The Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree: 120 units

See “Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree” in The University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.

The department has prepared a suggested Four Year Advising Plan to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. Please request a plan from your major adviser or view it and other current advising information on the CSU, Chico Web.

General Education Requirements: 48 units

See “General Education Requirements” in The University Catalog and The Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education Requirements and course offerings. The course requirements marked below with an asterisk (*) may also be applied toward General Education.

Cultural Diversity Course Requirements: 6 units

See “Cultural Diversity” in The University Catalog. Most courses used to satisfy these requirements may also apply to General Education.

American Institutions Requirement: 6 units

See the “American Institutions Requirement” under “Bachelor’s Degree Requirements.” This requirement is normally fulfilled by completing HIST 050 and POLS 055. Courses used to satisfy this requirement do not apply to General Education.

Literacy Requirement:

See “Mathematics and Writing Requirements” in The University Catalog. Writing proficiency in the major is a graduation requirement and may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of a course in your major which has been designated as the Writing Proficiency (WP) course for the semester in which you take the course. Students who earn below a C- are required to repeat the course and earn a C- or better to receive WP credit. See The Class Schedule for the designated WP courses for each semester. You must pass ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a C- or better before you may register for a WP course.

Course Requirements for the Major: 30-46 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.

0-16 units required:

A minimum language competency through the level of SPAN 004 is required for Latin American Studies majors. Students who have met the language competency prior to enrollment should see the major adviser regarding completion of requirements.

SPAN 001 First-Semester Spanish 4.0 FS *

Prerequisites: SPAN 001 is not available for credit to students with two or more years of Spanish within the last three years.

SPAN 002 Second-Semester Spanish 4.0 FS *

Prerequisites: SPAN 001 or equivalent.

SPAN 003 Third-Semester Spanish 4.0 FS *

Prerequisites: SPAN 002 or equivalent.

SPAN 004 Fourth-Semester Spanish 4.0 FS *

Prerequisites: SPAN 003 or equivalent.

2 courses required:

LAST 050 Intro to Latin American Studies 3.0 FS *NW

LAST 200 Seminar in Selected Topics 3.0 SP

Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, LAST 050.

1 course selected from:

HIST 180A Colonial Latin America 3.0 FA *NW

HIST 180B Modern Latin America 3.0 SP *NW

18-21 units selected from:

Select at least 3 units from each group A, B, and C below. No more than 6 units may be counted from Group D. If language competency was established without your taking any language courses, you must take 21 units from the courses listed below, for a total of 30 units which are required for the major.

GROUP A: Language and Literature

LAST 100A Mexico: Art/Literature/Music 3.0 FS *NW

This course is the same as LAST 100M which may be substituted.

LAST 100B Central Amer: Art/Literature/Mus 3.0 SP *NW

This course is the same as LAST 100C which may be substituted.

SPAN 104A Grammar and Composition 3.0 FS

Prerequisites: SPAN 004 or equivalent. May be taken concurrently with SPAN 120 and/or SPAN 133.

SPAN 104B Reading and Composition 3.0 FS

Prerequisites: SPAN 104A.

SPAN 140 Chicano Literature 3.0 FA *Eth

This course is the same as CHST 140 which may be substituted.

SPAN 200 Hispanic Short Story 3.0 Inq