International Business, BSBA
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| ENGL 1213 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENGL 1413 | Critical Analysis and Writing II | |
| American History & Government | ||
| HIST 1103 | Survey of American History | 3 |
| or HIST 1483 | American History to 1865 (H) | |
| or HIST 1493 | American History Since 1865 (DH) | |
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| 3 hours of MATH or STAT designated "A" | 3 | |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Courses designated (N) with one (L) | 7 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| Course designated (S) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| MSIS 2233 | Business Analytics Fundamentals (A) 1 | 3 |
| MGMT 3013 | Fundamentals of Management (S) 1, 2 | 3 |
| MKTG 3213 | Marketing (S) 1, 2 | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| At least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| At least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Business Freshman Seminar | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
| Career Planning for Business Success | ||
| BADM 2111 | Career Planning for Business Success 1 | 1 |
| Professional Development for Business Development | ||
| BADM 3111 | Professional Development for Business Success 1 | 1 |
| Hours Subtotal | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in these 66 hours | ||
| Common Body 2 | ||
| ACCT 2003 | Survey of Accounting 1, 3 | 3 |
| or ACCT 2103 & ACCT 2203 | Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting | |
| BADM 3113 | Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills 1 | 3 |
| ECON 2003 | Microeconomic Principles for Business 1 | 3 |
| EEE 2023 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| FIN 3113 | Finance | 3 |
| LSB 3213 | Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGMT 4513 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MSIS 2103 | Business Data Science Technologies | 3 |
| MSIS 3223 | Principles of Data Analytics | 3 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| A GPA of 2.00 is required in these 39 hours of International Business Major Requirements | ||
| 20 of these 39 hours must be in residence at OSU | ||
| MKTG 3993 | International Business (I) | 3 |
| MKTG 4093 | Current Topics International Business | 3 |
| Select 12 hours of the following: | 12 | |
| International Accounting Abroad (I) | ||
| International Economic Relations (IS) | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Legal Aspects of International Business Transactions (I) | ||
| International Management (I) | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| International Sports Management (I) | ||
| Select 6 hours of the following: | 6 | |
| International Economic Development (IS) | ||
| Introduction to Central Asia Studies | ||
| Political Geography (IS) | ||
| Europe (IS) | ||
| Russia and Its Neighbors (IS) | ||
| Latin America (IS) | ||
| Asia (IS) | ||
| Africa (IS) | ||
| The Middle East (IS) | ||
| Australia and the Pacific Realm (IS) | ||
| Geography of Travel and Tourism | ||
| Introduction to Central Asia Studies (IS) | ||
| Germany Since 1815 (HI) | ||
| African Diaspora History (DH) | ||
| Russia Since 1861 (HI) | ||
| Modern Europe Since 1914 (HI) | ||
| Modern France, 1789-Present (HI) | ||
| History of the Second World War (HI) | ||
| World War I in Modern European Culture (HI) | ||
| East Asia Since 1800 (HI) | ||
| Modern Japan (HI) | ||
| Modern China (HI) | ||
| Modern Latin America (HI) | ||
| Topics in History | ||
| Asian Philosophy (HI) | ||
| The Soviet Union: History, Society and Culture(IS) | ||
| International Law | ||
| Introduction to Central Asia Studies (IS) | ||
| Russian & Eurasian Politics (I) | ||
| European Politics (I) | ||
| African Politics (I) | ||
| Latin American Politics (IS) | ||
| Asian Politics | ||
| Middle Eastern Politics | ||
| Advanced Topics in International Relations | ||
| Global Political Economy | ||
| War And World Politics (I) | ||
| Understanding Global Islam (HI) | ||
| Religion and Conflict in the Middle East (HI) | ||
| Select an additional 15 hours of upper-division business courses from any field in the Spears School of Business. A minor in a selected business field is highly recommended. | 15 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 66 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 11 hours 3 | 11 | |
| May be selected from any upper- or lower-division area except activity courses in LEIS and PE and lower-division AERO and MLSC. 12 credit hours earned in advanced AERO and MLSC, exclusive of credit earned for summer camp, may be included in the 120 hours. | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 11 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Courses also meet College and Departmental Requirements and cannot be waived with an Associate's degree.
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MGMT 3013 Fundamentals of Management (S) and MKTG 3213 Marketing (S) are common body requirements, but are counted in general education requirements.
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If ACCT 2103 and ACCT 2203 are substituted for ACCT 2003, hours in the Elective block are reduced by 3.
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 50 percent of the business hours required for a degree must be OSU delivered in residence or OSU online courses.
- Forty-five hours of upper-division courses required.
- The student must indicate international cultural proficiency as evidenced by a combination of 9 hours of course credit in any of the following areas:
- Modern foreign language
- Study abroad programs
- Semester study abroad program
- Upper-division "I" designation coursework
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2030.
Finish in Four Plan of Study
The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1313 |
Composition I or Critical Analysis and Writing I |
3 |
| HIST 1103 |
Survey of American History or American History to 1865 (H) or American History Since 1865 (DH) |
3 |
| MSIS 2103 | Business Data Science Technologies | 3 |
| 3 hours of MATH or STAT designated 'A' | 3 | |
| Social Science (S with D or I designations) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EEE 2023 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 or ENGL 1413 |
Composition II or Critical Analysis and Writing II |
3 |
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| MSIS 2233 | Business Analytics Fundamentals (A) | 3 |
| Natural Science (N) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| MKTG 3213 | Marketing (S) | 3 |
| BADM 2111 | Career Planning for Business Success | 1 |
| ECON 2003 | Microeconomic Principles for Business | 3 |
| ACCT 2003 | Survey of Accounting | 3 |
| MKTG 3993 | International Business (I) | 3 |
| Humanities (H with D or I designation) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGMT 3013 | Fundamentals of Management (S) | 3 |
| LSB 3213 | Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business | 3 |
| FIN 3113 | Finance | 3 |
| Humanities (H with D or I designation) | 3 | |
| Natural Science with Lab (LN) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BADM 3111 | Professional Development for Business Success | 1 |
| BADM 3113 | Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills | 3 |
| MSIS 3223 | Principles of Data Analytics | 3 |
| 3 hours from 12 hour list in major | 3 | |
| 3 hours from 12 hour list in major | 3 | |
| 3 hours from 6 hour list in major | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| 3 hours from 12 hour list in major | 3 | |
| 3 hours from 12 hour list in major | 3 | |
| 3 hours of upper division business | 3 | |
| 3 hours from 6 hour list in major | 3 | |
| 3 hours of electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| MKTG 4093 | Current Topics International Business | 3 |
| 3 hours of upper division business | 3 | |
| 3 hours of upper division business | 3 | |
| 3 hours of electives | 3 | |
| 2 hours of electives | 2 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGMT 4513 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| 3 hours of upper division business | 3 | |
| 3 hours of upper division business | 3 | |
| 3 hours of electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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The student must indicate international cultural proficiency as evidenced by a combination of 9 hours of credit course in the following areas: Modern foreign language, Study Abroad programs, Semester Study Abroad program, Upper-Division "I" designation coursework.