Four Year Model Plan of Study for a Major in Latin American and Latino Studies
Fall 2007
First Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Engl 160 3 hours Engl 161 3 hours
2
Quantitative Reasoning 3-5 hours LALS 1xx or 2xx 3 hours
3 3
Span 101 4 hours Span 102 or 112 4 hours
General Education Requirement Course 4-5 hours General Education Requirement Course 3 hours
General Education Requirement Course 3-4 hours
Total 14-17 hours Total 16-17 hours
Second Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
1 1
LALS 101 3 hours LALS 102 3 hours
3 2
Span 103 or 113 4 hours LALS 2xx 3 hours
2 3
LALS 2xx 3 hours Span 104 or 114 4 hours
General Education Requirement Course 3-5 hours General Education Requirement Course 3 hours
General Education Requirement Course 3 hours General Education Requirement Course 3 hours
Total 16-18 hours Total 16 hours
Third Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
2 4
LALS 2xx 3 hours LALS 301 3 hours
2 2
LALS 3xx 3 hours LALS 3xx 3 hours
General Education Requirement Course 0-5 hours Electives 9 hours
General Education Requirement Course 0-4 hours
Electives 3-9 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours
Fourth Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
2 2
LALS 4xx 3 hours LALS 4xx 3 hours
5
LALS 302 3 hours Electives 10 hours
Electives 9 hours
Total 15 hours Total 13 hours
1. LALS 101 and 102 each satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
2. Students are required to take three 200-level courses, two 300-level courses, two 400-level courses, and one additional 100- or 200-level course.
3. Span 104 or 114 is a required collateral course for the major. Students may place out of this requirement with an appropriate score on
the Spanish Language Placement Exam.
4. Satisfies the writing-in-the-discipline requirement.
5. LALS 302 is optional, but is required to graduate with the highest distinction.
Note: Students must earn at least 40 hours at the 200, 300, or 400 level at a 4-year college or university. These hours may include hours in the major.
Note: The General Education Requirement for continuing students or new transfer students for fall 2007 is 3 courses in Humanities, 3 courses in Social Sciences,
13 hours of Natural Sciences, and a Cultural Diversity course. For new freshmen for fall 2007, the General Education Requirement is 9 courses: 2 laboratory
courses from Analyzing the Natural World, 1 course from each of Understanding the Individual and Society, Understanding the Past, Understanding the Creative
Arts, Exploring World Cultures, and Understanding U.S. Society. Two additional courses will be taken from any of these categories.
* Two LALS courses may be used to satisfy two of the nine courses in the new General Education Requirement. Consult the new catalog for the list.
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