Academic
Catalog August 2009 - August 2010 Undergraduate
and Graduate
The College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences offers an International Engineering and Natural Science Certificate available to all CENS majors who are maintaining a GPA of 2.5 or above. The certificate is available only to degree-seeking CENS majors; it will be awarded upon completion of CENS B.S. or B.A. degrees. The certificate consists of the following requirements, totaling 9 upper division and 6 lower division units (15 total).
3 units: Foreign Language Proficiency: one upper-division foreign language course, or equivalent CLEP credit, or one discipline-specific course (based on the student's major) taught in a non-English language.
3 units: International Study or Internship. CENS 497 (CENS Independent Study; International Experiences in Engineering and Natural Sciences.
9 units: International-themed coursework. POS 120 plus six units chosen from ANT 102 and 103; REL 150; GGR 240, 241 or 370W; POS 360, 380, 480, and 482; ECO 483 and 486; HUM 261, 281 and 382; CENS 396
No more than 6 units of total coursework may be lower division.
Certain other NAU courses may be eligible for substitution for any of the above courses with petition/approval by CENS dean's office.
All courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or better. The 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 in bullet one, above) in a foreign language of their choice.
This certificate is awarded upon completion of your bachelor’s degree.
You may complete this certificate if you are a foreign student pursuing an engineering degree at your home institution and you are visiting NAU as a study-abroad destination. The requirements for awarding the certificate to such students are:
must attend NAU for at least one full semester.
6 units: must complete at least two disciplined-related (based on student's major) CENS courses numbered 200 or above
POS 120, plus 6 units selected from: ANT 102 and 103; REL 150; GGR 240, 241 and 370W; POS 360, 380, 480 and 482; ECO 483 and 486; HUM 261, 281 and 382; CENS 396
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 NAU courses may be eligible for substitution for any of the above courses with petition/approval by CENS International Committee.
All courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or better. This certificate is awarded by NAU either with or after your graduation from your home institution.
This certificate is administered by the College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences. All applications, petitions, and requests related to the certificate should be directed to the CENS dean's office.