Program entrance requirements: Admission to, and retention in, the Afro-American Studies Program as a major requires a cumulative 2.30 grade point average.
Program completion requirements: For the BA in Afro-American Studies, 39 credit hours are required in the major, and 124 total credit hours are required for graduation. 24 hours are required for the minor. The required grade point average for both programs is a cumulative 2.30.
Afro-American Studies Minor (24 credits) Includes AAS 101, AAS 102, AAS 330, AAS 433, and 12 credits from the following elective list: AAS 105, AAS 166/DAN 166, AAS 264/PSY 264, AAS 286, AAS 287, AAS 288, AAS 289, AAS 290/ENG 290, AAS 291/ENG 291, AAS 301, AAS 405R/PSC 405R, AAS 407T/PSC 407T, AAS 432/HIST 433, AAS 434, AAS 435, AAS 436, AAS 440, AAS 491/ENG 495A, AAS 492/ENG 495B, AAS 499, ANTH 461, ENG 499, ETS 305, ETS 350, ETS 360, ETS 440, ETS 470, ETS 475, ETS 499, HIST 497, HIST 498, MUS 130, PSC 401I, PSC 403Z, PSC 480A, SOC 471/ETS 471, WMST 113.
Not more than one of the following courses may count toward the minor in
Afro-American Studies: ETS 305, ETS 350, ETS 360, ETS 475, PSC
401I, SOC 471/ETS 471, WMST 113.
Use of the following courses for minor credit requires permission of the
Director of the Afro-American Studies Program: ENG 499, ETS 440, ETS 470, ETS
499, HIST 497, HIST 498, PSC 403Z, PSC 480A.
Afro-American Studies Major
Core Requirements
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English Composition—ENG 101 and ENG 102 |
6 credits |
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English Literature—ENG 231 or ENG 232 |
3 credits |
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Constitutions |
4 credits |
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Mathematics |
3 credits |
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Distribution Requirement (Social Science) |
9 credits |
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Life & Physical Sciences & Analytical Thinking |
9 credits |
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Multicultural |
See notes |
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International |
See notes |
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Degree Requirements |
See notes |
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Social Science |
9 credits |
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Fine Arts |
3 credits |
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Foreign Language/Foreign Culture |
6 credits |
Major Requirements—39 credits
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AAS Core |
12 credits |
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IDS 495 |
3 |
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AAS Literature |
6 credits |
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AAS Electives |
18 credits |
AAS Elective List:
18 credits from the following elective list: AAS 105, AAS 106, AAS 166/DAN 166,
AAS 264/PSY 264, AAS 286, AAS 287, AAS 288, AAS 289, AAS 290/ENG 290, AAS
291/ENG 291, AAS 301, AAS 331, AAS 405R/PSC 405R, AAS 407T/PSC 407T, AAS 420, AAS
432/HIST 433, AAS 434, AAS 435, AAS 436, AAS 440, AAS 491/ENG 495A, AAS 492/ENG
495B, AAS 499, ANTH 461, ENG 499, ETS 305, ETS 350, ETS 360, ETS 440, ETS 470,
ETS 475, ETS 499, HIST 497, HIST 498, MUS 134, PSC 401I, PSC 403Z, PSC 480A,
SOC 471/ETS 471, WMST 113.
Not more than two of the following courses may count toward the major in
Afro-American Studies: ETS 305, ETS 350, ETS 360, ETS 475, PSC
401I, SOC 471/ETS 471, WMST 113.
Use of the following courses for major credit requires permission of the
Director of the Afro-American Studies Program: ENG 499, ETS 440, ETS 470, ETS
499, HIST 497, HIST 498, PSC 403Z, PSC 480A
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Related Area |
18 credits |
(Additional credits related to the student's academic or vocational
interests, as approved by the Director of the Afro-American Studies Program);
or a minor.
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Electives |
11–14 credits |
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Minimum Degree Requirement Total |
120 credits |
Notes:
Every student must complete a 3-credit multicultural course and a 3-credit
international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously
satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except that one course
cannot satisfy both the multicultural and international requirements. UNLV's
multicultural requirement is met by Afro-American Studies majors through any of
the following required courses: AAS 101, 102, 330, or 433.
At least 18 credits of the required 42 upper-division credit hours (300–400 level) must be in the major.
AAS courses fulfill all requirements met by ETS courses.