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 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

Application deadlines

• Fall Semester—April 1
• Spring Semester—Nov. 1
• Summer Session—April 1

Accelerated admission
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

Degree Evaluation
When you are admitted, you will be able to view your Degree Evaluation on your Admissions Profile in ISIS. The evaluation:

• 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 Program Requirements and which 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.
• Monitors other degree requirements including semester hours, GPA, residency requirement, and college-specific regulations.

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.

Transfer policies
Review the Transfer Policies to find out about calculating your transfer GPA, Iowa's course-repeat policy, and other Iowa credit transfer policies.

Course equivalency guide
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.

English proficiency requirement
If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident whose first language is not English, you must take an English Proficiency Evaluation during your Orientation program. Exceptions are made in the cases of applicants whose ACT English subscores are 21 or above (SAT Critical Reading score of 540 or higher) and those whose Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores are 600 or higher (250 or higher on the computer-based TOEFL, or 100 or above on the Internet-based TOEFL). Applicants seeking exceptions should contact the Office of Admissions.

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