Latin American and Latino Studies (BA)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2012 - Spring 2013 catalog year.

Bachelor of Arts in Latin American and Latino Studies (LALSBA)

Major: LALS

Degree: BA

Program: Latin American and Latino Studies

Note: Admission to the major requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on courses in the major.
Completion of this degree requires work to be submitted for the program’s Learning Outcomes Measurement. For details, contact the LALS Director.

General Education
All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program; see the General Education requirements and the courses that fulfill them. Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree.

	Hours
General Education Requirements	34

Arts & Sciences Programmatic Requirements

	Hours
General 101: A&S Orientation	1
Foreign Language (completion of the intermediate level of a single foreign language)	12
Electives in Humanities or Natural Sciences (in addition to courses counted toward General Education; 6 hours must be at 300 level or above)	9
WR—two approved courses at the 300 level or above (may be incorporated into other degree requirements)
Total	22

Programs in Latin American and Latino Studies

	Hours
LALS 310, 311, 400, 490¹	12
Language Requirement: Spanish or Portuguese at the 200 level, or demonstration of equivalent language proficiency	3
Humanities: (select two courses) ARTH 342/542, 365, 544 ENG 369, 373, 549, 554 HUM 377, 380, 382 LALS 313, 314¹ ML 260, 313, 356 SPAN 403, 404, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 554	6
Social Sciences: (select three courses, 6 of the 9 hours must be at the 300 level or above). Students also completing a second major in any of the areas listed below may use no more than 6 hours in that Department to fulfill this LALS requirement. ANTH 316, 325, 328, 333¹, 338, 347 COMM 440¹ GEOG 510/LALS 510 HIST 331, 332, 333, 533¹, 534¹, 535¹ PAS 206,219,227,247,329,346,360,392¹,396,505,510,532,533,542¹,547,581 POLS 315, 330, 331¹, 332¹, 336¹, 337, 370, 371, 495¹, 506, 530, 563¹ SOC 210, 323, 392¹, 454¹, 464¹ SW 303	9
LALS Electives at the 300 level or above: (select two courses) Courses listed above, but not used to fulfill the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement ARTH 365, 544 MKT 370, SW 472, 473 TA 326¹, 365 WGST 333, 343¹, 520, 558¹, 593	6
Total	36

Supporting Courses

	Hours
Social Science Electives at the 300 level or above, other than LALS courses, in addition to courses used to complete the College Programmatic Requirements.*	6
Humanities Electives at the 300 level or above, other than LALS courses, in addition to courses used to complete the College Programmatic Requirements.*	6
Minimum Electives	17
Total	29

	Hours
Minimum Total	121

No more than 40 hours in the Latin American and Latino Studies program may be applied toward the Bachelor of Arts degree. At least 50 of the total minimum hours required must be at the 300 level or above.

* Substitutions may be approved by the LALS Director. Consult the LALS Advisor about Special Topics Courses and Independent Studies that may fulfill requirements for the major. (Special Topics Courses that may have LALS content include: ANTH 314, ANTH 548, ARTH 342/542, COMM 510, HIST 310, HIST 503, HON 336, HON 436, HON 446, HUM 562, ML 551, SPAN 313, 499, 599, TA 555.)

¹ Fulfills WR requirement