{"id":21792,"date":"2026-02-19T11:33:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/?page_id=21792"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:17:22","slug":"four-year-degree-development-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/four-year-degree-development-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-Year Degree &amp; Development Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">International Studies Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/why-study\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Why Study International Studies?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/major-minor\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >International Studies Major &#038; Minor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/four-year-degree-development-plans\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Four-Year Degree &amp; Development Plans<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/international-studies-blueprint-for-success\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >International Studies Blueprint for Success<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/internship-guidelines\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Internship Guidelines<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/courses\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >International Studies Courses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/faculty-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >International Studies Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/models\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Models: Arab League, EU, and UN<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/student-awards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Awards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/international-studies\/alumni\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Alumni Success<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-four-year-degree-amp-development-plans\">Four-Year Degree &amp; Development Plans<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we&#8217;ve provided a <strong>four-year development plan<\/strong> for students in our program. This development plan will help students set and achieve meaningful goals, with a particular focus on preparing for life and work beyond Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve also provided <strong>four-year degree plans<\/strong> for many of our majors to illustrate how students could complete a degree from our department in four years. These degree plans suggest which classes students should generally plan to complete each semester they are at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that each student will chart their own path at Butler with the help of their advisors. Neither the development nor the four-year degree plan should be seen as prescriptive. Instead, each plan should be seen as a directional guide helping students stay on track during their time at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69a1fbd1a5663-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-69a1fbd1a5663_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69a1fbd1a5663-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tFour-Year Development Plan\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-69a1fbd1a5663-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69a1fbd1a5663-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-69a1fbd1a5663-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>First Year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop relationships with academic advisor, faculty, staff and other majors\/minors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore extracurricular opportunities, both related and not related to the discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop a four-year plan for coursework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a major\/minor, if necessary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sophomore:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop interest in a sub-field associated with the discipline by exploring courses and pushing one\u2019s boundaries in selecting courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pursue a leadership role in extracurricular activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start attending career fairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify potential career paths\/post-graduate plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify potential internship opportunities and\/or Service Learning courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin resume building<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider study abroad opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Junior:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prepare for graduate or professional school entrance exams and secure recommenders OR identify potential career path<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete an internship and\/or Service Learning courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pursue a leadership role in extracurricular activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore possibilities for conducting independent research or getting involved with a faculty member\u2019s research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin completing an honors thesis proposal, if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply for the Butler Summer Institute, if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue resume building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Senior:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply to graduate\/professional school OR jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete honors thesis research, if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Polish resume or CV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-69a1fbd1a5663-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texts and Ideas (TI)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elective\/2nd Major<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-second-year\">Second Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fall-0\">Fall<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Course<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>The Natural World (NW)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Foreign Language<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Well-Being (WB)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elective\/2nd Major<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>International Arrangements and Interactions (IS B)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spring-0\">Spring<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Course<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Analytic Reasoning (AR)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Foreign Language<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indianapolis Community Requirement (ICR)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" 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class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elective\/2nd Major<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elective\/2nd Major<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spring-1\">Spring<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Course<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>United Nations and Other International Organizations (IS 390)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Area 1 Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Area 2 Course<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" 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Major<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elective\/2nd Major<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Total Credit Hours: 120<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major in International Studies requires 42 credit hours; 33 of those hours must be 300+ level courses. 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