Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Concentration in International Business – Business Administration Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) with 18 Lower-Division Units (2021) Roadmap
This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AS-T in Business Administration (VERSION 2.0, established Spring 2021). 18 units in the major [ACCT 100/ACCT 101, DS 110, DS 212, ECON 101/ECON 102] and all lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Additional units in the major may have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.
To Do at SF State:
Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 30 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:
University-Wide Requirements: 9-15 units
- American Institutions (0–6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not met pre-transfer.
- Upper-Division GE Areas B, C, and D (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
- Students entering the major with the AS-T in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
BS in Business Administration: Concentration in International Business major: 48-51 units
ACCT 100/ACCT 101, DS 110, DS 212, ECON 101/ECON 102 met in transfer.
- Prerequisites (0-3 units): ISYS 263 if not met in transfer.
- Upper-division core courses for Business majors (27 units)
- Concentration (21 units) – IBUS 590, IBUS 681, IBUS 690; Geographic Area Requirement; and Three Concentration Electives
University Electives: 3 or more units
Depends on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State - some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g. in both UD GE and in the major.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 300GW | Business Communication for Professionals - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| IBUS 330 | International Business and Multicultural Relations (Major Core, UD-D) | 3 |
| ISYS 263 | Introduction to Information Systems (Major Prerequisite, D1, GP) | 3 |
| MGMT 405 | Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| FIN 350 | Business Finance (Major Core) | 3 |
| IBUS 590 | International Environmental Analysis (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| IBUS 681 | Seminar in Comparative Management (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| ISYS 363 | Information Systems for Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (UD-C, USH, USG/CSLG): | 3 | |
| The U.S. Constitution to 1896 (AERM, SJ) | ||
| The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 (AERM, SJ) | ||
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| DS 412 | Operations Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| MKTG 431 | Principles of Marketing (Major Core) | 3 |
| IBUS 690 | Global Strategic Management (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| Major Concentration Geographic Area - Take One 1 | 3 | |
| Major Concentration Elective (9 Units Total) - Take One 2 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BUS 682 | Seminar on Business and Society (Major Core) | 3 |
| BUS 690 | Seminar in Business Policy and Strategic Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Concentration Elective (9 Units Total) - Take Two 2 | 6 | |
| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Geographic Area (3 units)
Select one of the following:
IBUS 592 Doing Business in Greater China (3 units)
IBUS 593 Doing Business in Europe (3 units)
IBUS 596 Doing Business in Japan (3 units)
IBUS 598 Doing Business in Emerging Markets (3 units)- 2
Electives (9 units)
Selected from one of the following emphases (course may be substituted with advisor approval). Courses taken to fulfill the Concentration and Geographic Area Requirements may not be counted as Elective units:
Country Analysis and Emerging Market Environments
IBUS 598 Doing Business in Emerging Markets (3 units)
IBUS 676 Social Entrepreneurship in a Global Context (3 units)
Select One IBUS Elective
Global Strategy and Competencies
Select Three IBUS Elective Courses
Global Entrepreneurship
IBUS 576 Global Entrepreneurship (3 units)
IBUS 676 Social Entrepreneurship in a Global Context (3 units)
Select One IBUS Elective
Global Innovation and Market Studies
IBUS 531 Cross-Cultural Creativity in International Entrepreneurship (3 units)
IBUS 620 Research in International Business and the Global Market (3 units)
Select One IBUS Elective
Global Leadership and Human Resources Management
IBUS 628 Global Human Resource Management (3 units)
IBUS 638 Global Leadership and Cultural Competencies (3 units)
Select One IBUS Elective
Import/Export Management
IBUS 430 Import-Export Management and Small Business Operations (3 units)
IBUS 576 Global Entrepreneurship (3 units)
Select One IBUS Elective
IBUS Elective Courses
IBUS 430 Import-Export Management and Small Business Operations (3 units)
IBUS 517/I R 517 Legal Environment of World Business (3 units)
IBUS 531 Cross-Cultural Creativity in International Entrepreneurship (3 units)
IBUS 566/I R 566 Careers in International Business (3 units)
IBUS 576 Global Entrepreneurship (3 units)
IBUS 592 Doing Business in Greater China (3 units)
IBUS 593 Doing Business in Europe (3 units)
IBUS 596 Doing Business in Japan (3 units)
IBUS 598 Doing Business in Emerging Markets (3 units)
IBUS 620 Research in International Business and the Global Market (3 units)
IBUS 628 Global Human Resource Management (3 units)
IBUS 638 Global Leadership and Cultural Competencies (3 units)
IBUS 659/MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior (3 units)
IBUS 676 Social Entrepreneurship in a Global Context (3 units)