Minor Requirements
Information on how to declare a minor is available here. If you have questions about the timeline of declaring and graduating with an IAFS minor, please reach out to your advisor or IAFS.
Requirements
- 19 credits of coursework
- 15 credits of upper division coursework
- All coursework applied to the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better (no pass/fail work may be applied)
- The grade point average for all minor degree coursework must equal 2.00 (a grade of C) or higher
- Students may apply no more than 9 credit hours of transfer or study abroad course work towards the minor; all transfer or study abroad credit must be upper division to fulfill IAFS minor electives
- Each course completed for the minor may fulfill only one requirement. E.g., students may take up to 9 credits of approved IAFS 3000 topics, but an IAFS 3000 fulfilling the capstone requirement may not also fulfill an elective requirement.
Courses
- IAFS 1000: Global Issues and International Affairs (4 credits)
- Four electives from the IAFS Functional Areas (12 credits)
- Electives must be chosen from at least three of the four upper division IAFS Functional Areas:
- Functional Area I: Development and Culture
- Functional Area II: International Economics, Business, and Political Economy
- Functional Area III: Political Geography, International Security, and Foreign Policy
- Functional Area IV: Institutions, Rights, and Norms
- Students cannot apply more than two IAFS Functional Area classes from one cognate department/discipline (e.g., PSCI, ECON)
- Electives must be chosen from at least three of the four upper division IAFS Functional Areas:
- Capstone - IAFS 3000: Special Topics in International Affairs (approved IAFS 3000 topics only) (3 credits)
Adding the IAFS Minor
For information on adding a minor, visit the Registrar's website about how to Change or Add a Major or Minor. If you're not currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and wish to add or drop an Arts & Sciences Minor, you might need to reach out to an Intra-University Transfer (IUT) Advisor. Log in to Buff Portal Advising and use the "Meet with Different Advisor" link to request a minor change.