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.