Academic Credentials

Latin American Social and Public Policy Graduate Certificate
  • Three courses in major dept.
  • Three courses in at least two other depts. (18 credits)
  • Three years of college-level instruction, or equivalent proficiency, in Spanish, Portuguese or an Amerindian language
  • Interdisciplinary research paper
Latin American Studies Certificate
  • 2 Latin American courses in major dept. (10 credits)
  • 5 Latin courses in at least two departments (15 credits)
  • 1 interdisciplinary paper and complete e-portfolio
  • 6 semesters of one or more of the following:
    • Spanish or Portuguese (equivalent proficiency proven via examination)
  • Required, at least 4 weeks duration
Latin American Studies Graduate Certificate
  • Two courses in major dept.
  • Four courses in at least two other depts. (18 credits)

Three years of college-level instruction, or equivalent proficiency, in Spanish, Portuguese or an Amerindian language

Interdisciplinary research paper

Latin American Studies Related Concentration
  • 1 Latin American course in major department (5)
  • 4 Latin courses in at least two departments (12)
  • 4 semesters of one or more of the following:
    • *Spanish or Portuguese (equivalent proficiency proven via examination)
  • Highly encouraged
Mediterranean Studies
  • 5 courses from at least three different departments (15 credits)
  • Capstone project
  • 4 semesters of one or more of the following:
    • French
    • Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
    • Spanish
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
    • Turkish
    • Modern or Ancient Greek
    • Hebrew
    • Arabic (Levantine, Maghrebi, and Egyptian/Central)
  • Highly encouraged
Related Concentration in European and Eurasian Studies
  • 4 courses from at least three different departments (12 credits)
  • Digital Portfolio
  • One year (two semesters) of coursework, or demonstration of equivalent proficiency, in any European or Eurasian language. The same language classes (or AP credits) used to fulfill the general education requirement may be used here as well.
  • Highly encouraged
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Certificate
  • 5 courses from at least three different departments (15 credits)
  • Digital Portfolio
  • 4 semesters or the equivalent proficiency in a language spoken in the former Soviet Union or Central and Eastern Europe, including modern Greek, Turkish, and Persian
  • Highly encouraged
Translatlantic Studies
  • 5 courses from at least three different departments (15 credits)
  • Capstone project
  • 4 semesters of one or more of the following:
    • French
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
    • Irish Gaelic
    • Modern Greek
    • Swedish
    • Hungarian
    • Polish
    • Slovak
  • Highly encouraged
Transnational Asia Undergraduate Certificate
  • Interdisciplinary understanding of transnational Asia can help build an understanding of broad trends and ideas from many different perspectives. When students apply for a Transnational Asia Certificate, they will work together with the Asian Studies Center advisor to choose an appropriate theme and will, over the course of their remaining semesters take a minimum of five courses (15 credits) approved by the Asian Studies Academic Advisor to fit around the theme. Some popular themes include: Asian Diaspora Studies (including Asian American Studies), Asian Public Health, Transnational Asian Popular Culture, Transnational Supply Chains, and many others. Required courses for the Asian Studies certificate may overlap with Gen. Ed. requirements and with courses taken on study abroad.
    • Students must take courses in a total of three different departments.  At least one course (3 credits) should be in the student’s major, unless their major does not include a course appropriate to their certificate theme, in which case a course from a different department can count towards this requirement.
  • This certificate allows students to fulfill their language requirement in two ways:
    • Equivalent proficiency to one year of an Asian language, and one year of another, thematically related language.
    • Equivalent proficiency to two years of a single Asian language. Students can work with the Asian Studies advisor to determine language proficiency.
  • The digital portfolio is a website that asks students to reflect on their curricular and co-curricular experiences to situate their Transnational Asia Certificate with their broader academic plans, co-curricular actives, scholarship, work experience, and career goals. The digital portfolio will be started as students enter the Asian Studies program and will be changed and expanded as students continue through their college program. Digital portfolios will be finalized in early in the student’s final semester. Details will be discussed with the advisor.
  • Strongly encouraged
West European Studies Certificate
  • 5 courses from at least three different departments (15 credits)
  • Capstone project
  • 4 semesters of one or more of the following:
    • French
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
    • Irish Gaelic
    • Modern Greek
    • Swedish
  • Highly encouraged