International Business - B.A.

Location(s): River Forest Campus

The bachelor of arts degree with a major in international business is designed for students wanting to double major in international business and another field of interest. Students selecting the international business major - B.A. are strongly urged to participate in the study abroad and language study programs offered through Dominican University.

Course work completed during a student’s study abroad program may be substituted for the major courses, if approved by the Department Chair.

Major Requirements

Fifty-four credit hours^†, including:

Required Courses:

Thirty-nine credit hours^†:

International Studies or Modern Foreign Language Courses:

Fifteen credit hours:

Students must complete at least five additional courses, which must be approved by the international business advisor. These courses may focus either on advanced modern foreign languages proficiency (200-level or above), or on history, political science, sociology, or other areas, that have a contemporary, global/international focus.

Additional Requirements:

A minimum of one-half the courses in the major field must be completed at Dominican.

Students majoring in International Business - B.A. are required to complete either MATH 130 or MATH 170 to satisfy their math foundation requirement.

^† Credit-hour requirements reflect the number of credits earned by students who complete all major requirements at Dominican University. These totals may be reduced due to transfer-hour totals.