The International Business Major at San Diego State University

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The International Business Majorat San Diego
State University

• Ranked 14th in the nation by U.S. News and World
  Report.

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How are we unique?

• Largest in the U.S.A. (1096 students)
• Business specialization
• Language emphasis (equivalent to a minor)
• Regional and cultural emphasis
• Mandatory semester abroad
• Mandatory international internship

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9 Languages 6 Regions

• German Western Europe
• Chinese Asia
• Japanese Asia
• Arabic Africa/Middle East
• Russian Russia/Central Europe
• Italian Western Europe
• French North America, Western Europe,
  Africa/Middle East
• Portuguese Latin America, Western Europe,
  Africa/Middle East
• Spanish North America, Latin America, Western
  Europe

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Impacted Major

• Impaction criteria for upper division
• Complete all lower division business
  Regional/Cultural courses with C or better
• Complete all preparation for the major language
  courses (or test out at an equivalent level)
• 2.9 cumulative GPA
• 60 transferable units

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Impacted Major

• Declaring upper division
• Complete business, language, and
  regional/cultural forms
• Submit forms with a current Degree Evaluation
• Mid-semester declaration for students with a 3.3
  GPA or higher
• Conditional declarations are given on a
  case-by-case basis

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Semester Abroad Requirement

• Can be fulfilled in 2 ways
• International Internship Abroad
• Study Abroad (on approved IB program)
• Note If you choose the study abroad option, you
  still must complete an International Internship.

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International Internship

• Enroll in IB 495 (only offered in the
  Fall/Spring Semester)
• 150 hours (250 if done abroad)
• Paid or unpaid
• In the U.S. or abroad
• Orientation meeting
• Internship usually completed during a summer
  http//ibintern.sdsu.edu

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Study Abroad

• Prior to going abroad, students must
• Be upper division in the major for at least one
  semester (except for Chinese, Japanese, Russian,
  and Arabic)
• Have completed 2 (3 is recommended for French)
  upper division language courses (except for
  Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Arabic)
• Attend a mandatory IB Study Abroad General
  Orientation (except for Japanese) one year prior
  to going abroad

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Study Abroad

• While abroad students will be enrolled in
• 12 units 2 business courses and 2 Language or
  Regional/Cultural courses (except C, J, R, A)
• Business courses that will be taught in the
  target language (except for C, J, R, A)
• Language courses will actually be additional
  business courses (except for C, J, R, A)

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Study Abroad

• Only an IB approved Study Abroad Program will
  fulfill your Semester Abroad Requirement
• Semester or year-long exchanges in 14 countries
• SDSU Fees
• Average cost of living similar to San Diego costs

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Exchange Programs

• North America
• Canada
• Université du Québec (Chicoutimi)
• HEC Montréal
• Mexico
• Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)
• Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS)
• Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)
• Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores
  Monterrey (ITESM)
• Universidad de Guadalajara

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• Latin America
• Argentina
• Universidad del CEMA (Buenos Aires)
• Brazil
• PUC-Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio
  de Janeiro)
• UFPR (Universidade Federal do Paraná)
• Chile
• Universidad del Desarrollo
• Universidad de Valparaíso
• Costa Rica
• Instituto Technologico de Costa Rica (Cartago)
• Ecuador
• Universidad de San Francisco de Quito
• Peru
• Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (Lima)

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• Europe
• France
• EPSCI, Ecole de Management International
  (Northwest of Paris)
• Germany
• Fachhochschule Reutlingen School of International
  Business
• Italy
• Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
• Portugal
• Universidade do Minho
• Spain
• Universitat de Barcelona
• Universidad de Valladolid
• Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Madrid)
• Universidade da Coruña
• Universidad Catolica de Avila

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• Russia/Central Europe
• Russia
• Moscow State University

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• Asia
• China
• Tianjin University of Finance Economics (TUFE)
• Zhongnan University of Economics Law (ZUEL)
• Anhui University
• Hebei University
• National Sun Yat Sen University (Taiwan)
• Japan
• Contact International Student Center / Japanese
  Department (www.sdsu.edu/isc)

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Multiple-Degrees

• Dual and Triple Degrees

• Study a minimum of one or two years at their host
  institution and the rest at SDSU
• Awarded two or three degrees
• Spanish, Portuguese, or French native speakers
  can emphasize in these languages only as a MD
  student
• Informational Sessions offered by Wes Hansen

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Dual Degrees

• MEXUS
• SDSU / UABC, ITESM or CETYS
• SanParaiso
• SDSU / Universidad de Valparaiso
• SanDiQué
• SDSU / Universite du Quebéc
• SanBrazil
• SDSU / PUC - Rio

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Triple Degrees

• CaMexUS
• SDSU / UABC / UQAC
• PanAmerica
• SDSU / UABC / Universidad de Valparaiso

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IB Honors

• Overall GPA within the major must be 3.25 or
  higher
• Study Abroad for 1 year
• Internship Abroad
• Minor in a 3rd language or test out at a
  minor equivalency level
• IB 490 Senior Honors Thesis
• We will accept a semester of study and a
  semester of internship (including the summer
  semester) to count for year abroad.

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IB Advising Process

• Mandatory Group Advising during first semester
  for all new students
• Individual appointments available by
  appointment only (Always bring a current DARS to
  each appointment), appointments made by phone or
  in person only, not by email
• E-mail or phone (general info only) always
  include your RED ID in your email
• Advising on your GEs is done at Advising
  Evaluations (SSW 1551)

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IB Major Restrictions

• A student cannot emphasize in the language that
  was the language of instruction at their high
  school
• Students cannot double major or minor in any
  department in the College of Business (i.e.
  Finance)
• Students cannot double major or minor in the
  language or cultural studies that they are
  emphasizing for IB

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Campus Connections

• ISC Coffee Hours
• IB Society (http//www.ibsocietysdsu.com/)
• Advising Evaluations (SSW 1551)
• GE Advising
• Graduation Specialist
• Registrar (SSW 1641)
• Apply for Graduation
• Apply for Course Forgiveness
• Test Office (SS 2549)
• Career Services (SSE 1200)
• Language Department Advisors

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CONTACT US

• International Business Program
• 619-594-4505
• ib_at_mail.sdsu.edu
• AL 208