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The International Business Program caters to high-achieving students who enjoy travel, culture, business, and learning a new language. Graduates from the International Business Program typically complete their studies in five years and earn two degrees — each designed to cover a separate aspect of living and working internationally. The program requires students to study abroad and complete an internship with a global company. For ambitious students seeking a rigorous and challenging curriculum, the International Business Program will be a perfect fit.

Student Organizations

• International Business Society

• College of Business Ambassadors

• Beta Gamma Sigma

International Business

1. Choose your major.Bachelor of Business Administration

2. Choose ANY language to accompany your major.Bachelor of Arts

• Accounting

• Business Administration

• Business Information Systems

• Economics

• Finance

• Management

• Marketing

• Spanish

• Courses in Japanese

• German

• Courses in Russian

• French

• Courses in Italian

• Courses in Chinese

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PROGRAM

Within the International Business Program, I majored in Marketing and Spanish. The program really allowed me to focus on my business major while expanding my language skills. I was a Digital Banking Intern with CitiBank first in Miami and then in Buenos Aries, Argentina where I worked on mobile banking initiatives, including a hackathon on an international scale. The strength of the reputation of MSU’s International Business Program and my previous internship experience helped me to land a full-time job offer at the beginning of my senior year!

Study Abroad

IB students are also required to study abroad for a minimum of six weeks. Experience in the language of study is encouraged, but not required.

Students may design their own study abroad experience with assistance from their advisor, or elect to participate in a formal exchange program with MSU’s

partner institutions located in Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Spain, Taiwan, and South Africa.

Studying abroad provides students with an invaluable opportunity to expand their horizons, gain new perspectives on the world and it fully immerses them in an exciting new culture. While studying abroad, students develop intercultural communication and problem-solving

skills that teach independence and strong confidence. This experience strengthens a student’s abilities to overcome challenges, all while living in a different culture and speaking a new language.

Internships

• CitiGroup• FedEx• International Paper• Garan• Freeport-McMoRan• Deloitte & Touche• Siemens• U.S. Embassies abroad

IB students are required to intern abroad or with a U.S. company conducting significant international business for a minimum of 10 weeks. Resources are available to assist students with securing an internship. Recent internship placements include:

Transportation Planner : International Paper

Daisy EDWARDS

First Year• English Comp I & II

• Calculus for Business

• Language Course

• Life Science

• Fine Arts

• Intro to International Business

• Free Elective

• Physical Science & Lab

• Political Science (Int’l)

• Business Info Systems

Second Year• Financial Accounting

• Macroeconomics

• Language Course

• Public Speaking

• World Literature

• World History

• Managerial Accounting

• Microeconomics

• Cultural Anthropology

• Business Statistics

• World Geography

Third Year• Language Elective

• Business Law

• Principles of Mgmt. & Production

• Management Info Systems

• Social Science Elective (Int’l)

• Principles of Marketing

• Financial Management

• Business Major Course

Fourth Year• Language Elective

• Business Major Course

• Business Ethics

• Business Major Elective

• Organizational Communication

• History Elective

Fifth Year• Language Elective

• Business Policy

• Free Elective

• Business Major Capstone

• Internship

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 154

Example Electives• International Economic Development

• Cross Cultural Management

• Comparative Economic Policy

• International Business Law

• International Marketing

How To ApplyTo apply to the International Business Program, you do not have to complete a separate application. Students interested in applying must indicate the International Business Program as their primary concentration on the admissions application.

Select one of the following when you complete the university admissions application.

1. College – Adkerson School of Accountancy; Major – PACC (Pre-Accounting); Primary Concentration – International Business

2. College – College of Business; Major BUAD (Business Administration), BIS (Business Information Systems), ECON (Economics), FIN (Finance), MKT (Marketing), or MGT (Management); Primary Concentration – International Business

If you already completed your application to MSU, it’s not too late to apply to the program. Simply send an email to the Office of Admissions (admit@msstate.edu) and request to add international business to your application. Submit this request along with your name, DOB, and MSU nine-digit ID.

Curriculum, Dual Enrollment, & Course Equivalency Questions:business-advising@business.msstate.edu

Admission to the International Business Program is limited and competitive.

• Minimum Qualifications: 3.25 GPA and a 24 ACT

• Neither foreign language fluency nor international experience is required for admission.

• Prospective students will receive a formal letter in the mail containing the status of their admission to the program.

• Students not initially admitted to the program, or current MSU students wishing to transfer into the program, may (re) apply for admission after demonstrating 30 or more hours of sustained academic success at MSU.

• International students must submit an acceptable score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The university minimum is 525 for paper-based tests, or 197 for computer-based tests.

Tina SneedFreshman Advisortsneed@business.msstate.edu

662.325.6712

Dr. Travis WisemanDirector, International Business Programtwiseman@business.msstate.edu

662.325.6701

Student

Patty SLOAN

The IB program pushed me to do more than I ever imagined I could during my college experience. After fulfilling my internship requirement, I have been able to successfully complete 3 other internships, for which I was chosen because the language component of my education set me apart from other applicants. My most recent internship sent me to Mexico for an audit, something I never could have done without my IB education from the College of Business.

Another one of my favorite experiences was my semester abroad in Salamanca, Spain. I lived with a host family that didn't speak English, and it improved my Spanish skills immensely. When I traveled to Mexico this summer, a few people even told me I had a Spanish accent, which really made me realize how lucky I am to have had this opportunity.

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