International Business Four-Year Degree Plan

The following degree plan, last reviewed 08/15/2025, is based on the 2025-26 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

Courses Hours
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Foreign Language 3
Total hours 14

Second semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Foreign Language 3
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Total hours 15

Third semester (fall)

Courses Hours
Foreign Language 3
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Total hours 15

Fourth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Foreign Language 3
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Physical Science with Lab or Life Science with Lab 4
Total hours 16

Fifth semester (fall)

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Physical Science or Life Science 3
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Total hours 15

Sixth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
COB International List 3
COB or Non-COB International List 3
The Arts 3
Cultural Competence -IDS 297 Study Away 3
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Total hours 15

Seventh semester (fall)

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COB International List 3
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MGT or ENT course at 300 level or higher 3
Total hours 15

Eighth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Human Cultures - Humanities 3
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MGT or ENT course 300 level or higher 3
International Abroad Experience Required 3
Total hours 18

COB International List:

Select two (or three*) of the following:

  • MGT 496 - Readings in Management and Leadership (if designated with international business content)
  • MGT 596 - Research Issues and Problems: Management (if designated with international business content)
  • MKT 464 - Global Supply Chain Management
  • MKT 474 - International Marketing
  • FIN 392 - International Education Abroad in Finance
  • FIN 582 - International Financial Management
  • FIN 586 - International Financial Statement Analysis
  • LAW 537 - Environmental Regulation
  • LAW 539 - Legal Regulation of International Commerce
  • ACC 506 - International Accounting
  • ECO 346 - International Economic Development
  • ECO 456 - Comparative Economic Systems
  • ECO 565 - International Economics

Non-COB International List:

Select one from the following:*

  • AGB 514 - International Agricultural Trade
  • ANT 313 - Volunteering and Development in the Global South; Anthropological Perspectives
  • IPE 376 - Cultural Competence in Health Care
  • IPE 377 - Global Issues in Health Care
  • PLS 333 - Model United Nations
  • PLS 338 - Politics of Less Developed Countries
  • PLS 437 - International Organizations and Law
  • PLS 544 - Government and Politics of the Middle East
  • PLS 545 - Asian Politics
  • PLS 547 - Politics of the European Union and Its Members
  • PLS 548 - Latin American Politics
  • PLS 550 - Modern African Politics
  • PLS 555 - Public Policy for a Global Environment
  • PLS 569 - Foreign Policies of the Middle Eastern States
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  • *or another COB international course (listed above)

GPA & credit hour requirements

For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.

For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.

For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.