F. Non-Western and International/Global Awareness Component 9 credit hours (NW/IG)

To fulfill this requirement, students entering as freshmen or sophomores must take at least 9 credit hours of non-Western and/or international/global awareness courses.

A minimum of 3 credit hours must deal in either a direct or comparative way with political, social, or cultural issues within the context of non-Western or Third World concerns. Courses designated non-Western are found across the disciplines, including art, Chinese, communication, dance, education, English, geography, history, international business, international studies, Japanese, music, nursing, philosophy, political science, religion, sociology, Spanish, theatre and urban studies. Where appropriate, a non-Western course may be used to satisfy both the non-Western requirement and other requirements (including major and minor requirements).

International/global awareness courses deal in a direct or comparative way with political, social, cultural or economic issues impacting the international and/or global arena. For business majors, BUS 101 partially meets this requirement. Courses designated as international/global awareness are found across the disciplines, including art, biology, Chinese, communication, criminology, cross-cultural studies, dance, education, English, French, geography, German, history, international business, international studies, Italian, Japanese, language, Latin, music, philosophy, political science, religion, sociology, Spanish, theatre, urban studies and women’s and gender studies. Where appropriate, an international/global awareness course may be used to satisfy both the international/global awareness requirement and other requirements (including major and minor requirements).

Transfer students entering as juniors must complete 6 credit hours of IG or NW courses before graduating, with a minimum of 3 credit hours designated NW. Those entering as seniors must complete 3 credit hours designated IG or NW.