African & African American Studies Major
Total: 120 Credits
First Year
Fall
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| GEP 100 Academic Planning | 1 |
| Gen Ed Written Communication (Q) ENG 112 English Composition | 3 |
| Gen Ed Diversity (D) AAS 100 Intro to African American Studies | 3 |
| Gen Ed Diversity (D) AAS 113 Intro to African-Amer History | 3 |
| Gen Ed Math & Quantitative Reasoning (M) | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Spring
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Ed Natural Science/Lab (N) | 4 |
| General Ed Social Sciences (S) AAS 104 Institutional Racism | 3 |
| Gen Ed Social Sciences (S) AAS 114 African American History II | 3 |
| Gen Ed World Hist,/Glob. Aware (O) AAS 204 African Power | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Second Year
Fall
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Ed Humanities (H) AAS 235 African American Literature | 3 |
| AAS 203 Ancient Africa or AAS 215 Caribbean History | 3 |
| AAS/WMS 271 Gender, Race, and Class | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed World Language - R Coded Course | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Spring
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| Gen Ed World Hist./Glob. Awareness (O) - AAS 307 Explore Black Experience | 3 |
| Gen Ed Oral Communication (Y) - CMC 201 Public Speaking | 3 |
| Gen Ed Contemporary Issues (I) - AAS 410 Apartheid | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Third Year
Fall
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| AAS specialization elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed Humanities (H) AAS 331 Birthing Hip-Hop | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| AAS specialization elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed Fine Arts with Performance (F) - African Music and Drumming | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Spring
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Required Upper Division AAS elective | 3 |
| Required Upper Division AAS elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Fourth Year
Fall
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| AAS specialization elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Required Upper Division AAS elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Spring
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Elective | 3 |
| AAS specialization elective | 3 |
| Required Upper Division AAS elective | 3 |
| AAS 499 Independent Study | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Concentration Specific Elective Courses African American Specialization
12 credits required
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| AAS 303 Slavery & Underground Railroad | 3 |
| AAS 305 Urban Sociology | 3 |
| AAS 307 Exploring the Black Experience | 3 |
| AAS 314 The Black Family | 3 |
| AAS 315 Contemporary Black Woman | 3 |
| AAS 332 Urban Economic Problems | 3 |
| Course (include CRN) | Credits |
|---|---|
| AAS 359 The Black Church | 3 |
| AAS 416 African American Issues | 3 |
| AAS 419 Civil War & Reconstruction | 3 |
| AAS 429 The Civil Rights Years | 3 |
| AAS 435 Legal Rights of Disadvantaged | 3 |