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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Studies Minor

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Introduction

Please click here  to see International Studies department information.

As the globe becomes increasingly connected, students gravitate towards classes that provide the interdisciplinary skills and international awareness required for success in the 21st century. The International Studies minor at CU Denver offers students a unique opportunity to create an individually­tailored and relevant minor based upon a spectrum of Liberal Arts classes.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

  • This is an on-campus program, available to students at the Denver campus and International College of Beijing.

Declaring This Minor

  • Denver students: please see your CLAS advisor
  • ICB students: please see the International Studies advisor

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements

  1. Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours.
  2. Students must complete a minimum of 15 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours in the minor.
  3. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.5 for all courses applied to minor requirements. 
  4. Students must complete all minor courses, including ancillary courses, taken at CU Denver and all transfer courses applying to major requirements with a minimum grade of C-(1.7). Students cannot complete major or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
  5. Students must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

  1. Please note: Students cannot take more than two upper-division courses from the same department for the minor.
  2. The maximum amount of credit hours a student could receive through independent study courses is 6.
  3. The maximum amount of credit hours a student could receive through pass/fail courses is 3.
  4. Students may be able to complete all 18 credits via online courses.
  5. Students who did not select INTS 2020 Foundations of International Studies for their introductory course are permitted to take that course to fulfill one of the five upper-division courses slots.

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