2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Global Business, B.S.

Admissions Requirements:

The following are the requirements for admission into the Global Business Major:

(1) The student must have a GPA of 2.75 on 30 or more completed semester hours. If fewer than 30 semester hours have been completed at Kean, GPA will be calculated using coursework from all transfer institutions attended. A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required for Declaration. An overall minimum GPA of 2.50 is required for Graduation.

(2) Complete the Foundation Coursework with a grade of ‘C’ or better,

ENG 1030 College Composition
COMM 1402 Speech Communication as Critical Citizenship
MATH 1044 OR MATH 1054 Pre-Calculus
GE 2021 Research & Technology

(3) Additional courses to be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better to declare major:

ECO 1020 Principles of Economics I (Macroeconomics)
ECO 1021 Principles of Economics II (Microeconomics)
CPS 1032 Microcomputer Applications
ACCT 2200  Principles of Accounting I
MGS 2150 Business Statistics & Applications
The following are the requirements for admission into the Global Business Major:
The following are the requirements for admission into the Global Business Major:
The following are the requirements for admission into the Global Business Major:

NOTE: Global Business majors must maintain an overall minimum GPA of 2.50 to continue in the major and graduate. All major courses require a minimum grade of “C”.

Program Accreditation:

This program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

General Education 32

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1044PRECALCULUS FOR BUSINESS

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2021RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

Foreign Languages

3

*ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

*HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

Select one Lab Science course from the following areas:
Lab Science: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Earth Science, Forensic Sciences, Interdisciplinary, Physics or Sustainability Sciences

4

Additional Required Courses 15

Additional Requirements 15

ECON 1020PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS I

3

ECON 1021PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS II

3

ENG 3090BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING

3

COMM 3590BUSINESS & PROF. COMM

3

Foreign Languages

3

ECO 1020 and ECO 1021 requires a grade of C or higher.

Academic Major 61

All major courses require a grade of C or better

.

Major Required Courses 31

ACCT 2200PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I

3

ACCT 2210PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II

3

BLAW 2051BUSINESS LAW I

3

MKT 2500PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

3

MGS 2030PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

MGS 2150BUSINESS STATISTICS & APPLICATION

4

FIN 3310MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATE FINANCE I

3

MGS 3040MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3

MGS 3520BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

3

MGS 4010OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

3

Global Business Core Requirements 21

MGS 3032ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

3

MGS 3035INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

3

MGS 3025INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & TRADE

3

MKT 4220INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

3

GBUS 4811GLOBAL PRACTICUM I

1

GBUS 4821GLOBAL BUSINESS PRACTICUM II

2

GBUS 4320SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL BUS & TECHNOLOGY

3

GBUS 4330INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

3

Global Business Electives 6

Complete 2 courses from the following or an approved substitute with advisement.

GBUS 4300MANAGING GLOBAL OPERATIONS

3

GBUS 4310GLOBAL BUSINESS RESEARCH & ANALYTICS

3

MGS 3045COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNET

3

GBUS 4500CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN GLOBAL BUSINESS

3

GBUS 4200GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS

3

ACCT 4270INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING

3

Major Capstone Course 3

MGS 4999INTEGRATIVE BUSINESS STRATEGY

3

MGS 4999 Writing Emphasis Course (WE) Course required by Major. A grade of C or better is required.


Free Electives 12

(At least 50% must be 3000/4000 level) 

MGS 1996 (1 credit): Optional Research Initiative, may be taken twice for credit.

Total Credit Hours: 120