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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  
MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H or MATH 1060 or MATH 2200 or MATH 2300H or MATH 2260 or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H 

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
Preferred Course(s): POLS 1101 or POLS 1101H and (HIST 2111 or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112H )

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Area VI
3 hours from  INTL 1100 or INTL 1100H
3 hours from ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H
3 hours from  3rd term of a Foreign Language  (School-wide requirement)
3 hours from  4th term of Foreign Language  (INTL major requirement)
6 hours from:
AFST(ANTH)(CMLT)(GEOG)(SOCI)(RELI) 2100 
ANTH 1102 or ANTH 2120H
CMLT 2111 or CMLT 2270H
CMLT 2210 or CMLT 2250H
CMLT 2212 or CMLT 2280H
CMLT 2220 or CMLT 2260H
CMLT(AFAM) 2600
ECON 2105 or ECON 2105H 
ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H 
GEOG 1101 or GEOG 2010H
GEOG 1125 or GEOG 2250H
GEOG 2510
GRMN 2300
HIST(LACS) 2221 
HIST(LACS) 2222 
HIST 2301or HIST 2311H
HIST 2302 or HIST 2312H
HIST(AFST) 2501
HIST(AFST) 2502 
HIST 2600
HIST 2701 or HIST 2702H
HIST 2702 or HIST 2702H
ITAL 2500
LACS 1000 
LEGL 2700 or LEGL 2800H
LING 2100 or LING 2100H
PHIL 2010 or PHIL 2010H
PHIL 2030 or PHIL 2030H
POLS 2000 or POLS 2000H
PSYC(AFAM) 2150
RELI 1001 or RELI 2001H
RELI 1002 or RELI 2002H
RELI 1006
ROML 2550 or SPAN 2550 


If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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Required Courses (30 hours)
All courses for the major must have a grade of "C" (2.0) or better.
At least 24 hours of major required courses must be taken in residence 

INTL 3200* or INTL 3200E*  
INTL 3300* or INTL 3300E*

*INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300 or INTL 3300E is recommended before any 4000-level INTL courses are taken 

Choose two courses (6 hours) from the field of International Relations:
Courses appearing under both lists may be applied to either field, but not both 

 

Choose two courses (6 hours) from the field of Comparative Politics: 
Courses appearing under both lists may be applied to either field, but not both 
GEOG(INTL)(HIST) 4634
GEOG(INTL) 4694
INTL 4005
INTL 4006
INTL 4300
INTL 4305
INTL 4310
INTL 4320 or INTL(SOCI) 4320S 
INTL 4330 or INTL 4330H
INTL 4335
INTL 4340 or INTL 4340H
INTL(AFST) 4355
INTL 4360
INTL 4361
INTL 4364
INTL 4366
INTL(POLS) 4367
INTL 4370
INTL 4371 or INTL 4371E
INTL(LACS) 4380
INTL 4390
INTL 4410 or INTL 4410E
INTL 4455
INTL 4475
INTL 4530
INTL 4550
INTL 4610
INTL(HPAM) 4615 or INTL(HPAM) 4615E 
INTL 4625 or INTL 4625H
INTL 4627
INTL 4630
INTL 4640
INTL 4644
INTL 4650
INTL(CMLT) 4660
INTL 4665
INTL(AFST) 4680
INTL 4684

Note: Students in a Double Dawgs program may also satisfy this requirement with INTL 6000, INTL 6010, INTL 6300, INTL 7007, or INTL 7007E. Please see your advisor for additional information.


Choose four additional courses (12 hours) from the following: 
Any 4000-level INTL courses (except INTL 4720) 
Up to two 3000- or 4000-level PADP or POLS courses

Note: Students in a Double Dawgs program may also satisfy this requirement with 6000-level INTL courses or 6000- and 7000-level PADP or POLS courses. Please see your advisor for additional information.



OPTIONAL
Students may elect to complete one or both of the following areas of emphasis. These courses may also be used as major required courses.

Area of Emphasis in International Organizations and Law
Choose 12 hours from the following:
INTL 4210
INTL 4240
INTL 4285
INTL 4295
INTL 4450
INTL 4530
INTL 4610
INTL 4620 or INTL 4620H
INTL 4640
INTL 4650
INTL 4710
INTL(HPAM) 4615 or INTL(HPAM) 4615E 

Area of Emphasis in Security
Choose 12 hours from the following:
INTL 4220
INTL 4250
INTL 4255
INTL 4260
INTL 4285
INTL 4290 or INTL 4290H
INTL 4295
INTL 4410 or INTL 4410E
INTL 4415
INTL 4425R
INTL 4430
INTL 4435
INTL 4440 or INTL 4440H
INTL 4455 or INTL 4455E
INTL 4460
INTL 4470
INTL 4475
INTL 4650
INTL 4666 or INTL 4666E
INTL 4684
INTL(AFST) 4280
INTL(AFST) 4680 or INTL(AFST) 4680H
SOCI(INTL) 4700
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General Electives (30 hours)
(Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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