Deadline

The Autumn 2025 application is now open.


Note: The form may not save progress on an incomplete application if you close the window. Please ensure that you complete and submit the form. Once you see the automated response, you will know that your application has been received.

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

BABA Application

Click here for admission requirements.

If you have not yet submitted an application to UW Tacoma, please vist https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/admissions/apply-now. 
This form is available on the UWT Registrar's office page https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/registrar/returning-student-re-enrollment.

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.

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 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.
Managerial Accounting →
Statistics →
Macroeconomics →
Microeconomics →
Business Law or Introduction to Law →
I have reviewed the Milgard School of Business admission requirements and all business prerequisites are complete or will be complete by September 1st, 2025
Upload a copy of your unofficial transcript with grades through summer quarter 2024.
One file only.
15 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods, jpg, gif.

Please enter the name of the school where you are completing business prerequisite courses in winter or spring quarter. If you are taking classes at more than one school, please specify the class and school where each course is being completed.

Thank you.

 

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. 

One file only.
15 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.
Please name your personal statement in the following format: Last Name_First Name (i.e. Husky_Hendrix).