Spring 2025 Registration Dates:

Class of 2025: Friday, November 8
Class of 2026: Monday, November 11
Class of 2027: Tuesday, November 12
Class of 2028: Wednesday, November 13

Steps for Successful Registration

  1. You should first review the course listings for course ideas.
  2. View your specific class instructions below.
  3. Review the Bulletin and all Academic Policies.
    • Students are responsible for knowing and adhering to all listed policies and regulations.
  4. Complete your Registration Worksheet on WebSTAC prior to your registration meeting. Please pay special attention to the pre-requisites for the Olin courses, courses with conflicting times, and waitlists.
    • Your registration worksheet must be completed prior to your advising appointment in order to receive authorization for registration.
  5. Meet with your academic advisor prior to your registration day.
    • BSBA students are required to meet with your advisor to discuss your academic plans.
    • Please remember only your academic advisor can approve you for registration.
    • Early advising is recommended. Please do not wait until the last minute to discuss your registration.
    • You can schedule an appointment online by utilizing your academic advisor’s OnceHub page and selecting “Registration Appointment.” Please check both in person and virtual links for your advisor’s availability.

How to Prepare for your Advising Appointment

  1. Log in to your WebSTAC account to confirm:
    • Your registration date and time. Registration times are randomly assigned to all students and should be listed soon.
    • Your account is free of any holds. You will not be allowed to register if the holds are active. Contact information for common holds include, but are not limited to:
  2. View your specific class instructions below.
  3. Review the Bulletin and all Academic Policies.
    • Students are responsible for knowing and adhering to all listed policies and regulations.
  4. Complete your Registration Worksheet on WebSTAC prior to your registration meeting. Please pay special attention to the pre-requisites for the Olin courses, courses with conflicting times, and waitlists.
    • Your registration worksheet must be completed prior to your advising appointment in order to receive authorization for registration.

Class Registration Instructions

Class of 2025

May Graduates:

If you plan to graduate in May 2025, you must file your Intent to Graduate Form on-line via your WebSTAC account by December 19, 2024.

Accounting Majors:

You should be taking ACCT 4680 if you have already completed 3620. If you are in need of elective units, you can consider taking ACCT 363, ACCT 400C, ACCT 400M/N, or ACCT 464.

If you are sitting for the CPA examination, don’t forget to review the state educational requirements. To learn more, check out:

https://www.aicpa.org/becomeacpa.html

Economics and Strategy Major:

You should take MEC 400K this coming spring to complete this major. 

Entrepreneurship Major:  

You should finish your elective requirements.

Finance Majors:

By now, you should have completed FIN 441, 451 and 448 and possibly one finance elective. If you haven’t, then you should complete your remaining finance courses this spring.

If you are thinking about sitting for the Certified Financial Planning Examination, check out their website to learn more: https://www.cfp.net/get-certified/certification-process   

Financial Engineering:

Finish out the graduate level electives for this major.

Healthcare Management Major:

Assuming you have taken MGT 320, MGT 321 and your elective, you should enroll in MGT 322 and/or MGT 420 to complete your major.

Organization & Strategic Management Majors:

We are offering several courses from all three categories – so you should be able to finish your major given the course choices available to you.

Marketing Majors:

You should probably have taken MKT 378 and 1 or 2 Marketing electives by now. It is important to make sure that you will have taken two Group A Marketing courses along with one more Marketing course to complete your Marketing major. Finish any remaining requirements for this major this spring.

Supply Chain, Operations, & Technology Majors:

If you haven’t taken SCOT 458, you should enroll in this course this spring. For those needing a second Group A SCOT course, you can look into taking SCOT 400D. If you still need a Group B course, then you might consider MGT 380, MKT 378, or MKT 465.

Business Minors: 

You should work with your advisor to ensure a plan to meet the requirements.  Remember you must earn a minimum of 12 distinct units (no double counting) for any of these minors.

Class of 2026

Most of your required classes should be completed by now. If possible, plan to complete any remaining core requirements next semester. If not, talk with your advisor to discuss how to proceed. You should be starting to work on your requirements for your specific majors. Review your requirements and talk with your advisor to ensure that these requirements can and will be met by your graduation date.

Accounting Majors:

If you are majoring in Accounting, you should enroll in ACCT 3620: Intermediate Accounting II this spring provided you have completed or are now enrolled in ACCT 3610. ACCT 3620 is a prerequisite for both ACCT 464 and ACCT 4680 which are normally offered in the fall.

