Sample First Year: French and Francophone Studies
| Core Courses | Language* | Specialization/Stream | Electives | Total |
| GINS 1000 (0.5 credit): Global History | see below | FREN 1050 (0.5 credit), Le Français dans le Monde et dans la Classe FREN 2701 (0.5 credit), |
2.5 credits electives | 5.0 credits |
| GINS 1010 (0.5 credit): International Law and Politics | ||||
| GINS 1020 (0.5 credit): Ethnography, Globalization and Culture | ||||
| GINS 1300 (0.0 credit) International Experience Requirement Preparation |
* Students in French and Francophone Studies will automatically meet the BGInS language requirement through the mandatory FREN courses included in the Specialization. Although not required, students interested in studying a third language are encouraged to do so by including language study courses among their elective courses.