Business Administration — International Business Concentration, BA

Introduction

The Business Administration program has been designed to prepare students for leadership roles in business and the community. One program objective is to provide students with the perceptual and analytical skills necessary to make decisions and evaluate policies in business; another is to develop student understanding of the social, economic and regulatory environments in business. The program is designed for students with a variety of career goals, including opportunities with financial institutions, manufacturing and retail firms, service industries and the public sector.

Learning Competency Goals

• Demonstrate breadth of business knowledge
• Produce quality business documents
• Analyze problems using an ethical perspective
• Analyze the legal implications of business decisions
• Critically analyze problems and defend resolutions
• Solve business problems using quantitative techniques
• Apply a global perspective in conducting business
• Identify and analyze social consequences of business activities
• Understand the importance of environmental sustainability

Why Consider an International Business Concentration in Business Administration Major?

An International Business concentration prepares students to work with business relationships across borders in a variety of situations. Often combining some training in language and in other business areas, graduates should be able to help manage these business relationships that are central to the global environment that will define their careers. For more information, see the IBUS website.

Student Resources

Department website: Management

Contact information: Cristina Nelson, Department Manager, Parks Hall 351, 360-650-2902, cristina.nelson@wwu.edu

Degree Works: Current students should also log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

Career Services Center: Connect major to a career

Sample careers: Import/Export Management, Law, Public Policy, International Non-Profit, International Marketing, Management of International, Relationships in Business, Analysis of International, Competitiveness

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

Category of Major: Major with minimum requirements

All new students are eligible for direct admission to the major at the time of admission to the university, subject to space availability. Currently enrolled students with a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher in all WWU coursework may declare by completing the Student Academic Declaration & Change Form.

Retention Standards

To remain in the major, students must meet the following academic requirements:

• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 in all WWU coursework.
  • Students whose GPA falls below 2.50 will receive a CBE academic warning and have one quarter to raise their GPA to 2.50 or higher.
  • Students whose cumulative WWU GPA remains below 2.50 for two or more consecutive quarters will be dropped from CBE and will not be readmitted into CBE until their cumulative WWU GPA is 2.50 or higher.
• Students whose GPA falls below 2.0 will be dismissed immediately from CBE and will not be permitted to register for CBE courses until their cumulative WWU GPA is 2.50 or higher.

Transfer students admitted without a WWU GPA (i.e., no graded coursework at WWU at the time of admission) are admitted to both WWU and CBE. They must maintain the GPA retention standards described above to remain in the major.

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.