It is important that you determine for which state you plan to sit for the CPA Examination as you will need to confirm the specific requirements to ensure that you have met them.  You can access this information via this site: https://www.aicpa.org/becomeacpa.html

Economics and Strategy Majors:

If you haven’t taken MEC 370, then you MUST take this course this spring. If you have taken both MEC 470 and 471, then you can take MEC 400K this spring.

Entrepreneurship Majors:

MGT 421 should be completed or taken this spring. MGT 424 would be the next course to take after completing MGT 421. You should also expect to take one of the elective courses required for this major during the spring semester. Speak with your advisor about how you will satisfy the experiential learning elective for this major as many of the options are application based programs.

Finance Majors:

If you are taking FIN 441 & FIN 448 this fall, then you might consider a finance elective or FIN 451. If you are taking FIN 340 this fall, then you might consider FIN 441 and/or FIN 448 as both will be offered this spring.

All finance majors should also consider taking ACCT 3610: Intermediate Accounting 1 either this fall or next spring. While it is not specifically listed as part of the major, it is an important course for prospective employers.

If you are thinking about sitting for the Certified Financial Planning Examination, check out their website to learn more: www.cfp.net/become/certification.asp   

Financial Engineering:

Consider taking core requirement classes in preparation for the graduate level Finance electives. All financial engineering courses should be complete by the fall of senior year with the exception of the graduate level finance electives.

Healthcare Management Majors:

If you have taken MGT 320 and MGT 321, then you should enroll in MGT 322 this spring. You could also consider enrolling in the elective course of your choosing this spring.

Marketing Majors:

If you have completed MKT 370, then select one of the Marketing electives from either Group A or Group B. Only MKT 465 and MKT 377 are offered both semesters. If you are considering the Marketing major and have not completed MKT 370, then you must enroll in MKT 370 this spring.

Organization & Strategic Management Majors:

You should start to complete your Group A and B requirements as these electives are either offered in the fall or spring semester.

Supply Chain, Operations, & Technology Majors:

If you have not taken SCOT 356 yet, you should enroll in the course this spring. Other options include DAT 301E and SCOT 400D and/or SCOT 458 if you have already completed SCOT 356.

Declarations of Majors and Minors

Your business major(s) and minor(s) should be declared by now.

Going Abroad in Spring 2025

If you are going abroad on an Olin program, your Learning Contract form is due Monday, December 2. You will be sent this form in November and must meet with your academic advisor before the deadline to finalize your study plan. 

​​​​​​​Center for Experiential Learning (CEL)
The Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) is a hub for active and experiential learning through business and nonprofit consulting. The CEL matches top-tier students with organizations seeking objective insights and applied critical thinking. Our partners gain actionable recommendations designed to deliver impact, while students benefit from valuable learning experiences.

If you are interested in participating in one of their opportunities, check out their website for more information: https://olinwustl.campusgroups.com/cel/about/ or email them at cel@olin.wustl.edu

Class of 2027

You should have your distribution requirements almost completed. You should have also completed MEC 290, DAT 120, DAT 121, MGT 100, MGT 150A, MGT 201 and at least one additional core class by the end of this semester. If any of these classes have not been completed, you should talk with your advisor to work out a schedule for completing your requirements.

We recommend you enroll in either two or three business classes this spring. 

Taking ACCT 2610 is highly recommended if you have not completed it. DAT 220 this spring is highly recommended. Other options include MKT 370, FIN 340, OB 360, ACCT 2620 or MEC 292.

The sophomore year is an important time to clarify your interest areas. Talking with your advisor to discuss your potential majors and ideas on how to complete your major interests is an important part of this process. Please consider declaring your major(s) or minor(s).

Major declarations are due February 28, 2025.

If you think you are taking too many business classes, talk to your advisor for course strategies.

If you are interested in pursuing accounting to earn a CPA, you might want to investigate our Master of Accounting (MACC) program as you will need at least 150 credits to sit for the CPA exam. To learn more about the MACC program, visit at: http://www.olin.wustl.edu/prospective/macc.cfm

Study Abroad:

Global Mindset declarations are due Tuesday, November 19.

If you are considering an abroad journey, applications for your junior year will open on March 1, 2025. Please speak with your advisor during your registration appointment about recommended coursework, key abroad policies, and more.

If you are planning on pursuing the domestic journey, consider enrolling in INTL 350E this spring.

