Internal Transfer Guidelines for Pittsburgh and Regional Campus Students

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 across the following three 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)

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

*In the calculation of your business prerequisite average for admission, we limit the number of times that you can retake prerequisites for a higher grade. We will only allow one of the prerequisites to be retaken (once) for admissions purposes. Otherwise, we include the grade earned the first-time prerequisites are taken. Also, we will look for good performance in any business courses you have taken to date.

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 School of Business, 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 other degree requirements for the School of Business as follows:

Important Note: Due to course sequencing in the business curriculum, students transferring into the School of Business can expect to spend a minimum of four semesters completing the degree, once admitted. This information should be taken into consideration when you decide whether to apply for internal transfer.

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 School of Business reserves the right to close admission for the semester once capacity has been reached.