INTL Enrollment Information

International Studies Program students should carefully review the information below about enrollment for the INTL Core Courses: INTL 100, INTL 101, INTL 102, and INTL 190.

INTL 100. Analysis, Argument, and Real-World Problems

Prerequisties: Declared International Studies majors or minors, Sophomore standing (45+ units) or above and completion of a UC San Diego university-level writing course.

• INTL 100 is offered throughout the academic year, but not offered in summer sessions.
• Students must complete at least one UC San Diego university-level writing course before enrolling in INTL 100.  For more information about your college writing courses, contact your College Advisors.
  
  • Eleanor Roosevelt College: 
    • Freshman Entry Students: MMW 11 - 15
    • Transfer Students: MMW 121, MMW 122
  • Thurgood Marshall College:
    • Freshman Entry Students: DOC 1, DOC 2, or DOC 3
    • Transfer Students with IGETC: ISP students will be preauthorized to enroll in INTL100
  • John Muir College:
    • Freshman Entry Students: MCWP 40 or MCWP 50
    • Transfer Students: MCWP 125 (or MCWP 50, refer to Muir College for more information)
      • You may reach out to ISP Advisors to review similar courses to MCWP.
  • Revelle College:
    • Freshman Entry Students: HUM 1, HUM 2, HUM 3, HUM 4, or HUM 5
    • Transfer Students with IGETC: ISP students will be preauthorized to enroll in INTL100
  • Earl Warren College:
    • Freshman Entry Students: WCWP 10A or WCWP 10B
    • Transfer Students: WCWP 100
  • Sixth College:
    • Freshmen Entry Students: CAT 1, CAT 2, or CAT 3
    • Transfer Students with IGETC: ISP students will be preauthorized to enroll in INTL 100
  • Seventh College:
    • Freshman Entry Students: SYN 1, SYN 2, or SYN 100
    • Transfer Students with IGETC: ISP students will be preauthorized to enroll in INTL 100
  • Eighth College:
    • Freshman Entry Students: CCE 1, CCE 2, or CCE 3
    • Transfer Students with IGETC: ISP students will be preauthorized to enroll in INTL 100

• If a petition was approved by your college for one of the courses above, you must submit an Enrollment Authorization System (EASy) Request prior to enrollment.

INTL 101. Culture and Society in International Perspective & INTL 102. Economics, Politics, and International Change

Prerequisties: Declared International Studies majors or minors, with successful completion of INTL 100 with a C- or better.

INTL 190. Capstone Seminar in International Studies (Optional)

Prerequisties: Declared International Studies majors, with successful completion of INTL 101 and INTL 102 with a C- or better and senior standing.

• For ISP students for whom INTL 190 remains a requirement, completion of INTL 101 and INTL 102 is a pre-requisite of enrollment.
• For students admitted to the major in FA24 or earlier but are now under the new requirements, INTL 190s may be taken to fulfill a regional or interdisciplinary requirement. The pre-requisite for enrollment is INTL 100.
• Students may not take INTL 101 or INTL 102 concurrently with INTL 190.
• INTL 190 is offered throughout the academic year and most summer sessions.

INTL 190: Enrollment Procedures

Enrollment in INTL 190 seminars is controlled by ISP advising. Please speak with an advisor if you have questions about your eligibility.

• An email is sent out from isp@ucsd.edu to students with at least 125.0 units on the day the schedule of classes is released for the next quarter.  Refer to the Enrollment and Registration Calendars for exact dates.
  • Fall Quarter: Early May
  • Winter Quarter: Early November
  • Spring Quarter: Early February
  • Summer Session: Mid March (for your best opportunity for a seat in Summer, students should complete the Spring Enrollment form and indicate that they would like to take the course in Summer.)
• Students must complete the enrollment form within that email by the indicated deadline.
• Seats will be allocated to students based on priority and students will be contacted in the Virtual Advising Center (VAC) with enrollment instructions.
• Students who are requesting to add INTL190 after the first week of instruction must meet with an ISP Advisor to discuss why they need to add the course late. Late enrollment in INTL190 will be up to the discretion of the respective professor. 

INTL 190: Priority Criteria for Allocations

Given that a student has successfully completed INTL 101 and INTL 102 with a C- or better (or P/NP for Spring 2020,) ISP utilizes the following criteria to prioritize allocations:

•  Seniors graduating in the given quarter - priority is given to:
  • 4th year Senior Freshman Entry Students
  • 2nd year Senior Transfer Students
• Students who declared ISP major upon entry to UC San Diego

Other Criteria taken into consideration:

• When student completed INTL 101 and INTL 102 courses - we do not recommend that you leave these courses until your final quarters at UC San Diego.  The earlier you take these courses, the better.
• When student transferred into the International Studies Program - students who transfer into an ISP major late in their academic career will have lower priority.  We do not recommend that you wait until your senior year to switch your major and/or declare a double major in ISP. 
• Students who study abroad or participate in programs away from campus for a full year during their senior year will not be prioritized in their junior year.
• If a student was allocated a seat in INTL 190 in a previous quarter but did not enroll or contact the ISP Advisors, they will have lower priority for future quarters.

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