Admission to School of Business

In order to be considered a student in the School of Business, there are three steps you need to take once you begin classes on campus. Each of the steps will be explained below. Don’t forget, as a School of Business student you also may qualify for scholarships from the school.

Declaration of Major / Degree / Catalog Year
Early in your program of study, whether you’re interested in earning  a Bachelor of Business Administration degree or  a Bachelor of Arts with a major in economics, you need to declare  your degree goal and major.

• Go to the Student tab in MyWashburn to find the declare a major form. The six majors within the BBA degree are accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and general business. If you know you plan to seek a BBA but haven’t picked your major, you can  declare a major in general business file another form when you’ve made your decision.

Application for Admission to the School of Business
Work with your advisor to be sure you’re taking the courses you need to be able to apply for admission to the School of Business. Here’s what you’ll need before you apply:

• Complete  54  hours of college credit with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better.
• Complete MA141 Applied Calculus I with a C or better
• Complete Six required lower-division School of Business courses with a C or better. Those courses are:
  • AC 224 Financial Accounting,
  • AC 225 Managerial Accounting,
  • BU 250 Management Information Systems,
  • EC200 Principles of Microeconomics,
  • EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics, and
  • EC 211 Statistics for Business and Economics (or MA343 Applied Statistics I).

• Once you’re admitted to the School, you’ll have at least 30 credit hours to complete. It is recommended that all correlate courses (CN150, and two of three of AN112/PY100/SO100) be completed before or very soon after admission to the School of Business.
  And it is important to remember that some courses, including BU 449: Strategic Management, as well as some 400-level accounting and business courses, require admission to the School.

The School of Business reserves the right to evaluate any credit hours offered for transfer relative to the current standards before accepting or rejecting such hours. Students should file an application for admission to the the School of Business office as soon as the student becomes eligible to apply. Students who have not already declared their major will do so at the time of admission by filling out the declaration of major form. If a student decides to change majors, the student may do so at a later time.

Application for Degree

Ready to graduate? Early in the semester of graduation you’ll need to file an Application for Degree form in the Office of the University Registrar in order to initiate a graduation check. The form should be filed in September for the fall semester and in February for the spring or summer semester. You’re not considered a candidate for a degree until the University Registrar's Office has the form on file.