Overview

Students at The College of Wooster go into Business after graduation or go on to get graduate degrees in Business or related fields. Pre-Business advising allows students to work closely with faculty and staff to design their coursework throughout their time at Wooster and to get experiences or internships in business. The College of Wooster provides excellent experiential learning opportunities within the field of business through the Jenny Investment Club, Applied Methods & Research Experience, and Social Entrepreneurship.

The College of Wooster has a partnership with the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester to provide scholarships to Wooster students who go on to get their MS programs. They offer Master’s degrees in AI in Business, Finance, Accountancy, Business Analytics, and Marketing Analytics.

Pre-Business students also benefit from a partnership with Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. As part of the Ohio 5 Business Collaborative, Wooster students benefit from GMAT-optional early admission as well as guaranteed scholarships for qualified students. Case Western offers Master’s degrees in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Accountancy, and Business Analytics and Intelligence.

College of Wooster courses that are recommended for pre-Business students include Principles of Economics, Financial Accounting, Intro to Statistics or Quantitative Methods, Corporate Finance, Applied Differential Calculus, Linear Algebra, Portfolio Theory, and Strategic Management.

Business School Partnerships

Simon Business School at the University of Rochester Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University

On-Campus Opportunities

Jenny Investment Club   Applied Methods and Research Experience   Social Entrepreneurship


Faculty & Staff

Ashleigh Best head shot

Ashleigh Best

Director for Career Planning

abest@wooster.edu

Colin Davison

Assistant Professor of Economics & Business Economics

cdavison@wooster.edu

Justine Harrison head shot

Justine Harrison

Associate Director of Career Planning

juharrison@wooster.edu

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Brooke Krause

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Economics & Business Economics

bkrause@wooster.edu

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Jancy Ling Liu

Assistant Professor of Economics & Business Economics

jliu@wooster.edu

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Melanie Long

Associate Professor of Economics & Business Economics; Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

mlong@wooster.edu

Philip Mellizo

Philip Mellizo

Associate Professor of Economics; Business Economics

pmellizo@wooster.edu

Amyaz A. Moledina

Amyaz Moledina

Professor of Economics & Business Economics and Department Chair of Global & International Studies; Co-Founder of Social Entrepreneurship Program

amoledina@wooster.edu

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Paul Seling '09

Associate Director of Career Planning

pseling@wooster.edu

Huiting Tian

Huiting Tian

James R. Wilson Chair in Business Economics

htian@wooster.edu