Major Requirements
The requirements for the International Relations (IR) major are detailed in the IR Program Advising Handbook.
Important Note: Students enrolled at UC Davis as
freshmen in fall 2005 must follow the 2005 version of the IR Program
Advising Handbook. UC Davis students who began their college career
(either at UC Davis or another college) prior to fall 2005 may choose
to follow the requirements in (a) the version of the Handbook in effect
when they began college OR (b) the 2005 version (but not both). See Announcements for further details.
Declaring the Major
The
International Relations Program is an impacted major. Because of this,
students who are not admitted directly into IR upon admission to UC
Davis must complete the following five courses with a combined grade
point average of at least 2.50 for courses taken at Davis or another
four-year institution:
• Economics 1A or Anthropology 2
• Economics 1B
• History 4C or 10C
• International Relations 1 or Political Science 3
• Statistics 13 or Sociology 46B
One additional lower division course is required for graduation but not for admission to the major. See the IR Handbook for details.
Upon completion of these courses, students seeking admission to the
major must see an IR advisor to petition to be admitted to the
major. To apply transfer courses to the major, students must present
the transfer transcript. The GPA requirement for transfer courses is at
least 3.00 for two-year and at least 2.50 for four-year colleges. Upon
verification of the grade point average among those courses, an IR
advisor will sign the petition for admission to the major.
We recommend consultation with the IR staff advisor as you plan your
lower division coursework. If the grade point average in the required
lower division courses is below the required 2.50, consultation with
the staff advisor is mandatory.