MINIMUM requirements for transfers?

<p>I am looking to transfer to W&M for either Spring 2011 or Fall 2011. I'm currently a freshman at George Mason. What are the minimum requirements to transfer, for example what are the necessary GPA, SAT scores, etc? I am a little nervous about my grades now and I need to know how much to improve them!</p>

<p>improve them as much as you can =)</p>

<p>higher = better</p>

<p>A 3.5 GPA is recommended. SAT/ACT scores are required if you have completed less than one year of coursework at your current institution, and if submitted those should be in line with W&M’s typical range. Middle 50% on M+V is 1260-1430.</p>

<p>Admissions website for transfer students:
[William</a> & Mary - Applying as a Transfer Student](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applytransferstudent/index.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applytransferstudent/index.php)</p>

<p>W&M encourages prospective transfers to take a wide array of courses (some math, some science, some social science, some English, etc) and to strive for a 3.5 GPA or higher. If your high school academic record would have made you competitive for admission to W&M as a freshman it is recommend to apply to transfer after 1-2 semesters. If your academic record would not have made you competitive it is best to apply to transfer during your second or third semester.</p>

<p>Consider coming to one of the Prospective Transfer Days this fall. They’re held on Friday afternoons and the dates for next semester will be set this summer.</p>

<p>Bump!</p>

<p>I’m considering transferring from Boston U to WM for Spring 2012. I’m a PR major though, is there anything they can do for me there with my major? I was hoping they had a create your major type thing, or something hidden that isn’t very well advertised for that major. Is their marketing program comparable to a PR image management career path?</p>

<p>W&M does not have a PR major. We do offer a major in marketing in the Mason School of Business and a minor in management. W&M does allow students to create their own major from the classes available at W&M but we don’t think enough PR-type classes exist to create a PR major. </p>

<p>We might advise you check out the course catalog ([William</a> & Mary - Catalogs 1829 to Present](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/catalog]William”>Course Catalogs | William & Mary)), especially the business courses, to see if we offer the types of classes you’d be interested in taking.</p>

<p>That’s what I was thinking! I was hoping to make a contact during my application process to keep in touch with throughout this to walk me through. I do know that you can get PR jobs with a marketing degree, but not the other way around which is perfectly fine. I do still want to be a PR specialist, and I really feel like WM’s program could still help me do that.</p>

<p>Again, we’d definitely recommend you contact our Mason School of Business offerings and contact them if you have any questions. Additionally, you can contact the Charles Center to see if a PR major can be designed. They oversee all self-designed majors.</p>