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Program Sample Plan

Program name: African American and African Studies B.A.
Sample Plan: African American and African Studies
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
AFRO 1012 - Black Worlds in Global Perspective: Challenges and Changes : 3.0 cr : SOCS, GP
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
AFRO 3xxx : 3.0 cr
AFRO 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
AFRO 3xxx : 3.0 cr
AFRO 4xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
Note that AFRO 3251W is just one way to fulfill the "Gender-focused Elective" requirement
AFRO 4105 - Ways of Knowing in Africa and the African Diaspora : 3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
AFRO 3251W - Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AFRO 3xxx : 3.0 cr
AFRO 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AFRO 4991W - Thesis Research and Writing : 3.0 cr : WI
Note that AFRO 4991W is just one way to fulfill the "Senior Capstone Course" requirement
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr