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ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO THE
REGINALD F. LEWIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
PRE-BUSINESS PHASE REQUIREMENTS
As of Spring 2013, all first year students in the Reginald F. Lewis School of Business will be evaluated at the end of
their second semester to determine if they will be allowed to continue as a business student. At the end of their
second semester, students must have a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.50 in the following predictor courses:
COBU 101, 110, 155, and MATH 122. Students who have not met this requirement will be advised individually of
their options for other majors at Virginia State University.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO THE BUSINESS PHASE
After the successful completion of four semesters of study (63 semester hours), the Pre-Business student is eligible
for admission to the Business Phase. Unconditional admission to the Business Phase requires the successful
completion of the following specific requirements:(1) Completion of a minimum of 63 semester hours, including University General Education requirements
and COBU 101, 110, 111, 155, 170, 200, 201, 202, 210 & 260.
(2) Accounting majors must pass COBU 201 and 202 with a minimum grade of B.(3) A minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 in all courses taken at Virginia State University or a minimum
cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 in all business courses, whichever is highest.
(4) A minimum grade of C is mandatory in all business courses and in ENGL 110 and ENGL 111.CONDITIONAL APPROVAL TO REMAIN IN THE REGINALD F. LEWIS SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS
After the fourth semester of study, the student can gain conditional approval to remain in the Reginald F. Lewis
School of Business while trying to achieve the minimum requirements to advance to the Business Phase.
1. If a student has a 2.75 G.P.A. or better, but needs 9 hours or less of the courses necessary to enter Business
Phase, the student is accepted on the condition that he/she completes the required courses in the first
semester of the Business Phase.
2. Any student with a G.P.A. less than 2.75 and/or needing more than 9 hours from the Pre-Business Phase
(Freshman and Sophomore level) is rejected from entering the Business Phase (Junior and Senior level
courses) and may be advised to repeat courses or change their major.
3. Students admitted conditionally to the Business Phase of the Business School curriculum have one
semester to complete any deficiencies of their course of study. Failure to do so may result in the student
not being able to continue as a student in the Business School.
4. Students who do not meet the above criteria will be advised to repeat courses to bring up their GPA or
consider a major outside of the School of Business. All other exceptions will be reviewed on a case-by-
case basis.
Revised 2/4/13