Chicana/o Studies, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Spanish Language Requirement	3-4
Lower Division Major Requirements	6
Upper Division Major Requirements	36-38
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	72-75
Total Units	120

Students are encouraged to identify a minor, or possible major, in a related discipline such as Sociology, Spanish, History, Psychology, Political Science, Health Science and English.

Spanish Language Requirement - 3-4 units

Note: Only one semester of Spanish Language course is required, but the program strongly encourages further language study.

Any Spanish Language course Units: 3-4
Any Upper Division Spanish course Units: 3

Lower Division Requirements - 6 units

CHS Introductory Courses

Complete two from the following:
CHS 100 - Chicana/os in Contemporary Society Units: 3
CHS 200 - Diversity in Latina/o Communities Units: 3
CHS 292 - Chicana/o Studies Service Learning and Civic Engagement Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 36-38 units

Theory and Methods - 6-7 units

Note: Other methods course may be substituted as approved by Chicana/o Studies faculty advisor Units: 3-4

CHS 430 - Interdisciplinary Research & Writing in Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
CHS 491 - Theoretical Foundations of Chicana/o Studies Units: 3

Upper Division Electives - 6 units

Complete two from the following or other CHS classes not already used in the major:

CHS 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as ENGL 334, HIST 334) Units: 3
CHS 348 - Immigration Politics and Policy (Cross-listed as POLS 348) Units: 3
CHS 356 - Vulnerable Populations (Cross-listed as NRS 356) Units: 3
ENGL 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as SPAN 311) Units: 3
ENGL 331 - Narratives of the Working Class (Cross-listed as SOC 331, ECON 331) Units: 3
HIST 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America (Cross-listed as ECON 349, BUS 349) Units: 3
HIST 369 - California History and Culture Units: 3
HIST 401 - Immigration, Race, and Citizenship in the United States Units: 3
HIST 420 - History of Mexico Units: 3
HIST 421 - History Of The Mexican Revolution, 1876-1930 Units: 3
POLS 306 - The Politics of Race and Ethnicity Units: 3
SOC 352 - Social Movements Units: 3
SOC 360 - Race & Ethnicity Units: 3
SPAN 461 - Masterpieces Of Latin American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 462 - Modern Mexican Literature Units: 3

The following courses may satisfy major requirements, depending on the topic. See Chicana/o Studies faculty Advisor:

CHS 490 - Special Topics Units: 3
CHS 494 - Independent Research Units: 1-3
CHS 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-3

Internship or Service Learning Capstone - 3 units

Complete either course or a combination from the following two courses:

CHS 492 - Internship in Chicana/o Studies Units: 1-3
CHS 499 - Service Learning Capstone In Chicana/O Studies Units: 1 - 3

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division), including the following General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements :

Additional lower division GE Area A-E requirements not met within major
American Institutions Requirement
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Mission Pillar Requirement
Nine units of Upper Division General Education (UDGE) courses, one each in Areas UDGE-B, UDGE-C, and UDGE-D
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation