A rigorous and varied liberal arts education is critical to your success at McIntire. For academic year 2024-2025, we will be accepting applications from students who have completed two years of coursework before enrolling, as well as our first class of second-year-entry students applying after their first year.
The following prerequisites are for current second-year UVA students. Prerequisites for first-year UVA students are listed here.
| Courses | Suggested Year of Completion |
|---|---|
| COMM 1800: Foundations of Commerce | First |
| COMM 2010: Introduction to Financial Accounting | Second |
| COMM 2020: Introduction to Management Accounting | Second |
| First Writing Requirement* | First |
| Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry: 3 Credits | First or second |
| Statistics: STAT 2120: Introduction to Statistical Analysis | First or second |
| Calculus: MATH 1190, 1210, 1310 or higher level | First or second |
| ECON 2010: Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | First or second |
| ECON 2020: Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | First or second |
| World Language**: Completion through the 2020 level | First or second |
** World Language course requirements are the same as the College of Arts & Sciences. View the frequently asked questions on the College of Arts & Sciences website. After admission, World Language prerequisites may, with prior approval, be completed by transfer during the summer before enrollment, but must be completed before entering the McIntire School.
We want our applicants to bring a diversity of experience, background, and skills; possess intellectual curiosity; be academically prepared; be highly engaged with UVA, Charlottesville, and the global community; and demonstrate emotional intelligence.
Our advisers can talk to you about your interests and help you chart your path to McIntire. Everyone's path is different, but some general guidelines include:
Jane Lyons, graduation speaker for the Class of 2023, offers advice on how incoming first-year students can prepare for admission to McIntire.
Several Calculus sequences are taught at UVA, and every student's path is different. Get more information on the many ways to successfully complete this requirement.
All students who enter the McIntire School should have a basic proficiency in a general purpose coding language: Python (preferred), R, C++, or Java. Visit this page to learn more about why proficiency in coding is necessary and how you can become proficient.
The McIntire School accepts the same Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, SAT II credit, course waivers, transfer credits, and exemptions as other schools at the University of Virginia. Learn more about advanced examination credit awarded here.
Courses completed for a grade of COVID CR/GC and a passing letter grade will count toward the 54-credit requirement and prerequisites needed for the B.S. in Commerce Program. Visit the grading options page to learn more about how grading choices are considered in your application.
Equivalents or substitutions of any prerequisites taken at the University or elsewhere should be approved in advance. If a course is in the College of Arts & Sciences, please contact the appropriate Undergraduate Program for approval. If a course is in the School of Commerce (course with a COMM mnemonic), send the course description to the McIntire Registrar at tst6e@virginia.edu for approval. The McIntire Office of Undergraduate Admission is available to advise students who wish to take prerequisite courses elsewhere.
Echols Scholars intending to apply to McIntire must complete all of the prerequisite courses. However, instead of taking a First Writing Requirement course, Echols Scholars may fulfill McIntire's writing prerequisite by taking ENWR 2520 or any other ENWR class above the 2520 level.
Visit the Undergraduate Record for the above course descriptions.
