Admissions requirements for BBA students

1. Apply to the University of Kansas

Apply to KU through the Office of Admissions. Gaining admission to the University of Kansas requires the submission of official college transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities.

For scholarship consideration, we encourage you to apply to KU by May 1 prior to the fall/summer semester or Dec. 1 prior to the spring semester you plan to transfer to KU.

2. Indicate the BBA degree on your KU application

Please note: Indicating the BBA degree on your application to KU does not guarantee entry into the KU School of Business.

3. Apply to the School of Business

Transfer students who indicate the BBA degree on their application to KU and meet the requirements below will be admitted to the School of Business. Transfer students who indicate the BBA degree on their application to KU but do not meet the requirements will be given a pre-business interest code as a College of Liberal Arts & Sciences student. These students will then be eligible to apply for the School of Business when they meet the minimum requirements below.

  • Completion of a minimum 60 college credit hours
  • Cumulative 2.5+ GPA, including the following:
    • All coursework
    • All professional coursework (business and economics)
    • All KU coursework
    • All KU professional coursework
  • Completion of the following courses (must be taken for a grade):
    • MATH 101 College Algebra
    • Statistics
      • Statistics with a College Algebra or higher-level math as a prerequisite will fulfill this requirement, such as MATH 365.
    • PSYC 104: Intro/General Psychology
    • ACCT 200: Financial Accounting
    • ACCT 201: Managerial Accounting
    • ECON 142: Microeconomics
    • ECON 144: Macroeconomics
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Additional notes for transfer students

  • Transfer credits with earned grades of D+ and below will not satisfy KU and School of Business requirements. Transfer credits with earned grades of D+ and below will still be included in the GPAs for School of Business admission consideration.
  • A bachelor’s degree must include 120 completed credit hours. A student may apply a maximum of 64 credit hours of community college coursework to a KU degree. Students with more than 64 credit hours of community college coursework cannot apply the additional hours toward the 120 hour requirement.

Interested in seeing how your coursework transfers to KU?

Credits from your current or former institution may be transferred to KU. An official determination of how your credits transfer will be made once you have been admitted at KU and official transcripts of completed course work have been submitted to the Office of Admissions: 1502 Iowa St., Lawrence, Kansas, 66045. Electronic transcripts may be submitted to processing@ku.edu.