Student Exchange Program- Course Planning Worksheet
(Undergraduate)
Guidelines for Course Selection
Fisher College of Business
Student Exchange Program
Exchange Pre-Requisite Courses: Students must complete the following courses before studying abroad on the Student
Exchange Program. Courses must be completed one full semester in advance of departure (i.e. Spring for Autumn
semester abroad, Summer for Spring semester abroad).
 ECON 2001: Principles of Microeconomics
 ECON 2002: Principles of Macroeconomics
 ACCT 2200: Introduction To Accounting I
 ACCT 2300: Introduction to Accounting II
 STAT 1430: Statistics for the Business Sciences
Core Business Courses: Information for students planning to take core business courses at foreign institutions.
 Students may take foreign courses that are equivalent to business core courses per the Past Course Equivalency
List for each host institution, if available on the term they exchange.
 There are no limits on how many business core course credits students can take while on the exchange program.
Courses you should not take abroad:
 Students are required to take the introduction to their intended specialization at Fisher. For example, if a student
is planning on specializing in Finance, BUS FIN 3220 should be completed at Ohio State.
 BUS FIN 3500: Legal Environment of Business cannot be completed abroad since the focus of this course is on
American law.
 BUSMHR 2292: Business Skills and Environment cannot be taken abroad.
 BUS MHR 4490: Strategic Management cannot be completed abroad since this course is the business degree
capstone course that requires synthesis of all the core business courses.
Course recommended to take abroad:
 BUS MHR 2000: Introduction to International Business is a good course to take abroad unless the student is
planning to specialize in International Business.
Specialization Courses: Information for students planning to take courses for their specialization:
 Students can complete up to 3 semester hours of specialization coursework abroad, if available. Students who to
take more than 3 semester hours of specialization coursework abroad must meet with an academic advisor to
receive approval. Approval is not guaranteed.
 Students should not take Accounting courses at foreign institutions since there are differences in American vs.
International accounting systems.
Gen Ed Courses: If the partner institution offers Gen Ed courses, students may take courses that are equivalent to those
in the Social Science and Humanities categories of the Gen Ed.
Minor Courses: Students must get course approvals from their minor department to use courses for their minor. Past
students have been able to receive credit for their minor with pre-conversations and pre-planning.
Students may not take courses at OSU while they study abroad on exchange.
If you have questions about how courses taken on exchange can be applied to the business curriculum, you should
schedule an appointment with a full time advisor in the Undergraduate Program and Advising Office. Call 292-2715 or go
online to Fisher.osu.edu/Undergraduate/Advising/Online-Scheduling to schedule an appointment.
Last updated 6/18/2015
Student Exchange Program- Course Planning Worksheet
(Undergraduate)
Student Name:
OSU Email:
Anticipated Graduation:
Name of Exchange Institution:
.
Term Abroad:
.
Exchange Pre-Requisite Course Checklist
You must complete the following pre-requisites before departing for your Student Exchange Program.
Course Title
Term completed
(or plan to be completed)

ECON 2001: Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 2002: Principles of Macroeconomics

ACCT 2200: Introduction to Accounting 1

ACCT 2300: Introduction to Accounting 2
Institution where course
completed (or to be
completed)

STAT 1430: Statistics for the Business
Science
You must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Ohio State through the end of Spring semester for AU 2016
exchange and through the end of Summer semester for SP 2017 exchange.
Exchange Overseas Course Selection Plan
Please provide your curriculum plan and the past course equivalency information, if any, when meeting your Fisher
Undergraduate Academic Advisor. Make sure to also discuss a backup course plan for your exchange program.
Recommended OSU Course Plan per
OSU Academic Advising
(Meet with your UG Academic Advisor)
Signature of Advisor/ Date
Exchange Course Equivalency
(Meet with Exchange Coordinator
Tue/Thu, 2-5pm by appointment)
Additional Notes
Comments from UG Advisor
* The course equivalency information provided by the Office of Global Business, at Fisher College of Business, Ohio
State University, is a list of course equivalencies that have been approved in the past. This data is shared as a
reference and is not a guarantee that these courses will be offered on the term you go abroad, nor that these courses
are equivalent to Ohio State University's current courses. Students are strongly recommended to have alternative
plans in place in case your above plan becomes unfeasible.
Last updated 6/18/2015