Feb 17, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

International Studies 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in International Studies requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
INT 200 - Introduction to International Studies 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Humanities / Pathways Course Credit(s): 3
Pathways Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
200 Level Area or Thematic Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
300+ Area
Elective Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

Additional Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
300+Area / A&S Humanities Credit(s): 3
300+ Thematic / A&S Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
300+ Elective Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Additional Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
300+Area / A&S Humanities Credit(s): 3
300+ Thematic / A&S Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
300+ Elective(s) Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

A&S - Natural Science with Lan Credit(s): 4
300+ Thematic Credit(s): 3
300+ Elective(s) Credit(s): 3
300+ Elective(s) Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

INT 495G - Capstone Seminar for International Studies Majors: (Subtitle Required) 3 Credit Hours (GCCR)
300+ Area Credit(s): 3
300+ Thematic Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3