- UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
- CURRENT PSU STUDENTS/REQUIREMENTS
- FRESHMEN STUDENTS
- TRANSFER/RETURNING STUDENTS
- HONORS STUDENTS
- VISITING/EXCHANGE STUDENTS
- STUDY ABROAD
- BUSINESS MINOR
- GRADUATION
Freshmen
Welcome to the Portland State School of Business!
Students studying for a business degree at Portland State are considered pre-business students until they are formally admitted to the School of Business , generally at the end of their sophomore year or beginning of their junior year.
The freshman and sophomore years are spent fulfilling general education requirements and meeting course requirements for admission to the School of Business. New students are encouraged to attend a PSU orientation.
Orientations
PSU holds several orientation sessions for entering freshmen throughout the summer. For more information, visit the PSU Connect site.
Course Recommendations for Freshmen
Freshmen who plan to study business at Portland State will need to follow three sets of requirements for the degree:
- University Studies - A four-year general education sequence
that begins with Freshman Inquiry and concludes with the Senior Capstone
course. Freshmen business students must take Freshman Inquiry for three
terms of the freshman year. See the University
Studies page for
more information.
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Requirements - Twenty-eight
credits of liberal studies classes generally organized around science
and social science classes (Bachelor of Science) or foreign language,
arts and letters and social science classes (Bachelor of Arts). Business
majors may choose to complete either BS or BA requirements. Many of
the courses required for admission to the School of Business will fulfill
social science or arts and letters course requirements, and should be
taken during the freshman or sophomore years. See the General
University Requirements
sheet (PDF) for more information.
- Business Requirements
Students should try to complete all pre-business work by the end of winter or spring term of their sophomore year, and apply to the School of Business by the April or July deadline to be officially admitted by summer or fall term of junior year.
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