What is it?
The ISC is an academic honor earned by completing courses with strong international content and engaging in activities that broaden your understanding of international peoples, places and cultures.
It demonstrates your commitment to a worldview that is global and multi-cultural while giving also giving you the opportunity to demonstrate skills that are in demand in the modern workplace.
Who is Eligible?
All degree-seeking students at Santa Fe College are eligible to enroll in the certificate. This is a distinction program, which highlights that students have developed global competencies and intercultural skills while completing coursework for the degree program. The certificate cannot be earned unless a student is enrolled for a degree-seeking program at Santa Fe College.
How to Apply?
We have created an online tracking and submission process to make things easier for you. The process will help you work toward completing the ISC from beginning to end.
Step 1
Start tracking your progress towards completing the certificate by clicking on this link for International Studies Certificate tracking form. Be sure to save your information before you leave this page.
The online form will help to see what the individual requirements are and help you plan your enrollment choices as you work toward your degree at SF.
Starting this process will automatically add you to the ISC’s Canvas community group. The Canvas group has more information on the certificate, international activities at SF and around town, info on the ePortfolio and other useful information.
Step 2
When you have completed all the requirements for this certificate, click “I’m finished” at the bottom of the form. This will start the review process, and you will receive an update via e-mail shortly after you submit your application.
For additional information on the International Studies Certificate please contact:
Eugenio Zaldivar, Faculty
Vilma Fuentes, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs
Benefits of the Certificate
Earning the International Studies Certificate is a way to enhance your résumé and academic transcripts. It demonstrates a commitment to excel in academic environments beyond what is required in the classroom. It also gives you an opportunity to demonstrate attributes such as strong communication skills, leadership, and multicultural fluency that are highly sought after in a contemporary work enviornment.
The ISC can be earned while students complete the general education requirements for an associate or baccalaureate degree. Advisors will help interested students understand that the courses they complete for this certificate can transfer to and meet the requirements of internationally-oriented degrees at other universities. For example, students will be able to earn four of the courses necessary to become an International Studies Major at the University of Florida by simply completing basic courses (e.g., CHI 1120 Chinese I, CHI 1121 Chinese II, INR2001 International Relations, and REL2300 Contemporary World Religions) that qualify for this certificate.
Students who complete the requirements summarized above will receive a certificate acknowledging their accomplishments and a special stole at graduation indicating that the degree being earned had a strong international focus.
Get started on the University of Florida’s International Scholars Programs:
UF will grant students who complete our International Studies Certificate credit toward completing their prestigious International Scholar's Program. Students will gain the following benefits:
- UF will allow transfer students to apply two courses (six credits) taken at Santa Fe or another institution towards our distinction program. (They have to be college courses not AP or IB credit).
- In addition to the content courses, UF will also give credit for the foreign language courses taken at other institutions like Santa Fe (UF will not accept high school credits).
- UF will count study abroad experiences from Santa Fe and count the credits of any study abroad program (Santa Fe or UF’s) towards the 12 credits required to complete their program.
- UF will accept the eportfolios students start at Santa Fe
Requirements
There are three major requirements for students to earn this certificate: successful completion of specific courses, participation in international activities, and the completion of an electronic portfolio (ePortfolio). Please click on the tabs on the top left hand bar labeled curricular, international, and ePortfolio in order to learn more. Please be sure to begin tracking your progress toward the certificate in order to indicate your intent to complete the specified requirements. Tracking form for the International Studies Certificate.