Study Plans by Major

Determining when and where to study abroad depends on factors specific to each student – your major or majors, credit already completed, where you want to go, and deadlines for scholarship applications, to name a few. Course offerings vary by location and semester, so what you want to take while you’re away plays a role, too. Plan early – beginning by fall of second year is ideal - so you can customize a plan to fit your academic, internship, financial, and personal needs.

Excepting students in the BBA/MPA integrated approach, studying abroad during fall or spring semester of third year fits well for most students. The examples below show some common ways that McCombs students of various majors fit a semester of required classes into study abroad. Other approaches are possible.

Students must successfully complete ACC 312, BA 324, and STA 309 prior to departure.  See also: Major Degree Plans and 4-Year Sequences.

ALL MAJORS (Except BBA/MPA: integrated approach)

Semesters 1-3: Follow general guidelines
Save the “upper-division study abroad course”
Semester 4: Apply to study abroad by March 1 to spend semester 5, 6, or both abroad
Semester 5 or 6: Research, interview, secure internship for following summer

PLEASE NOTE: These are general examples, and more classes may be possible, such as Social Sciences or Fine Arts/Humanities.  Each student's situation is unique.  Meet with an International Programs coordinator and your Academic Coordinator to discuss your plans.

ACCOUNTING Semester 5 or 6: Possible Courses to Satisfy Abroad - ACC 329 ACC 364 MKT 337 MAN 336 OM 335 Upper-division study abroad course Upper division non-business elective	BBA/MPA integrated approach Semester 4: Apply to BBA/MPA integrated approach Semester 5: Begin BBA/MPA curriculum Consult with MPA Program Office about study abroad Semester 6: Apply to study abroad by March 1 to spend semester 7 abroad Semester 7: Possible Courses to Satisfy Abroad - FIN 367 (LEB elective for tax track) Business Elective (LEB elective for tax track) MKT 337 MAN 336 OM 335 Upper-division study abroad course Upper division non-business elective
BUSINESS HONORS Follow guidelines of secondary major Additional restrictions apply to Honors “core” courses (all that are followed by “H”)	ENGINEERING ROUTE TO BUSINESS Semester 5, 6, or 7 (depending on blocks): OM 335 FIN 357 MKT 337 Business block options (up to 3) Business elective Upper-division study abroad course *Engineering block courses may be possible at select locations
FINANCE Semester 4: Complete all prerequisites for FIN 357 Semester 5 (could be abroad semester): Take FIN 357 Semester 6: Possible Courses to Satisfy Abroad - FIN 367 FIN track course(s) (up to 3) MAN 336 or OM 335 MKT 337 Upper-division study abroad course Upper division non-business elective x 2	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Study abroad is required in a country/region that matches the student’s area studies and foreign language. Multiple approaches are possible. Many IB majors spend a year abroad to become fluent in their foreign language and gain greater cultural understanding. Semester 4: Take first upper-division foreign language class Semester 5 and/or 6: Possible Courses to Satisfy Abroad - IB electives (up to 2) Business electives (up to 2) Area Studies (up to 3) Foreign Language FIN 357 OM 335 or MAN 336 MKT 337 Upper-division study abroad course
MANAGEMENT Semester 4: Take MAN 336 and/or OM 335 (both if possible) Semester 5 or 6: Possible Courses to Satisfy Abroad - MAN track courses (up to 3) FIN 357 MKT 337 Upper-division social sciences (up to 2) Upper-division study abroad course	MIS Semester 4: Take MIS 304 and MIS 325 Semester 5: Take MIS 333K Semester 6: Possible Courses to Satisfy Abroad - MKT 337 MAN 336 or OM 335 FIN 357 Upper-division MIS elective Upper-division study abroad course Upper division non-business elective x 2
MARKETING Semester 4: Take MKT 337 Semester 5 or 6: Possible Courses to Satisfy Abroad - MAN 336 or OM 335 FIN 357 MKT electives (up to 3) Upper-division study abroad course Upper division non-business elective x 2	SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Semester 4: Take OM 335 Semester 5 or 6: Possible Courses to Satisfy Abroad - OM 367* OM 368* OM electives* (up to 2) FIN 357 MKT 337 MAN 336 Upper-division study abroad course Upper division non-business elective x 2 *A maximum of 3 OM courses may be taken abroad

To start planning your study abroad experience, attend an International Programs Information Session, and consult with an International Programs coordinator and your Academic Coordinator.