BS Four-Year Degree Plan: Applied Business Track

Sample schedule

The below schedule is only one example of a possible degree plan and is provided for informational purposes only. Meet with an advisor early to develop a degree plan that best suits your needs.

The following degree plan, last reviewed 04-07-2022, is based on the 2021-22 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

Courses Hours
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Elementary course for language (course 101) 3
Life Sciences (lab) - General Education 4
Total hours 15

Second semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Elementary course for language (course 102) 3
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Quantitative Literacy - General Education 3
The Arts - General Education 3
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Total hours 15

Third semester (fall)

Courses Hours
Intermediate course for language (course 201) 3
Written Communication and Integrative and Applied Learning - General Education 3
Humanities - General Education 3
Physical Sciences (no lab) - General Education 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education 3
Total hours 15

Fourth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Intermediate course for language (course 202) 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education 3
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Conversation course for language (course 311 or 205) 3
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Total hours 15

Fifth semester (fall)

Courses Hours
Composition course for language (course 312) 3
General elective 3
Public Issues - General Education 3
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BUS elective 3
Total hours 15

Sixth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Translation course for language (course 410) 3
Language elective (upper level) 3
Language elective (upper level) 3
BUS elective 3
BUS elective 3
Total hours 15

Seventh semester (fall)

Courses Hours
Professional course for language (course 415) 3
Language elective (upper level) 3
BUS elective 3
General elective 3
General elective 3
Total hours 15

Eighth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
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Language elective (upper level) 3
Language elective (upper level) 3
General elective 3
General elective 3
Total hours 15

Tips for success

  • Students with prior language experience may be eligible to begin at a more advanced level based on dual-credit transfers and/or placement tests results. Students who test out of lower-level courses may receive retroactive credit upon successful completion of more advanced courses.
  • Students may complete the Bachelor of Science in Modern Language with a concentration in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish. This 8-semester plan applies to all language concentrations. (Chinese and Japanese options require at least a semester abroad.)
  • Students must meet with an advisor in their language area to design an advised course list.
  • This degree has 12 hours of electives related to a single business focus, industry, or profession, subject to approval from the Office of the Dean of the College of Business. Prerequisites may apply. Students may not apply more than 24 credit hours of College of Business coursework toward this option.
  • The Language Composition course (312) represented in Semester 5 above is a prerequisite for all language courses after it and should be taken as early as possible.
  • Students must take at least one Language Upper-Division course in literature and one Language Upper-Division course in culture or history.
  • Students must meet all other university requirements for graduation, to include 120 credit hour minimum and 40 credit hours of upper-division courses.
  • Students wishing to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in a modern language may pursue an individualized major.