Program Requirements

*300+ level WPC subject courses earned on a sponsored ASU study abroad program may be applied toward the elective area, per approval of the international programs coordinator. Courses applied toward the W. P. Carey business core cannot be used toward the elective area.

1. Students can choose any of the university-designated nonbusiness global awareness ("G") courses.

2. One course must be upper-division to meet the 12 upper-division hours requirement.

3. It is recommended to choose courses related to the area of study abroad experience. Additional courses may be approved by the international program coordinator.

4. Nonbusiness global awareness hours may also be satisfied by:
* An ASU or W. P. Carey School of Business education abroad program earning six credit hours or more fulfills six of the credit hours of nonbusiness global requirements.
* An ASU or W. P. Carey School of Business education abroad program earning three credit hours fulfills three of the credit hours of nonbusiness global requirements.

The certificate program requires students to meet a foreign language proficiency by meeting one of the the following:

- Completion of one year (two semesters) of the same foreign language at the college level.

- Completion of one semester of the equivalent of 101- and 102-level coursework.

- Completion of two years of the same foreign language in high school with a minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale).

- Documentation of a proficiency or placement test confirming preparedness to start at least the second year of a foreign language (201 level or above).

- A student whose native language is not English may have this requirement waived.

The certificate program requires students to participate in an ASU Global Education Office sponsored program. Students cannot use independent non-sponsored programs to fulfill this requirement. Sponsored programs can be found on the Global Education Office website at https://goglobal.asu.edu/.