Freeman College of Management

Class of 2030 course registration will open in April and is due June 15. Please note that course selection is not a first-come, first-served process.

Selecting Your First-semester Courses

To sign up for your first-semester courses, follow the steps below.

All Freeman College of Management students must review the information on the Freeman First-year Orientation Moodle Page and participate in all three scheduled 30-minute Zoom webinars (or watch the video of each presentation) before completing the fall course registration process.

During the Zoom webinars, the Freeman College Office of Student Support will provide a high-level overview of the registration and fall semester course selection process as well as the Freeman College of Management General Education requirements, the registration process and information on understanding your fall schedule. It's a good opportunity for students to submit questions to be answered live during the web session. For more information on these sessions, please log in to myBucknell.

If you have questions about academics or course selection after reviewing materials on the Freeman First-year Orientation Moodle page and participating in the Zoom webinars, please contact the Freeman College Office of Student Support at fymanagement@bucknell.edu for advice.

 

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Before You Begin

  • Course selection is not a first-come, first-served process, so there's no need to rush. The Registrar's Office will begin all course entry after the June 15 course selection deadline.
  • Please review the Residential Colleges website. If you are interested in the program, you can sign up during course registration.
  • The normal course load is four credits — one per course. In your first semester as a Freeman College of Management student, you will take 4.5 credits. A small number of partial credit courses are available. You can find these using the Course Schedule Information lookup tool.
  • Refer to the Model First-semester Programs.
  • Each course description lists the requirements that the course fulfills (for example, the writing requirement, or W1, which all first-year students must fulfill). All Freeman College students must take two natural science and mathematics courses to fulfill the graduation requirements. Of those two science courses, one must be designated as a lab science course. Look for the LBSC designation in the course description if you want to ensure a course will satisfy this requirement.
  • See General University Requirements for more information on Bucknell's general course requirements

How to Sign Up for First-semester Courses

Step 1: Join the Webinar

Log in to myBucknell and review the Zoom webinar dates and times in the Freeman First Steps gadget. Each session homes in on a different key topic. If you are unable to attend a live Zoom, you can view the recorded video. Each video will be uploaded to the Freeman First-year Orientation Moodle Page after the live session.

Participate in a Zoom webinar by June 9

Step 2: Review Model Programs

As a Freeman College of Management student, you’ll take 4.5 credits during your first semester. All management majors will be automatically placed in MGMT 100, a .5 credit course that explores personal and professional development in Freeman. Students will attend both a weekly lecture with a faculty member and a follow-up breakout recitation with their Freeman Fellow peer mentor.

Students will also be placed by the registrar into one or two management courses from the list below. All four courses are considered foundational management literacy courses and are part of the required core curriculum for all Freeman students, regardless of eventual declared major. Students do not need to list these courses on their course registration form. The registrar will assign the courses based on each student’s full registration picture.

  • ANOP 102 — Spreadsheet Modeling: An introduction to quantitative modeling and basic statistical analysis in a spreadsheet-based environment.
  • ACFM 104 — Foundations of Accounting I: An introduction to accounting and financial management, including financial statement preparation and analysis, cost relationships, time value of money and capital budgeting.
  • ECON 101 — Economic Principles/Problems: An introduction to both micro- and macro-economics, along with an introduction to economic history, international economics, and political economy. (Note: students with AP credit for both micro- and macro-economics will receive credit for ECON 101)
  • MIDE 201 — Marketing: Introduction to principles of marketing. Examines how organizations facilitate exchange relationships by customers' needs and wants. Explores the intricacies of identifying and establishing market positions and understanding consumer behavior.

Review the Model First-semester Programs

Step 3: Read Other Course Descriptions

The courses that will be available to you in your first semester can be found on the Course Schedule Information Lookup tool.

Read the first-year course descriptions

Step 4: Review the Requirements

Review the General University Requirements so you know what to expect throughout your academic career.

If you indicated on your application that you are interested in a particular major, become familiar with that program in the University course catalog. Remember, however, that your first-semester management course assignments are appropriate for you regardless of your intended major.

Be sure to use the Course Information for First-year Students page to select your courses — not the course catalog. Course options that conflict with MGMT 100 will be removed from the course options you can view on this page. 

The first-semester seminars are a requirement for all incoming Bucknell students, and they may be fulfilled by either a RESC (residential college) or FOUN (foundation seminar) course. When deciding on a first-semester seminar (RESC of FOUN) theme, please review the Residential Colleges webpage page and the First-semester Seminar Themes. You can sign up for a seminar during course registration.

Become familiar with Bucknell's requirements

Step 5: Select Your Courses

Complete online registration for your courses. Course selection will become available in late April. A link to select your courses will be posted here. In the meantime, please review and begin completing the other steps. 

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