Students considering a major or minor through the International Institute are strongly encouraged to attend the International Institute Undergraduate Academic Offerings Information Session. Academic advisor, Kelsey Szpara will present the following International Institute undergraduate majors and minors:

Majors
Minimum 30 credits of coursework related to a world region, theme, and language proficiency:

• Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS)*
• Middle East and North African Studies (MENAS)*
• Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REES)*

Minors
Minimum 15 credits of coursework related to a world region and theme:

• Central Eurasian Studies
• East European Studies
• Islamic Studies
• Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS)
• Middle East and North African Studies (MENAS)
• Modern European Studies
• Russian Studies

*Honors Plan available
Requires language proficiency

The academic advisor will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Language proficiency requirements
• How to declare
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Institute major or minor

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare an International Institute major or minor at the Information Session. For more information, please e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please e-mail is-michigan@umich.edu.

Please note that this information session will not cover the International Studies major or minor. Please visit the Program in International and Comparative Studies website (ii.umich.edu/pics) for information on when International Studies information sessions will be held.