Tippie College of Business
The Tippie College of Business admits students upon satisfactory completion of one to four semesters of pre-business study in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The accounting major has additional admission requirements. Highly qualified entering first-year students will be admitted directly into the College of Business through the Direct Admission program.

Application process for first-year students
First-year students interested in majoring in business apply to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as a pre-business major.

Direct Admission
First-year students with an ACT composite score of 27 or higher and a high school grade-point average (GPA) of 3.70 or higher will be admitted directly into the Tippie College of Business.

Direct Admission Program

Admission requirements
Most students apply to the Tippie College of Business during the second semester of their sophomore year through the standard admission option. Students who meet the following requirements are guaranteed admission to the Tippie College of Business:

• Completion of 60 semester hours
• Completion of six business prerequisite courses:
  • 22M:017 Calculus and Matrix Algebra for Business
  • 22S:008 Statistics for Business
  • 6E:001 Principles of Microeconomics
  • 6E:002 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • 6A:001 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • 6A:002 Managerial Accounting
• A 2.75 cumulative grade-point average on the six business prerequisite courses listed above (with no grade lower than C); all courses taken at The University of Iowa; and all college-level courses attempted

Accelerated admission
The accelerated admission option allows current and former UI students to be admitted to the college after one semester at Iowa but before they earn 60 semester hours.

Accelerated Admission

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Admission to the Tippie College of Business