketing tool to set you apart from other prospective candidates.

The Degree Audit system has the ability to recognize courses from schools with whom we have direct equivalencies.

If you take a little time to look over the Degree Audit, you will see that it is very easy to read. The front section gives an overview of the entire document and follows with more detailed information for each of the sections. Degree Audit matches the sections of your Undergraduate Bulletin that talk about academic requirements and utilizing both tools together may be helpful. You might also check the Degree Audit web page which provides helpful information.

There are potentially several reasons for this:

1. Near the end of the semester, before final grades have been posted, Degree Audit moves grades to a "NR" No Reporting format. It moves these courses and hours to the end of the Degree Audit until final grades are received.
2. If you failed the class or did not receive the minimum grade necessary for it to count toward the degree, the course will show up in the section marked hours not applicable toward the degree and also at the end of the Degree Audit noting that they are not counting due to the grade received.
3. Degree requirements must be taken for a grade. If you took something on a p/n basis, it will show up in electives only, and/or as not applicable toward fulfilling degree requirements.

Your Degree Audit will show a section for the second major, but given that these hours are additional hours, these hours can be used to fulfill appropriate electives.

You need to formally declare your interest in a minor by filing a change of major form in CoB 125. Once done, the minor designation will appear near the end of your Degree Audit. You will also see that the courses used for the minor also appear in the appropriate elective section(s).

Excess electives generally indicate that you have taken more than 120 hours. The courses may be needed to meet requirements, especially if you have a minor or second major. They may also be courses that you took that did not meet any requirements. You need to check through Degree Audit to see if they appear under another requirement or see an advisor.