Business Administration Major - International Business Option

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

The Business Administration major - International Business option prepares students to enter the exciting and rapidly growing world of international business. Increasingly, businesses find that suppliers and customers may come from anywhere in the world. To better prepare students for a future career in business that will likely require some international proficiency, students in this option take courses to gain competency in at least one foreign language, a cultural and political understanding of the region of the world where that language is dominant, and those special business skills needed to operate effectively in the international environment.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A student studying International Business must complete the following requirements:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Major Requirements:

Common SOBA Requirements:

ACC 225 - Intro to Financial Accounting Credits: 4
ACC 226 - Intro to Managerial Accounting Credits: 4
BA 253 - Business Statistics Credits: 4
BA 260 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
BA 301 - Management & Organizational Behavior Credits: 4
MK 350 - Marketing Credits: 4
BA 353 - Operations Management Credits: 4
BA 380 - Financial Management Credits: 4
BA 496 - Senior Seminar in Strategic Management Credits: 4

Subtotal Common SOBA Requirements - Credits: 41

Quantitative Reasoning Requirement:

Complete one of the following:

BA 485 - Investments & Portfolio Management Credits: 4
CSIS 350 - Database Management Systems Credits: 4
ECON 361 - Managerial Economics Credits: 4
MATH 210 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MK 376 - Managing Customer Value Credits: 3
MK 486 - Marketing Research Credits: 4

Subtotal Quantitative Reasoning Requirement - Credits: 3-4

Auxiliary Requirement:

CSIS 222 - Management Information Systems Credits: 4

Subtotal Auxiliary Requirement - Credits: 4

International Business Option Requirements:

BA 271 - Principles of International Business Credits: 3
BA 372 - Global Business Seminar Credits: 4
Plus a minimum of 8 credit hours from the following courses:
BA 302 - Human Resource Management Credits: 4
BA 313 - Ethical Issues in Business Credits: 3
BA 315 - International Business Law Credits: 3
BA 370 - Topics in International Business Credits: 1 to 6
BA 389 - International Finance Credits: 4
BA 392 - Research Topics Credits: 1 to 4 - Int’l Business related
BA 437 - Internship in Business Credits: 3 - Int’l Business related
ECON 370 - Topics in International Economics Credits: 1-6
ECON 371 - International Economics Credits: 4
ML 350 - Spanish for the Professions Credits: 4
MK 374 - Global Marketing Credits: 3

Subtotal International Business Option Requirements - Credits: 15 ¹ ²

Plus completion of the following:

A. International Experience.

This requirement can be met in several ways:

Participation in a Semester Abroad program.
International Exchange Program in any discipline.
Participation in any summer Innovative Month program that includes an international experience of at least 3 weeks outside of the United States.
Residence abroad-minimum of three months.
Extensive individual travel abroad.

Each method requires documentation and approval of the SOBA Dean’s Office.

B. Modern Language Competency.

This requirement can be met in several ways:

Completion of a 200-level modern language course.
Completion of a 100-level modern language course in TWO different modern languages.
Score of 3 or above on an AP modern language exam.
ACTFL proficiency exam score.
Native speaker of a language other than English.
Completion of an intensive language training program.

Each method requires documentation and approval of the SOBA Dean’s Office.

Subtotal International Experience and/or Modern Language Proficiency - Credits: 0-12

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 64-76

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

¹ The 15 credits used to satisfy an option in International Business may not be used to satisfy any other major, minor or option within SOBA.

² ALTERNATIVE STUDY PROGRAM: The International Business option electives may be satisfied by successful completion of Study Abroad courses (Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Marketing) or exchange program(s) approved by SOBA.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.

Note: Many International Business option students participate in the SOBA winter term JTA program in Europe.

Business Administration Major - International Business Option Suggested Course Sequence¹

Freshman Fall Semester		Freshman Winter Semester³
COMP 125 or COMP 150 LIBERAL ARTS CORE (SC1) LIBERAL ARTS CORE (HI)² LIBERAL ARTS CORE (AH)²	3-4 4 3-4 3-4	COMP 126 or COMP 150 LIBERAL ARTS CORE (SC2) LIBERAL ARTS CORE (AH)² MATH 110 ES 100 /PE	3-4 3-4 3-4 4 1
Total Credits	13-16	Total Credits	14-17

Sophomore Fall Semester		Sophomore Winter Semester
COMP 252 ACC 225 ECON 262 (SS)² BA 253 (MA)	4 4 3 4	ACC 226 ECON 272 (SS)² BA 260 CSIS 222 BA 271	4 3 3 4 3
Total Credits	15	Total Credits	17

Junior Fall Semester		Junior Winter Semester
BA 301 MK 350 BA 380 Free Elective	4 4 4 3	BA 353 BA 372 Major Elective Upper Level Econ or SOBA QR Requirement	4 4 4 4
Total Credits	15	Total Credits	16

Senior Fall Semester		Senior Winter Semester
Free Elective EGC Major Elective Major Elective	4 3-4 4 3-4	BA 496 Major Elective EGC Free Elective	4 3-4 3-4 4
Total Credits	14-16	Total Credits	14-16

¹ In order to graduate in four years, the recommended number of credits per semester is 15 credits (8 semesters X 15 credits = 120 credits for graduation).

² There is a specific group of lower level Liberal Arts Core courses. The group contains AH, HI, and SS courses. Students must complete a total of 15 credits in that group with at least 1 course from HI, 2 courses from AH, and 1 from SS (both Econ 262 and 272 will satisfy this SS requirement).

³By the end of the Freshman year, a student should have completed Comp 150 (or equivalent) and 30 credits.