<p>I am currently applying as a transfer student. I'm reviewing everything I need and decided to research why I do not have the option to pick actuarial science as my major. I know it is within the Smeal College of Business, and on pus's website it says that:</p>
<p>No transfer admission into any program in Smeal College for applicants who have completed 3 or more semesters of college coursework.</p>
<p>For applicants who have 2 semesters of college coursework, a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required as well as 3 credits of either English composition/literature or effective speech and 3 credits of either college algebra or calculus.</p>
<p>If this is the case, do I have to spend a certain amount of time at penn state if admitted before I can declare actuarial science as my major? Or do I need to apply to get into the program? Just a few questions. Hopefully someone can help. Thanks!</p>
<p>bump, this information would be greatly appreciated</p>
<p>can anyone help please?</p>
<p>You should call the school. Are you transferring in as a junior? What you have quoted above may mean than you can not get into Smeal as a junior transfer, but you should get info from the school.</p>
<p>Homestly, If you can get into Smeal it’s not a bad option. To answer your question, you need to take a certain number of specific classes before the end of your sophomore year. If you miss even one of these, your out of Smeal. HOWEVER, take my situation into consideration:</p>
<p>I am a sophomore at PSU. I came to PSU as an engineering student, decided it wasn’t for me and wanted to switch to business (something I’ve shown interest in prior to coming to PSU). However, courses in engineering are substantially more difficult than any in business and I did not have a satisfactory GPA to transfer into Smeal. Since they only evaluate your first year GPA and nothing else (no context) I was unable to change colleges even though I now have a GPA over a 3.3 in business. There is absolutely no way around this and I couldn’t even apply to be considered. I tried to talk to the assistant dean, Gus Colangelo, however it took him over a month to reply to my emails and when he did all he did was get angry with me and say rules are rules. So now if I want to study business, I’m basically being forced to transfer to another university, which I intend to do. It’s bureaucracy at its finest.</p>
<p>Also, class sizes are an issue here. I haven’t had one business class (at UP) with less than 150 students, the majority are over 200-300 students.</p>