Admission to the Program 

Open to undergraduate degree and nondegree students. 

Certificate Requirements 

• 29 credit hours of approved course work with at least 15 credit hours at the 300-level or above with grades of C or better. 

Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period and complete the certificate in four years. International students must enroll in 12 credit hours each semester (except for summer). A maximum of 6 credit hours earned at an accredited college or university may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit. 

Course Requirements 

• SIS-245 The World of Islam 3:2 (3) 
• SOCY-225 Contemporary Arab World 3:2 (3) 
• Five courses from the following, with at least one selected from each group: 

History, Culture, and Society 

ANTH-339 Culture Area Analysis (3) (topics) 

ECON-358 Economics of the World Regions: The Arab Economies (3) 

GOVT-532 Political Institutions and Processes in Selected Regions (3) (topics) 

HIST-248 Transformations of the Middle East (3) 

SOCY-531 Regional Studies in Social Change (3) (topics) 

International Studies 

SIS-264 Contemporary Middle East (3) 

SIS-365 Arab-Israeli Relations (3) 

SIS-571 International Relations of the Middle East I (3) 

• Two courses from the following with grades of C or better: 

ARAB-102 Arabic Elementary I (4) 

ARAB-103 Arabic Elementary II (4) 

ARAB-202 Arabic Intermediate I (4) 

ARAB-203 Arabic Intermediate II (4)