Admission Portfolio

If you do not meet the requirements for direct admission into the W. P. Carey School of Business B.S. or B.A. degree programs, you may submit an admission portfolio.  Your portfolio will be reviewed by the department that you have specified on your application - please note that this is a competitive admissions process and admission is not guaranteed.  You must be admitted to ASU prior to submitting the portfolio. Preference will be given to students with at least a 3.0 cumulative ASU GPA and/or transfer GPA.

A complete portfolio includes the following:

• A completed portfolio resume
  
  
• Official or Unofficial transcripts of all coursework transferred from other institutions.  If you have already submitted transcripts to ASU's Admissions Office, you will still need to submit copies to the W. P. Carey School of Business.  Transcripts must be dropped off to BA 109 by 5pm on the portfolio submission deadline (see below for deadlines).
  
  
• SAT (math and critical reading sections only) and/or ACT composite scores
  

• 1-2 letters of recommendation (optional). Applicants are required to fill out the official letter of recommendation form .  This form should be submitted by the applicant in a sealed envelope with the recommender's signature across seal. The applicant's ASU affiliate ID (if available) and name must appear on letter and envelope.  Letters must be postmarked or delivered to either our West (FAB N101) or Tempe (BA 109) office by 5pm on the portfolio submission deadline (see below for deadlines).

Submit to the attention of “Portfolio” in person or by mail to:

Undergraduate Office
W. P. Carey School of Business
BA 109
PO BOX 873406
Tempe, AZ 85287-3406

• Completion of at least thirty semester hours of college coursework including the following skill courses or their equivalents.  All courses must be completed with a C grade or higher to be considered. 
  
  Note: Accountancy students are not required to take CIS 220; CIS 105 is acceptable for admission.

CIS 105 - Computer Applications and Information Technology
or
CIS 220 - Programming Concepts;
MAT 210 - Brief Calculus
or
MAT 270 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I;
MAT 211 - Math for Business Analysis
or
MAT 271 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II;
ECN 211 - Macroeconomic Principles;
ECN 212 - Microeconomic Principles;
ACC 230 or 231 - Uses of Accounting Information I

NOTE: If you have not completed all of the above skill courses, your admission portfolio will be VOIDED.  Please speak with an academic advisor if you are unsure about completing these requirements. 

• In addition, students should have completed OR be enrolled in the following courses or their equivalents (if you are currently enrolled in 3+ skill courses, your admission portfolio will be voided):

ECN 221 - Business Statistics;
ACC 240 or 241 - Uses of Accounting Information II

• Preference will be given to students with at least a 3.0 cumulative ASU and/or Transfer GPA
  
  
• Students are only allowed a maximum of two (2) application attempts (via Admission Portfolio, Concurrent Degree Application, or Dual Concentration Application)
  

Portfolio submission deadlines:
To be considered for admission to a W. P. Carey B.S. degree program for a specific semester, complete portfolios must be submitted to the W. P. Carey Undergraduate Programs Office, BA 109, in accordance with the following timeline:

For Spring 2012 admission, students will have the opportunity to submit a portfolio beginning August 15, 2011. Completed portfolios are due no later than 5:00pm on Friday, August 26, 2011.

For Summer/Fall 2012 admission, students will have the opportunity to submit a portfolio beginning January 9, 2012. Completed portfolios are due no later than 5:00pm on Friday, January 20, 2012.