2 + 2 Agreement between College of DuPage and Benedictine University
Global Studies Major Middle East Studies concentration
Suggested Academic Plan
College of DuPage Associates of Arts degree for a Global
Scholar
ENGLISH 1101 Composition
ENGLISH 1102 Composition
SPEECH 1100 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CORE (at least one must have a lab)
PHYSICAL SCIENCE CORE (at least one must have a lab)
MATHEMATICS. Choose from MATH-1218, 1220, 1533 or
higher
PHIL-1150 World Religions*
MUSI-1115 Intro to World Music*
ENGL-2223 American Lit from Colonial to Civil War
ECON-2201 Macroeconomics*
ANTH-1100 Anthropology
PSYC-1100 General Psychology
SPEE-1120 or SOCIO 2290
POL S-2221 Politics of the Middle East
(Optional: FREN-1101, FREN-1102**)
Electives from the following to reach 64 semester hours at
COD: RELS 2160, PHIL 1110, PHIL 1116, PHIL 1117, PHIL
1120, ENGL 2260, SOCSCI 1110, SOCIO 2210, POLS 1100,
POLS 2203, POLS 2221, POLS 2220 (or other department
approved transferable course with a global emphasis or study
abroad)
Benedictine University Bachelor of Arts degree, major in
Global Studies, Middle East Studies Concentration
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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE TOTAL: 64
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COMMON CORE : HUMN-240 Converging Hemispheres
COMMON CORE: HUMN-250 The Contemporary World
GLBS-101 Intro to Global Studies
GLBS-102 Research and Methods in Global Studies
GLBS-300 Junior Seminar
GLBS-399 Senior Thesis
GLBS-201 Theories of Global Studies
GEOG-106 Geog & Cartography
HIST-250 History of Middle East (500-1258)
HIST-251 History of Middle East (1250-1800)
HIST-252 History of Modern Middle East
ANTH-208 Anthropology of the Third World
PHIL-325 Medieval Philosophy
LITR-264 Emerging Voices - Contemporary Global Literature
300-level elective
Elective
ARAB-101
ARAB-102
ARAB-201 or FREN 101**
ARAB-202 or FREN 102**
60
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY TOTAL
**If FREN-1101 & 1102 are taken at COD, either PLSC-210 or RELS-130 must
be taken at BU in addition to ARAB-101 & 102
TOTAL: 124 semester hours
*Satisfies a major requirement at Benedictine University
Courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher
The IAI Associates of Arts degree must be completed and conferred in order to validate this agreement. Please refer to the student planning worksheet at
http://www.cod.edu/advising/studplan.htm for COD’s AA degree requirements.
A student must earn 120 credit hours to qualify for graduation with a Bachelors degree. At least 55 of the 120 credit hours for graduation must be
completed at a four-year regionally accredited college. Students follow the degree requirements for the catalog year in which they enter Benedictine
University.
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