Department information:

Marketing - College of Business

Advising Information:

General Education Requirements:

For specific General Education requirements, click here .

Admission Criteria: 56 hours

Students seeking admission to any program in the College of Business must complete 56 credit hours of course work to include the courses listed below.

The foundation courses for admission to the College of Business must be completed with a minimum earned grade of C- (C required for transfer courses) in each. Students must also have an EMU GPA of at least 2.50.

Major Requirements: 96-105 hours

Business Core: 36 hours

International Business Core: 9 hours

• IB 210 - Fundamentals of Global Business (GEGA) 3 hrs
• IB 370 - International Business Ethics 1.5 hrs
• IB 375 - Doing Business in Countries/Regions 1.5 hrs

• Students must take IB 375 three times to fulfill requirements as course content will change each semester to a different country or sub-region within the broader area of study.

Language Requirement: 0-6 hours

All international business students must complete FRNH, GERN, or JPNE 261. Depending on the past foreign language learning experience of individual students, they may be able to enter 261 directly. Conversely, students may need to begin foreign language study at a lower level, to be determined by the placement test in the Department of World Languages.

Foreign language credits may be used to satisfy General Education  requirements. Students who have learned English as a second language may have minimum requirements of French, German, Japanese or Spanish waived.

• FRNH 261L5 - Introduction to Professional Language Study (GELB) 3 hrs
• GERN 261L5 - Introduction to Professional Language Study (GELB) 3 hrs
• JPNE 261 - Introduction to Professional Language Study 3 hrs

Study Abroad: 0-3 hours

All IB students must fulfill a study abroad experience. Please consult the Marketing Department for options.

Accounting Information Systems Functional Area: 33 hours

International Business Electives: 15 hours

Choose five courses from the following:

• ACC 475 - International Accounting 3 hrs
• ECON 370 - Comparative Economic Systems 3 hrs
• ECON 480W - International Trade (GEWI) 3 hrs
• FIN 370 - International Business Finance 3 hrs
• FLAN 489L4 - Internship in Language and International Trade (GELB) 3 hrs
• IB 475 - International Business: Study Abroad Perspective 3 hrs
• IB 479 - Special Topics 3 hrs
• LAW 350 - International Business Law 3 hrs
• MGMT 492 - Managing World Business Communication 3 hrs
• MGMT 495 - International Management 3 hrs
• MKTG 375 - International Business Transactions 3 hrs
• MKTG 460 - Global Marketing 3 hrs
• SCM 465W - Global Supply Chain Management (GEWI) 3 hrs

Minor Requirement:

This major does not require a minor.

Program Total:

Students must earn a minimum total of 124 credits at the 100-level or above.

Beginning in Fall 2022, all baccalaureate degree programs for all undergraduates (regardless of catalog year) will require a minimum of 120 credit hours for completion.

Critical Graduation Information:

Each undergraduate student will be responsible for the fulfillment of the requirements or their equivalents of the Eastern Michigan University catalog in force at the time of their initial registration at a college or university or a subsequent catalog including the one in effect at the time of their graduation.

In the event an undergraduate student does not complete the degree requirements within seven years of the date of their original registration at a college or university, the student may be required to have their credits re-evaluated by the academic department(s) of their major/minor in keeping with catalog requirements in force during the year of their graduation.

The following are minimum requirements for all bachelor’s degrees awarded by Eastern Michigan University. Some majors and minors require more than the minimum in one or more of the areas below; students are urged to consult the online catalog for the requirements of their particular programs.

• Earn a minimum total of 124 credits at the 100-level and above. Courses with numbers below 100 will not be counted toward this degree requirement. At most 8 credit hours of physical education (PEGN) activity courses will be counted toward this requirement. A Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of one year of college credit in a world language.
• Meet the requirements of the General Education program (see information below).
• Complete a Writing Intensive (GEWI) Course in your major.
• Earn a minimum of 60 credits from a four-year college or university; courses taken at community colleges cannot be used to meet this requirement. (Some formal program-to-program articulation agreements modify this requirement. See specific agreements for details.)
• Earn a minimum of 30 credits from courses taken at EMU.
• Complete 10 of the last 30 hours for the degree from courses taken at EMU.
• Have a minimum of 30 unique credit hours in their major and 20 unique credit hours in their minor for a total of at least 50 unique credit hours between them. Some majors that require 50 or more hours themselves do not require a minor; students should check requirements of the selected major in the undergraduate catalog to see if a minor is required.
• Earn no more than 60 credit hours in one subject area (prefix). Credits in excess of the 60 maximum will not be counted toward the minimum of 124 credits required for a bachelor’s degree.
• Earn the minimum number of credits in 300-level and above courses in each major and minor as specified below - these credits must be earned in distinct courses; that is, no course can be used to fulfill this requirement in more than one major or minor.
  • Earn a minimum of 6 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each minor
  • Earn a minimum of 9 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each major that requires a minor.
  • Earn a minimum of 15 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each major that does not require a minor
• Transfer credit will be awarded for courses taken at colleges and universities that are accredited by one of the recognized regional accrediting bodies only if the courses are college-level (equated to 100-level or above at EMU) and the student earned a “C” (or 2.0 on a 4 point scale) or better. Transfer credit may be awarded on a case-by-case basis for college-level courses in which a “C” (2.0) or better was earned at institutions outside the U.S. or at non-accredited U.S. institutions; the internal review of such courses is conducted by individual departments/schools within EMU, and additional documentation may be required. Please note: EMU awards only credits for transferred courses; grades are not used in the calculation of an EMU GPA.
• Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in courses taken at EMU in order to graduate. In addition, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be reached in each major and minor. Only courses taken at EMU and those applied to a student’s major or minor, will be used in the calculation of their major and minor cumulative GPAs. (Note: some programs may require a higher GPA - check with your program advisor.)

General Education Requirements:

EMU’s General Education Program requires students to choose from a menu of approved courses in several different areas; do not assume that other courses in the same department or with similar names will fulfill these requirements. A detailed description of General Education requirements is available in the General Education  section of the catalog.

Students who transferred to EMU may have modified general education requirements based on Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) or articulation agreements; consult your academic advisor for additional information.