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

Introductory Courses

CHS 100 - Introduction to Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
CHS 150 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Cross-listed as ETHS 150, BLST 150) Units: 3
CHS 160 - Chicana/o Cultural Expressions Units: 3
CHS 200 - Diversity in Latina/o Communities Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 39 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.

Ethnic Studies - 3 units

Complete one upper-division course from the following:

any Black Studies (BLST) UD Elective

any Asian American Studies (AAS) UD Elective

any Native American and Indigenous Studies (AAS) UD Elective

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

Note: Students choosing CHS 494 must enroll in a minimum of three units.

Complete one from the following:
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

Upper Division Electives - 6 units

Complete one of the following options:

Option 1:

Complete 6 units in CHS 3XX or CHS 4XX not already used in the major or 6 units from the following:

EDML 416 - Foundations of Bilingual Education Units: 3
EDML 417 - The Socio-Cultural Context of Bilingual Schooling Units: 3
ENGL 331 - Narratives of the Working Class Units: 3
NRS 356 - Vulnerable Populations Units: 3
POLS 306 - The Politics of Race and Ethnicity Units: 3
POLS 348 - Immigration Politics and Policy Units: 3
SOC 332 - Race and Ethnicity Units: 3
SOC 380 - Sociology of Immigration Units: 3
UNIV 392 - International Experience Units: 3

Option 2: SPAN-CHS Pathway

Complete two of the following:
SPAN 304 - Spanish for Careers and Professions Units: 3
SPAN 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as ENGL 311) Units: 3
SPAN 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as THTR 334) Units: 3
SPAN 340 - Film of the Hispanic World (Cross-listed as ART 340) Units: 3
SPAN 461 - Masterpieces Of Latin American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 462 - Modern Mexican Literature Units: 3

Option 3: HIST-CHS Pathway

Complete two of the following:
HIST 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America 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

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
- Lower Division General Education Area 1-6 Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-2 or UDGE-5 , UDGE-3 , and UDGE-4 )
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

Roadmaps

Roadmap Freshman - 4 year: Chicana/o Studies, B.A.

Roadmap Transfer - 2 year: Chicana/o Studies, B.A.

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

Summary of Units:

Language Requirement - 3-4 units

Lower Division Requirements - 6 units

Introductory Courses

Upper Division Requirements - 39 units

Writing - 3 units

History and Society - 3 units

Latin American Studies - 3 units

Art and Culture - 3 units

Gender, Feminisms & Sexuality - 3 units

Transborder Community Issues - 6 units

Theory and Methods - 6 units