Lamar University’s Global and International Studies Program awards a "Certificate of Completion in Global and International Studies" to graduating students in any major who fulfill the stipulated academic criteria. The program is directed by Dr. Kenneth Rivers of the Dept. of English and Modern Languages (Box 10023; phone: 880-8595.)

    In line with Lamar’s mission statement, which says that the University shall provide an education with a "global" and "multicultural" context, this program enables students to certify that they have attained an international perspective during their undergraduate career.

    The Certificate track makes use of the many courses at Lamar which have content that is both international (studying other nations and comparison of the US with other nations) and global (reacting towards cultural issues or scientific areas that transcend national borders).

    This track is open to any Lamar student in a B.A. or B.S. degree program, in any major, who has demonstrated proficiency in a foreign language and who goes on to complete the12 hours of Certificate courses in accordance with the following requirements.  Proficiency shall be demonstrated either by examination, such as the CLEP, verifying competence through the fourth semester study of a foreign language, or by higher education course work with a grade of C or higher through the 2312 language courses.

    Qualified students receive an official certificate and a notation on their transcript from the Registrar.