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

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Summary of Units:

Language Requirement	3-4
Lower Division Major Requirements	6
Upper Division Major Requirements	36
General Education and Graduation Requirements	74-75
Total Units	120

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

Language Requirement - 3-4 units

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

Any Spanish or Mixtec 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 - Introduction to Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
CHS 160 - Chicana/o Cultural Expressions Units: 3
CHS 200 - Diversity in Latina/o Communities Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 36 units

Note: CHS 490 Special Topics and/or CHS 497 Directed Studies may satisfy major requirements, depending on the topic. See Chicana/o Studies Major Advisor for more information.

Internship, Senior Thesis, or Community-based Research Capstone - 3 units

Complete a minimum of three units from the following:

Note: Students choosing CHS 494 must enroll in a minimum of three units.
CHS 492 - Internship in Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
CHS 494 - Senior Thesis/Independent Study Units: 1-3
CHS 499 - Community-based Research Capstone in Chicana/o Studies Units: 3

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (21 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation

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

Summary of Units:

Language Requirement - 3-4 units

Lower Division Requirements - 6 units

CHS Introductory Courses

Upper Division Requirements - 36 units

Theory and Methods - 6 units

Latin American Studies - 3 units

History and Society - 3 units

Art and Culture - 3 units

Transborder Issues - 12 units

Upper Division Electives Outside the Major - 6 units

Internship, Senior Thesis, or Community-based Research Capstone - 3 units

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.