Admissions
Admission Changes for Spring 2013
The current accelerated and standard admission policy is under review and will be changed beginning spring 2013 to include a required personal statement and resume as part of a selective admission process that is not strictly based on GPA. For further information see: New Admission Policy, Spring 2013.
Direct Admission
Highly qualified high school students who satisfy the following criteria can be admitted directly to the Tippie College of Business.
- All applicants must apply to the University as a pre-business major.
- All applicants must have a composite ACT of 27 or higher and a high school GPA of 3.70 or higher.
- Students directly admitted to the College of Business are eligible to apply to become Tippie Scholars and earn first-year scholarships (Deadline: January 15).
*You may request an individual review for direct admission into the Tippie College of Business as an entering first-year student if you meet either the direct admission criterion of an ACT composite score of 27 or above (SAT critical reading and math score of 1210 or above) or a high school GPA of 3.70 (on a 4.00 scale). Requests will be accepted through August 1 and can be submitted here.
Accelerated Admission
Pre-business students who satisfy the following criteria will be offered accelerated admission.
- Enroll at the University for at least one semester, and have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of University of Iowa credit and no more than 59 cumulative earned semester hours. (Refer to earned hours on the grade report, or attempted hours on the degree audit).
- Complete three prerequisite courses; Calculus and Matrix Algebra for Business, Statistics for Business, and either Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics (or their equivalents).
- Earn no grade lower than a C in any prerequisite course required for admission (22M:17, 22S:8, 06E:001 or 06E:002).
- Earn a University of Iowa, cumulative, and prerequisite GPA of 2.75 or higher. The prerequisite GPA will be calculated using grades from all applicable course work.
Students who do not meet the requirements for accelerated admission may apply for standard admission (There is no petition process for accelerated admission).
Standard Admission
Admission option for students who have completed at least 60 cumulative hours of credit and satisfy the following criteria.
- Students currently enrolled at The University of Iowa must apply to the Tippie College of Business by the established deadline.
- Transfer students must apply to The University of Iowa by established deadline.
- All students must complete six prerequisite courses (or their equivalents): Calculus and Matrix Algebra for Business, Statistics for Business, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Introduction to Financial Accounting, and Managerial Accounting. All prerequisite courses must be completed with no grade lower than a C.
- All students must earn a University of Iowa, cumulative, and prerequisite GPA of 2.75 or higher.
Note: Additional GPA requirement for admission to the accounting major includes a 3.00 University of Iowa and cumulative GPA, 2.75 on all prerequisites with no grade lower than a C and a 2.67 (B-) average in Introduction to Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting, and a passing score on the Accounting Department writing assessment (effective for summer 2011 and after). All admission options require that the applicant has had no prior charges or violations of academic misconduct.
Students who do not meet the admission criteria for standard admission may appeal using this form. Supporting documentation must be sent directly to the Undergraduate Program Office at the address provided on the appeal form. Only students denied admission under Standard Admission may appeal the decision. Questions should be directed to business-undergrad@uiowa.edu.
