LALS Major and Minor Requirements
Required for ALL MAJORS:
- LALS 1: Introduction to Latin American and Latina/o/x Studies
- LALS 100: Concepts and Theories in Latin American and Latina/o/x Studies
- LALS 100B: Cultural Theory in the Americas
- LALS 100A/L: Social Science Analytics
- LALS 194_/L: Senior Seminar in LALS topics vary - alternatives available pre-Fall 2022
Additional Electives Required:
- Lower Division
- One lower-division elective for LALS BA
- Two lower-division electives for LALS Intensive Language BA
- Upper Division
- Four upper-division electives for 2022-23 LALS BA
- Six upper-division electives for 2022-23 LALS Language Intensive BA, including 2 taken in Spanish/Portuguese/Indigenous Language
- Two upper-division LALS electives for the combined majors*
- *LALS/Politics
- one lower-division POLI elective
- POLI 140C or POLI 144
- three upper-division POLI Core courses
- one upper-division POLI elective
- senior seminar can be taken in POLI instead of LALS
- *LALS/Sociology
- two lower-divison SOCY courses (choose from 1, 10, 15)
- SOCY 105A + 105B
- two upper-divison SOCY electives
Undergraduate students in LALS have several program options to choose from:
- LALS BA (catalog years 2017-2021) - includes language requirement
- LALS BA (catalog year 2022-23) - no language requirement, must be enrolled during 2022-23
- LALS Language Intensive BA (catalog year 2022-23) - second language and additional courses required
- LALS Combined BA with Politics - beginning in 2022-23, no language requirement
- LALS Combined BA with Sociology - beginning in 2022-23, no language requirement
- LALS Minor - no language requirement
- 2 lower-division electives (choose from any numbered 1-99)
- 4 upper-division electives (choose from any numbered 100-194)
- 1 LALS 100 series core course (choose from 100, 100A, or 100B)
Current Catalog Requirements (enrollment years Fall 2017 through Spring 2022):
Latin American and Latino Studies B.A.
Latin American and Latino Studies/Politics Combined B.A.
Latin American and Latino Studies/Sociology Combined B.A.
Latin American and Latino Studies Minor
Degree Checklists and Plans for enrollment years 2017-18 through 2021-22:
LALS Major and Minor:
LALS Combined Majors:
- Degree Checklist for XLPT (LALS/Politics Combined) B.A.
- Academic Plan (blank) for XLPT B.A.
- Degree Checklist for XLSY (LALS/Sociology Combined) B.A.
- Academic Plan (blank) for XLSY B.A.