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- I’m currently enrolled at UW-Stout. How do I change my major to Golf Enterprise Management?
- I’m a transfer student considering UW-Stout for the Golf Enterprise Management program. How will my credits be counted toward a degree in Golf Enterprise Management?
- I’m a high school student considering enrollment at UW-Stout and the Golf Enterprise Management program. How do I arrange a campus visit?
- Is there a player aptitude test required to obtain this degree?
- Why did UW-Stout decide to offer a degree in GEM?
- How will I obtain practical experience in the golf industry?
- Why UW-Stout?
I’m currently enrolled at UW-Stout. How do I change my major to Golf Enterprise Management?
Stop by the Advisement Center at 11 Bowman Hall to pick up a "Change of Major Application." Complete the form and return it, along with the additional materials requested (i.e. transcript, statement of goals, resume, degree audit and reference) on the form. In about two weeks you wil be notifiedby e-mail if you have been accepted into the Golf Enterprise Management program.
I’m a transfer student considering UW-Stout for the Golf Enterprise Management program. How will my credits be counted toward a degree in Golf Enterprise Management?
These answers apply to transfer students in the following categories:
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currently enrolled at another university in the UW system.
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currently enrolled at a university in another state.
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graduated with degree in other fields, and would like to return to college for Golf Enterprise Management.
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currently in a college program in Wisconsin or another state and would like to transfer to UW-Stout and the Golf Enterprise Management program.
All of the credits you’ve earned at an accredited post-secondary institution should transfer to UW-Stout. Credits to be applied to the Golf Enterprise Management program will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Admissions Office. How credits would fit into the bachelor of science degree will be determined when you meet with the program director.
Transfer information is online here, or stop by Bowman Hall, Room 124 B, e-mail Linda Young at youngl@uwstout.edu, or phone 715/232-1787. You’ll be asked for a transcript of past academic work, and will need to fill out an enrollment application. This will establish your student status at UW-Stout.
I’m a high school student considering enrollment at UW-Stout and the Golf Enterprise Management program. How do I arrange a campus visit?
As high school graduation approaches, you might like to arrange for an appointment to visit the campus during preview days or schedule a personal visit to the campus.
Is there a player aptitude test required to obtain this degree?
The university does not require a player aptitude test, but feels strongly that persons who enter the GEM program should have deep interests in the game and or the business of the game of golf.
Why did UW-Stout decide to offer a degree in GEM?
As the business of the game of golf has become more complex, and profit-motivated future owners or managers are needed, industry has approached UW-Stout to help develop a comprehensive new golf management program.
Keystone grants have been received from The TORO Giving Program, Bill Gehrand a committed UW-Stout Alumnae, and the Kohler Company. Further proof of industry need and acceptance has been shown by the National Golf Course Owners Association, which has unanimously endorsed the new GEM program.
These industry representatives have challenged the University to develop conventional, as well as gender and minority opportunities, in golf management and related fields. The program will stress "best business," practices, and business acumen rather than player aptitude.
How will I obtain practical experience in the golf industry?
An active internship/coop program will be implemented to assure graduates of the GEM program will be exposed to current successful business techniques. While ultimate employment opportunities cannot be promised, the scope of the golf industry and the many facets of its primary and secondary markets suggest industry is looking for the skills and leadership training obtained in the new GEM program.
Why UW-Stout?
A UW-Stout has an enviable reputation in programs ranging from Business, to Hospitality and Tourism, to Service Management, Retail Merchandising, Psychology, and Science. As the only institution of higher learning ever to have received the coveted Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, this honor weighed heavily in the unanimous endorsement of the National Golf Course Owners Association, as well as financial support from keystone givers to the program. The confluence of these facts makes UW-Stout the perfect university to offer new leadership in golf management for the 21st century.
For answers to questions not addressed here, contact the program director at the address, telephone, or e-mail address listed on the home page.