2.75 With AA enough for FSU?

amandaaven82
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:54:31 +0000

As far as I know, any industry experience you have as an entrepreneur will not help you gain access to the major. If you are one class short of the prerequisites for the Retail Merchandising major, you will need to take that class before you apply as a transfer student to FSU. So, be sure you have that factored in to your schedule.

We cannot tell you for sure one way or another as far as transferring into the College of Business. You will be fighting an uphill battle for two reasons:


It is a limited access major, as we have stated. Therefore, you will be subject to the stricter GPA requirements.
In order to transfer into a major, you must be current on the MAP requirements. Here is the link to the map for your intended major: [The Florida State University](http://www.academic-guide.fsu.edu/Maps/Mapentrep.html)


That means, if you transfer to FSU with an A.A., you are starting in Term 5. Say you take two semesters worth of classes and raise your GPA to something sufficient enough to apply to the entrepreneurship major. At that point, you need to also be on track to enter Term 7 of that major, which means having ALL the milestones completed for EVERY semester up to and including Term 6. This might be difficult to do while simultaneously meeting the mapping requirements for your Retail Merchandising major.

That said, it isn’t impossible. However, if I were you, I would weigh out the pros and cons of attending FSU vs. possibly graduating with a degree in Retail Merchandising rather than entrepreneurship. There is definitely a chance that the College of Business will deny you.

I’m trying to give you as much information as I can, as I faced a very similar predicament. Fortunately, it worked out for me pretty well, but I was not attempting to transfer to a limited access major.

If I were you, I would get in touch with advisors at FSU who could help you make this decision. I wish you the best of luck.