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Business Administration—International Business
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Note: The International Business major will not be available to new students as of spring 2010.
Washington State University's College of Business, in collaboration with the Distance Degree Programs, offers a degree completion program in business administration with a major in international business - completely online.
Online students in WSU's international business program gain the global skills needed for doing business worldwide. They learn how the diverse people, markets, and cultures of the world function together in the world economy. Students can choose from a variety of electives, and tailor their studies to a particular job or country that most interests them.
Washington State University’s International Business program is ranked 20th nationally by U.S. News and World Report. The online major offers the same comprehensive program, the same internationally acclaimed faculty, and the same level of educational support received by on-campus students.
Potential careers
Program prerequisites
Program of study
International business graduates will be prepared for success in the new global economy. Employment opportunities include:
- Global logistics and transportation
- Import-export positions
- Multinational product management, advertising and sales
- Travel and tourism
- International consulting
- Electronic commerce
Visit the DDP Career Services Center to make an appointment with the DDP career counselor to discuss other career options.
Get additional information about job opportunities in international business from the International Chamber of Commerce.
College of Business Certification Requirements:
To certify as an international business major, students must have:
- a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA)
- 60 semester credits
- a 2.5 GPA in the following certifying courses:
- Acctg 230 & 231
- B Law 210
- MgtOp 215
- EconS 101 & 102 (prerequisite Math 099 or 101 with a grade of C or better)
- Engl 101
- Math 201 & 202
- MIS 250
Note: WSU Academic Regulations 34 states that students may ONLY repeat a course in which they have received a grade of C- or below, a withdrawal (W), or when a course may be repeated for additional credit. See Academic Regulations for more information.
WSU General Education Requirements (GERs) (Can be satisfied with a direct transfer degree; for a list of direct-transfer agreements, visit WSU’s Transfer Information Web page).
Lower-division Prerequisite Courses:
(27 semester credits)
- B Law 210 - Law and the Legal Environment of Business
- Acct 230 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Acct 231 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- MgtOp 215 - Statistics
- Math 201 - Introduction to Finite Mathematics for Business & Economics
OR
Math 172 - Calculus II - Math 202 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Business & Economics
OR
Math 171 - Calculus I - EconS 101 – Fundamentals of Microeconomics
- EconS 102 – Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
- MIS 250 - Managing Information Technology
Upper-division Business Core Requirements:
(15 semester credits)
- MgtOp 301 - Principles of Management and Organization
- Fin 325 - Introduction to Financial Management
- MgtOp 340 - Operations Management
- Mktg 360 - Marketing
- MgtOp 491 - Business Strategy and Policy
Upper Division International Business Requirement:
(3 semester credits)
- I Bus 380 - International Business
Upper Division International Business Elective Requirements:
(12 semester credits)
- I Bus 435 - International Tourism
- I Bus 453 - Comparative International Management
- I Bus 482 - International Marketing
- I Bus 492 - Small Business Policy
Required Foreign Study Curriculum:
9 semester credits from an approved foreign study program.
Required except for students studying at WSU who reside outside the United States and who attended at least one year of secondary school in a foreign country. Please check with the International Business director before registering for foreign study.
Required World (Foreign) Languages:
One year of world language beyond the high school level. The second semester may be taken during foreign study.
Non-native English speakers and bilingual Americans should check with the department on this requirement.
Economics Elective:
(3 semester credits)
- I Bus 470 - International Trade and Finance
College of Business Graduation Requirements:
- 3 credits of Written Communications: Engl 402 [W, M] or 403 [W, M]
- 3 credits of Political Science
- 3 credits of Sociology or Psychology [S]
- One of the following Communications courses: ComSt 102 [C], ComSt 235 [C], HD 205 [C], or Engl 355 [C, M]
- 2.5 cumulative GPA in all business courses
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