Program: International Business, Chinese - Asia Emphasis, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences - San Diego State University

Apr 02, 2025

2023/2024 University Catalog

(Major Code: 05131) (SIMS Code: 113602)

All candidates for a degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete the graduation requirements listed in the section of this catalog on “.”

International Business majors may not double major in the Fowler College of Business or in the Language or Regional/Cultural Studies emphases used to satisfy major requirements. International Business majors may minor in their chosen area of focus, but the same course cannot be used to fulfill both the focus and the minor.

No courses in the preparation for the major may be taken for Cr/NC; the minimum grade in each course in lower division business and regional/cultural studies is C.

Impacted Program

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

Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or better: and ; and ; or ; ; and . These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
Complete or test out of one language sequence: , , , (16 units); , , , (20 units); English: , , , (12 units); , , , , (20 units); , , , , (21 units); , , , , (21 units); , , , (20 units); , , , (20 units); , , , (16 units); , , , (20 units); or , , , , , (22 units). These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
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: ; Asia (Chinese): ; Asia (Japanese or Korean): or ; Latin America: ; North America: (English); Six units (one pair) selected from , or , ; North America: (French); or ; Central Europe: or (recommended); Western Europe: or (recommended). These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units;
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).

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.

Preparation for the Major

(Complete I, II, and III: 39-46 units)

I. Business

(21 units)

ACCTG 201 - Financial Accounting Fundamentals Units: 3
ACCTG 202 - Managerial Accounting Fundamentals Units: 3
ECON 101 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
ECON 102 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
ECON 201 - Statistical Methods Units: 3
or
STAT 119 - Elementary Statistics for Business Units: 3 But not both.
FIN 240 - Legal Environment of Business Units: 3
MIS 180 - Principles of Information Systems Units: 3

II. Language Emphasis

The lower division language course requirements may also be satisfied by successful results on certain standardized language examinations; contact the adviser of the appropriate language department for details. International business students whose high school language of instruction was taught in a language other than English may not take that language as their emphasis in the major (contact the international business office for further explanation). English is not open to native speakers of English nor to students who graduated from a secondary school where English was the principal language of instruction nor to students with near-native fluency as evidenced through an ACTFL rating of Distinguished Level.

Chinese

(20 units)

CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I Units: 5
CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II Units: 5
CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I Units: 5
CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II Units: 5

III. Regional/Cultural Studies Emphasis

Asia (Chinese)

Language Requirement

The language requirement is automatically fulfilled through coursework for preparation for the major.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Complete one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See “” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Major

(Complete I, II, and III below: 49-54 units) A minimum grade point average of 2.0 in the major is required for graduation. No course in the major may be taken Cr/NC unless the course is only offered Cr/NC.