Minor Requirements

The Chicano and Latin American Studies Department offers two minors - one in Chicano/Latino Studies and one in Latin American Studies. Students intending to pursue a minor in either area must see a CLAS adviser. The CLAS adviser must approve the selected courses.

Note: The minors also require a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units in residence.

Chicano Studies Minor

Students are encouraged to focus on an area of interest in Chicano/Latino studies or on a social issue affecting the Chicano/Latino population in the United States. General Education can be double-counted for the minor. See Minor Advising Note 2.

Lower division requirement (9 units)

• CLAS 3, CLAS 5, and CLAS 9 (3 units)

Upper-division or acceptable substitutes (9 units)

Total (18 units)

Advising Notes

1. Special topics or directed reading courses must have subject matter dealing with Latin America, the Caribbean, or must focus on issues affecting those areas.

2. Courses taken to complete major requirements cannot be double-counted for the minor.

3. Courses taken to complete General Education Integration requirements can be double-counted for the minor.

4. Other acceptable courses can be substituted to satisfy minor requirements with approval of your CLAS adviser.

Latin American Studies Minor

Students are encouraged to focus on an area of interest in Latin America, such as a country, region, or social issue affecting a particular region. The Latin American Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program consisting of courses dealing with Latin America and the Caribbean with course offerings from several departments.

Lower division requirement (9 units)

• CLAS 70 (3 units)
• Choose one of the following: HIST 3 or HIST 8 (3 units)

Upper-division courses (12 units)

• Select from: CLAS 112, CLAS 114, CLAS 115, CLAS 180T*, CLAS 190*; AFRS 130T*, ARTH 173, ARTH 175, ECON 114, ECON 178, ECON 179, ECON 181, ECON 188T*, SPAN 125, SPAN 143, SPAN 145, SPAN 147, SPAN 148T*, GEOG 170T, HIST 145, HIST 160, HIST 162, HIST 165, HIST 166, HIST 169T, HIST 183, HUM 130, PHIL 132, PLSI 121, PLSI 126, PLSI 146T, WGSS 135 [T courses by approval] (units may vary depending on course)

Total (18 units)

Advising Notes

1. *Special topics or directed reading courses must have subject matter dealing with Latin America, the Caribbean, or must focus on issues affecting those areas.

2. Courses taken to complete major requirements cannot be double-counted for the minor.

3. Courses taken to complete General Education Integration requirements can be double-counted for the minor.

4. Other acceptable courses can be substituted to satisfy minor requirements with approval of your CLAS advisor.