In addition to the college preparatory courses necessary for admission to Ithaca College, we strongly recommend that students take at least three years of mathematics in high school. Algebra should be taken at the highest level possible. The more preparation obtained at the high school level, the more readily students can adapt to the quantitative aspects of the business education of today and the business world of tomorrow.
The School of Business encourages students to transfer into its baccalaureate degree programs and attempts to recognize during the transfer credit review their past collegiate accomplishments. The transfer student should have at least a 2.50 cumulative GPA for all college work undertaken.
Transfer of credits into a degree program in the School of Business is subject to the following policies:
1. Any number of transfer credits may be accepted by the College, but the following requirements may mean that you will need more than 120 credits to graduate: business students must complete their last 48 credits (usually 4 full-time semesters) at Ithaca College.
2. Certain junior- and senior-level, or upper-division, business courses must be taken at Ithaca College. These courses are designated by an "R" following their course titles in the listing of degree requirements for each major. Transfer credit will not be granted for any course in which the grade received is less than a C-.
3. As a practical matter, students who plan to transfer into the Ithaca College School of Business should limit themselves to the foundational courses taught in the first two years of a four-year business program. Transfer students should avoid taking junior- and senior-level business courses during the first two years. Credit for business courses taught at the junior level at Ithaca College cannot be transferred from courses offered at the freshman- or sophomore-level, or lower division, at another institution without successful completion of a validation process. One may not validate a senior-level (level 4) course in the School of Business. This applies to four-year institutions as well as junior colleges, community colleges, and other two-year schools.
4. At least 50 percent of the business coursework must be completed at Ithaca College.
Students from other schools within Ithaca College who wish to transfer into the School of Business are encouraged to apply as early in the semester as possible. Applications, available in the School of Business office, are accepted any time during the semester. Applicants should have a cumulative average of 2.50 or above. Strongest consideration will be given to applicants who have completed with a "B" grade or higher the business foundation, including mathematics course 313-10800, economics courses 306-12100 and 306-12200, a writing course such as 377-10600, and natural or applied science courses.
Regular students in the School of Business may take certain courses elsewhere for transfer credit if prior written approval has been granted. The form for such permission is available in the registrar's office. It must be filled out completely and presented, with the course descriptions, to the student's School of Business faculty adviser for approval.
This policy applies to summer-term courses as well as day or evening courses during the regular academic year. Credit will be granted only if approval has been obtained and the final grade satisfies College policy on transfer credit (see p. 491). No transfer credit will be applied toward the Ithaca College cumulative grade point average.
However, courses taken at the Ithaca College London Center or at Cornell University under the exchange program are considered Ithaca College credits. Grades for such courses appear on the student's transcript and are applied toward the Ithaca College cumulative GPA.
Seniors are required to complete the last 30 credits of their degree program at Ithaca College (see p. 484, "Graduation and Program Regulations" ).
No business course may be taken pass/fail by a business major or minor. Moreover, neither 221-24100 Advertising nor 221-23200 Public Relations may be taken pass/fail by business majors or minors because these courses are considered business electives for business students. Only the following categories of courses may be taken pass/fail by business majors: humanities, social science, natural science, and liberal arts electives, including "approved liberal arts" requirements in the international business concentration and minor; open electives that are not business courses; and internships (which are offered pass/fail only). All other courses must be taken for a letter grade.
Any sophomore-, junior-, or senior-level business course, unless otherwise stated, may serve as a business elective. In addition, two specific non-business courses may serve as business electives: 221-23200 Public Relations and 221-24100 Advertising.
Students should be aware of College policy on grading (p. 490).
Full-time baccalaureate students enrolled in the business administration and accounting majors in the School of Business are required to maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average for good academic standing. Students who fail to maintain this standard in a given semester will automatically receive an academic warning. Students who fail to maintain a good academic standing over a 12-month period will be dismissed from all programs in the School of Business. To allow time for such students to select and apply to a new major, dismissal from the School's baccalaureate degree programs will take effect at the end of the semester following notification of the dismissal.
In the School of Business, students may use a course to satisfy degree requirements in more than one business concentration as long as they complete 12 unique credits in each concentration. Similarly, if a program of study outside the School of Business requires a business course, students majoring in that subject may also apply the business course toward a business major, concentration, or minor.
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