This research builds on previous higher education studies and improves the understanding of students' confidence in their chosen business education path with the introduction of a first-year experiential business practicum course. Students' understanding of business disciplines within the early years of academic decision-making has been a challenge, as typical liberal arts educational paths provide minimal coursework in the specific disciplines within the first two semesters of study. The two-year mixed-methods study included a quantitative survey of first-year business students enrolled in a private four-year liberal arts university in southwestern New York. The qualitative portion of the study analysed students' non-prompted written responses to their learning outcomes in the course. The findings suggest that first-year students' completion of an experiential business practicum course is associated with increased confidence in their chosen major and a sense of engagement with their freshman cohort. Students in the study indicated a negligible increase in understanding of their career opportunities. Future attention could be given to pursuing additional coursework in the freshman practicum to develop students' exposure to career opportunity through learning activities.