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approved course meets the following criteria: 1. It must foster inquiry into the cultural construction of ethnicity. 2. It must focus on the perspectives that ethnicity brings to the discipline. 3. It must place the issues of ethnicity in their historical context. This may include the rediscovery of marginalized texts. 4. It must provide students with the opportunity to examine their own experiences with ethnicity. Gender Studies Students are required to take one unit from the list of courses approved as satisfying the gender studies requirement (see www.albion.edu/registrar/ ). Many of these courses also will satisfy a requirement in a major, in a program or in a concentration. Each approved course meets the following criteria: 1. It must foster inquiry into the cultural construction of gender. 2. It must focus on the perspectives that gender brings to the discipline. 3. It must place the issues of gender in their historical context. This may include the rediscovery of marginalized texts. Global Studies Students have two options in fulfilling this category. (1) They may successfully participate in any approved off-campus study program outside of the United States (or the Border Studies Program) for at least one semester and submit a journal reflecting on their experiences. Detailed journal requirements are available at the Center for International Education. International students may fulfill the global category by submitting a journal, subject to the same requirements, reflecting on their experiences at Albion. (2) They may take one unit from the list of courses approved as satisfying the global studies requirement (see www.albion.edu/registrar/). Many of these courses also will satisfy a requirement in a major, in a program or in a concentration. Each approved course meets the following criteria: 1. It must have as an organizing focus topics that are international (focusing on a particular region) or global (focusing on an issue pertaining to multiple regions or countries). 2. It must foster inquiry into the interconnectedness of international issues and students' lives. 3. It should attempt to bring the world into the classroom so that students learn how to function in an international environment and gain a deeper understanding of the world outside the United States. Back to Academic Programs Page 3 of 3 Albion College Catalog 2006-2007 Academic Programs Core Requirement 5/8/2006 http://www.albion.edu/academics/catalog/programs/core.asp

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