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Incoming IMBA Student Information

Academic Regulations, Policies and Procedures


The IMBA program is a 68 credit hour degree program. It may only be taken on a full-time basis, with classes beginning each July.  Core courses in the program are taken in lock-step sequence over the two or three year period, depending on the track to which you have been admitted. Students must maintain a "B" average and all courses for degree credit must be passed with at least a grade of  "C".

Certain components of the International MBA program require entry to foreign countries. It is the ultimate responsibility of the student to provide necessary documentation needed to enter the foreign countries to which he/she is assigned an international internship. The IMBA office assists in informing all students of the documentation required and assists in obtaining visas. Failure to provide necessary papers on time may result in a year delay in the participation in the overseas portions of the program.  It is the responsibility of the student to obtain whatever documents and take whatever actions are required to remain in the countries in which the components of the IMBA program are conducted. Please have your passport with you when you come to Columbia with enough blank pages for use during your international travel. Please use the USC Student Handbook and the Columbia Student Guide to familiarize yourself with offices on campus and places in Columbia. The University reserves the right to change the location and duration of all off-campus components of the IMBA program.

Academic Regulations 

Please click here for  IMBA Academic Policies and Standards.


Joint Degree Program

Students wishing to pursue the four-year IMBA/JD degree must apply independently and must be admitted to both the Moore School of Business and the Law School. A completed Joint  Degree Application signed by both the designated Moore School official and the Law School must be on file before the student can register. Courses are taken in the Law School for the first two years. During the third year of the program, students follow the business curriculum as a first-year IMBA student in the Language or Global Track (format outlined above). During the final year of the program, students must complete nine credit hours of business electives in the Moore School and may use twelve credit hours of Law School electives to complete the required twenty-one credit hours of electives required for the IMBA degree.

Grade Scale-Core Courses

Letter grades are assigned by individual instructors for each course. The letter grades are then converted into point  values on a four-point scale. The point values are multiplied by the number of credits to determine the grade points earned in an individual course. The grade points are summed and the sum of the grade points is divided by the number of credits attempted to determine a grade point average.  The following is the grade scale that applies to the core business courses:

Letter Grade Numerical Range
A 90 and above
B+ 87-89
B 80-86
C+ 77-79
C 70-76
D+ 67-69
D 60-66
F 59 and below

Honor Code

The University of South Carolina expects high standards in all areas from its students. The University, as well as the International MBA faculty, staff, alumni, and students, believe strongly in the Honor Code. This Code requires acceptance of certain responsibiities and agreement by all students to abide by the spirit of the Honor Code upon entering the International MBA program at the University of South Carolina In order that you may better understand the required responsibilities, the general University community codes are outlined below:

1.  It shall be the responsibility of every faculty member, student, administrator and staff member of the University community to uphold and maintain the academic standards and integrity of the University of South Carolina.

2.  Any member of the University community who has reasonable grounds to believe that an infraction of the code of Student Academic Responsibility has occurred, has an obligation to report the alleged violation. Violation of any of the following standards subjects the student to disciplinary action: bribery, cheating, lying, plagiarism.

Your enrollment in the International MBA program signifies your willingness to accept these responsibilities and uphold the Honor Code of the University of South Carolina. For further explanation of the Code of Academic Student Responsibility, please refer to the Carolina Community Student Policy Manual.