Global Affairs: GLOA 495 - Global Experiential Learning

Enrollment in GLOA 495 is open only to global affairs majors who have:

• earned a total of 75 college credits
• successfully completed GLOA 101 and one 300-level core course in the GLOA major
• have a 2.5 GPA overall

For further discussion about eligibility, please contact the course instructor.

Global affairs majors may register for 3, 6, or 9 credits of GLOA 495. A maximum of 3 credits can be applied toward the major concentration and credits beyond the first 3 will count as upper division electives. The required assignments are as follows:

3 undergraduate credits:

• Work a minimum of 135 hours over a minimum of 8 weeks 
• Meet with faculty internship advisor two times 
• Develop a learning contract including learning objectives and strategies for achieving objectives  
• Maintain a daily journal that documents the work experience 
• Write a paper proposal and final paper

6 undergraduate credits:

• Work a minimum of 270 hours over a minimum of 8 weeks
• Complete all the above requirements for 3 credits
• Write a workplace interview paper

9 undergraduate credits:

• Work a minimum of 405 hours over a minimum of 10 weeks
• Complete all the above requirements for 6 credits

Please note that in order to earn academic credit, students must pay tuition for this course. 

This course is a variable credit course, which means students can choose the number of credits within the approved range. You must only register for the number of credits you are approved for by your instructor. Please look at the demo and adjust your credits during registration process.

Apply through an online application system with the required documents before the deadline. The priority deadline is February 9, 2024. For further inquiries on the deadline, please contact your course instructor.

Don't forget to submit information about your experience to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences here. You might be featured on their site as well as the Global Affairs website!