Welcome to Pre-Business at the University of California, Riverside!

Pre-Business is a two-year program to prepare students to apply to Business Administration. Students who enter UCR as freshmen initially enroll and are advised in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in a Pre-Business status.  

Students seeking to join the Pre-business Program must meet the following criteria: 

• Students must have less than 60 earned units at UCR (AP/IB units excluded)  
• Students must be able to qualify for the Business Administration major upon completion of 120 earned units at UCR 
• Students must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA and a 2.5 GPA in Pre-business preparation courses 
• ​​​​​​​Students must have a Math Placement Assessment score or AP/IB or transfer credit for math 
• ​​​​​​​Students must be in good academic standing  
• Students admitted as transfers cannot join the Pre-business program 

The college breadth requirements and the prerequisites for a Business Administration major are completed during the freshman and sophomore years. An application to Business Administration is submitted once all college breadth and Pre-business preparation requirements are completed. Upon acceptance, students become Business Administration majors and are then advised in the School of Business. 

In addition to college breadth and Pre-business preparation requirements, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 is required.  A minimum 2.5 GPA in the Pre-business preparation area is also required.   

This website provides you with the Pre-Business Worksheets that are used to record your progress in completing the breadth and business prerequisites. The website will also answer general questions you may have regarding academic options available to Pre-Business majors; eligibility requirements; application procedures for the Business Administration major; and much more. Please keep this information as a reference guide and review it often. Remember, it is your responsibility as a Pre-Business major to keep informed and up-to-date on the university, college, and major requirements necessary for you to a major change to Business Administration and complete your degree. 

Pre-Business students are advised in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Student Academic Affairs Office. The office is located at 3400 Humanities and Social Sciences Building. This will be your department until you are accepted into the Business Administration major. To make an appointment with a Pre-Business Advisor, please access the Slate Student Success Portal.  

Welcome again, we look forward to working with you. 

CHASS Student Academic Affairs Office