Bachelor of Science in Global Leadership & Management

2.7 Minimum GPA

Note: CAPS is designed for students with adult responsibilities who may require part-time and flexible course schedules. Current high school students and recent graduates seeking a traditional WashU college experience should apply through the undergraduate admissions office: admissions.wustl.edu.

Below is a list of requirements for an application to the undergraduate degree in Global Leadership and Management. Applications will be reviewed once all requirements are received.

Application Deadlines

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis and typically take four to six weeks. An application is incomplete and will not be reviewed until all of the application requirements have been received or processed. Applicants are encouraged to submit all materials by the following dates:

• Summer 2023: April 30, 2023
• Fall 2023: July 31, 2023
• Spring 2024: Dec. 31, 2023

Completed Application Form

The online application is available on our Apply page. Applications are ready for review when all fields on the application form are completed and the required documents have been received.

Transcripts

Official (issued directly from the college or WashU) or unofficial (student-issued) copies of transcripts from the three most recent years of college-level work. If you have fewer than six units of transferable credit or CAPS course work, then proof of high school completion, General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency (HSE) must be submitted. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the registrar to the WashU School of Continuing & Professional Studies. Electronic transcripts should be forwarded to washucaps@wustl.edu. For transcript questions, please contact our Admissions Coordinator, Patricia Agnew, at paagnew@wustl.edu.

Non-United States course work transcript verification
If the transcript you submit for consideration is from a college or university outside the United States, a course by course transcript evaluation is also required. Evaluations will be accepted from World Education Services (WES), Spantran or another member institution of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). For Spantran evaluations, you must use this form. 

Personal Essay

Tell us about yourself in a brief essay (about 250 words). Why are you applying to WashU School of Continuing & Professional Studies? What are your goals, both academic and professional? Is there additional information we should know about you when considering your application?

REQUIRED COURSES: 33 UNITS

All CAPS undergraduate students must satisfy the same general-education requirements. Requirements specific to the BS in Global Leadership and Management include:

• Introduction to Microeconomics (U07 1011)
• Introduction to Macroeconomics (U07 1021)
• Introduction to Statistics (U20 1011) OR Applied Statistics (U20 205) OR Probability and Statistics (U20 305)
• Financial Accounting (U44 263)
• Marketing Concepts (U44 270)
• Principles of Management (U44 339) or Supply Chain Management (U44 303)
• Business Finance (U44 342)
• International Management: Leadership Across Cultures (U44 330)
• International Trade and Globalization (U44 380)
• Global Regional Economies: Economic Integration (U44 385) 
• Cross-Cultural Psychology (U09 381)

ELECTIVE COURSES: 3 UNITS

• Intermediate Microeconomics (U07 406)
• Economic Systems in Theory and Practice (U07 427)
• Writing for Public Speaking (U11 324)
• Business Ethics (U22 234)
• Intercultural Communication (U43 324)
• Introduction to International Business (U44 240)
• Introduction to Resilience (U44 325)
• Other internationally-related courses from Political Science or International Affairs, with approval

Note: No more than 25% of the content of a CAPS degree can be in Business.