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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Business Minor


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The International Business minor (15 credits) exposes students to the global economy and international business issues. Courses prepare students to be future managers who can work in complex social, political, economic and cultural international environments.  Students are encouraged to develop their foreign language skills and, where possible, to travel abroad.

Students who wish to pursue the minor must complete a minor declaration form available online on the USM Registration & Scheduling website. 

The requirements for admission to the minor are completion of at least 12 credits at USM with a grade point average of 2.33 or higher. 

School of Business majors may count up to two specified (see minor requirements) business core courses (6 credits) in both the Business Core and a Business minor. The remaining minor courses (9 credits) cannot double count in the minor and the business major courses or between two business minors. School of Business majors are allowed to declare more than one business minor.

Non School of Business students can only have one business minor.

Program Requirements


The international business minor is 15 credits. A student may transfer into the international business minor up to six credit hours of acceptable courses. To complete the minor, students must earn at least a C- in 100/200 classes within the minor and at least a C in the 300/400 classes within the minor. Students are required to complete any prerequisites for the classes in the minor unless waived by the instructor.

Choose 3 courses (9 credits) from the following list:


Choose 2 courses (6 credits) from the following list:


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