International Business Undergraduate Certificate

Open to business and non-business students.

Certificate Requirements

• 2.75 UCF GPA or higher
• GEB 3375 Intro to International Business – Core Class (C or higher)
• 6-9 US credits of CBA-approved coursework completed outside the U.S. (C or higher)
• One (3 credit) Restricted Elective if completing only 6 credits abroad (C or higher); not required if completing 9 credits abroad (C or higher)

Prerequisite Courses

• None

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

• Complete all of the following
  • Complete the following:
    • GEB3375 - Introduction to International Business (3)
  • Select 6 to 9 hours of Study Abroad:
  • Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: GEB 3955 - Study Abroad
  • Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: GEB 4955 - Study Abroad

Restricted Electives

• Complete all of the following
  • Select one of the courses below only if less than 9 hours of Study Abroad completed
  • Another restricted elective may be approved at the discretion of the Associate Director of Study Abroad in the College of Business Administration
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • GEB4374 - International Negotiations and Transactions (3)
    • MAN4600 - International Management (3)
    • MAN4441 - Conflict Resolution and Negotiation (3)
    • MAR4156 - International Marketing (3)
    • GEO3471 - World Political Geography (3)
    • LAS3002 - Topics in Latin American Studies (3)
    • JST3821 - Israel: Start-Up Nation (3)
    • GEA4405 - Geography of Latin America (3)

Grand Total Credits: 12

Foreign Language Requirements

• None

Total Semester Hours Required:

12

Other Requirements

• A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in all courses used to satisfy the certificate.
• GEB 3375 cannot count as both the core class for the certificate and as 3 of the minimum 6 US credits of approved business coursework completed outside the U.S. Students are welcome to complete the core class while abroad; however, they must take two Restricted Electives instead of just one (in order to reach 12 credits) - unless they go abroad for a second time and obtain an additional 3 credits, which some students choose to do.
• Lower division courses taken at Florida College System institutions do not substitute for upper division courses.
• Courses taken as part of a UCF College of Business exchange program, will be reviewed for appropriateness by the College of Business Study Abroad Director. Additional information may be required by the Study Abroad Director to determine the appropriateness of the course taken.
• Courses transferred into the College of Business from a foreign institution, that are not part of a College of Business exchange program, must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide a course syllabus and any other supporting information with his/her petition for this evaluation.
• At least nine hours used in the minor must be coursework registered through UCF College of Business Study Abroad.
• No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
• Internship, Independent Study, or Directed Research credit cannot be used toward the minor.
• The College of Business does not permit any course used towards a certificate or those used to meet admission requirements for the certificate to be taken on an elective S/U grading basis.