Approved List of Courses
Courses must be taken at Penn State; courses from abroad are not usable.
Students are advised that registration may be by priority for some courses and that prerequisites are required for many 400-level courses.
“Special topics” (497) courses that are primarily international in focus, and other 400-level international courses not on this list, may be submitted to the International Studies adviser for special approval.
All 400-level courses in foreign language departments (e.g., SPAN, FR, GER, etc.) automatically qualify.
African Studies (AFR) 434, 440, 443, 444, 446, 447, 454, 459, 464
Agricultural and Extension Education (AEE) 400
Agricultural Economics (AG EC) 450
Anthropology (ANTH) 422, 424, 440, 444, 445W, 450W, 451, 455, 456, 459
Art History (ART H) Any 400-level ART H course that is primarily about non-U.S. art/architecture.
Asian Studies (ASIA) 401,404Y, 405, 440, 489
Biobehavioral Health (BB H) 402, 407, 440-see INSTD adviser for pre-approval of 440
Classics (CAMS) 400W, 440W, 480
Communications (COMM) 410, 419, 426, 452, 491
Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) 471
Community, Environment and Dev’t (CED) 450
Comparative Literature (CMLIT) 401Y, 404, 405, 406, 408, 422, 423, 480
Crime, Law and Justice (CLJ) 424
Earth and Mineral Sciences (EM SC) 401
Economics (ECON) 333, 433, 434, 471, 472
English (ENGL) 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 450, 452, 453, 456, 457, 458, 488, 490
Finance (FIN) 407
Geography (GEOG) 418, 424, 429, 430, 444, 470
Health Policy and Administration (H P A) 401
History (HIST) 401, 403, 411, 413, 414, 416, 417, 418, 420, 421, 427, 430, 431, 434, 436, 437, 467, 471Y, 472, 473,475Y, 479, 480, 481, 483,484, 486
International Agriculture (INTAG) 481
International Business (IB) 303, 403, 404
Jewish Studies (J ST) 401, 416, 420, 480
Labor and Employment Relations (LER) 400
Management (MGMT) 461
Marketing (MRKT) 445
Medieval Studies (MEDVL) 411, 413
Nutrition (NUTR) 430, 421
Philosophy (PHIL) 402, 410, 435, 437, 456, 458, 461, 462, 470, 471, 472, 474, 475, 476, 477, 485, 486, 491
Political Science (PL SC) 411W, 416, 413, 415, 418W, 439, 440, 441, 443, 453, 454, 455, 456, 458, 467
Religious Studies (RL ST) 407Y, 408, 409, 411, 420, 440Y
Rural Sociology (R SOC) 420
Science, Technology, and Society (S T S) 430, 435
Sociology (SOC) 422, 423, 454
Theatre Arts (THEA) 401Y, 464
Women’s Studies (WMNST) 420, 421, 490