Chicano/Latino Studies, Minor

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Chicano/Latino Studies 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.

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:

CLAS 3 - Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies Units: 3
CLAS 5 - Chicanx Culture and History Units: 3
AND
CLAS 9 - Chicano Artistic Expression Units: 3
CLAS upper-division or acceptable substitutes Units: 9

Total: 18 Units

Minor Advising Notes

Special topics or directed reading courses must have subject matter dealing with Latin America, the Caribbean, or must focus on issues affecting those areas.
Courses taken to complete major requirements cannot be double-counted for the minor.
Courses taken to complete General Education Integration requirements can be double-counted for the minor.
Other acceptable courses can be substituted to satisfy minor requirements with approval of your CLAS adviser.