International Plan Degree Designator

The International Plan was a new initiative launched in 2005 to offer a challenging academic program that develops international competence within the context of your major. Companies are increasingly looking to hire students who understand the global economy and international relations are able to function effectively in multi-national work environments, can assimilate comfortably into different world cultures, and know how their discipline is practiced in an international context. While many students gain some exposure to these aspects of today's world through traditional international opportunities such as study abroad and international internships, the International Plan is designed to develop a deeper level of competency in these areas both generally and within the context of your major.

What will students gain?

Graduates are expected to have the ability to discuss the major international cultural, political, and economic processes and systems, assimilate knowledgeably and with ease into foreign lifestyles and work environments, and communicate with confidence and specifics the practice of the student's major in a global context.

• An understanding of the global economy and international relations
  
• The ability to function effectively in multi-national work
  
• The ability to assimilate comfortably into different world
  
• Knowledge of how their discipline is practiced in an international context
  
• International Plan Degree Designation: Students who complete the requirements for the undergraduate degree in their major and who complete the International Plan requirements will be recognized by the designation "International Plan" on the transcript and diploma. This will make the significance of your international preparation in your chosen profession more apparent to employers. For example, the diploma of a student majoring in Mechanical Engineering who completes the International Plan will read: "BS in Electrical Engineering: International Plan"