Africana Studies BA, Four-Year Plan

Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

Read about the BA in Africana Studies program.

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • AAFS 101 or AAFS 142 HU or AAFS 219 US or AAFS 286 IP or AAFS 287 IP
  • Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning Gen Ed MS
  • Arts Gen Ed AR
  • UUNI 110 WCI
  • Liberal Arts and Science Elective
Year One: Spring
  • AAFS 101 or AAFS 142 HU or AAFS 219 US or AAFS 286 IP or AAFS 287 IP
  • Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning Gen Ed NS
  • Social Science Gen Ed SS
  • Liberal Arts and Science Elective
  • Elective
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Consider study abroad options 

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • AAFS 101 or AAFS 142 HU or AAFS 219 US or AAFS 286 IP or AAFS 287 IP
  • Minor Course
  • Languages Other than English LANG
  • Gen Ed – Humanities HU, US History US or International Perspectives IP depending on which was not taken in Major to meet gen ed requirement
  • Liberal Arts and Science Elective
Year Two: Spring
  • AAFS 200 level elective
  • Upper Level AAFS Elective
  • Minor Course
  • Diversity Gen Ed DEISJ
  • Liberal Arts and Science Elective
Year Two: Summer
  • Look for shadowing opportunities

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • AECO 301
  • Upper Level AECO Elective
  • Minor Course
  • Upper Level Liberal Arts and Sciences 
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective
Year Three: Spring
  • AECO 320
  • Upper Level AECO Elective
  • Upper Level Minor Course 
  • Upper Level Liberal Arts and Science Elective
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective
Year Three: Summer
  • Consider an internship

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • Upper Level AECO Elective
  • Upper Level Minor Course
  • Upper Level Liberal Arts and Science Elective
  • Upper Level Liberal Arts Elective
  • Elective
Year Four: Spring
  • Upper Level AECO Elective
  • Upper Level Minor Course
  • Upper Level Liberal Arts and Science Elective
  • Liberal Arts and Science Elective
  • Elective
Year Four: Summer

Congratulations, you've completed your degree!

Notes

General Education Requirements for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

  • MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
  • WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
  • AR Arts 
  • HU Humanities
  • NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
  • SS Social Sciences
  • US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
  • IP World History and International Perspectives 
  • LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
  • DEISJ Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence.