Program Requirements

A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in international business. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements for all BBA programs set by the W. Frank Barton School of Business, candidates for the BBA in international business must satisfy the following requirements of the curricular major:

All majors must contain at least 12 unduplicated credit hours. All minors must contain at least 3 unduplicated credit hours.

Students majoring in international business must make two choices early in their program:

1. Minor. International business majors must choose a functional area of business as a minor: accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resource management, management, management information systems, marketing, operations management or personal selling. The minor credit hours are not part of the 21 credit hours required for the international business major. A major in these functional areas of business would also meet this requirement.
2. International Experience. International business majors are required to participate in an academic international experience. The preferred option is to study abroad at least one semester at a university outside the United States. Alternatives: a short-term academic international study tour or completing a course that includes a virtual international experience ( IB 603). Nine (9) international experience credit hours can be applied toward the 21 credit hours required for the international business major. International students who are attending classes on campus at WSU may be deemed to have met the international experience requirement. Other experiences or special circumstances can be reviewed by an academic advisor to determine if they qualify to meet the international experience requirements.

Note for international students: International students who are already studying abroad at WSU or who have transferred to WSU from another country may be deemed to have met the international experience requirement. International students who choose their home region need to work with an advisor to plan their courses to fulfill cultural/area studies requirements. It is recommended that non-English speakers choose courses on U.S. culture, history and/or political systems to fulfill these requirements. International students who choose a regional emphasis outside their home region are required to fulfill the same cultural/area studies requirements as domestic students.

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Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.

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See the Bachelor of Business Administration page of the catalog for a full explanation of these college requirements.

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