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Your catalog year is listed on your Interactive Degree Audit Report (DARS) which can be found in eServices. It is typically the year you started taking classes at MSU (not as PSEO). Students are able to use any catalog from the time they enrolled at MSU up to the present. Note that catalogs are invalid after six (6) years of circulation. You must graduate before your catalog year expires or move to an active catalog year.
A student can take 1 to 18 credits a semester. Students who wish to take more than 18 credits must complete the Credit Overload Form (also available in the College of Business Student Center in MH 151) and obtain the appropriate signatures based on the number of credits as listed at the top of the Credit Overload Form.
- 1-18 Credits: No additional permission required
- 19-21 Credits: Faculty Advisor and Chair
- 22-24 Credits: Faculty Advisor, Chair and Dean
- 25-27 Credits: Faculty Advisor, Chair, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs
The form is then turned into the Student Center in Morris Hall 151 for processing.
To apply for admission you must register for BUS 295 Professional Preparation for Business Careers. This is the course you take to be considered for admission to the College of Business. BUS 295 is typically taken the second semester of your sophomore year.
The criteria for admission to the College of Business is:
- Minimum 2.70 total cumulative grade point average required. (Includes transfer gpa. The gpa is not rounded up.)
- Complete 33 of the 44 required General Education credits. (Complete remainder of Gen. Ed. prior to graduation.) Specific General Education Courses Required for Business majors are: MATH 130, ECON 201, ECON 202, ECON 207 and one from PHIL 120W, PHIL 205W, PHIL 222W, PHIL 224W, PHIL 226W or PHIL 240W.
- Completion of the Required Prerequisite Courses and Lower Division Courses as listed on the COB Requirement Guide online.
Multiple criteria will be considered for admission to the College of Business. Admission is competitive; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Deadlines for application are: October 1 for Spring Semester and March 1 for Fall Semester.
