Degree requirements for latin american & Latino studies

major: 30 Credits

minor: 18 credits

Students pursuing a major or minor concentration in Latin American and Latino Studies should follow the guidelines below or consult with the Program Director to design a curriculum that fits the students' interests and needs.*

1. Language (Oral and Written Proficiency Examination)
   1. While strongly encouraged to become proficient in both Spanish and Portuguese, students must demonstrate oral and written proficiency at the Advanced Level (i.e., the 200 Level or above) in Spanish OR Portuguese either by means of a proficiency examination administered y the Department of Modern and Classical Languages or by taking two courses at the Advanced Level;
   2. Students who successfully demonstrate oral and written proficiency at the Advanced Level in either Spanish or Portuguese will be exempted from the Core World Language Requirement;
   3. Students who fail to demonstrate proficiency, as determined by the departmental examination, will be required to take either an additional three (3) or six (6) credits in Spanish OR Portuguese, according to the following indications:
      1. In the case of oral deficiency, the student will be required to take Sp250, Spanish Conversation I OR Pr250, Portuguese Conversation I;
      2. In the case of written deficiency, the student will be required to take either Sp290, Advanced Grammar and Composition (Spanish) OR Pr290, Advanced Grammar and Composition (Portuguese);
      3. In the case of both oral and written  deficiencies, the student will be required to take either Sp250, Spanish Conversation I and Sp290, Advanced Grammar and Composition OR Pr250, Portuguese Conversation I and Pr290 Advanced Grammar and Composition;
2. Area Studies (6 credits)
   1. Sp249 Cultural Geography of Hispanic America AND
   2. Hs123 History of Latin America OR Po423 Government and Politics and Latin America;
3. Literature (6 credits)
   1. Students must take at least six (6) credits in Hispanic-American literature, preferably Sp245-246, Survey of Hispanic-American Literature I and II (OR two other Hispanic-American literature courses over the 200-level);
4. Social Sciences and Business Administration (3 credits)
   1. Three credits to be taken from approved courses from any of the Social Sciences OR Business Administration;
5. Philosophy, Social Justice, and Theology (3 credits)
   1. Three credits to be taken from approved courses from any of these three areas.

When they have demonstrated oral and written proficiency at the advanced level in either Spanish or Portuguese, and when they have successfully completed the 18 credits from the four additional areas presented above, students will have successfully completed minor requirements for the program.  Besides the language proficiency requirement and the 18 credits from the four additional areas listed above, students majoring in Latin American and Latino Studies must successfully complete another 12 credits from approved courses, for a total of 30 credits, to satisfy requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Major Electives in Latin American and Latino Studies may be selected from the following tentative list of courses:

*Other classes may be included and/or substituted in the Program, at the discretion of the Program Director, in consultation with the Academic Dean.  See appropriate departments for course descriptions.

Latin American & Latino Studies

Alex Trillo, Ph.D., Program Director
51 Glenwood Ave., 4th Floor, Room 403, (201)-761-6157