Tippie College of Business

Admission requirements for transfer students
Students who meet the following requirements are guaranteed admission to the Tippie College of Business through the Standard Admission option (the Accounting Major has additional admission requirements):

• 60 semester hours of pre-business study
• A cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 2.75 or higher on all courses taken at The University of Iowa
• A cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher on all acceptable college-level courses attempted
• A cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher in six business prerequisite courses (no grade lower than a “C” in any of the following):
  • 22M:017 Calculus & Matrix Algebra
  • 22S:008 Statistics for Business
  • 06E:001 Principles of Microeconomics
  • 06E:002 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • 06A:001 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • 06A:002 Managerial Accounting

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

Accelerated Admission

Applicants for spring 2013 and after
Admission Requirements will change for students applying to the Tippie College of Business for spring 2013 and after.

Application process
The process varies depending on whether you are a domestic (U.S. citizen) or international applicant.

U.S. Citizens & Permanent Residents
International Applicants

Application deadlines
The application deadlines for transfer applicants (international and domestic) vary depending on when you plan to enroll.

• Fall Semester—April 1 (March 1 for international applicants, July 1 for the online BBA program)
• Spring Semester—November 1 (November 15 for the online BBA program)
• Summer Session—April 1 (March 1 for international applicants, there is no summer session admission for the online BBA program)

Degree Audit
When you are admitted, a Degree Audit will become part of your Admissions Profile in ISIS. The audit:

• tells you whether you have completed the necessary High School Course Requirements, which are the same as those for students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
• specifies which General Education Requirements and requirements for your major you still need to fulfill,
• indicates (for pre-business, pre-nursing, and pre-pharmacy students) which prerequisite courses necessary for applying to the respective colleges need to be fulfilled, and
• monitors other degree requirements including semester hours, GPA, residency requirement, and college-specific regulations.

Transfer credit evaluation
The Office of Admissions evaluates transfer courses applicable to High School Course Requirements and General Education Program requirements, as well as a number of courses applicable to the requirements of your major. Your major department makes decisions about how the rest of your transfer courses apply toward the requirements for your major.

• Review our Transfer Policies to find out about calculating your transfer GPA, Iowa's course-repeat policy, and other Iowa transfer policies.
• Search the Transfer Equivalency Guide for commonly transferred courses offered at other Iowa institutions and our major out-of-state transfer colleges. The system is designed for prospective students who want to know how courses will transfer to Iowa and for UI students who plan to take courses at other institutions in the summer or at other times.
• The College of Business has developed Community College Transfer Guides for students planning to transfer from select community colleges.

If your first language is not English

• U.S. citizens and permanent residents who graduated from a U.S. high school may be required to complete an English Proficiency Evaluation during your Orientation program. Exceptions are made if your ACT English subscore is 21 or higher, SAT Critical Reading score is 540 or higher, or if you have a TOEFL score of 100 or higher.
• U.S. citizens and permanent residents who graduated from a high school outside the U.S. must present evidence of English proficiency by submitting an ACT English score of 21 or higher, SAT Critical Reading score of 540 or higher, a minimum TOEFL score of 80 with no subscore lower than 17, or an IELTS total score of 6.5 with no subscore below 6. Students who meet the ACT, SAT, or IELTS score requirement will also be required to complete the English Proficiency Evaluation at Orientation. Please note: students with a TOEFL score of 100 or higher will not be required to take the English Proficiency Evaluation.
• English Requirements for International Applicants

Degrees available from the Tippie College of Business
This college awards the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in six majors: accounting, economics, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing. All undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the International Association for Management Education (AACSB).

Majors & Programs