Nov 22, 2024  
2015-2016 
    
2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Business and Language BBA/BA


Program Description


This program prepares students for international careers with business and language skills, providing practical, on-site, work experience and an academic background in international affairs. Students receive two separate but integrated degrees: a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in management and a Bachelor of Arts in language for international trade.

Total Credits: 156


Business Major: Core Requirements - 27


Business Electives


Business Major Graduation Requirements


Students must complete the required and elective major courses (27 credits) with a minimum GPA of 2.33 (C+). The GPA is figured including all courses attempted—even those in which a D is received and which, therefore, do not apply towards the 27 credits of the major.

All management majors must obtain a C (2.00) minimum grade in ACCT 121 , ACCT 122  and a C (2.00) minimum grade in BSAD 355 .

Language Major: Core Requirements - 30


Students may choose to do a concentration in either French or Spanish.

French


All majors are required to attend a full academic year, excluding summer sessions, at the Adventist University of France, Collonges, France.

Spanish


All majors are required to attend a full academic year, excluding summer sessions, at Colegio Adventista de Sagunto, Spain, or Universidad Adventista del Plata, Argentina.

Cognates - 3


Andrews Core Experience - 57


Students must take all courses designated in the Andrews Core Experience: BA & BS Degrees  while noting the following approved course substitutions. Note: if a student changes to another degree program, these course substitutions will no longer apply even if already completed.

Additional Requirements


Transfer Work


The School of Business Administration does not accept 100-200 level courses (i.e. lower division) as transfer work to replace 300-400 level courses (i.e. upper division).

Residence Requirement


Students must complete in residence in the School of Business Administration at Andrews University a minimum of 50% (33 credits) of the course work for the BBA degree (66 credits=39 credits in the BBA core + 27 credits in BBA required/elective major courses).