Program Overview

International Year One in Business

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.

Program Details

International Year One in Business

• Duration: 1-3 semesters
• Start dates:
  • 2025 Fall Start (August): August 20, 2025 - December 12, 2025
  • 2026 Spring Start (January): January 7, 2026 - May 1, 2026
  • 2026 Summer Start (May): May 27, 2026 - August 14, 2026

Entry Requirements

• Age Requirement: 17
• Academic Requirements:
  • High school diploma
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA or 55% Gaokao score in each province
• English Language Requirements:
  • TOEFL 77
  • IELTS 6.0
  • PTEA 53
  • Duolingo 120
  • TOEFL Essentials 8.5
  • GaoKao 120
• Class size: 14

Fees and Pricing

• Estimated cost of attendance: $19,670.00
• Tuition fee: $19,670.00
• Approximate cost: $19,670.00

Sample Classes

• Semester 1:
  • Core Curriculum Course (3 Credit Units)
  • Core Curriculum Course (3 Credit Units)
  • Math course based on testing (3 Credit Units)
  • International Student University Success (2 Credit Units)
  • Core Curriculum Course within major (3 Credit Units) Total credit units: 14 Credit Units

Progression

• Entrepreneurship (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses
• Human Resource Management (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses
• Accounting (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses
• Economics (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses
• Finance (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses
• Industrial Distribution (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses
• Information Systems (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses
• Management (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses
• Marketing (BS):
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA
  • English level %: 80% Minimum in all required ELI courses