Change of Major to Business

Current UMass Dartmouth students majoring in a degree program that is not in the Charlton College of Business may wish to change to one of the business majors. A student can be admitted with an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher after 24 credit hours.

Alternatively, a student may be admitted if in overall good academic standing and must first successfully complete the following Business courses with at least a grade of C-minus in each and an overall grade average of 2.7 in four courses together:

• MGT 212
• ACT 211
• ACT 212
• one of the following: FIN 312 or MGT 312 or MKT 211

Those who do not meet this standard may still qualify to join the Business Administration Minor; three of the 4 above courses will count toward that minor.

Students seeking to make this change should select their current courses carefully. Specifically, they should plan to be able to complete their present majors if they do not succeed in making the shift to a major in the Charlton College of Business. Students in the Liberal Arts program in the College of Arts and Sciences should take the language courses they will need if they remain to complete one of the Bachelor of Arts degrees; those courses will count towards the the Cultural and Artistic Literacy general education requirement if they succeed in changing to a business major.

Students may visit the office of Undergraduate Programs, CCB 229 to determine if qualified for admittance.

Students outside CCB may not take more than 21 credit hours in business.  Courses must be from the general requirements. Courses from within a major will not be allowed.