1. Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Associate in Arts & Sciences
BAB in International Business
Department of Business Administration
College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA)
Why study International Business?
The International Business major is for students with career objectives in the management of global business organizations. The major concentrates on the global theories and principles of international economics, management, finance, human resource management and marketing. It focuses on the roles of multinational enterprises in both the host country as well as the world economy.
Students who complete the International Business major will:
Understand how differences in customs and cultures affect businesses operating in the international arena;
Understand the basic differences between the risks faced by domestic and multinational firms including transaction exposure, operating exposure and accounting exposure;
Have a basic knowledge of how to manage these risks.
Have an appreciation for the foreign exchange markets including their participants, size, functions and impacts on international business.
Gain an appreciation of how social and political factors influence global business.
The International Business minor is recommended for students who wish to work in organizations that are engaged in global business activities and want to be prepared to meet the challenges of ever-increasing global interdependence.
Business Program Advisors
Von Astudillo – Cheney Campus
Senior Academic Advisor (CBPA/CHSPH)
307 Monroe Hall, Cheney, WA
Lane Hopkins – Spokane Campus
Academic Advisor (CBPA/CHSPH)
668 N. Riverpoint Blvd, SEWC 101E
Spokane, WA
CBPA Coordinator:
Dustin Semb
Riverpoint Campus
Sample Careers
Financial Manager
Financial Analyst
Chief Financial Office

2. AA-DTA Degree Requirements with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements
YAKIMA VALLEY COURSES
E.W.U. COURSE EQUIVALENT
ENGLISH (10 credits)
ENGL& 101 English Composition (5)
ENGL 101 College Composition: Exposition and Argumentation (5)
ENGL& 102 Composition II (5)
ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis, Research and Documentation (5)
QUANTITATIVE SKILLS (5 credits)
MATH 111 Algebra Applied to Business/Economics (5) or
MATH& 142 Precalculus II (5) or
MATH& 151 Calculus I (5)
MATH 200 Finite Mathematics (5) or
MATH 142 Precalculus II (5) or
MATH 161 Calculus I (5)
COMMUNICATION (5 credits)
Consult your advisor for course options.
HUMANITIES (15 credits)
NATURAL SCIENCE (15 credits)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits)
ECON& 201 Micro Economics (5)
ECON 200 Intro to Microeconomics (5)
CORE ELECTIVES (15-17 credits)
ECON& 202 Macro Economics (5)
ECON 201 Intro to Macroeconomics (5)
GENERAL ELECTIVES (10-12 credits)
ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I (5) and ACCT& 202 Principles of Accounting II (5)
ACCT 251 Principles of Financial Accounting (5)
ACCT& 203 Principles of Accounting III (5)
ACCT 252 Principles of Management Accounting (4)
BA 256 Statistics (5)
DSCI 245 Data Analysis for Business (4)
The courses listed below transfer to satisfy EWU Graduation Requirements and can be taken before or during the major program
Cultural Diversity (one course)
CHST 112 Experience in Contemporary Society (5)
CMST 280 Intercultural Communication (5)
ENGL 145 Intro to Native American Literature
ENGL 150 Women in Literature
SOC 210: Sociology of Sex & Gender (5)
ENTH 101 American Ethnic Minorities (5)
ENTH 103 Media, Art, & American Ethnicity (5)
ETHS 105 Ethnic Women (3)
ETHS 107 Race & Ethnic Relations (2)
ETHS 120 African American Experience (3)
CHST 210 Art & Culture (5)
International Studies (one course)
GEOG 101 World Regional Geography (5)
HIST 270 History of Latin America
POLS& 203 International Relations (5)
SPAN 231 Second-Year Spanish for Professional Speaking (5)
SOC& 201 Social Problems (5)
POLS 100W Contemporary World Problems (5)
HIST 275 History of Mexico (5)