International Engineering and Natural Science, Undergraduate Certificate

In addition to University Requirements:

• Complete individual plan requirements.

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion	15
Foreign Language	Required
Fieldwork Experience/Internship	Optional
Study Abroad	Required

Certificate Requirements

• Take the following 15 units with a Grade of "C" or better in each course:

• Foreign Language Proficiency (3 units)

  • Demonstrated via one of the following:
    • One upper-division foreign language course, or equivalent CLEP credit
    • One lecture-based course taught in a non-English language taken during study abroad

• International Training (12 units)

  • Demonstrated via some combination of the following:
    • International Study or Internship. either CENS 497 or additional foreign language study-abroad coursework, research, or internship credits transferred to NAU (3-12 units)
    • International-themed coursework (0-9 units)
      • POS 120 (3 units)
      • Select from the following (6 units):
        • ANT 102, ANT 103
        • ECO 486
        • GSP 240, GSP 241
        • HUM 261, LAS 101, HUM 382
        • POS 260, POS 380, POS 480, POS 482
        • REL 150

   

• • Certain other Northern Arizona University courses may be eligible for substitution for any of the above courses with petition/approval by a College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences (CEIAS) professional advisor

• This certificate explicitly requires foreign language proficiency. Students electing to pursue an International experience in an English-speaking country or institution abroad must still satisfy the language requirement by demonstrating proficiency (as outlined above) in a foreign language of their choice.
  
  This certificate is awarded upon completion of your bachelor's degree.
  
  

• CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
  

• You may complete this certificate if you are a foreign student pursuing an engineering degree at your home institution and you have been visiting Northern Arizona University as a study-abroad destination for at least one full semester.
  
  Take the following 15 units with a Grade of "C" or better in each course:

  • Select at least two discipline-related (based on student's CEIAS major) CEIAS courses numbered 200 or above (6 units)
  • POS 120 (3 units)
  • Select from the following (6 units):
    • ANT 102, ANT 103
    • ECO 486
    • GSP 240, GSP 241
    • HUM 261, LAS 101, HUM 382
    • POS 260, POS 380, POS 480, POS 482
    • REL 150

• • No more than 6 units of total coursework may be lower-division
  • International students may petition to apply at most 3 units of equivalent coursework taken at their home institution to the above requirements
  • Certain other Northern Arizona University courses may be eligible for substitution for any of the above courses with petition/approval by CEIAS professional advisor
  
  All graded coursework must be passed with a grade of "C" or better. This certificate is awarded by Northern Arizona University either with or after your graduation from your home institution.
  
  This certificate is administered by the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences. All applications, petitions, and requests related to the certificate should be directed to the CEIAS professional advisor.

• Please Note: This certificate is available only to degree-seeking CEIAS majors who are maintaining a GPA of 2.5 or above. At least 9 units must be upper-division, and at most 6 units can be lower-division. A minimum of 9 units must be taken at Northern Arizona University.

• This certificate may only be pursued and completed concurrently with a degree program. This certificate is not available as a stand-alone certificate.

Additional Information

• Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.

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