Admission to the CIS major is limited and competitive. All students interested in majoring in CIS must complete a supplemental application, in addition to the application for admission to the College of Business. Only those students who have been formally admitted to the College of Business will be considered for admission into the CIS Program.
To be admitted in the CIS Major, you must first be admitted to James Madison University. Admission to the university is competitive. We receive applications from students representing over 2,000 different high schools. Because high school programs and grading systems vary widely, the secondary program cannot be rigidly prescribed. However, in general, we expect candidates for admission will have completed college preparatory courses in English, mathematics, natural science, social science and foreign language. For more information on how to apply to the University, please visit the JMU Admissions Page.
If you are admitted to JMU and indicate a preference for a major in the College of Business, you will not automatically be admitted to the College of Business. You must formally apply for admission to the college before majoring in a CoB program. You may submit an application for admission after successfully completing 45 credit hours and while taking the 100- and 200-level B.B.A. courses and their prerequisites.
Admission to the CoB is competitive. At a minimum, you must meet the following requirements:
Meeting these minimum requirements, however, does not guarantee admission. Final admission decisions are based on resources. The total number of students admitted will be no greater than can be effectively supported with available instructional resources.
Admission to the CoB permits you to enroll in COB 300 and be formally admitted to a major. Some CoB majors may impose standards that exceed those of the CoB. If this is the case, you must meet both the College of Business requirements and the requirements of the major in which you are interested.
The above requirements do not apply to students who are enrolled in the B.S. or B.A. degree program in economics or to those enrolled in the B.S. degree program in quantitative finance.
If you are a current JMU student seeking to change your current major to one in the College of Business, you must be in good standing, meaning you must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher on the date you submit a Change or Declaration of Major form, which is available in the offices of all CoB academic programs.
This policy affects students desiring to change their major to one of the following: accounting, computer information systems, economics (B.B.A. degree only), finance, hospitality and tourism management, international business, management, and marketing. This policy also applies to non-College of Business students desiring to declare one of the following minors: computer information systems, economics, management science and retail merchandising. For more information, visit the B.B.A. Web site.
The policy does not apply to first year students or transfer students during their first semester at JMU. This policy does not supersede the 2.500 cumulative grade point average stipulated for enrollment in COB 300 or junior-level courses in CoB major programs, nor does it supersede admission requirements for specific academic programs in the college.
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