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the Essentials Program

NON-CREDIT/CEU Students

The Essentials Business Administration Certificate and Essentials courses are available to any adult learner. They may be taken for non-credit or for continuing education units (CEU).

Registration
Adult learners taking an Essentials course for non-credit/CEU can register online through the UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education website, or download a printable registration form, which must be returned to UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education at 210 Water Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703, or faxed to 715.836.5263.

Cancellations/Refunds
Students who cancel out of a class ten days before the class begins, or within the first week of the class, will receive a full refund, less a $50 administrative fee. After that time, no refunds will be given.

Cost
$175 for Introduction to the World of Business course.
$350 for each of the other Essentials courses.

Individuals must make payment at time of registration for all programs and services.

  • Third party payments can be made with a purchase order.
  • Registrations will not be confirmed until payment has been satisfied.

Please see program registration materials on the Continuing Education webpage for each program for payment requirements, options, and/or policy exceptions.

Purchasing Your Textbooks
Essentials students taking their classes for non-credit/CEU must purchase their textbooks. This can be done through the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Bookstore or from online stores such as Amazon.com, half.ebay.com or ecampus.com. To order from the University Bookstore, fill out the online textbook request. Textbooks will be mailed according to shipping dates in timeline.

Students should order their textbooks two weeks prior to the beginning of classes to ensure they will have their books for class. Students living near Eau Claire may choose to purchase their textbooks in person at the University Bookstore and avoid shipping charges.

Order Your Textbooks

Click "Order Your Textbooks ",
then follow the steps listed.*

Order by Phone:
715.836.2171
866.752.8932 (toll free)

Questions & Concerns:
Contact: piccanjj@uwec.edu

*Steps will include:

Step 1:

Select Term

Step 2:

Select Department (BSAD)

Step 3:

Select Course Number

Step 4:

Select Section (As an Essentials student, your section will always begin with "601." All online sections of a course will use the same materials.)

2009 Textbook List

Materials are available from the UW-Eau Claire Bookstore or call 715.836.2171.

BSAD 100: Introduction to the World of Business
Textbook: BUSN, 1st edition
Publication: Marcella Kelly and Jim McGowen (Cengage Learning, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0-324-56989-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-324-56989-6

BSAD 105: Essentials of Accounting
Textbook: Survey of Accounting
Publication: Edmonds, Edmonds, McNair, Olds and Tsay (McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2007)
ISBN-13: 978-0-073-52677-5

BSAD 115: Essentials of Human Resource Management
Textbook: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 3rd edition
Publication: Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart and Wright (McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009)
ISBN-13: 978-0-073-38147-3

BSAD 120: Essentials of Personal Finance
Textbook: Personal Finance, 3rd edition
Publication: Jeff Madura (Pearson Education, Inc., 2007)
ISBN-13: 978-0-321-35797-7

BSAD 125: Essentials of Marketing
Textbook: Essentials of Marketing, 11th edition
Publication: D. Perreault, Jr., J. Cannon and J. McCarthy (McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008)
ISBN-13: 978-0-077-21643-6

BSAD 130: Essentials of Management
Textbook: MGMT 2009 Edition
Publication: Chuck Williams (South-Western)
ISBN-13: 978-0-324-78712-2

BSAD 135: Essentials of Business Communication
Textbook: BCOM
Publication: Carol Lehman, Debbie DuFrene and Robyn Walker (South-Western: Cengage Learning, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0-324-59112-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-324-59112-5