Pre-Business Requirements
Students entering the Weekend Business Degree Program must complete meet the following requirements in order to be formally admitted into the program:
- Be formally admitted to Portland State University
- Have at least 90 quarter credits transferrable into PSU
- Have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75 in all transfer
credits, all PSU graded credits, and all PSU graded business credits.
Please note: Students who do not meet the above GPA requirements will be considered for admission only if the GPA for their most recent 28 graded credit hours at PSU is 3.0 or higher, and their cumulative PSU GPA is at least 2.5, and the GPA for all completed business courses at PSU is at least 2.5.
- Have completed each of the following pre-business courses below with grade of “C-“ or better; P/NP grades are not accepted (effective Fall 2002):
- BA 101 - Introduction to Business & World Affairs (4)
- BA 205 – Business Communications Using Technology (4)
- BA 211 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (4)
- BA 213 - Decision Making with Accounting Information (4)
- CS 106 - Computing Fundamentals II (4) (effective 2002-2003 bulletin year)
- EC 201, 202 - Principles of Economics (8)
- STAT 243 & 244 - Statistics I & II (8) - Students must ensure that they complete the section for business majors. Check the footnotes in the Schedule of Classes prior to registering for these courses.
- SP 220 - Public Speaking
- WR 121 - English Composition OR UNST 101, 102, and 103.
Students who have met all of the pre-business requirements are ready to apply to the School of Business.
Please note: If you do not meet all of the necessary requirements for admission, you may be considered for conditional admission on the condition that you meet all of the necessary requirements for formal admission by the end of your first year in the program. See the program advisor for more information.
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