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Guidelines for Admissions Consideration:

• Completion of at least 30 credits at the University of Pittsburgh applicable to the BSBA degree+

• Cumulative Pitt GPA of 3.00 or higher

• Average of 3.00 or higher in the following four business prerequisite courses or their regional campus equivalents:

  • ECON 0100 Introduction to Microeconomic Theory (3 credits)*

  • ECON 0110 Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory (3 credits)*

  • MATH 0120 Business Calculus or MATH 0220 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1 (4 credits)*

  • STAT 1100 Statistics and Probability for Business Management (4 credits)*

+If you have a strong academic history and would have been admissible to Pitt Business as a freshman, you may not need to complete 30 credits or all of the prerequisites before applying.  We recommend discussing a timeframe for application with your academic advisor. 

*In the admissions review, we will calculate your prerequisite average without including the effect of course repeats. The original grade earned in the prerequisites will be counted. Also, if you opt to take any business courses prior to admission to Pitt Business, please be aware that your performance in them will impact your admissibility. 

If you transferred to the University of Pittsburgh from another college, your performance at your previous school will be considered during the admissions process for Pitt Business. It is important to discuss prior college performance with your academic advisor and any impact it may have on admission.

To be eligible for transfer to the College of Business Administration, international students must have a TOEFL score of 100 or greater OR have completed ENGCMP 0200 Seminar in Composition or its regional campus equivalent.

Course Planning

While you are completing the business prerequisites, you can also take some courses that fulfill general education requirements for the College of Business Administration as follows:

Application Deadlines

Admission to Pitt Business is handled on a rolling basis, which means that there is not a specific application deadline by which to apply. Students are admitted for any of Pitt’s three academic semesters: fall (August), spring (January), and summer (May). You are encouraged to apply well in advance of the semester in which you want to enroll. The College of Business Administration reserves the right to close admission for the semester once capacity has been reached.

Next Steps

Apply by completing an Academic Program Change Form. Forms are obtained from and submitted to the academic program in which you are currently enrolled. Indicate on your form that you want to transfer to the College of Business Administration.  You will be notified via email of your admissions decision.