Global Competency Certificate of Achievement

State Control Number: 39681
Program Code: GLST.GLCO.CA
Program Length: 10 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes

Our increasingly interconnected and interdependent global society mandates that American students be educated to develop habits of the mind that embrace tolerance, a commitment to cooperation, an appreciation of our common humanity, and a sense of responsibility-key elements of global competence. This certificate of achievement is designed to enhance a student's global competency.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Required Courses
GLST 101	Introduction to Global Studies	3.0
GLST 102	Global Problems/Issues	3.0
POLS 110	Introduction to International Relations	3.0
POLS 112	Introduction to Comparative Government½and Politics	3.0
POLS 113	Politics of Middle East and North Africa	3.0
Complete one course from the following:		3.0-5.0
ANTH 102	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
CMST 105	Intercultural Communication
FREN 101	Elementary French
GEOG 102	Introduction to Cultural Geography
HIST 104	World History Since 1500
HIST 131	Latin American History From 1822
POLS 221	Model United Nations
RLST 110	Religions of the Middle East and The½west
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish
SPAN 101A	Fundamentals of Spanish 101A
SPAN 125	Conversational Spanish I
Total Units		18-20

Suggested Plan of Study

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Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Units
GLST 101	Introduction to Global Studies	3.0
POLS 110	Introduction to International Relations	3.0
POLS 112	Introduction to Comparative Government½and Politics *	3.0
Select one course from certificate electives		3.0
	Units	12
Spring
GLST 102	Global Problems/Issues	3.0
POLS 113	Politics of Middle East and North Africa *	3.0
	Units	6
	Total Units	18

*

Courses rotate between fall and spring, offered every third semester.