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<program>
  <abbreviated-program-level>UG</abbreviated-program-level>
  <abstract>&lt;p&gt;Are you interested in international issues? Globalization? Study abroad and international experiences? Learning languages? Join the more than 250 students in the Global Affairs Program and add a global perspective to your education.&lt;/p&gt;</abstract>
  <additional-fall-deadline type="date">1903-12-30</additional-fall-deadline>
  <additional-fall-deadline-note></additional-fall-deadline-note>
  <admission-standards></admission-standards>
  <application-requirements></application-requirements>
  <branding-content-type nil="true"></branding-content-type>
  <branding-file-name nil="true"></branding-file-name>
  <branding-file-size type="integer" nil="true"></branding-file-size>
  <careers></careers>
  <catalog-year type="integer">2009</catalog-year>
  <concentration-requirements-conclusion></concentration-requirements-conclusion>
  <concentration-requirements-intro-text></concentration-requirements-intro-text>
  <contact-information>&lt;p&gt;Ming Wan&lt;br /&gt; Director of Global Affairs&lt;br /&gt; Robinson Hall A119B, MSN 3G5&lt;br /&gt; Fairfax, VA 22030&lt;br /&gt; 703.993.2955&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:gloa@gmu.edu"&gt;gloa@gmu.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</contact-information>
  <created-at type="datetime">2007-11-07T17:32:13Z</created-at>
  <currently-admitting-students type="boolean">true</currently-admitting-students>
  <degree>Minor</degree>
  <degree-order-number type="integer">150</degree-order-number>
  <department>Global Affairs</department>
  <department-abbreviation>LA</department-abbreviation>
  <department-web-site>http://globalaffairs.gmu.edu/</department-web-site>
  <description>Global Affairs</description>
  <director></director>
  <division>LA</division>
  <effective-date type="date">1903-12-30</effective-date>
  <enhance-your-major nil="true"></enhance-your-major>
  <fall-deadline type="date">1903-12-30</fall-deadline>
  <full-degree>Minor</full-degree>
  <id type="integer">50</id>
  <opportunities></opportunities>
  <other-information></other-information>
  <program-code>LA-MINOR-LA-GLOA</program-code>
  <program-level>Undergraduate</program-level>
  <program-profile></program-profile>
  <relevant-tests></relevant-tests>
  <requirements>&lt;p&gt;Students pursuing this minor must complete 15 credits distributed as follows: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Five courses (15 credits) chosen from GLOA 101 or SOCI 120, CULT 320, ECON 385, GOVT 322, CONF 340 or EVPP 337&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In accordance with university policy, at least 8 credits must be applied only to the minor and may not be used to fulfill requirements of the student&amp;rsquo;s major, concentration, or another minor. For policies governing all minors, see the Academic Policies chapter of this catalog.&lt;/p&gt;</requirements>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2009-08-11T17:24:39Z</updated-at>
  <web-site-data></web-site-data>
  <why-mason></why-mason>
  <why-mason-abstract></why-mason-abstract>
</program>
