Admissions

The School of Management offers three undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Business Administration, or Information Technology and Management.

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Incoming first-year or undergraduate transfer applicants who are interested in pursuing one of the management majors must first apply and be accepted to the University at Buffalo. All relevant information, including admissions criteria, the online application, dates and deadlines, and standardized test score requirements, can be found by visiting UB Undergraduate Admissions.

Already a UB student?

If you are a current UB student in a non-management major and wish to add or change your major to one of our management majors, submit a change of major request. You will receive an email with your admission decision. If you are admitted, the email will include instructions for making an academic advisement appointment.

Submit a major information request if you aren't ready to change your major, but want to learn more about one of our management majors. An initial evaluation of your academic record with information about the major will be sent to you.

An Advisor is available for quick questions regarding major changes on Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 am. Simply come to 204 Alfiero Center during the allotted time.

Major Change Request

Major Information Request

Spring Admission:
- Application opens: October 5, 2023
- Decision date: November 1, 2023
Fall Admission:
- Application opens: March 10, 2023
- Decision date: April 7, 2023

If you submit a request by the deadline, you will receive notification of the admission decision on the decision dates above. After the decision date, applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the end of the add/drop period for the next semester.

* Information Technology and Management only admits new students for the fall semester.

When to Submit Your Major Change Request

You can submit a Major Change Request before any prerequisite courses for a management major is completed. If you are in the last prerequisite course for the major, submit your request at least four weeks prior to your enrollment date to avoid delay in registering for upper-division courses in the major.

Admission Criteria for Management Majors

Prerequisite Courses for the Major
ECO 181 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECO 182 Introduction to Microeconomics
MGA 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
MGA 202 Introduction to Management Accounting
MGQ 201 Introduction to Statistics for Analytics
MTH 131 Mathematical Analysis for Management*
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology

* If MTH 121 or MTH 141 has an earned grade, these substitute for MTH 131. The School of Management's repeat policy is applied to all attempted calculus courses.

If you repeat a prerequisite course for your major, the second grade is counted, even if that grade is lower than the grade you earned the first time. You may not take a course for a third time.

Academic Requirements
Students must successfully complete the seven accounting prerequisite courses to be permitted to take the required courses for the major and meet the stated minimum admission requirements:

minimum B grades in MGA 201 and MGA 202,
3.0 prerequisite GPA,
3.0 UB GPA,
3.0 overall GPA,
and 60 earned credit hours.

Students admitted directly to the BS Accounting/MS Accounting, 4+1 program, must earn an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.25 and also achieve a minimum junior-senior year accounting GPA of 3.0 to continue to graduate courses for guaranteed admission to the MS program.

Curriculum Accounting BS Curriculum

* If MTH 121 or MTH 141 has an earned grade, these substitute for MTH 131. The School of Management's repeat policy is applied to all attempted calculus courses.

If you repeat a prerequisite course for our majors, the second grade is counted, even if that grade is lower than the grade you earned the first time. You may not take a course for a third time.

Academic Requirements
Students must successfully complete the seven business administration prerequisite courses to be permitted to take the required courses for the major and meet the stated minimum admission requirements:

2.5 prerequisite GPA,
2.5 UB GPA,
2.5 overall GPA,
and 60 earned credit hours.

Students admitted directly to one of the BS Business Administration, 4+1 programs, must earn an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.25 for guaranteed admission to the MS program.

Curriculum Business Administration Curriculum

Admission to the ITM major is limited and highly selective with a fall only start.

Prerequisite Courses for the Major
ECO 182 Introduction to Microeconomics
MGA 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
MGG 150 Business and Society
MGQ 201 Introduction to Statistics for Analytics
MGS 101 Information Technology and Management 1**
MGS 102 Information Technology and Management 2**
MTH 131 Mathematical Analysis for Management*
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology

*If MTH 121 or MTH 141 has an earned grade, these substitute for MTH 131. The School of Management's repeat policy is applied to all attempted calculus courses.

**Course enrollment requires admission to the ITM major starting in a fall semester.

If you repeat a prerequisite course for our majors, the second grade is counted, even if that grade is lower than the grade you earned the first time. You may not take a course for a third time.

Academic Requirements
Students must successfully complete the eight prerequisite courses to be permitted to take the required courses for the major and meet the stated minimum admission requirements:

minimum B grades in MGS 101, MGS 102, and MGG 150,
3.0 prerequisite GPA,
3.0 UB GPA, 3.0 overall GPA,
and 60 earned credit hours.

Curriculum Information Technology and Management BS Curriculum

Starting the Junior-Year Curriculum

Approved management majors must complete the admission criteria to enroll in upper-level curriculum in the major (300/400 level management courses).

Accounting majors can only start junior-level courses in a fall semester.

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Major Change Request Deadlines

Admission Criteria for Management Majors

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