<p>Business administration or international business (international affairs) if I'm planning to do something such as starting my own business?</p>
<p>I know Northeastern is known for its co-op program and business school in general. I was accepted for the BSIB but I'm wondering if I should request to change to BSBA.</p>
<p>Someone please advise me :) thanks!</p>
<p>It’s almost impossible to switch from BSBA to BSIB so you should see if you like BSIB before switching to BSBA.</p>
<p>The classes are almost the same (BSIB just focuses on international concepts, IFRS vs. GAAP) with the only difference between the programs being the language requirement (which you’re not doing) and the mandatory year abroad. Both programs will prepare you to start your own business.</p>
<p>Again, you should see for yourself once you get here. You can transfer from BSIB to BSBA at anytime during your time here, but you cannot transfer from BSBA to BSIB easily. </p>
<p>Source: I’m a current BSIB student. Let me know if you have any more questions. </p>
<p>@ericop8
thanks so much for the reply! i do want to go international for future business ventures, but i was just scared that as a BSIB student I could possibly miss out on stuff BSBA are learning/doing.</p>
<p>Which one would you think is “better” ( i don’t like this word, sorry for lack of word choice) or more “popular”?..as In i would obtain more oppurtunites? I know BSAB offers 4/5 year programs with co-op while BSIB does not. can you please elaborate more on this?</p>
<p>Is there a chance for me to change from BSIB to BSBA when I’m already studying at NU? Also, how do you like it at NU as a BSIB student? Sorry for overwhelming you with all these questions, but please answer whichever you can. Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Yes, you can change from BSIB to BSBA while you’re already here. I think the 1-2 years studying and working abroad are incomparable. (But if you ever did switch to BSBA, you could still do a traditional study abroad or co-op abroad.)</p>
<p>I think you have misread or misheard a few things about the BSIB program in comparison to the BSBA program.</p>
<p>I’m currently a BSIB student, and I very much enjoy it. Both the BSIB and BSBA program are very well developed, with the overall business school often considered among the top twenty or so and growing quickly, and the BSIB program at around #8 in the nation consistently. </p>
<p>The main difference between the BSIB and BSBA program is clearly the global experience.</p>
<p>As a BSIB major, you are required to choose a language with which to gain proficiency in. </p>
<p>Languages are mentioned here: <a href=“http://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/ugrad/bsib/program-tracks/”>http://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/ugrad/bsib/program-tracks/</a>, and include french, german, spanish, chinese, japanese, portugese, as well as International Affairs.</p>
<p>After becoming fluent in said language, you will be spending your fourth year abroad. During this time period you will take a semester of classes, in that native language, with the exclusion of I believe China and Japan, where classes are in English.</p>
<p>The second semester will be spent doing an international co - op, in addition to the one domestic co-op you are required to do in your first three years.</p>
<p>After your fourth year, you have a ton of options. You can continue your education both at Northeastern or your expatriate school following your fourth year.</p>
<p>You can receive a dual degree from said expatriate school.</p>
<p>You can complete a third - co op.</p>
<p>Like the BSBA program, you will still be choosing a concentration, and still be learning all core business skills. The only difference is that you will receive the international viewpoint of it, and some of your classes may be geared toward a slightly more worldly standing, with the options to join classes consisting of only BSIB students.</p>
<p>It’s easy to transfer from BSIB to BSBA. Many students do it after realizing that perhaps going international isn’t right for them at the time. On the other hand, due to language requirements, and other schedule requirements before you go abroad, it’s much harder to transfer INTO the BSIB program</p>
<p>If you have any more questions feel free to ask, and make sure to check out the D’Amore McKim School of Business Website:</p>
<p><a href=“http://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/ugrad/bsib/”>http://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/ugrad/bsib/</a></p>
<p>** I believe the split between BSIB and BSBA is FAIRLY even, though BSBA may be a bit more popular, especially in the upper years as students transfer from BSIB into BSBA.</p>
<p>@SNJJT5
Thank you so much for your explanation! For now I will enroll in BSIB and see what happens from there</p>