- Additional information on IAFS Major requirements are available on the IAFS-BA CU Course Catalog page - please note the catalog may not reflect the changes between pre- and post- Fall 2023 majors. If you have any questions, contact your IAFS Advisor.
- For a list of current courses which are available, please review the semester's list of courses.
- For IAFS course syllabi, visit our Syllabi page. Syllabi are subject to change each semester.
- A minimum course grade of C- or better is required for all courses. No Pass/Fail grades are permitted for major courses.
- We encourage students to study abroad during their degree program. The Office of Education Abroad has information about scholarships and financial aid. The Global Grants Scholarship is a study abroad scholarship specific to International Affairs students studying abroad as part of their academic career.
- For information on transferring courses into CU Boulder and/or checking if they meet specific requirements:
- Check Transferology to see if the course in question has already been reviewed. Over 140,000 courses have been reviewed and the details about how they will (or will not) transfer to CU Boulder are on this website. For instructions on how to create an account in Transferology, visit the Office of Admissions website under “create a Transferology account”.
- Visit the College of Arts & Sciences Transfer Credit Evaluation webpage. Their webpage also has information for pre-approval of courses, how to check major specific credit approval, and more.
- In rare circumstances, IAFS may approve a substitute course outside the posted curriculum as an individual exception. An individual exception would be an appropriate Functional Area or Geographic Concentration course for the major, offered at CU Boulder. The request for an individual exception to the IAFS major must be submitted to the student's IAFS advisor no later than the end of the semester when the course is offered.
- Learn about the unique opportunities to fulfill the Off-Campus Experience.
