Admission Standards

The Department of Business, Management and Accounting focuses on devoting its limited resources to achieving and maintaining high quality management education programs for students who are likely to benefit from pursuing such programs of study. The focus is also on insuring that each student acquires the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to establish viable careers in a broad range of organizations. The faculty in the Department have adopted admission standards with the expectation that more time, energy, and effort can be devoted to students who are willing and able to participate fully in the learning process.

Overall Objectives

The overall objectives of the standards are to promote high quality management education while maintaining high retention and graduation rates for students admitted to the business/management Programs offered in the Department of Business, Management and Accounting. The objectives are to be attained in the context of providing better service to a greater number of students who are committed to taking full advantage of all available educational resources at UMES.

Criteria

1. New admits to the University who choose to major in business will be admitted unconditionally to the Department of Business, Management, and Accounting if they have a combined SAT score of 1250 or higher under the new SAT scoring.

2. Students with SAT scores between 1150 and 1249, who are interested in business programs but admitted provisionally to other programs in the university can apply to the Department of Business, Management and Accounting at the end of the first school year if:

a) the student has earned 28 semester credit hours with a GPA of 2.5 or higher;

b) the student has earned grades of “C” or higher in Math
109, Engl 101, and Engl 102; and

c) the student has passed the English Proficiency Examination.

If all conditions are not met by the end of the first year of study, provisional students will be formally counseled and advised to change their major. This will be done in consultation with other departments on campus.

Transfer Students

1. To major in the Department of Business, Management, and Accounting, students transferring to UMES must have a GPA of at least 2.5 and be in good standing at their former institution(s). Transfer students with a GPA less than 2.5 will be considered for admission into the Department of Business, Management, and Accounting after they earn a minimum 2.5 GPA during the first year of study at UMES. If not previously completed , grades of “C” or better must be earned in Math 109, Engl 101, and Engl 102. In addition, they must pass the English Proficiency Examination prior to admission to the Department.

2. UMES Students wishing to change their Majors to Business.

To be considered for a major change to business, students must have:

a) earned at least 28 credit hours at UMES with a GPA of 2.5 of higher;

b) earned grades of “C” or higher in Math 109, Engl 101 and 102, and

c) passed the English Proficiency Examination.

Students in their first semester at UMES will be considered for a major change to business if they meet the same criteria outlined in number 1 above. The admission standards are effective Fall Semester 2001.

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