Transferring from the College to the McIntire School of Commerce
The McIntire School of Commerce provides students the opportunity to combine a professional business program with a strong foundation in liberal arts, all within four years at the University of Virginia. The McIntire philosophy encompasses the belief that a firm liberal arts foundation is an essential prerequisite to a professional education. The combination of a liberal arts foundation with the professional rigor of the McIntire program produces broadly educated students prepared for future opportunities. Admission to the McIntire School is not automatic, but is based upon overall qualifications. Some of the important factors are cumulative grade point average, academic performance in those courses related to business, degree of difficulty of courses taken, and course loads. Also, skills and personal characteristics such as leadership, communication, work experience, and time management demonstrated through co-curricular activities will be considered.
Applications are available on November 1, and the deadline for submitting applications is normally at the start of the spring semester. Most students enter the School following their second year of college.
Students interested in business are encouraged to complete the College Area Requirements and take a wide variety of liberal arts courses during the first two years of undergraduate study. Many Commerce faculty offer University Seminar courses (USEM), and a new course, Comm 180 - Making Business Work, is being offered this fall as an elective for first-year students.
The foreign language requirement and the Humanities requirement may, under unusual circumstances, be completed during the third year. However, it is strongly recommended that students complete both before entering the McIntire School.
Students must complete the following courses before entering the McIntire School of Commerce. Students are also encouraged to take elective courses emphasising public speaking and written communication skills. Those students interested in Information Technology as a concentration or career are strong encouraged to complete a computer programming course.
| Course | Suggested Year for Completion |
|---|---|
| ENWR 105/106 or 110 Composition (or exemption) | 1st year |
| MATH 111 Probability or MATH 121 Introduction to Calculus I | 1st year |
| STAT 112 Introduction to Statistics [STAT 110 does NOT fulfill the statistics requirement] |
1st or 2nd year |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE (through the 202 level or exemption) | 1st and/or 2nd year |
| COMM 201, 202 Introductory Accounting | 2nd year |
| ECON 201, 202 Principles of Economics | 1st or 2nd year |
|
HUMANITIES 3 hrs. (in addition to English requirements) |
1st or 2nd year |
For further information contact:
The Office of Student Affairs at the McIntire School
136 Monroe Hall
(434) 924-3865
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