First-year students in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, and Fitzpatrick College of Nursing are eligible to apply to transfer to the Villanova School of Business in the spring of their first year. Transferring to VSB is highly competitive. Please review the application requirements and dates for the current year on the Internal Transfer website.
Per university policy, if a student has transferred into Villanova from another institution, the student may not apply as an internal transfer to other school at Villanova.
Transfer Policies:
- Core Courses:
All grades in core courses that satisfy VSB degree requirements transfer (e.g. ACS 1000; ACS 1001; ENG 1975; THL 1000; and PHI 1000.)
Calculus Substitution:
VSB students are required to take MAT 1500 (Calculus I). If transfer students have completed any of the following calculus‑equivalent course sequences prior to transferring, the table below indicates how those credits will satisfy VSB’s calculus requirement and how they will apply within the student’s curriculum.Course Title Credits Fulfilling VSB Requirement MAT 1312 Biocalculus 4 Non-Business or Free Elective MAT 1320 Calculus I for Liberal Arts 3 Non-Business or Free Elective MAT 1325 Calculus II for Liberal Arts 3 Calculus MAT 1500 Calculus I 4 Calculus - Language Course Substitution:
A foreign language course may fulfill a humanities or non-business or free elective.
- Statistics Substitution:
VSB students are required to take STAT 1430 (Business Statistics). For students who have completed one semester of Statistics (STAT 1230), transfer credit will be given for a non-business or free elective. Students are still required to take STAT 1430.
For students who have taken both STAT 1230 and 1235 prior to transfer, transfer credit will be given for STAT 1430 only.
Once an internal transfer student has successfully completed two consecutive semesters in VSB and has attained a minimum of 2.5 GPA in each semester, grades for courses that do not apply to the student’s VSB curriculum may be excluded from the calculation of the student’s GPA and total credits earned. The exclusion is not automatic. Students must petition The Clay Center at VSB for permission. However, the original course and grade earned will remain on the student’s transcript.