International Affairs Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015MATH 1075
Humanities & Arts BACR 115POLI 204 (Global Studies - graduation requirement)5POLI 2035
Social Science BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215Social Science BACR 215
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
Diversity - graduation requirement15International Affairs Area Studies Electives25International Affairs Area Studies Electives25
Natural Science BACR 115International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives35International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives35
Elective - minor or general elective5Natural Science BACR 215International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives35
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
International Affairs Area Studies Electives25POLI 3215POLI 3225
International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives35Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
 15 15 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
POLI 3235International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives35POLI 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5POLI 4932
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
  Elective - minor or general elective3
 15 15 15
Total Cr. 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Required Area Studies in Security and Economic Policies, Practices, and Norms. Choose three courses from this category according to regional interest.

3

Required Interdisciplinary Courses (With approval from the director of the International Affairs Program, choose 25 credits from three of the following disciplines): ANTH, GEOS, HIST, ECON, PLAN, SOCI.