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Requirements 
1. Completion of a major in any discipline in the University of Colorado (Peace and Conflict Studies is an interdisciplinary field that students can approach from many disciplines).

2. 24 hours of acceptable work (C or better) in University of Colorado courses, a minimum of 15 of which must be upper division.

 3. Completion of two core courses: "Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies," and "Senior Seminar in Peace and Conflict Studies" (totaling 6 of the 24 hours).

4. 9 hours of courses in the student's major department that are related to the field of peace and conflict studies (i.e., on the approved list of courses or approved by a PACS faculty advisor).*

5. 9 hours of courses outside the student's major department that are related to the field of peace and conflict studies (i.e., on the approved list of courses or approved by a PACS faculty advisor). *In the event a major department does not have 9 hours of relevant courses, a PACS faculty advisor may allow for substitutions with PACS approved courses outside the major department.