Special Requirements for Certain Majors (Transfer)
Special Requirements for Transfer Students
Please note, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Additionally, some majors have a limited amount of spaces available; be sure to complete your application by the priority date to ensure full consideration to those programs.
A successful portfolio review by the Department of Art. Visit the department’s website for more information.
Majors with special requirements include Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Operations & Information Management, and Sport Management.
Transfer students applying during their first full-time semester (taking at least 12 credits) of college should have:
- Very strong high school grades; and
- 4 years of high school math with a grade of B or higher in pre-calculus.
Transfer students applying during their second semester of college (at least 12 credits completed after high school completion) should have:
- 3.2 cumulative college GPA; and
- Macroeconomics, microeconomics, or financial accounting completed with a grade of B- or higher or in-progress; and
- College level math completed with a grade of B- or higher or in-progress.
Sophomore (27+ credits completed at the time of enrollment) or junior year (57+ credits completed at the time of enrollment) transfer:
- 3.2 cumulative college GPA; and
- College level math completed with a grade of B- or higher or in-progress; and
- Sophomore: 2 additional predictor courses* with a grade of B- or higher.
- Junior: 3 additional predictor courses* with a grade of B- or higher.
*Predictor Courses: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
Transfer students applying during their first full-time semester (taking at least 12 credits) of college should have:
- Very strong high school grades; and
- 4 years of high school math with a grade of B or better in calculus.
Transfer students applying during their second semester of college (at least 12 credits completed after high school completion) should have:
- 3.0 cumulative college GPA; and
- Engineering calculus I completed or in progress with a grade of B or higher; and
- Programming language course* completed or in progress with grade of B or higher.
Sophomore (27+ credits completed at the time of enrollment) or Junior year (57+ credits completed at the time of enrollment) transfer:
- 3.0 cumulative college GPA; and
- Sophomore: Engineering calculus I and a programming language course* completed with grades of B or higher.
- Junior: Engineering calculus I & II and data structures completed with a B or higher.
*Programming courses such as Java, C, C++, or Python
A successful audition with the Department of Dance. Visit the department’s website for more information.
Junior year transfers:
Microeconomics or macroeconomics with a C or higher grade. Completion of calculus or precalculus is strongly encouraged, but not required.
Transfer students applying during their first full-time semester (taking at least 12 credits) of college should have:
- Very strong high school grades; and
- Engineering calculus I in-progress or with a grade of C or higher; and
- Chemical applicants: H.S. precalculus and chemistry
- Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical applicants: H.S. precalculus and physics
- Biomedical, Civil, Environmental, and Engineering applicants: H.S. precalculus and chemistry or physics
Transfer students applying during their second semester of college (at least 12 credits completed after high school completion) should have:
- A cumulative college GPA of 3.0 or higher; and
- Engineering calculus I with a grade of C or higher and engineering calculus II in progress or completed with a grade of C or higher; and
- Chemical applicants: chemistry for science majors
- Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical applicants: calculus-based physics
- Biomedical, Civil, Environmental, and Engineering applicants: chemistry for science majors or calculus-based physics
Sophomore (27+ credits completed at the time of enrollment) or junior year (57+ credits completed at the time of enrollment) transfer:
- A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and the following pre-requisites with grades of C or higher:
- Engineering calculus I with a grade of C or higher;
- Engineering calculus II with a grade of C or higher; and
- Chemical applicants: chemistry for science majors
- Computer, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical applicants: calculus-based physics
- Biomedical, Civil, Environmental and Engineering applicants: chemistry for science majors or calculus-based physics
Transfer students applying during their first full-time semester (taking at least 12 credits) of college should have:
- A well-rounded, strong high school academic record, including strong grades in STEM courses.
Transfer students applying during their second semester of college (at least 12 credits completed after high school completion) should have:
- A well-rounded, strong college academic record;
- A computer science or computer science programming course,* and
- A college level math course with a B or higher grade.
Sophomore (27+ credits completed at the time of application enrollment) or Junior year (57+ credits completed at the time of application enrollment) transfer:
- A well-rounded, strong college academic record;
- A college level math course with a B or higher grade; and
- Sophomores: at least one computer science programming course* with a B or higher grade.
- Juniors: at least two computer science courses* with B or higher grades.
Programming courses such as Java, C, C++, or Python.
Transfer applicants must have a GPA of 2.7 or higher, as well as above-average grades in math and/or science coursework.
A successful audition with the Department of Music. Visit the department’s website for more information.
Transfer applicants must have strong grades in related math and/or science coursework.
- College-level math with C+ or higher grade; and
- C or higher grades in related coursework, including chemistry.
Special Requirements for MassTransfer Students
MassTransfer students should be sure to apply by the priority application date to receive full consideration for a selective major. After the priority date, applications are reviewed on a space available basis and some majors will fill up by the priority date. MassTransfer students are given priority for any available spaces.
MassTransfer students completing an approved program in fine arts are not required to submit a portfolio. Visit the department’s website for more information.
These requirements apply to the majors accounting, finance, management, marketing, and operations and information management.
Sport management requirements are listed separately.
Completion of an associate degree that is mapped or linked to the Isenberg School of Management with:
- 3.0+ final GPA;
- College-level math (calculus or precalculus recommended) with a grade of B- or higher; and
- At least 3 predictor courses* with grades of B- or higher.
*Predictor courses include: microeconomics, macroeconomics, financial accounting (accounting I + II), and managerial accounting.
MassTransfer students who are not in a program approved for Isenberg School of Management must meet the regular transfer requirements for the program.
Completion of an associate degree that is mapped or linked to computer science with a 2.7+ final community college GPA.
MassTransfer students who are not in a program approved for computer science must meet the regular transfer requirements for the program.
A successful audition with the Department of Dance. Visit the department’s website for more information.
Microeconomics or macroeconomics with a C or higher grade. Completion of calculus or precalculus is strongly encouraged, but not required.
Completion of an associate degree that is linked to engineering with a 2.7+ final community college GPA.
MassTransfer students who are not in a program approved for engineering must meet the regular transfer requirements for the program.
- A well-rounded, strong college academic record;
- A college level math course with a grade of B or higher grade; and
- At least two computer science programming courses* with B or higher grade
*Programming courses such as Java, C, C++, or Python
Completion of related science and math coursework with strong grades and a 2.7+ final community college GPA.
A successful audition with the Department of Music. Visit the department’s website for more information.
Completion of an associate degree that is mapped or linked to the Isenberg School of Management and a 3.0+ final community college GPA.
- College-level math with C+ or higher grade; and
- C or higher grades in related coursework, including calculus-based chemistry.