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