• Additional information on IAFS Major requirements are available on the 聽- please note the catalog may not reflect the changes between pre- and post- Fall 2023 majors. If you have any questions, contact聽your IAFS Advisor.
  • For a list of current courses which are available, please review聽the semester's list of courses.
  • For IAFS course syllabi, visit our聽Syllabi page. Syllabi are subject to change each semester.
  • A minimum course grade of C- or better is required for all courses. No Pass/Fail grades are permitted for major courses.
  • We encourage students to study abroad during their degree program. The has information about scholarships and financial aid. The Global Grants Scholarship is a study abroad scholarship specific to International Affairs students studying abroad as part of their academic career.
  • For information on transferring courses聽into CU Boulder and/or checking if they meet specific requirements:
    • 颁丑别肠办听聽to see if the course in question has already been reviewed. Over 140,000 courses have been reviewed and the details about how they will (or will not) transfer to CU Boulder are on this website. For instructions on how to create an account in Transferology, visit the聽聽under 鈥渃reate a Transferology account鈥.
    • Visit the College of Arts & Sciences Transfer Credit Evaluation webpage.聽Their webpage also has聽information for pre-approval of courses, how to check major specific credit approval, and more.
  • In rare circumstances, IAFS may approve a substitute course outside the posted curriculum as an individual exception. An individual exception would be an appropriate Functional Area or Geographic Concentration course for the major, offered at CU Boulder. The request for an individual exception to the IAFS major must be submitted to the student's IAFS advisor no later than the end of the semester when the course is offered.聽
  • Learn about the unique opportunities to fulfill the Off-Campus Experience.