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Africana and Latin American Studies Major

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Major Requirements

The requirements for the ALST major are as follows:

Three Required Courses

Six Electives

Two courses should be taken from each of the three categories listed below. These should be chosen in consultation with the student's coordinator and advisor.Ìý

Category A - Arts, Cultures, Representations

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute ofÌýALAC in the course offerings

Category B - Societies, Mobilities, Diasporas

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute ofÌýALSM in the course offerings

Category C - Human and Non-Human Ecologies

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute ofÌýALHE in the course offerings

Honors and High Honors

Majors may graduate with honors or high honors in Africana and Latin American studies. Qualifications for honors include, at graduation, a minimum overall average of 3.00, a major average of 3.30, and a successful defense before a designated faculty committee of an honors paper or project prepared under the direction of a member of the Africana and Latin American studies faculty. The committee that evaluates the final paper will be identified by the program director in consultation with the student and the student's faculty adviser. Prospective honors students should notify the appropriate coordinators of their intentions by the first week of October of the senior year. A student with a double major in Africana and Latin American studies and a second field may apply for honors in both areas by submitting and defending a paper in each. The paper topics may be related, but the focus and/or content of the two papers must differ substantially. Beyond the requirements for honors, high honors requires a major average of 3.7. High honors projects are usually begun in the fall of the senior year. Students who expect to qualify for honors or high honors should register forÌý.

Africana and Latin American Studies

For more information about the program, including Faculty,Ìýtransfer credit, awards, etc.,Ìýplease visit theÌýÌýprogram catalogÌýpage.