I’m currently applying to SDSU and am putting business marketing as my intended major. If I decide to change my concentration (to Finance or Accounting), it this easy to do or are there requirements that need to be met?
http://newscenter.sdsu.edu/gra/files/05977-Request_to_Change_Concentration-Specialization.pdf
I would meet with your academic advisor to help answer any questions.
Thank you for your response. It seems like the form is for Graduate studies. I’m currently a high school senior and applying as a freshman. Would you be able to answer my question…can I change my concentration easily or are there requirements that need to be met?
So you have not applied yet?
In order to be admitted to the Business program you must first qualify for admission to SDSU. All potential Business majors should request admission as Business Administration majors.
If you are accepted to SDSU in Business you will be admitted as a Pre-Business Administration major.
Required Courses in the Pre-Business Major
All students wishing to major in Business are admitted to SDSU as pre-business majors. Students usually spend the first half of their college work (whether at SDSU or another college) working on the pre-business impaction requirements.
Students must meet the following impaction criteria to be admitted to an upper division business major:
You must have completed at least 60 college units
(SDSU and transfer combined)
You must complete
the following 9 prep courses (8 for Accounting majors) with a C or better in each (no C- and no CR/NC grades allowed)
ACCTG 201: Financial Accounting
ACCTG 202: Managerial Accounting
ECON 101: Principles of Economics (Macro)
ECON 102: Principles of Economics (Micro)
FIN 240: Legal Environment of Business
MIS 180: Principles of Information Systems
RWS 290: Business Communications (formerly BA 290; not required for Accounting majors)
MATH 120 or MATH 150: Calculus for Business Analysis
STAT 119 or ECON 201: Elementary Statistics for Business or Statistical Methods
If you took or are currently enrolled in one or more of these courses at another school, the course you took must be approved by SDSU as equivalent to the SDSU course before you can declare your upper division major. Please visit www.sdsu.edu/tap for course equivalencies.
You must have a 2.90 overall GPA.
Please be sure your SDSU Degree Evaluation (Degree Audit) is viewable online before you declare upper-division. If you cannot access it from your WebPortal please visit the Office of Advising and Evaluations, SSW 1551. This Evaluation must show the grades that you earned in your prep courses.
Visit the Business Advising Center to Declare
If you meet the requirements to declare an upper division major you should visit the Business Advising Center (EBA 448, phone 619-594-5828) during the declaration period, which can be found in the Important Dates.
THANK YOU!!! That was very useful information.
No problem. Just found the information on the SDSU website for Business majors.