The transfer applicant must submit a satisfactory academic record in compliance with the standards of the University of Miami, Office of Admission. All previous transfer courses must be from an accredited institution. The applicant must be in good academic standing at all institutions previously attended with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) must be earned in transfer courses, unless otherwise stated, in order for credit to be awarded. All grades earned in transfer courses are used to determine the overall cumulative grade point average. This includes repeated courses under a forgiveness policy at previous institutions.

All applicants to the School of Business Administration must have completed and received college credit for a calculus course and earned a grade of “B” or better. The calculus course must be evaluated by submitting the syllabus and textbook title for review to the Director of Advising, Undergraduate Business Programs in the School of Business Administration. Any business course that is from a non-AACSB accredited institution will be accepted as electives toward the degree requirements. An applicant may appeal the decision by submitting the syllabus and textbook title to the appropriate department for review. Transfer coursework must meet the specific curriculum requirements as determined by the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs. Note that transfer students must complete 50 percent of the total Business Foundation and Professional Business Core and 50 percent of all major and all minor courses at the University of Miami.

It is strongly recommended that transfer applicants meet the following requirements at the time of transfer application:

• One semester of microeconomics (ECO 211), which may also be fulfilled by:
  • A score of "3" on the AP Microeconomics exam;
  • A score of "5" on the IB Higher Level Economics exam;
  • A course equivalent to microeconomics as determined by the Department of Economics.

• One semester of financial accounting (ACC211), which may also be fulfilled by:
  • A course equivalent to Financial Accounting as determined by the Department of Accounting.

• One semesters of statistics (MAS201), which may also be fulfilled by:
  • A score of "4" on the AP Statistics exam;
  • A course equivalent to Introduction to Business Statistics as determined by the Department of Management Science.

It is strongly recommended that transfer applicants applying with 60 semester hours or more meet the following requirements at the time of transfer application:

• Two semesters of introductory economics, Micro and Macro (ECO211 and ECO212), which may also be fulfilled by:
  • A score of "3" on the AP Micro and/or Macroeconomics exam;
  • A score of "5" on the IB Higher Level Economics exam awards credit in Microeconomics;
  • A score of “6” on the IB Higher Level Economics exam awards credit in Micro and Macroeconomics;
  • A course equivalent to Microeconomics or Macroeconomics as determined by the Department of Economics.

• One semester of financial accounting (ACC211), which may also be fulfilled by:
  • A course equivalent to Financial Accounting as determined by the Department of Accounting.

• One semester of managerial accounting (ACC212) which may also be fulfilled by:
  • A course equivalent to Managerial Accounting as determined by the Department of Accounting.

• One semester of statistics (MAS201), which may also be fulfilled by:
  • A score of "4" on the AP Statistics exam;
  • A course equivalent to Introduction to Business Statistics as determined by the Department of Management Science;
  • A second semester of statistics (MAS202) is strongly recommended, which may be fulfilled by a course equivalent to Intermediate Business Statistics as determined by the Department of Management Science.
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