FAQ

What is the policy on course substitutions for major requirements?

There are strictly no substitutes for some of the Global Affairs major requirements.

For students accepted before Fall 2025, there are no substitutes for:

  • Applied Quantitative Analysis II (GLBL 2122);
  • Either of the two core courses (Approaches to International Security and Approaches to International Development); or
  • Intermediate microeconomics or Intermediate macroeconomics.

For students accepted after Fall 2025, there are no substitutes for:

  • Any of the courses with attributes or course numbers associated with the “2 Political Science” courses requirement;
  • Applied Quantitative Analysis II (GLBL 2122);
  • The “Challenges in Global Affairs” integrated core course (GLBL 3101); or
  • Any of the courses with attributes or course numbers associated with the “one additional advanced course” requirement.

Please note that only students who have tested out of Intro to Microeconomics and/or Intro to Macroeconomics may take a substitute course that lists the course they’ve tested out of as a prerequisite, or alternatively, an additional Global Affairs elective.

 

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