Admission requirements
Students may declare business administration as their major field of study at any time after admission to Portland State University. However, students must formally join The School of Business before they are allowed to enroll in almost all 200-, 300- or 400-level business administration courses or to graduate with a business administration degree.
To join The School of Business, students must be formally admitted to Portland State University and fill out the School's opt-In form available at www.pdx.edu/business/undergrad-degree-requirements#optin.
Prerequisite Business Requirements
Courses
| BA 101 | Introduction to Business and World Affairs | 4 |
| BA 211 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BA 213 | Decision Making with Accounting Information | 4 |
| BA 216 | Applied Excel for Business | 2 |
| Ec 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| Ec 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| Stat 241 | Application of Statistics for Business | 4 |
| | or | |
| Stat 243Z | Elementary Statistics I | 4 |
| Comm 111Z | Public Speaking | 4 |
| Wr 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| | or | |
| | Freshman Inquiry | |
BA 101: (waived for post-baccalaureate students)
Students can submit the SBA opt-in form anytime during the term, it is available online at www.pdx.edu/business/undergrad-degree-requirements#optin.
Undergraduate Academic Standing Policy
A minimum Portland State University cumulative GPA of 2.50 and a minimum GPA of 2.50 in business administration courses taken at Portland State University are required to remain in good standing as a business administration student and for graduation with a degree in business administration. Details on the School of Business Academic Standing Policy can be found online at https://www.pdx.edu/business/undergrad-forms-policies.
PSU Academic Dismissal
If a student who has been admitted to the School of Business is academically dismissed by the University, that student will automatically lose School of Business admitted status. If a student who has lost admitted status desires to complete degree requirements for programs in the School of Business, that student must reapply. At the time of reapplication the student must meet the required 2.50 PSU and PSU School of Business GPA requirement.