International Business / Bachelor of Science
Program: BS-ITLB-2
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 67-73
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ACCT 12000 | Principles of Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 12100 | Principles of Accounting 2 | 3 |
| BSAD 20000 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BSAD 25000 | Business Law 1 | 3 |
| BSAD 30000 | Business Communication in the Digital Age | 3 |
| ECON 20000 | Basic Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 20100 | Basic Microeconomics | 3 |
| FINA 20000 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| BSAN 20000 | Accounting and Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BSAN 34900 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BSAN 35000 | Decision Science | 3 |
| MKTG 20000 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| College of Business Seminar | 1 | |
| BGEN 39600 | Accreditation Assessment Exam | 0 |
| MATH 17000 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| or MATH 20200 | Business Calculus | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| BSAD 21000 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| BSAD 24000 | International Management | 3 |
| BSAD 42000 | International Business | 3 |
| BSAD 46000 | Strategic Management Theories and Application | 3 |
| ECON 34500 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECON 34600 | Business-Government Relations in the Global Economy | 3 |
| FINA 44000 | International Finance | 3 |
| MKTG 46800 | International Marketing | 3 |
| International Experience | ||
| Students select 3 credits from the following options: | 3 | |
1. Study Semester Abroad Course Option (International Business course as approved by Director, International Business Program) | ||
2. International Experience Internship Option: | ||
| International Business Internship (An International Internship can be taken as approved by Internship Director and Director, International Business Program) | ||
3. Travel Study Course (International Business course as approved by Director, International Business Program) | ||
4. International Experience Project | ||
| Study Abroad Management Project (Independent study offered if International Business course not available with study abroad option or travel study Option and as approved by Director, International Business Program) | ||
| Language Requirement | ||
| International Business majors are required to complete a minimum of one year of college-level study in a foreign language (or the equivalent) 1 | 0-6 | |
| Total Hours | 67-73 | |
- 1
Students can fulfill this requirement by:
- Completing a two-semester language course in the Lewis University Language Program.
- Transferring to Lewis University the equivalent training from another recognized post-secondary institution subject to University transfer
- Earning credits for acceptable scores in AP, CLEP, IB or other accepted assessment examinations can apply towards the foreign language requirement
- Petitioning to take a diagnostic test. Heritage speakers with formal language training may petition to take a diagnostic test in a particular language. Petitions for a diagnostic test must be approved by both the Director of the International Business Program and the Director of Foreign Languages. Diagnostic test will either: *Place a student out of the requirement. *Diagnose a student as needing one or two additional semesters of college-level study.
- Demonstrating English Proficiency. International students that can demonstrate English Proficiency will be exempt from taking another foreign language. English Proficiency can be demonstrated by submitting TOEFL Exam scores, being eligible for an English Waiver, etc. (Refer to English Department guidelines about how to satisfy the English Proficiency requirement)