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International Business Major (BSIB)
Major Requirements: Seventy-one (71) semester hours.
- At least twenty-four (24) semester hours must be taken at Aquinas, nine (9) of which must be taken in business administration courses at the 300 level and above.
- A GPA of 2.0 must be maintained.
- Only courses with a grade of C- or better will count toward the major.
- Students completing a concentration in Marketing or Human Resources, or an approved foreign internship may delete BS315, BS316, and ES342 from their requirements.
AQUINAS REQUIREMENTS | |
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AG210 Principles of Accounting I | 4.0 |
AG211 Principles of Accounting II | 4.0 |
BS201 Principles of Management | 3.0 |
BS202 Principles of Marketing | 3.0 |
BS305 Financial Management | 3.0 |
BS313 International Business (GP) | 3.0 |
BS315 Culture in International Business (GP) | 3.0 |
BS316 International Marketing | 3.0 |
BS455 International Finance | 3.0 |
BS456 Cases in International Business | 3.0 |
BS460 Ethical Application in Business OR BS325 Ethics and the Ecology of Commerce | 3.0 |
ES211 Microeconomic Principles | 3.0 |
ES212 Macroeconomic Principles | 3.0 |
ES342 International Economics | 3.0 |
CS152 Spreadsheets | 1.0 |
MS151 Elementary Statistics (MS 252 or MS494 may be substituted) | 3.0 |
In addition, competency in both English (as determined by the English Department) and an international business language: French, German, Japanese, or Spanish, which includes twenty-three (23) semester hours (normally 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, and either 302 or 303). Foreign language competency will be determined by the Department of World Languages. |
The substantial foreign internship must be approved by both the department chairperson of the Department of Business Administration and the department chairperson of the Department of World Languages. Students may substitute BS325 for BS460 in their BSIB program. If a student is already competent in a foreign language, that student need not complete a particular number of hours in foreign language coursework. Rather, the student must demonstrate their competence in that language. Such competence may be certified in writing by the Department of World Languages. Alternatively, the student may demonstrate competence by passing the business conversation class (for example, WL303, WL303 or WL303) in the language. The student may also demonstrate competence by passing an internationally recognized test, such as the Paris Chamber of Commerce test. The test accepted must be approved by the chairpersons of both the Department of Business Administration and the Department of World Languages.