STUDY, INTERN, VOLUNTEER OR RESEARCH ABROAD

Pursuing an academic experience abroad is an enriching life experience that provides both personal and professional benefits Students gain academic and cultural experience that develops their global mindset and understanding of how business is conducted globally.

The Center for International Business Studies (CIBS) offers the following global opportunities:

Faculty Programs

Exchanges Internships

Requirements

2.5 GPA; U2-U4

2.5 GPA; Upper-level 2.5 GPA; U2-U4

3.0 GPA; Upper-level; Option not available in graduating semester

2.5 GPA; U2-U4

Faculty Programs. Travel with a Mays faculty member and Mays Business School students to a foreign location to study international business. Company visits, guest lectures, and cultural excursions are included. Programs that take place during winter break, spring break, and the May break are associated with spring courses.

*Requirements vary for each faculty program. Visit the CIBS website for the most updated information.

Exchanges Experience ‘immersion’ in another country while studying for a semester or academic year at a partner school. Mays’ partnerships include universities in 23 countries. Students should work with their academic advisor to identify degree requirements and major coursework that can be taken on exchange. Visit the CIBS website for additional information, including suggested courses.

Internships. Students may earn IBUS 484 International Business Internship credit for a business-related internship lasting 6 weeks or longer. An application is required prior to the internship, available online at mays.tamu.edu/center-forinternational-business-studies/internships/, and requires details about internship activities and responsibilities. Applications are reviewed by the CIBS director. Registration in IBUS 484 for term of the internship is required.

Volunteer Experiences. Students may conduct service-learning abroad through Global Business Brigades or other student organizations at Mays Business School that offer opportunities to assist local business owners or NGOs abroad.

Research Experiences. Students may compete in a global case competition or participate in the Mexico Introduction to Research Abroad Program (IRAP). Case competitions require upper-level classification while the IRAP program is exclusive to freshman students.

Plan Ahead. Plan early to take advantage of scholarships and to complete your international experience within the hours required. Meet with a Mays academic advisor about how course credits may apply and to learn about the international business certificates. Attend a CIBS informational, Go Global event, or meet with a CIBS ambassador or staff member.

More Information and Other Opportunities. Learn more at mays.tamu.edu/cibs/

Certificate Programs

Mays Business School offers certificate programs for undergraduate business students who want to explore in more depth a particular topic area. Most are open to all majors, and some are designed for specific majors who wish to specialize in or complement a particular area in the major field of study. All requirements must be completed PRIOR TO graduation. A certificate notation will be added to the official transcript upon graduation.

The Department of Accounting offers two certificate programs. They are:

Energy Accounting

Internal Audit

Each program is designed to provide high impact learning experiences and an internship in the related certificate area

The Energy Accounting certificate is for students pursuing the BBA-ACCT or BBA-FINC degrees. Business Honors students who are double majoring in ACCT or FINC are also eligible.

The Internal Audit certificate is open to students who have been admitted into the Internal Audit Program (IAP). All BBA majors are eligible to apply

Specific requirements for each program may be found on the Department of Accounting website, mays.tamu.edu/department-of-accounting/ area. Students are strongly encouraged to plan as freshmen, so as not to miss required program application deadlines.

Program specific requirements may be found on the Department of Finance website, mays.tamu.edu/department-of-finance/

Center for International Business

Mays Business School offers three (3) international business certificate programs to meet the challenges of increased business globalization They are:

International Business

European Union Business

Latin American Business

These programs offer Mays students the opportunity to study international business and develop understanding of other cultures, economies, and foreign language.

The Department of Finance offers seven certificate programs They are:

Banking Services

Capital Markets and Investments

Commercial Banking

Corporate Finance

Investment Banking and Private Equity

Investment Banking

Trading, Risk & Investments

All certificates except Banking Services are open to BBA-FINC and BBA-BHNR/FINC students. The Banking Services certificate is open to all BBA undergraduates, except BBA-FINC, at Texas A&M.

Each program is designed to provide a concentrated course of study and participation in experiential learning opportunities or internships in the selected

An international experience is required for all certificate programs. Specific requirements are available on the website, mays.tamu.edu/center-forinternational-business-studies/.

Students are strongly encouraged to plan early and select courses based on consultation with the Center for International Business Studies, in 230 Wehner, and their academic advisor

Special Programs

Mays Business School is a vibrant learning organization that creates impactful knowledge and develops transformational leaders. Mays is committed to high-impact learning experiences which give students the chance to actively apply and develop their knowledge in a variety of real -world contexts. Highlighted below are some of the major-specific programs available.

Aggies In Tech

Open to all Texas A&M Undergraduate students

Aggies in Tech (AiT) is designed for students pursuing high impact business opportunities in tech and FAANG+ companies. The specialized courses are taught by TAMU faculty members as well as industry experts. Outside of the classroom, students attend networking sessions to learn about the industry and hear from experts.

AiT students benefit from:

High-Impact AiT specific sections of several business courses

A unique 1-week, 3-credit hour educational trip to the West coast, interacting with FAANG+ companies. A tech interaction dinner in Austin.

0 credit hour bootcamp programs in the summer to learn about the industry, entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies such as AI. A project to showcase in interviews as students in the program work on developing their own app/code to take to market.

Numerous professional and social interactions with industry representatives.

TAMU undergraduates must apply for AiT in the spring of their freshman year. For more information contact tech@mays.tamu.edu.

Aggies On Wall Street

Aggies on Wall Street (AOWS) is offered by the Department of Finance. It is designed to provide highachieving finance (FINC) and business honors (FINC+BHNR) students with superior access to opportunities in the competitive industries of investment banking and asset management.

AOWS students are placed on an accelerated track whereby they are required to take specific FINC courses ahead of the typical schedule. Also, they take advanced FINC courses in capital markets, company valuation, and leveraged buyout by the time of their junior year internship interviews.

AOWS students benefit from:

High-Impact AOWS specific sections of FINC 351, FINC 361 and FINC 381

A unique 2-week, 3-credit hour educational trip in New York, meeting many finance firms and professionals (additional application required)

Numerous professional and social interactions with industry representatives.

Dedicated AOWS academic advisor

Mays undergraduates must apply for AOWS the fall of their sophomore year, have declared or are declaring FINC as their major and be enrolled in, or completed FINC 341 (including FINC 341 prerequisites) at the time of application.

For more information see the AOWS website, mays.tamu.edu/department-of-finance/aggies-onwall-street-overview/.

The Professional Program (PPA) is a 5-year integrated program offered by the James Benjamin Department of Accounting. This 2.5 year program offers successful and motivated students the opportunity to simultaneously earn a BBA in Accounting and a Master of Science (MS) in one of the following business majors: Accounting, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Management Information Systems, Marketing, or Financial Management (MFM).

Admission to the PPA. Applications to the PPA are accepted every fall and spring semester. Students who are currently enrolled in or have completed ACCT 327 are eligible to apply (typically around junior year).