▁to ▁be ▁admin ister ed ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁University , ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁College . ▁ ▁Mon roe ▁Hall ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁Mc Int ire ▁School . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁Mc Int ire ▁offers ▁degrees ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁discipl ines : ▁ ▁B . S . ▁in ▁Com merce ▁The ▁B . S . ▁in ▁Com merce ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 7 - cred it - hour ▁upper - div is ional ▁school ▁program ▁for ▁third - ▁and ▁fourth - year ▁U VA ▁students . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁apply ▁for ▁en roll ment ▁at ▁Mc Int ire ▁during ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁their ▁second ▁year . ▁Stud ents ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁program ▁begin ▁course work ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁their ▁third ▁year . ▁ ▁Once ▁they ▁begin , ▁students ▁are ▁en rolled ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 2 - cred it , ▁block - style ▁class ▁called ▁the ▁Integr ated ▁Core ▁Exper ience ▁( the ▁" ICE ▁Block "). ▁Block s ▁are ▁taught ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁profess ors , ▁with ▁each ▁professor ▁special izing ▁in ▁an ▁aspect ▁of ▁business ▁( mark eting , ▁fin ance , ▁communic ations , ▁strategy , ▁systems , ▁organiz ational ▁behavior , ▁and ▁quant itative ▁analysis ). ▁Prof ess ors ▁conduct ▁subject - based ▁course work ▁on ▁a ▁rot ating ▁basis . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁sem ester ▁at ▁Mc Int ire , ▁students ▁while ▁in ▁their ▁I CE ▁Block s ▁are ▁assigned ▁to ▁teams