Review of the Permanent Status Request

BS in International Business

Steven E. Hastings, Professor and Associate Chair – Food and Resource Economics

Matthew S. Weinert, Associate Professor – Political Science & International Relations

1/09/2012

In our opinion, the Permanent Status Report for this new major in the Lerner College of Business and Economics makes an excellent case for the major to be approved.

Specifically, the Report documents that:

· The major is consistent the University’s Path to Prominence plan.

· The major is meeting the General Education Goals of the University.

· The major has demonstrated that is meeting its stated goals and objectives.

· The major is attracting high quality applicants (more than were proposed).

· The majors are graduating and getting jobs (as indicated by the information provided).

· No significant additional resources are required to support this major.

· Related and affected Departments have provided letters of support for the major.

· The major is comparable with similar majors as highly-ranked schools, and by some measures (number of foreign language courses required; semester-length study abroad) continues to be the most rigorous in the region.

In summary, we believe the major should be granted Permanent Status.