International Year One in Business

Introduction

Overview

International Year One in Business will prepare you to enter your next semester of a bachelor’s degree program at Drew University.

Key information

  • A Pathway program provides academic, language and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university.
  • Students are guaranteed progression to an undergraduate degree program through a curriculum consisting of credit-earning courses.
  • Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors. This Pathway program leads to a business major.
  • Drew International Year One programs are two years long, providing students with comprehensive support for the first half of their studies.

Fast facts

Class duration

12-16 hours per week

Class Size

Maximum class size for English language teaching　20

Award

This leads to a bachelor's program at Drew University.

Why Drew University?

  • Drew University places an emphasis on undergraduate research, out-of-classroom learning experiences, and one-on-one personal attention with average class sizes of just 17 students.
  • Students spend two days each week in New York City during the semester-long Wall Street immersion program.
  • Drew alumni working in New York, New Jersey and throughout the tri-state region frequently return to campus to share their career advice and insights with current students.
  • The RISE program gives students the opportunity to work alongside the likes of 2016 Nobel Prize winner in medicine and Drew RISE fellow Dr. William Campbell.
  • Students choose from a variety of elective courses that help them understand current challenges faced by policymakers, companies and organizations.
Start Dates January May
Program length 4 Semesters

Entry requirements

Age requirement

17

Academic requirements

High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA.

English language entry requirements

4 Semesters: TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, IELA 162 (154 minimum subscores), or Duolingo 90.

Dates & fees

January 2022 start
(4 Semesters)

Wed 12 January 2022 - Wed 11 May 2022
Wed 18 May 2022 - Fri 12 August 2022

$43,135

May 2022 start
(4 Semesters)

Wed 18 May 2022 - Fri 12 August 2022
Sun 21 August 2022 - Fri 16 December 2022

$43,135

Degree program components

129 credit hour program
65 credit hours apply from Pathway
64 credit hours remaining toward degree

Semester 1

Course title

Credit hours

AMST 101

American Popular Culture

4 Credits

EAP 102

English for Academic Purposes I (Listening & Speaking)

4 Credits

EAP 101

English for Academic Purposes I (Reading & Writing)

4 Credits

ECON 101

Microeconomics

4 Credits

Semester 2

Course title

Credit hours

EAP 201

English for Academic Purposes II (Reading & Writing)

4 Credits

SOC 101 or ANTH 104

Introduction to Sociology or Cultural Diversity

4 Credits

DREW 110

Launch Workshop: Preparation for Career and Academic Success

1 Credits

ECON 102

Macroeconomics

4 Credits

EAP 202

Public Speaking

4 Credits

Semester 3

Course title

Credit hours

WRTG 101

College Writing for ESOL

4 Credits

BST 115

Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

4 Credits

Humanities/Social Sciences

General Education Course

4 Credits

MATH 117

Introduction to Statistics

4 Credits

Semester 4

Course title

Credit hours

REL 214 or SOC 217

Business Ethics or The Sociology of Management

4 Credits

Elective

College Elective

4 Credits

Elective

College Elective

4 Credits

ECON 301

Intermediate Microeconomics

4 Credits

Progression

P
 =  Placement option available
A
 =  Study abroad option available

Degree subject

Final level %

English level %

Additional requirements

Accounting-B.A.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Business-B.A.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Economics-B.A.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Finance-B.S.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Marketing-B.A.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Start Dates August January May
Program length 4 Semesters

Entry requirements

Age requirement

17

Academic requirements

High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA.

English language entry requirements

4 Semesters: TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, IELA 162 (154 minimum subscores), or Duolingo 90.

Dates & fees

August 2022 start
(4 Semesters)

Sun 21 August 2022 - Fri 16 December 2022
Wed 11 January 2023 - Wed 10 May 2023

January 2023 start
(4 Semesters)

Wed 11 January 2023 - Wed 10 May 2023
Wed 17 May 2023 - Fri 11 August 2023

May 2023 start
(4 Semesters)

Wed 17 May 2023 - Fri 11 August 2023
Sun 20 August 2023 - Fri 15 December 2023

Degree program components

129 credit hour program
65 credit hours apply from Pathway
64 credit hours remaining toward degree

Semester 1

Course title

Credit hours

AMST 101

American Popular Culture

4 Credits

EAP 102

English for Academic Purposes I (Listening & Speaking)

4 Credits

EAP 101

English for Academic Purposes I (Reading & Writing)

4 Credits

ECON 101

Microeconomics

4 Credits

Semester 2

Course title

Credit hours

EAP 201

English for Academic Purposes II (Reading & Writing)

4 Credits

SOC 101 or ANTH 104

Introduction to Sociology or Cultural Diversity

4 Credits

DREW 110

Launch Workshop: Preparation for Career and Academic Success

1 Credits

ECON 102

Macroeconomics

4 Credits

EAP 202

Public Speaking

4 Credits

Semester 3

Course title

Credit hours

WRTG 101

College Writing for ESOL

4 Credits

BST 115

Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

4 Credits

Humanities/Social Sciences

General Education Course

4 Credits

MATH 117

Introduction to Statistics

4 Credits

Semester 4

Course title

Credit hours

REL 214 or SOC 217

Business Ethics or The Sociology of Management

4 Credits

Elective

College Elective

4 Credits

Elective

College Elective

4 Credits

ECON 301

Intermediate Microeconomics

4 Credits

Progression

P
 =  Placement option available
A
 =  Study abroad option available

Degree subject

Final level %

English level %

Additional requirements

Accounting-B.A.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Business-B.A.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Economics-B.A.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Finance-B.S.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-

Marketing-B.A.

2.5 GPA

No grade below C-