Requirements and restrictions for Mccombs School of Business

In addition to submitting a complete application for admission, transfer business applicants should review the following information regarding special application requirements and admission restrictions.

Admission to the McCombs School is based on criteria similar to but higher than those for admission to other programs at the University.

Fall-Only Admission: Newly admitted students to the McCombs School of Business must begin their studies in the fall semester.

Business Indicator Courses

To be considered for admission, all transfer applicants to the McCombs School of Business must submit official transcripts showing the following two business indicator courses:

• MIS 310, or its equivalent, BCIS 1305 or 1405; and
• Calculus I (Texas Common Course Numbers used by Texas community colleges: MATH 1325, 1425, 2313, 2413, 2417, or 2513)

Applicants must also complete one of the following three business indicator courses:

• Calculus II (Math 2314, 2414, or 2419)
• Microeconomics (ECON 2302)
• Macroeconomics (ECON 2301)

All prospective transfer applicants are encouraged to take as many of the business indicator courses as possible.

• If you have 60 or more semester hours of transferable coursework, you must have all five business indicator courses.
• If you have 90 or more semester hours of completed coursework when applying for transfer admission, you will receive low priority in admission and are encouraged to consider other options.
• If you have already completed a significant amount of the coursework required for graduation, we encourage you to consider completing your degree at your current (or another) institution and then possibly pursuing an MBA or MPA degree at UT Austin.

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