BS Four-Year Degree Plan: International Business

The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.

Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.

Missouri State is committed to helping you graduate in four years.

The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/23/2026, is based on the 2026-27 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

Courses Hours
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Foreign Language and Culture Component 3
Total hours 14

Second semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Foreign Language and Culture Component 3
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Total hours 15

Third semester (fall)

Courses Hours
Foreign Language and Culture Component 3
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Total hours 15

Fourth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Foreign Language and Culture Component 3
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Physical Science with Lab or Life Science with Lab - General Education 4
Total hours 16

Fifth semester (fall)

Courses Hours
Physical Science or Life Science (not taken above) - General Education 3
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Total hours 15

Sixth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
COB International List 3
COB or Non-COB International List 3
International Education Abroad Experience (at least 3 hours) 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 - General Education 3
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MGT or ENT course 300 level or higher 3
Human Cultures - The Arts - General Education 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
    • *or another COB international course (listed above)

Admission, GPA and 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.