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Candidacy Requirements for all Baccalaureate Degrees in Business

To be admitted into candidacy for all baccalaureate business degrees (not including interdisciplinary business degrees), students must successfully complete pre-candidacy courses and a satisfactory candidacy portfolio.

Candidacy Requirements:

  1. Complete Pre-Candidacy Courses.
  2. Complete an Application for Candidacy.
  3. Write an essay addressing (a) Why did you come to WWU? (b) Why have you chosen a business major? (c) What are your future goals in terms of careers and accomplishments?

Privileges of Candidacy:

After satisfactory completion of pre-candidacy courses and portfolios, candidates are eligible to:

  • Apply for scholarships and awards granted by the School of Business.
  • Enroll in internship (ACCT 490, FINA 490, GBUS 490, MGMT 490, or MKTG 490)

Pre-Candidacy Courses:

ACCT 201Principles of Accounting

4
CIS 140Computer Business Applications

4
ENGL 223Research Writing

3
GBUS 161Business Basics

2
SPCH 101Fundamentals of Speech Communication

4
General Studies Math Requirement

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