Admissions

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

The School of Business has implemented new admission criteria for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration, effective for Winter 2027 admission and beyond. These updated criteria are designed to make the degree more accessible to students interested in pursuing a business education.

There are three pathways to admission into the BA in Business Administration program. The requirements and relevant admission resources for each pathway are outlined below. Students may apply as:

  • A first-year student applying directly to UW Bothell from high school
  • A current UW Bothell pre-major student
  • A transfer student

Please note that admission requirements may vary depending on the applicant pathway.

Direct First Year Admit (DFA):

Apply as a Direct First-Year (DFA) student if any of the following statements describe you:

  • You plan to enter UW Bothell after the summer of graduating from high school.
  • You have earned college credits during your time in high school (through Running Start, College in the high school, Tech Prep, AP, and/or IB) and you plan to enter UW Bothell after the summer of graduating (regardless of how many college credits you have earned or will earn).
  • You have never attended college since leaving high school (regardless of your age).

Students with a 3.0 GPA who apply to UWB upon graduating high school and who list Business Administration as their first-choice major and submit all required application components are admitted into the program.

First-year student application deadlines for consideration as a Direct First-Year Admit (DFA) student.

Admission information for DFA students: First-year Students – Undergraduate Admissions

Current UWB (Pre-Major) Students:

UW Bothell Pre-Major students who want to apply to the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration program must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a minimum of 1.7 in each of the following prerequisite courses:

  • Microeconomics (5 credits): B BUS 220/BIS 200 or ECON 200 or equivalent course.
  • Advanced Composition (5 credits): B WRIT 135 or ENGL 141 or equivalent (C) course.
  • Introduction to Statistics (4-5 credits): B BUS 215/BIS 215, or B MATH 215, or STAT 220 or QMETH 201 or equivalent course.

To apply, pre-majors should submit a Declaration of Major form (available Aug 1). The prerequisites listed above must be completed or in-progress when submitting your Declaration of Major form. See Prerequisite Courses for a list of the most common equivalent transferable courses.

Please view application dates for when applications for each quarter open and close.

Transfer Students:

Transfer students who want to apply to the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration program must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in previous college course work and a minimum of 1.7 in each of the following prerequisite courses:

  • Microeconomics (5 credits): B BUS 220/BIS 200 or ECON 200 or equivalent course.
  • Advanced Composition (5 credits): B WRIT 135 or ENGL 141 or equivalent (C) course.
  • Introduction to Statistics (4-5 credits): B BUS 215/BIS 215, or B MATH 215, or STAT 220 or QMETH 201 or equivalent course.

The prerequisites listed above must be completed or in-progress at the time of application. To view a complete list of equivalent courses, see our prerequisites page.

Please view application dates for when applications for each quarter open and close.

Admission information for Transfer students: Admission Requirements – Undergraduate Admissions

Minimum University requirements

In addition to the B.A. in Business Administration requirements, students must complete the general university requirements listed below prior to graduation. Several of the University requirements can be met with required business courses (indicated in bold).

  • Foreign language: Two years in high school or 10 credits of one foreign language at the college level
  • Mathematics: Fulfilled with calculus course prerequisite
  • Reasoning: Fulfilled with B BUS 215: Introduction to Business Statistics
  • Diversity: Fulfilled with B BUS 300: Organizational Behavior, Ethics and Inclusivity
  • Writing: 15 credits, which must include English composition and advanced composition. Students still requiring 5 additional credits upon admissions may complete this requirement with BBUS 307: Business Writing, a required core course.
  • Arts & Humanities: 15 credits
  • Social Sciences: 20 credits of which 15 credits can be fulfilled with required business courses.
    • Microeconomics: Fulfilled with B BUS 220: Introduction to Microeconomics
    • Macroeconomics: Fulfilled with B BUS: 221 Introduction to Macroeconomics
    • Business law: Fulfilled with B BUS 230: Business Law
    • One additional course (i.e., psychology, sociology, or anthropology)
  • Natural Sciences: 20 credits
    • Fulfilled with Calculus
    • Fulfilled with B BUS 230: Introduction to Business Statistics
    • Two additional courses (i.e., biology or chemistry)

Note: UW Tacoma and UW Seattle may have different admission requirements.

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