Liberal Arts: International Studies Major, A.A.

Purpose

This curriculum is designed to prepare students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in international studies. This major will broaden the student’s education and awareness to include emphasis on comparative cultures, international regimes, and the dynamics of complex interdependence.

Transfer Information

Students are advised to work closely with the faculty and counseling staff for program and course scheduling. Electives should be chosen carefully to meet requirements of the transfer institution. The responsibility for proper course selection rests with the student.

Two Years

Electives should be chosen with the advice of an academic advisor to meet the requirements of the intended transfer institution.

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Placement testing determines initial foreign language level. Students who place directly into intermediate level foreign language or ASL may take any General Education course(s) to meet the required number of credits. Waivers or credit by exam for prior experience is available for some languages. See the ‘World Language Credit and Waiver’ section of the [Credit for Prior Learning Manual]. Students must earn 60 unique and applicable credits to be awarded the Liberal Arts degree.

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Students who plan to take MTH 245 Statistics I should take MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning or MTH 161 PreCalculus I first. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning and MTH 245 Statistics I, or for both MTH 261 Applied Calculus I and MTH 263 Calculus I, or for both MTH 262 Applied Calculus II and MTH 264 Calculus II. 

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Select any course listed under General Education Electives or any Global Understanding course. This elective is not needed if selections for all other requirements total 60 credits or more.

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ENG 225 or higher literature course satisfies this requirement satisfies this requirement.

Global Understanding

Select one of the following: