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Center for Excellence in Academic Advising Entrance-to-College/Major Requirements (see also Entrance-to-College/Major Procedures) Smeal College of Business Requirements to enter the college (general, premajor status) It is not possible for a student to transfer to the Smeal College in general status. Requirements to enter the major: Spring 2010 pool Spring 2011 pool Requirements to enter the major (Spring 2010 pool) # Major Guaranteed CGPA Credits/Courses/Grades Additional Criteria Accounting† (ACCTG) 3.00†‡ ENGL 015 or 030 ACCTG 211* MATH 110* or 140* B A 241* and 242* (or B A 243*) ECON 002 ECON 004 M I S 204* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Actuarial Science (ACTSC) 3.00‡ ENGL 015 or 030 ACCTG 211* MATH 140* MATH 141* B A 241* and 242* (or B A 243*) ECON 002 ECON 004 M I S 204* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Economics (BA EC) 2.00 ENGL 015 or 030 ACCTG 211* MATH 110* or 140* B A 241* and 242* (or B A 243*) ECON 002 ECON 004 M I S 204* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Finance† (FIN) 3.40†‡ ENGL 015 or 030 ACCTG 211* MATH 110* or 140* B A 241* and 242* (or B A 243*) ECON 002 ECON 004 M I S 204* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Marketing† (MKTG) 3.00†‡ ENGL 015 or 030 ACCTG 211* MATH 110* or 140* B A 241* and 242* (or B A 243*) ECON 002 ECON 004 M I S 204* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Management† (MGMT) 3.00†‡ ENGL 015 or 030 ACCTG 211* MATH 110* or 140* B A 241* and 242* (or B A 243*) ECON 002 ECON 004 M I S 204* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Management Information Systems† (M I S) 3.00†‡ ENGL 015 or 030 ACCTG 211* MATH 110* or 140* B A 241* and 242* (or B A 243*) ECON 002 ECON 004 M I S 204* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Supply Chain and Information Systems† (SC&IS) 3.00†‡ ENGL 015 or 030 ACCTG 211* MATH 110* or 140* B A 241* and 242* (or B A 243*) ECON 002 ECON 004 M I S 204* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Notes for Spring 2010 pool † This major is under administrative enrollment controls. Students must complete required courses by the end of the entrance-to-major pool semester. Students must have the stated CGPA at the end of the semester preceding the pool semester to be guaranteed entrance to this major. However, “If there is still space after all of the students who meet these criteria have been accepted, selections are made from the remaining students in the pool of applicants, starting with the highest GPA, until the approved maximum number of students to enter the major is reached. No student with less than a 2.00 cumulative GPA is accepted” (University Undergraduate Advising Handbook). ‡ Students must attain the required CGPA for the major by the end of the fall semester preceding the pool semester and maintain that CGPA through to the end of the spring pool semester. * A grade of C or higher is required. # Based upon the review of the Central Enrollment Management Group, and beginning with students entering Penn State summer or fall 2007, any students not admitted to the Smeal College of Business must earn a 3.00 cumulative GPA at the end of their freshman year (completion of the second semester) to be eligible for a Smeal major. All students must also meet the entrance to major requirements for the Smeal program of interest as stipulated in the applicable entrance to major requirements for students in their sophomore year and be enrolled in DUS prior to the entrance-to-major process. # It is important to note that the two semester GPA requirement will include fall and spring semesters only. Generally, a student beginning during summer semester would have the subsequent fall and spring semesters to meet the 3.00 cumulative GPA requirement. A student beginning in the fall semester would have that fall semester and the following spring semester to meet the 3.00 cumulative GPA requirement. And, a student beginning in the spring semester would have that spring and the following fall semester to meet the 3.00 cumulative GPA requirement. Requirements to enter the major (Spring 2011 pool) ## Major Guaranteed CGPA Credits/Courses/Grades Additional Criteria Accounting† (ACCTG) 3.00†‡ ACCTG 211* ECON 002 ENGL 015 or 030 FIN 301* MATH 110* or 140* MGMT 301* MKTG 301* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students admitted to University Park but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.20 CGPA at the end of their first year Students admitted to a Commonwealth Campus but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Actuarial Science (ACTSC) 3.00‡ ACCTG 211* ECON 002 ENGL 015 or 030 FIN 301* MATH 140* MATH 141* MGMT 301* MKTG 301* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students admitted to University Park but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.20 CGPA at the end of their first year Students admitted to a Commonwealth Campus but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Economics§ (BA EC) 2.00 ACCTG 211* ECON 002 ENGL 015 or 030 FIN 301* MATH 110* or 140* MGMT 301* MKTG 301* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students admitted to University Park but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.20 CGPA at the end of their first year Students admitted to a Commonwealth Campus but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Finance† (FIN) 3.50†‡ ACCTG 211* ECON 002 ENGL 015 or 030 FIN 301* MATH 110* or 140* MGMT 301* MKTG 301* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students admitted to University Park but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.20 CGPA at the end of their first year Students admitted to a Commonwealth Campus but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Marketing† (MKTG) 3.00†‡ ACCTG 211* ECON 002 ENGL 015 or 030 FIN 301* MATH 110* or 140* MGMT 301* MKTG 301* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students admitted to University Park but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.20 CGPA at the end of their first year Students admitted to a Commonwealth Campus but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Management† (MGMT) 3.00†‡ ACCTG 211* ECON 002 ENGL 015 or 030 FIN 301* MATH 110* or 140* MGMT 301* MKTG 301* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students admitted to University Park but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.20 CGPA at the end of their first year Students admitted to a Commonwealth Campus but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Management Information Systems† (M I S) 3.00†‡ ACCTG 211* ECON 002 ENGL 015 or 030 FIN 301* MATH 110* or 140* MGMT 301* MKTG 301* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students admitted to University Park but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.20 CGPA at the end of their first year Students admitted to a Commonwealth Campus but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Supply Chain and Information Systems† (SC&IS) 3.00†‡ ACCTG 211* ECON 002 ENGL 015 or 030 FIN 301* MATH 110* or 140* MGMT 301* MKTG 301* SCM 200* or STAT 200* Must be enrolled in B A or DUS in 4th semester to apply Students admitted to University Park but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.20 CGPA at the end of their first year Students admitted to a Commonwealth Campus but not admitted to Smeal are eligible only if they have a 3.00 CGPA at the end of their first year Notes for Spring 2011 pool † This major is under administrative enrollment controls. Students must complete required courses by the end of the entrance-to-major pool semester. Students must have the stated CGPA at the end of the semester preceding the pool semester to be guaranteed entrance to this major. However, “If there is still space after all of the students who meet these criteria have been accepted, selections are made from the remaining students in the pool of applicants, starting with the highest GPA, until the approved maximum number of students to enter the major is reached. No student with less than a 2.00 cumulative GPA is accepted” (University Undergraduate Advising Handbook). ‡ Students must attain the required CGPA for the major by the end of the fall semester preceding the pool semester and maintain that CGPA through to the end of the spring pool semester. * A grade of C or higher is required. ## Based upon the review of the Central Enrollment Management Group, and beginning with first-year degree students entering Penn State summer or fall 2009: Any students admitted to the University Park campus but not admitted to the Smeal College of Business must earn a 3.20 cumulative GPA at the end of their first year (completion of the second semester) to be eligible for a Smeal major. Any students admitted to a Penn State campus other than University Park but not admitted to the Smeal College of Business must earn a 3.00 cumulative GPA at the end of their first year (completion of the second semester) to be eligible for a Smeal major. All students not admitted to the Smeal College must also meet the entrance-to-major requirements (including specific courses and grade-point averages) for the Smeal major of interest and be enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies prior to the entrance-to-major process, which occurs during the spring semester of the sophomore year. ## It is important to note that the two-semester GPA requirement will include fall and spring semesters only. Generally, a student beginning during summer semester would have the subsequent fall and spring semesters to meet the cumulative GPA requirement. A student beginning in the fall semester would have that fall semester and the following spring semester to meet the cumulative GPA requirement. And, a student beginning in the spring semester would have that spring and the following fall semester to meet the cumulative GPA requirement. § It is anticipated that there will not be a Smeal College of Business Economics major when you select majors for your junior year; Smeal College will continue to offer each of its other majors, and the College of the Liberal Arts will offer both Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees in Economics. Back

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