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International & Global Studies: Global Studies - Bachelor of Arts 2022-23 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2022-23 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5
BA Second Language 101 or 201 3-5 BA Second Language 102 or 202 3-5 BA Second Language 103 or 203 3-5
INTL 201 4 BA Fine & Performing Arts 3-4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 12-14 Total Winter Credits 11-14 Total Spring Credits 12-14

Second Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses  Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
BA Second Language 201 3-5 BA Second Language 202 3-5 BA Second Language 203 3-5
INTL 296 4 BA Science/Math 3-4 General Elective 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 15-17 Total Winter Credits 14-17 Total Spring Credits 14-17

Third Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4 INTL 397 4 International Development Studies Elective 4
Global Studies Elective 4 Global Studies Elective 4 Global Studies Elective 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 15-16 Total Winter Credits 16 Total Spring Credits 16

Third Year Note: For graduation, a minimum of 36 credit hours are required to be in Intl courses, of which at least 12 credit hours must be at the 400-level.

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis 6 INTL 415 4 INTL 407 4
INTL 471 4 Global Studies Elective 4 International Development Studies Elective 4
Global Studies Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
    General Elective 4 General Elective 3
Total Fall Credits 14 Total Winter Credits 16 Total Spring Credits 15

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • BA Second Language 101 or 201: Start with 101 or 201 depending on competency level. 
  • BA Second Language 201, BA Second Language 202, and BA Second Language 203: Take General Electives instead if 200-level language competency is already achieved. 
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • INTL 471: INTL 470 can be substituted for INTL 471
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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