Nov 27, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Business, B.S. Curriculum Guide

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This curriculum guide is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

Language Requirement

Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language approved by the director of international business.

Study Abroad Requirement

All international business majors must complete a minimum of six credits from a semester abroad or two summer/winter terms abroad. Please note, study abroad may require costs in addition to the tuition and fees for SU.

University Policies

Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
Requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

For Students Starting in MATH 135

First Year

Semester 1

MATH 135 - College Algebra: A Modeling Approach 3 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
COMM 260 - Business and Professional Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hour(s) Credit
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 103 - Composition and Research 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 18

Semester 2

ECON 212 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 211 - Information Systems Concepts for Management 4 Hour(s) Credit
POSC XXX - Political Science Requirement course (POSC 210 , POSC 310 , POSC 311 , POSC 411 )
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit
MATH 160 - Introduction to Applied Calculus 3 Hour(s) Credit
OR
MATH 201 - Calculus I 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 18-19/36-37

Winter/Summer Term

List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Second Year

Semester 1

ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit
MATH 155 - Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis 3 Hour(s) Credit
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit
IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course 4 Hour(s) Credit
HIST 10X - Gen. Ed. IIA (HIST 101 , HIST 102 or HIST 103 ) 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 18/54-55

Semester 2

INFO 281 - Intermediate Business Statistics 3 Hour(s) Credit
ACCT 248 - Legal Environment 3 Hour(s) Credit
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit
ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit
HIST XXX - Gen. Ed. IIB History course 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 17/71-72

For Students Starting in MATH 160/201

First Year

Semester 1

MATH 160 - Introduction to Applied Calculus 3 Hour(s) Credit
OR
MATH 201 - Calculus I 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
COMM 260 - Business and Professional Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hour(s) Credit
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 103 - Composition and Research 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 18-19

Semester 2

ECON 212 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 211 - Information Systems Concepts for Management 4 Hour(s) Credit
POSC XXX - Political Science Requirement course (POSC 210 , POSC 310 , POSC 311 , POSC 411 )
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 15/33-34

Winter/Summer Term

List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Second Year

Semester 1

ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit
MATH 155 - Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis 3 Hour(s) Credit
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit
IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course 4 Hour(s) Credit
HIST 10X - Gen. Ed. IIA (HIST 101 , HIST 102 or HIST 103 ) 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 18/51-52

Semester 2

INFO 281 - Intermediate Business Statistics 3 Hour(s) Credit
ACCT 248 - Legal Environment 3 Hour(s) Credit
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit
ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit
HIST XXX - Gen. Ed. IIB History course 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 17/68-69

Winter/Summer Term

List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Third Year

Semester 1

BUAD 300 - Personal and Professional Development for Business 1 Hour(s) Credit
MGMT 320 - Management and Organizational Behavior 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 311 - Financial Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 326 - Operations Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 330 - Principles of Marketing Management 3 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 17/85-89

Semester 2

MGMT 422 - Management of the Multinational Business 3 Hour(s) Credit
Language - Foreign Language Requirement course 4 Hour(s) Credit

International Elective- course (1 of 2)

ACCT 302 - Cost Accounting I 3 Hour(s) Credit
ACCT 304 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 Hour(s) Credit
BUAD 386 - Business in Its Global Setting 3 Hour(s) Credit
BUAD 396 - Business Studies Abroad 3 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 402 - Comparative Economic Systems 3 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 411 - Economic Development 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 440 - Corporate Finance 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 441 - Investments I 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 445 - Financial Institutions and Markets 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 395 - Managerial Decision Support Systems with VBA 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 455 - Advanced Microcomputer Applications in Business 3 Hour(s) Credit
INTB 494 - Directed Study in International Business 1-3 Hour(s) Credit
MGMT 350 - Human Resource Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
MGMT 425 - Applied Organizational Science 3 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 335 - Marketing Research 3 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 337 - Professional Selling 3 Hour(s) Credit
OR
MKTG 430 - Marketing Management Strategy 3 Hour(s) Credit

International Elective- course (2 of 2)

ACCT 302 - Cost Accounting I 3 Hour(s) Credit
ACCT 304 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 Hour(s) Credit
BUAD 386 - Business in Its Global Setting 3 Hour(s) Credit
BUAD 396 - Business Studies Abroad 3 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 402 - Comparative Economic Systems 3 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 411 - Economic Development 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 440 - Corporate Finance 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 441 - Investments I 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 445 - Financial Institutions and Markets 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 395 - Managerial Decision Support Systems with VBA 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 455 - Advanced Microcomputer Applications in Business 3 Hour(s) Credit
INTB 494 - Directed Study in International Business 1-3 Hour(s) Credit
MGMT 350 - Human Resource Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
MGMT 425 - Applied Organizational Science 3 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 335 - Marketing Research 3 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 337 - Professional Selling 3 Hour(s) Credit
OR
MKTG 430 - Marketing Management Strategy 3 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 13/98-102

Winter/Summer Term

List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Fourth Year

Total Credits: 16/114-118

Semester 2

MGMT 492 - Strategic Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL XXX - Gen. Ed. IB Literature course 4 Hour(s) Credit
FTWL 106 - Lifelong Fitness and Wellness 3 Hour(s) Credit

GEOG XXX - Geography Requirement course

GEOG 101 - World Geography: Europe and Asia 3 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 102 - World Geography: Africa and The Americas 3 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 202 - Cultural Geography 3 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 301 - World Regions 3 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 310 - Regional Geography of Europe 3 Hour(s) Credit

INTB - International Requirement course (2 of 2)

ACCT 430 - International Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 441 - International Economics 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 447 - International Financial Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 465 - Global Information Systems Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 423 - International Marketing 3 Hour(s) Credit

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

International Business, B.S. Curriculum Guide

Language Requirement

Study Abroad Requirement

University Policies

For Students Starting in MATH 135

First Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 18

Semester 2

Total Credits: 18-19/36-37

Winter/Summer Term

Second Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 18/54-55

Semester 2

Total Credits: 17/71-72

For Students Starting in MATH 160/201

First Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 18-19

Semester 2

Total Credits: 15/33-34

Winter/Summer Term

Second Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 18/51-52

Semester 2

Total Credits: 17/68-69

Winter/Summer Term

Third Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 17/85-89

Semester 2

International Elective- course (1 of 2)

International Elective- course (2 of 2)

Total Credits: 13/98-102

Winter/Summer Term

Fourth Year

Semester 1

INTB - International Business Requirement course (1 of 2)

IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course

Total Credits: 16/114-118

Semester 2

GEOG XXX - Geography Requirement course

INTB - International Requirement course (2 of 2)

Total Credits: 16/130-134