Interdisciplinary Studies: Africana Studies Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement.  Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015MATH 107 or 1215
AAST 214 (Diversity - graduation requirement)5Social Science BACR 115Social Science BACR 215
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Natural Science BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
AAST 315 (Global Studies - graduation requirement)5AAST 2205AAST 3185
ITDS 2304ITDS 3304Elective - minor or general elective5
Natural Science BACR 215Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
 Elective - minor or general elective3 
 14 17 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
AAST 3205AAST Elective25AAST Elective15
AAST Elective25Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
 15 15 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
Elective - minor or general elective5ITDS 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)34Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
 15 14 15
Total Cr. 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Required Electives–choose 15 upper-division AAST credits from the approved list.

3

For students who select AAST as a second major, the capstone requirement will be met by the completion of the primary major capstone.