​International Business Curriculum

Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview visit the course section in the catalog.

The International Business Major

Preparation for the Major

Lower-division requirements for the major are the completion of the following courses with no grade below C-. Transfer courses must be C- or better.

Students who are pursuing a business major must complete all lower-division business preparatory courses before earning 60 units. Students who have completed 45 – 59 units will receive an email reminding them of the policy that business majors need to complete all lower-division business preparatory courses by 60 units and recommending that they meet with a business advisor, if needed.  Students, who have completed 60-74 units but still have outstanding lower-division business preparatory courses, will have an advisor hold placed on their account and must meet with a business advisor before registering for any upper-division business courses.  If a student has earned 75 or more units and still has not completed all of the lower-division business preparatory courses then the student will not be able to register for any upper-division business courses until the lower-division business preparatory courses have been successfully completed with a C- or better.

Major Requirements

Students majoring in international business must satisfy the USD core curriculum requirements as set forth in this catalog, lower-division requirements for the major, the Professional Development Passport Program and all of the following major requirements:

(a) Pre-approved courses within the School of Business  Administration (no limit): 

(b) Pre-approved courses outside the School of Business  Administration (limit six units)

Note: Although up to two courses (six units) may be taken outside of the School of Business Administration from the following list of regional courses, both courses must be selected from the same regional area (i.e., Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Europe), but not from the same academic discipline (i.e., HIST, POLS, THRS, POLS, PHIL or SOCI).

The International Business major requires a minimum of 24 upper-division units in the major be completed at USD. This requirement does not include USD faculty-led courses abroad organized through the International Center.