Core Requirements

To certify a Business major, students must have a cumulative WSU or transfer GPA of 2.5 or better, 60 semester (or 90 quarter) credit hours, and have completed all lower-division core courses including: Engl 101, finite math, calculus, statistics, macro- and micro-economics, business law, management information systems, financial and managerial accounting with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA in these courses.

Do you have a 2.5 business GPA?

To assure that all certified majors in Business meet the required 2.5 Business GPA to graduate, all currently certified Business Majors* must maintain a 2.5 Business GPA or better each semester until they graduate. Any certified Business Major who falls below a Business GPA of 2.5 for one semester will be on Academic Probation with the College of Business. If the student falls below the required 2.5 Business GPA for a second semester, the College of Business will be forced to Decertify the student as stated in the WSU Catalog under the University Decertification Academic Policy.** Please see your advisor if you have questions about this policy.

*Students who certified before Fall 2004 are exempt from this rule; they should check their Degree Audit to see what Business GPA they will be held to for graduation.

**According to WSU policy, "A certified major who falls below the minimum departmental requirements may be decertified by the department after two semesters of falling below that minimum. See Appendix, Rules 56, 37-43, WSU Catalog, page 42."

Eligibility for enrolling in 300-400 level business courses

To be eligible to enroll in upper-division (300/400) Business courses, you must be a Certified BA major or minor. If you are currently enrolled in your last course(s) required for certification, you cannot register for upper-division Business courses until you have been accepted into the College of Business. Even if you need only one class to certify, you will not be allowed to co-enroll in upper-division Business courses.

Courses that you can take include GER requirements, the Tier III [T] course, upper-division Economics courses and Engl 402. Also, any courses in which you earned a grade of a C- or lower may be repeated (required for any Business prerequisite), especially lower-division (100-200 level) Business core requirements.

Long term undergraduate schedule (PDF)