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Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for admission into the Zicklin School of Business, students need to satisfy all of the following criteria:

• Completion of BUS 1000 Introduction to Business, COM 1010 Speech Communication, and ENG 2150 Writing II
• Completion of the following 8 pre-business courses with a minimum average 2.25 GPA^{1, 2} or higher
  
  1. ACC  2101 Principles of Accounting
  2. CIS 2200 Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies
  3. ECO 1001 Microeconomics
  4. ECO 1002Macroeconomics
  5. ENG 2100 Writing I
  6. LAW 1101 Fundamentals of Business Law
  7. Calculus - MTH 2205/2207/2610 (or equivalent)
  8. STA 2000 Business Statistics I
• Completion of at least 45 credits with an overall Baruch GPA³ of 2.25 or higher

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¹ Domestic transferred pre-business course grades will be used in calculating the pre-business GPA.

² International transferred and AP credit pre-business courses will not be used in calculating the pre-business GPA.

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There are no applications. Students who fulfill all requirements stated above will automatically be reviewed for admission approximately 2-3 weeks after the semester ends.  

Exceptions that require manual processing:

• Students whose lowest calculus (transferred or AP credit) is MTH 3010 or higher must go to Rm VC 13-240 to be manually admitted into Zicklin after completing all eligibility requirements stated above.

• Students who have transferred pre-business courses that posted to onto their Baruch transcript with grades (A+, D-, S, or P) must go to Rm VC 13-240 after completing all eligibility requirements stated above to be manually admitted into Zicklin.

In order to be considered for admission, students must have an intended BBA plan (major) on their CUNYfirst account prior to completing all eligibility requirements. Students can check their CUNYfirst Student Center (click “My Academics” link) to see if their plan (major) is correct. If it students plan is not currently an intended a BBA plan, make sure to submit an intended major change form to the Registrar's Office before the semester ends, or else your the student's admission into Zicklin will be delayed.

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