International Business Major B.B.A. - Major Code 1576 (1577/1578/1579/1580)

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Business Administration General Information

The International Business major has been developed for students who are actively seeking to focus their education on the global dimensions of business. The International Business major has the objective of providing students with a solid basic business education and knowledge of the international dimensions of business. In addition to IBUS courses, students also choose an area of specialization to obtain depth in a field of business (e.g., marketing, finance, management, etc.) that will complement the international training and assist them in obtaining a first job.

It is recommended that students in the International Business major select their elective courses from the following areas:

Foreign Languages (3000-4000 level)
University credits resulting from study abroad (requires prior approval of university)
International Business Internship (maximum of 6 hours requires prior approval).
Additional upper division courses in any of the functional areas available for specialization, namely: Accounting, Marketing, Management, Finance, IS, HTM and Economics.

Business General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for futher information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work. General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees

Students seeking Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees are encouraged to select these courses while completing General Education requirements.

Business Core 42 hours

The following core of courses is required of all business students, except as modified for Hospitality and Tourism Management. See major plan of study on the following pages.

At least 21 of the 42 credits in the BBA core must be earned at NSU.

International Business Core 12 hours

IBUS 4023 - International Finance
IBUS 4343 - International Marketing
IBUS 4843 - International Business
Experiential Learning (Choose one course)
IBUS 4913 - Independent Study
IBUS 4953 - Internship
IBUS 4983 - Study Abroad

Areas of Emphasis - Select one area of emphasis below

Finance/Economics Emphasis (1577) 12 hours

Information Systems Emphasis (1579) 12 hours

Marketing Emphasis (1580) 12 hours

Global Strategies Emphasis (1578) 12 hours

Choose 4

Minimum Total 66 hours

Policies of the College of Business and Technology

The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply: Entrance Requirements, Minimum Grade Requirements, Experiential Credit Limitation, Transfer Credit Limitation, English Proficiency, Upper Division Credit, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Residency.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 40 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for the BBA and BT degrees and 55 semester credit hours in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS degrees. Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated with a “#” after the course title.
RESIDENCY:	At least 18 hours or one-half of the major, whichever is greater, must be taken in residency.

Suggested Course Sequence–International Business

First Year-Fall Semester	First Year-Spring Semester
University Studies: UNIV 1002- University Strategies	Communications: ENGL 1213-Freshman Comp II
Communications: ENGL 1113-Freshman Comp I	Global Perspectives (3 hours; One course from two different categories or two of same foreign language)
Communications: (Select 1) COMM 1113, 2212, 3223, 3303	Life Skills: (Select 1) H ED 1113-Personal Health or NUTR 1653- Nutrition
Social Sciences (3 of 6 Hours Required): (Select 1) POLS 1113 And HIST 1483 or HIST 1493	Natural Sciences: (3-4 hours) BIOL 1114, 1113, 1111
Quantitative Analysis: MATH 1513-College Algebra	Bus. Core: ECON 2213-Principles of Microeconomics (Social Sciences: Fulfills 3 of 9 hours required)
Global Perspectives: (3 hours; One course from two different categories or two of same foreign language)
Total Hours 17	Total Hours 15-16
Second Year-Fall Semester	Second Year-Spring Semester
Physical Sciences: : (3-5 hours) SCI 1114, 1113, 1111	University Studies: UNIV 2091-Gen Ed Capstone
Humanities: (Select 1) HIST 1113, HUM 2113, PHIL 1013, ENGL 2113	Humanities: (Select 1) HUM 2333, MUS 2543, 2863, THTR 2763, 2843
Life Skills: (Select 1) FIN 2113, HFS 1103, HFS 3113, PSYC 1003, CS 1003, IS 1003 HED 2212, EDUC 4823, PED 4714, or LIBM 4611)	Bus. Core: ACCT 2203-Intro. to Managerial Accounting
Bus. Core: ACCT 2103-Into. to Financial Accounting	Bus. Core: MATH 3513-Statistical Methods
Bus. Core: ECON 2313-Principles of Macroeconomics	Bus. Core: MKT 3213-Principles of Marketing
Social Sciences (3 of 6 Hours Required): (Select 1) POLS 1113 And HIST 1483 or HIST 1493	Bus. Core: MGMT 3183-Principles of Management

Total Hours 18-20	Total Hours 16
Third Year-Fall Semester	Third Year-Spring Semester
Bus. Core: MGMT 3213-Supply Chain/Ops Mgmt	Bus. Core: IS 3063-Prin.s of Information Systems
Bus. Core: Fin 3213-Prin.s of Finance	Bus. Core: IS 3113-Business Communications
IBUS 4843 International Business**	Bus. Core: BADM 3963-Quantitative Methods
IBUS/Fin 4023 International Finance**	Bus. Core: BLAW 3003-Business Law
IBUS Emphasis	IBUS/MKT 4343 International Marketing *

Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15
Fourth Year-Fall Semester	Fourth Year-Spring Semester
IBUS Emphasis	Bus. Core: MGMT 4213-Business Policy
IBUS Emphasis	Experiential Experience-IBUS 4913 or 4953 or 4983
Free Elective (9 Hours)	IBUS Emphasis
	Free Electives (1-4 Hours)


Total Hours 15	Total Hours 10-13
Total Hours in Course Sequence = 124

Notes: * Offered Fall-TAH, Spring-BA. ** Offered Spring-TAH, Fall, BA.