• Internal Transfer
• Business Minor Programs
• Summer Business Institute (SBI)
• Academic Year Business Minor

Internal Transfer

Application Process

Internal Transfer admission to the Villanova School of Business (VSB) is competitive. Typically each year the number of applications exceeds the number of students that can be accommodated. Admission decisions are based on your admission credentials and current academic record. Generally, these criteria must be comparable to those of students accepted as first year students in VSB.

If you wish to transfer into VSB from another Villanova college, you must:

• Attend a mandatory information session before applying.
• Complete an application, including a brief statement of interest. Applications are available online, in the Clay Center (Bartley Hall, Room 1054), or at one of the mandatory information sessions.
• Submit your completed application to the Clay Center on or before May 1.

Your application will be reviewed by VSB's Admissions/Academic Standing Committee at the end of the spring semester. You will be notified of the committee’s decision in late May.

When you are accepted as a VSB internal transfer, Ellenbeth Pepe, Clay Center Advisor, will assist you in your transition to VSB. A faculty advisor in your major will also be assigned to you once you declare your major.

Please note, it is your responsibility to know and understand VSB’s curriculum requirements. In some cases, an internal transfer student may not be able to graduate within the normally allotted four years.

Transfer Policies

• All grades in core courses that satisfy VSB degree requirements transfer (e.g. ACS 1000, ACS 1001; ENG 1050; THL 1000; and PHI 1000).
   
• Substitutions:
  

Calculus Sequences:
If you completed a two-three credit calculus sequence (e.g. MAT 1320 and MAT 1325 - Calculus I and II for Liberal Arts) prior to transfer, credit will be given for MAT 1400 (4 cr.) only.

Language Courses:
A foreign language course may fulfill a humanities or free elective. However, if you completed 2 years of a language in high school, credit for introductory courses in that language taken at the college level will not satisfy degree requirements, including electives.

Statistics:
If you have completed one semester of Arts statistics (MAT 1230 - Intro Statistics I) prior to transfer, transfer credit will be given for free elective. Your are still required to take MAT 1430 - Business Statistics.

If you have taken both MAT 1230 and MAT 1235 - Intro Statistics I and II prior to transfer, transfer credit will be given for MAT 1430 only.

Once you have successfully completed two consecutive semesters in VSB and have attained a GPA equal to or greater than 2.5 in each semester, then grades for courses that do not apply to your VSB curriculum may be excluded from the calculation of your GPA and total credits earned.

The exclusion is not automatic. You must petition the Clay Center at VSB for permission. However, the course and grade earned from the previous Villanova college will remain on your transcript.

Business Minor Programs

If you are enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, or the College of Nursing, you may apply to earn a business minor through the Villanova School of Business (VSB). A business minor may be obtained by the successful completion of either the Summer Business Institute (SBI) program or the Academic Year Business Minor program.

Application Process

Summer Business Institute (SBI)

Academic Year Business Minor

The Academic Year Business Minor program involves pursuit of courses through the traditional academic year. To apply for the Academic Year Business Minor program, you are required to:

• Attend a mandatory information session before applying.
• Complete an application available online, in the Clay Center (Bartley Hall, Room #1054), or at one of the mandatory information sessions.
• Submit your completed application to the Clay Center on or before May 1st.
• Click here to view the Academic Year Business Minor Fact Sheet.

Academic Year Business Minor Curriculum and Policies

Course Requirements:

FOOTNOTES:
1. VSB 1000; VSB1001; and VSB1002 must be taken in sequence and within the same academic year.

2. Prerequisites for VSB 2010 are: VSB 1000; VSB 1001; VSB 1002; ECO 1001; and ECO 1002. Completion of the stats requirement must be taken prior to or along with VSB 2010.

3. Prerequisites for VSB 2020 are: VSB 1000; VSB 1001; VSB 1002; ECO 1001; and ECO 1002.

You are required to contact Patricia Burdo, Business Minor Advisor in the Clay Center, before registering for VSB courses.

If you successfully complete a business minor through the  Academic Year Business Minor program or the Summer Business Institute (SBI) program, you may then pursue additional VSB discipline-specific minors in: Accountancy, Business Analytics, Business Law & Corporate Governance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, or Real Estate. VSB approval and additional coursework is required.