Financial Engineering:

Consider taking core requirement classes in preparation for the graduate level Finance electives.

Business Minors: 

You should work with your advisor to ensure a plan to meet the requirements. Remember you must earn a minimum of 12 distinct units (no double counting) for any of these minors.

Class of 2028

At the end of the fall semester, Olin first years should have completed Calculus I or II/III, Management 100 and Management 150A.

College Writing: For those students currently enrolled in College Writing, please note that you must earn at least a C- or better in College Writing to satisfy this requirement. If you fail to earn a C-, you will be required to take an additional course in English this spring.

Those students who were advised to delay enrolling in College Writing until spring must enroll in College Writing now.

Students who took CWP 1001 in the fall should register for College Writing unless notified otherwise.

First Years who have completed MGT 100, MGT 150A, and Math 131 this fall should enroll in:

  • MEC 290: Microeconomics
  • MATH 132: Calculus II
  • DAT 120: Managerial Statistics I

First Years who have completed MGT 100 and Math 132/Math 233 this fall should consider the following:

  • MEC 290: Microeconomics
  • DAT 120: Managerial Statistics I
  • ACCT 2610: Principles of Accounting I
    • This is an option to consider but it is highly recommended for potential majors in Accounting or Finance

First Years who will be enrolling in Math 131 this spring should consider the following:

  • ACCT 2610: Principles of Accounting I
  • OB 360: Organization Behavior Within the Firm

NOTE: When you register for MEC 290 and DAT 120, you will be automatically waitlisted for this section. The BSBA Programs Office will manage the waitlist process with enrollment preference given first to BSBA and BUCS students.

We strongly advise taking no more than three business courses this coming spring. The remainder of your schedule should be rounded out with (1) College Writing, (2) distribution requirements and/or (3) general electives.

Registration Reminders for Spring 2025

Pre-requisites: All students must meet the prerequisites as listed in the course description. Students who do not meet the prerequisites will be removed from that business course. Neither faculty nor advisors can waive pre-requisites to courses.

Course Conflicts: Students may not enroll in courses with any time conflict. Students with course conflicts will be at risk of being removed from both courses. Students who waitlist for a course that conflicts with an enrolled course must be prepared to adjust their schedules. Questions should be answered by reviewing the University Policy.

Enrollment Caps: BSBA courses will not increase enrollment caps.  To ensure your enrollment in a BSBA class, please enroll in an open section of the course. Neither faculty nor advisors can increase course caps.

Priority Enrollment: There are courses in which priority enrollment will be given. All students will be automatically waitlisted. The BSBA Programs Office will manage the waitlist and enrollment process.

  • DAT 120: Students will be automatically waitlisted. Priority enrollment will be given first to the Class of 2027 and 2028 BSBA and BUCS students as of October 1, 2024. Priority enrollments will be complete by Friday, December 6. After this date, the enrollment cap will be raised, and waitlists will be processed in order. Please be proactive and select a section with a smaller waitlist.
  • DAT 220: Students will be automatically waitlisted for DAT 220. Priority enrollment will be given first to BSBA and BUCS students as of October 1, 2024. We will not exceed the enrollment cap for this course. Please be proactive and select a section with a smaller waitlist. Priority enrollments will be complete by December 6.
  • MEC 290: Students will be automatically waitlisted. The Olin Undergraduate Programs Office will manage the waitlist and enrollment process. Preference will be given first to the BSBA and BUCS Class of 2027 and 2028 as of October 1st. All priority registration will be finalized by Friday, December 6, 2024. After this date the enrollment cap will be raised, and waitlists will be processed in order. Please be proactive and select a section with a smaller waitlist.
  • MGT 201: Students will be automatically waitlisted. This course is only available to BSBA and BUCS students as of October 1, 2024. If seats remain available after the first week of class, declared second majors will be prioritized. Lecture caps will be set at 25 and will not exceed this number. Please be proactive and select a section with a smaller waitlist.

Physical Education Courses: Students are allowed to take a maximum of one physical education course per semester. Scholar athletes are permitted to enroll in a PE course in addition to their required varsity sports course.

Waitlists: For courses that are not part of the priority enrollment process, students on waitlists must remain there until enough enrolled students withdraw from the course. Students will be moved into courses in the order they appear on the waitlist. Course capacities will not be increased. Neither advisors nor faculty can move students in from waitlists.

For more information on all BSBA policies, please review the Student Handbook, Bulletin, Academic Regulations, and FAQ.