High School Preparation for Business |
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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.
Transfer Policies |
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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. All Ithaca College students must complete their last 30 credit hours 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, or other two year schools.
4. At least 50 percent of the business course work 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 mathematics courses 313-10500 and 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, excluding seniors (see "Senior Credit Hour Policy," below), 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. Only if approval has been obtained and the final grade satisfies College policy on transfer credit (see p. 353) will credit be granted. 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.
Students pursuing degrees outside the School of Business, except sport management majors, are limited to a maximum of 27 business credits (courses numbered in the 88x-xxxxx series).
Senior Credit Hour Policy |
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Seniors are required to complete the last 30 credits of their degree program at Ithaca College (see p. 347, "Graduation and Program Regulations").
Pass/Fail Option |
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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.
Business Electives |
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Any sophomore-, junior-, or senior-level business course may serve as a business elective. In addition, the following two non-business courses may serve as business electives: 221-23200 Public Relations, and 221-24100 Advertising.
Academic Standing |
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Students should be aware of the College policy as it pertains to the grading system (see p. 352).
Minimum academic standards require that a student pass 24 credits in any consecutive 12-month period and maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA. A summer session cannot be counted twice, i.e., as part of two 12-month periods.
Academic Warning - Students will be considered still in good standing but placed on academic warning if their performance falls below the College criteria noted above and they are not suspended.
Suspension -Students will be suspended for academic reasons when their performance suggests that time away from college would be helpful. Suspension will be for a minimum of one semester and a summer. Specific conditions may be imposed that must be fulfilled before a request for readmission will be considered.
Dismissal - Students may be dismissed from the School of Business and Ithaca College for academic reasons when their performance indicates they are not likely to successfully complete degree requirements.
There are no fixed quantitative criteria for suspension or dismissal. Instead, records of students whose performance is below acceptable standards are reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine if suspension or dismissal is appropriate.
Application of Courses to More than One Concentration or Minor |
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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.
