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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
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International Business
Administration
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SIU ACS’s Bachelor of Science in International
Business Administration combines the virtues of
rigorous preparation in business strategies and
skills in an international context with a solid
liberal arts basis that contributes to the
formation of a successful businessperson. |
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General Core Courses: |
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In fulfilling the requirements of the General
Core, a student may opt to fulfill the
requirements for the two-year Associate of Arts
Degree. The General Core consists of the
following: |
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Credits |
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English 111
and 112 |
6
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Two History
courses (HIS 101 and HIS 102) |
6
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Two
Humanities courses; includes art, art
history, literature, philosophy and history
(except HIS 101 and HIS 102) |
6
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Two courses
in either mathematics or science |
6
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Two courses
in social science; includes sociology,
psychology, economics, political science or
international relations |
6
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One course
in Information Technology |
3
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Proficiency
in a foreign language to intermediate level |
4-16
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Credit hours
of Free Electives |
13-25
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Total
Credits |
62
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Preparation Courses: |
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These courses are required for the major; they
may be taken as part of, or in addition to, the
General Core requirements. |
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Credits
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BA |
101 |
Introduction
to International Business |
3
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BA |
110 |
Principles
of Accounting I |
3
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BA |
111 |
Principles
of Accounting II |
3
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EC |
101 |
Principles
of Economics: Microeconomics |
3
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EC |
102 |
Principles
of Economics: Macroeconomics |
3
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IT |
101 |
Introduction
to Information Technology |
3
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MAT |
172 |
Applied
Mathematics |
3
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PSY |
101 |
Introduction
to Psychology |
3
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SOC |
101 |
Introduction
to Sociology |
3
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Total
Credits |
27
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Common area of study for International Business
Administation majors: |
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Credits
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BA |
201 |
Business
Communication |
3
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221 |
Principles
of Marketing |
3
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BA |
251 |
Principles
of Business Law |
3
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BA |
324 |
Organizational Behavior |
3
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331 |
Introduction
to Business Finance |
3
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490 |
Administrative Policy |
3
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EC |
300 (1) |
300+ level
Economics course |
3
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EC |
300 (2) |
300+ level
Economics course |
3
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IT |
201 |
Management
Information Systems |
3
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MAT |
361 |
Introduction
to Statistical Methods |
3
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Total
Credits |
30
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CONCENTRATIONS: |
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Students choose to pursue one of the three
concentrations, each providing a degree of
specialization within the major. Each
concentration relates to well-defined careers in
business. |
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Accounting/Finance; 5 courses = 15 credits,
selected from: |
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Credits
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BA |
301-302 |
Intermediate
Accounting |
6
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BA |
304 |
Managerial
Accounting |
3
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Plus 6
credits selected from: |
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BA |
309 |
Money and
Banking |
3
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BA |
333 |
Investment
Policy |
3
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412 |
Operations
Management |
3
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431 |
International Financial Management
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3
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Total
Credits, maximum |
15
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Management; 4 courses = 12 credits, selected
from: |
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Credits
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BA |
304 |
Managerial
Accounting |
3
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BA |
312 |
Business and
Society: Management Strategies |
3
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313 |
Personnel
and Human Resources Management |
3
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BA |
371 |
International Marketing Management |
3
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BA |
412 |
Operations
Management |
3
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BA |
436 |
Case Studies
in Management |
3
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469 |
Entrepreneurship in New Ventures |
3
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Total
Credits, maximum |
12
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Marketing; 4 courses = 12 credits, selected
from: |
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Credits
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BA |
338 |
Import-Export Operations |
3
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BA |
371 |
International Marketing Managementes |
3
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422 |
Marketing
Communications |
3
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BA |
424 |
Case Studies
in Marketing |
3
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BA |
471 |
International Marketing |
3
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473 |
Marketing
Research |
3
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Total
Credits, maximum |
12
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Undergraduate Graduation Requirements: |
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Students must
earn a minimum of 124 semester credits. All
students must complete the General Core
courses as described above. |
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No more than 2
credits in physical education may be
included in the 124-credit requirement. |
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A minimum grade
point average (GPA) of 2.00 (C) or above
must be earned. |
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The final 33
credits must be completed in the residence
at ACS/Schiller International University. |
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Completion of at
least the intermediate level of one foreign
language is required. |
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