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International Business Studies Major (INTB)
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Degree: Bachelor of Science
Required: 122 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level
AOS Code: U830

General Program Requirements
1. Formal admission to the International Business Studies Program:

a. Successful completion of ACC 201, 202; CST 105; ECO 201, 202, 250; ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and ENG 102; ISM 110, 280; and MAT 120* or 191; and a foreign language at the intermediate level, e.g. FRE 204.
Students are required to have a minimum grade of C in each of the preadmission courses and an overall grade point average of 2.0 in these courses.
b. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.5

2. 122 semester hours
3. Maintenance of a 2.5 overall GPA
4. One semester study abroad
5. At least 50 percent of the business credit hours required for the degree must be earned at UNCG

*MAT 100 and MAT 115 may be needed as prerequisites for MAT 120 depending upon math placement test score or completion of previous college math.


Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)
See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.
Students may select courses for:
Sem hrs
Literature (GLT) 3
Fine Arts (GFA) 3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)

3

Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)

3

Natural Sciences (GNS)
one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix
6-7

Department specifies courses for:

One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course
Required: Foreign language XXX 203B (e.g. SPA 203B) or equivalent

3
Mathematics (GMT)
MAT 120 or 191
3
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD)
ENG 101 (or FMS 115 or RCO 101), and ENG 102
6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
ECO 201 and 202
6


II General Education Marker Requirements
See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.

Students may select courses for: 
Global/Global-Nonwestern Perspectives (GL/GN)
Four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers: 3-6 hours (1-2 courses) of the same foreign language depending upon placement; 2-3 additional GL/GN courses, one of which must carry the GN marker

One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements which is taught as Speaking Intensive.

One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements which is taught as Writing Intensive.


III Major and Related Area Requirements
1. Fundamentals of Business (45 hours)
ACC 201, 202; BUS 105A**; ECO 201*, 202*, 250, 300; ENG 102*; FIN 315; ISM 110, 280, 360; MAT 120* or 191*; MGT 301, 309, 312, 330, 491; MKT 320
* MAT 120 or 191 satisfies GEC MT; ENG 102 satisfies 3 hrs of GEC RD; ECO 201 and 202 satisfy GEC SB; foreign language satisfies 3-6 hrs of GL/GN requirement
**BUS 105A is for students entering UNCG as freshmen and must be taken during the first two semesters of enrollment.

2. International Studies (18-24 hours)
-Six hours in a foreign language at the intermediate level (203-204 level).
-Six hours in a foreign language beyond the intermediate level in literature, 300-level conversation, or intensive languagestudy in a foreign country.
-Non-native speakers of English are exempted from the foreign language requirements and from the six hours of literature, conversation or foreign study.
-Three hours in core International Studies courses: INS 233A.
-Three to nine hours in country/regional specific courses taken in a foreign country (e.g. Mexican Culture, Latin American Tradition and Culture, Doing Business in the European Union).

3. Nine to ten hours in one of the following categories (9-10 hours)
-Marketing: MKT 426, plus two courses from MKT 321, 326, 327, 421, 422, or 424
-Economics: ECO 360 or 365, plus any two ECO courses above the 300-level
-Finance: FIN 330, 442, and 410
-Accounting: ACC 203 and 318, plus two courses above ACC 318
-Human Resource Management: MGT 313, plus two courses from MGT 314, 315, 317, or 475
-Management: Three courses from MGT 332, 354, 375, or 470
-Under special circumstances and with the permission of theCommittee, some substitutions for required courses may be made.

4.-One additional AULER Reasoning & Discourse course (3 hours): required: CST 105
-One additional AULER Social and Behavioral Science course (3 hours): recommended: ATY 212; GEO 105, 202, 344; PSC 240, 260; SOC 101


IV Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 122 hours required for the degree.

 
 
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