Undergraduate Program

Advising

Business Major and Minor Advising

Start with our team to answer general questions about course planning, major/minor declaration, and transfer credit. For information about program updates and campus events related to business, sign up for our Business Buzz newsletter!

Students should contact their designated professional advisor for the business program according to the first letter of their last name.

Last names A-K:

Erin (Coffey) Smith, Assistant Director of Advising and Student Success
erin.smith@simon.rochester.edu
Schedule a meeting with Erin

Last names L-Z:

Xeno Carpenter-New, Academic Advisor
xcarpent@simon.rochester.edu
Schedule a meeting with Xeno

Declaring Your Major or Minor

When you are ready to declare your major or minor, review the requirements for the program you have chosen and complete the major/minor declaration form.

The pre-major/minor course requirements should not be included on this form. We will check that you have completed these requirements as part of the review process. Students will need to tentatively select which electives you will take, however, these can be easily updated with the help of your business program advisor.  

For the BS major, 15 courses should be listed (9 core + 6 track courses/electives). 

For the BA major, 11 courses should be listed (8 core + 3 electives)

For the minor, 5 courses should be listed (3 core + 2 electives)

Students will receive an email once the form has been submitted and ready to be reviewed. Students will receive another email once the form has been approved. If you have any questions, please reach out to your business program advisor. 

BS Faculty Track Advisors

For career outlooks and discipline-specific questions, please contact:

Accounting: Professor Tim Hungerford
Business Analytics: Professor Zachary Roth
Finance: Professor Derek Mohr
Entrepreneurship: Professor Jonathan Shipley
Information Systems:  Professor Zachary Roth
Marketing: Professor Elena Nescio