BABA Application

Deadline

Winter Quarter 2024 Application

Deadline October 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Please contact business@uw.edu if you have questions.

Click here for admission requirements.

SECTION A: Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

UW Student ID Number (e.g. 2011223)

UW Tacoma Student Status

When did you apply to UW Tacoma?

If you have not yet submitted an application to UW Tacoma, please vist https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/admissions/apply-now.

When did you complete the Returning Student Request Form?

This form is available on the UWT registar's office page https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/registrar/returning-student-re-enrollment.

Study Option

SECTION B: Business Prerequisite Courses

English Composition, Financial Accounting I (or equivalent), Microeconomics OR Macroeconomics and two other prerequisite courses must be complete with a grade BEFORE you submit your application. Please see Admission Requirement webpage for more information.

All business prerequisites must be complete prior to the quarter of admission.

Business Prerequisite Course Grid

Complete the business prerequisite course table indicating you have already completed the course or if the course is scheduled for completion.

Business Prerequisite Course →	Quarter/semester of completion
Financial Accounting I →	Financial Accounting I
Financial Accounting II → If you attended a school where Financial Accounting was one course rather than two, please select the same option you selected for Financial Accounting I.	Financial Accounting II
Managerial Accounting →	Managerial Accounting
Statistics →	Statistics
Macroeconomics →	Macroeconomics
Microeconomics →	Microeconomics
Business Law or Introduction to Law →	Business Law or Introduction to Law

Business Prerequisite completion verification

I have reviewed the Milgard School of Business admission requirements and all business prerequisites are complete or will be complete by December 26, 2023.

Were you enrolled in business prerequisite course(s) outside of a University of Washington campus during summer quarter 2023?

Unofficial transcript Upload

Upload a copy of your unofficial transcript with grades through summer quarter 2023.
One file only.
15 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

SECTION C: Personal Statement

Your personal statement is an important part of your application for admission. It is an opportunity to discuss aspects of your life that may not be apparent from information provided on your application. Here are some options for topics to use in combination or alone:

Career goals and how a business degree from Milgard will help you obtain them
Challenges you have experienced in meeting your goals and what you learned through the process
Academic history (e.g. Do you feel that your grades accurately reflect your ability? If not, why?)
Cultural experiences (e.g. How will you enrich the diversity of the Milgard School and UW Tacoma?)
Professional experiences influencing your interest in a business major
Social and or economic disadvantages
Leadership (Describe 1-2 experiences that demonstrate leadership or initiative in a group or organization; examples may be from employment, community service, student organizations, or similar.)

Format: Personal Statement should be no more than 650 words.

Personal Statement Upload

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15 MB limit.
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Please name your personal statement in the following format: Last Name_First Name (i.e. Husky_Hendrix).

SECTION D: How did you hear about us?

Please tell us how you heard about the business school at UW Tacoma.