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2020/2021 University Catalog 
    
2020/2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Business


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OFFICE: Arts and Letters 208
TELEPHONE: 619-594-4505 / FAX: 619-594-7738
E-MAIL: ib@sdsu.edu
WEBSITE: http://ib.sdsu.edu

A member of AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Undergraduate Information

Faculty

International business draws on courses offered by faculty in the following areas: Accountancy, Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Arabic, Art, Asian Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Chinese, Communication, Comparative Literature, Economics, English, European Studies, Finance, French, Geography, German, History, Humanities, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Philosophy, Political Science, Portuguese, Religious Studies, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, and Women’s Studies.

Director: John C. Putman (History)

The Major

International business is an interdisciplinary major that culminates in a Bachelor of Arts degree offered jointly by the College of Arts and Letters and the Fowler College of Business. This program integrates coursework in business administration, languages other than English, and regional / cultural studies. It offers students an opportunity to combine two emphases, one in a language and one in regional/ cultural studies, and to create a focused program of study suited to their individual interests and career goals. All students are required to spend a semester abroad and to complete an internship.

Students must select one of the following regional/cultural studies emphases: Asia/Chinese, Asia/Japanese, Asia/Korean, Latin America/Portuguese, Latin America/Spanish, Middle East and North Africa/Arabic, North America/English, North America/French, Central Europe/Russian, Western Europe/French, Western Europe/ German, Western Europe/Italian, Western Europe/Portuguese, Western Europe/Spanish. Students also complete the necessary business courses to meet accreditation standards of the AACSB for a major in business administration.

High school students who are planning to select this major are strongly advised to complete the following courses prior to admission to the university: four years of one language other than English; four years of mathematics; and courses in accounting, computer programming, economics, and world history.

Retention Policy

The international business program expects all students to make reasonable academic progress towards the degree. Premajors who have earned 60 units but have less than a 2.9 cumulative GPA will be removed from the international business premajor and placed in undeclared. Upper division business majors earning less than a 2.0 average GPA in the major for two consecutive semesters may be removed from the major and placed in undeclared.

Semester Abroad Requirement

As part of the degree requirements for the international business major, students must complete a semester abroad in their region and language of emphasis. Students must meet eligibility requirements prior to the semester abroad and complete a global business project. In order to clear the semester abroad requirement, students select an international business approved program. Three program options are offered (programs vary by location; consult department for options):

  1. Study Abroad
    1. Students selecting this option spend one semester (fall or spring) studying abroad..
    2. Full-time registration required abroad (equivalent to 12 SDSU units).
    3. All courses must successfully be completed with a passing grade.
  2. Internship Abroad
    1. Students selecting this option must spend 250 hours at an internship located in their region and language of emphasis.
    2. Choosing this option allows students to complete the semester abroad requirement and internship requirement concurrently.
  3. Study + Internship Abroad
    1. Students selecting this option will combine courses with an internship.
    2. Programs vary in length and availability.

NOTE: International students registering in the English/North America emphasis meet the semester abroad requirement by studying at SDSU.

Internship Requirement

All students in the international business major must complete an international business internship by enrolling in International Business 495 and interning a minimum of 150 hours. Students must attain upper division status prior to starting the internship. Although not required, students may choose to complete an internship abroad. Internships must be completed with approval of the internship adviser.

Impacted Program

The international business major is an impacted program. To be admitted to the international business major, students must meet the following criteria:

  1. Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or better: ACCTG 201  and ACCTG 202 ; ECON 101  and ECON 102 ; ECON 201  or STAT 119 ; FIN 240 ; and MIS 180 . These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
  2. Complete or test out of one language sequence: ARAB 101 ARAB 102 ARAB 201 ARAB 202  (16 units); CHIN 101 CHIN 102 CHIN 201 CHIN 202  (20 units); English: COMM 103 , LING 100B , LING 200 , RWS 290  (12 units); FRENC 100A FRENC 100B FRENC 201 FRENC 210 FRENC 221  (20 units); GERMN 100A GERMN 100B GERMN 202 GERMN 205A GERMN 205B  (21 units); ITAL 100A ITAL 100B ITAL 201 ITAL 211 ITAL 212  (21 units); JAPAN 111 JAPAN 112 JAPAN 211 JAPAN 212  (20 units); KOR 101 KOR 102 KOR 201 KOR 202  (20 units); PORT 101 PORT 102 PORT 203 PORT 204  (16 units); RUSSN 100A RUSSN 100B RUSSN 200A RUSSN 200B   (20 units); or SPAN 101 SPAN 102 SPAN 201 SPAN 202 SPAN 211 SPAN 212  (22 units). These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
  3. Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or better, the regional/cultural studies emphasis from one of the following regions: Middle East and North Africa: HIST 101 ; Asia (Chinese): ASIAN 100 ; Asia (Japanese or Korean): ASIAN 100  or ASIAN 101 ; Latin America: LATAM 101 ; North America: (English); Six units (one pair) selected from HIST 109 , HIST 110  or POL S 101 , POL S 102 ; North America: (French); HIST 110  or POL S 102 ; Central Europe: EUROP 101  or HIST 106  (recommended); Western Europe: EUROP 101  or HIST 106  (recommended). These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
  4. Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units;
  5. Have a cumulative GPA of 2.90 or better.

To complete the major, students must fulfill the degree requirements for the major described in the catalog in effect at the time they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous enrollment).

Advising

All students admitted to the university with a declared major in international business are required to attend an advising meeting with the international business adviser during their first semester on campus.

Major Academic Plans (MAPs)

Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.


Graduate Information

International Business (I B)

In the College of Arts and Letters and the Fowler College of Business

Programs

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