Program Overview

International Year One in Business

Program Overview

International Year One in Business will prepare you to enter your next semester of a bachelor’s degree program at Drew University. Upon successful completion of International Year One and meeting university requirements for undergraduate admission, you may enter your third year of undergraduate study at Drew University or at a number of well-known US universities.

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 programs.
• 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.

Program Details

International Year One in Business

Duration

• 4 Semesters
• 5 Semesters

Entry Requirements

Age Requirement

• 16

Academic Requirements

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

English Language Requirements

• TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), TOEFL Essentials 6.5 (6.0 minimum subscores)
• IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, or Duolingo 90.

Class Size

• 20

Important Dates

2025 Fall Start (August)

• Program start date: 17 August 2025 - Program end date: 13 May 2026
  • Semester 1 fall: 17 August 2025 - 12 December 2025
  • Semester 2 spring: 14 January 2026 - 13 May 2026

2026 Spring Start (January)

• Program start date: 14 January 2026 - Program end date: 14 August 2026
  • Semester 1 spring: 14 January 2026 - 13 May 2026
  • Semester 2 summer: 20 May 2026 - 14 August 2026

2026 Summer Start (May)

• Program start date: 20 May 2026 - Program end date: 18 December 2026
  • Semester 1 summer: 20 May 2026 - 14 August 2026
  • Semester 2 fall: 23 August 2026 - 18 December 2026

Fees and Pricing

Estimated Cost of Attendance

• Tuition fee: $49,450.00
• Approximate cost: $49,450.00

Sample Classes

Degree Program Components

• 128 Credit hour program
• 64 Credit hours apply from Pathway
• 64 Credit hours remaining toward degree

Semester 1

• AMST 101: American Popular Culture (4 Credit Hours)
• EAP 102: English for Academic Purposes I (Listening & Speaking) (4 Credit Hours)
• EAP 101: English for Academic Purposes I (Reading & Writing) (4 Credit Hours)
• BST 106: Fundamentals of Business (4 Credit Hours)
• Total credit hours: 16 Credit Hours

Semester 2

• EAP 202: Public Speaking (4 Credit Hours)
• DSCI 520: English for Academic Purposes II (Reading & Writing) (4 Credit Hours)
• ECON 101: Microeconomics (4 Credit Hours)
• SOC 101 or ANTH 104: Introduction to Sociology or Cultural Diversity (4 Credit Hours)
• Total credit hours: 16 Credit Hours

Semester 3

• BST 115: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (4 Credit Hours)
• WRTG 101: College Writing for ESOL (4 Credit Hours)
• ECON 102: Macroeconomics (4 Credit Hours)
• Elective: College Elective (4 Credit Hours)
• Total credit hours: 16 Credit Hours

Semester 4

• STAT 207: Introduction to Statistics (4 Credit Hours)
• REL 214 or BST 351: Business Ethics or Organizational Ethics (4 Credit Hours)
• Arts/Natural Sciences: Arts/Natural Sciences (4 Credit Hours)
• Elective: College Elective (4 Credit Hours)
• Total credit hours: 16 Credit Hours

Progression

• Marketing (B.A): 2.0 GPA and a minimum of 48 credit hours
• Accounting (B.A.): 2.0 GPA and a minimum of 48 credit hours
• Finance (B.S.): 2.0 GPA and a minimum of 48 credit hours
• Business (B.A.): 2.0 GPA and a minimum of 48 credit hours
• Economics (B.A.): 2.0 GPA and a minimum of 48 credit hours