Curriculum

The Certificate of International Studies in Business is a rigorous, integrative academic supplement to the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. Through study abroad, foreign language immersion and area studies coursework, CISB students are equipped to meet the challenges facing business leaders in today's global economy.

CISB combines business education with:

Students who complete the program earn a certificate from the Foster School and the certificate is noted on their transcript. Download the CISB Information Sheet.

Service requirement
CISB students are required to volunteer for a minimum of nine hours per year, working on CISB events or internationally-oriented community service. CISB encourages students to exceed the minimum as a way to help out and get to know fellow students. Hours are recorded and submitted by the event chair and sent to the track presidents, who in turn submit the information to the CISB VP of Information Systems for posting.

Requirement checklist
For the CISB requirement checklist, see page four of Undergraduate Degree Requirements on the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration of the Undergraduate Degree web site. A Forecast of Courses may also be found on that page.


CISB Alumni Scholarship
In 2009, the CISB Alumni Scholarship Fund was established to ensure every student, regardless of financial ability, would be able to study or work abroad.
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Kelly Nealson
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- Kelly Nealson, French Track
Kanghee Jeon, Alex Birch, and Ben ChowFoster students present business strategy in Chinese
Kanghee Jeon, Alex Birch, and Ben Chow studied a case written in Chinese on Pepsi and prepared their presentation and executive summary in Chinese.