Latin American Studies, B.A.

Bachelor of Arts
Curriculum 0739 Requirements

General Education Requirements

Students must meet requirements for general education; see The Cardinal Core Curriculum for details. Certain courses that fulfill major or cognate requirements may also apply to general education.

Major Departmental Requirements 30-39 Credits

Core Courses: (12-18 cr.)

Language Prerequisite/Placement (0-6 cr.)

Language (3 cr.)

SPA 213 - Intermediate Spanish I (0 to 3 cr.)
or
Higher level Spanish course (3 cr.)

Latin American Content Courses: (9-10 cr.)

One course from three different categories. Study Abroad courses are counted toward the Latin American Content Course Requirement where applicable.

Anthropology/Sociology Elective

Humanities Elective

Political Economy Elective

LAS Electives

Advanced Study: (9-11 cr.)

Select one track from the following:

Model Organization of American States: (9-11 cr.)

LAS 459 - Field Study - Organization of American States (1 to 4 cr.) (4 cr.)
LAS 459 - Field Study - Organization of American States (1 to 4 cr.) (2nd time) and additional L.A. content course (3 cr.)
LAS 459 - Field Study - Organization of American States (1 to 4 cr.)
or
Additional LAS content course (3 cr.)

Study Abroad in Latin America: (9 cr.)

Nine credits in any semester-long study abroad program in Latin America (9 cr.)

Internship with Latin American Connection: (9 cr.)

Cognate Requirements 18-39 Credits

Select one option from the following:

Second Major Field of Study (30-39 cr.)
Minor (18-24 cr.)

Electives 7-40 Credits

Certain major/cognate courses may also satisfy GE requirements thus increase elective credits accordingly.

Total Credits minimum 120

Additional Degree Requirements

A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements).
Completion of all Undergraduate Degree Requirements .