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American Studies B.A.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)202 - Bachelor of Arts
Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8154461
AND
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 7996311
  • 7919791
  • 8154251
  • 7987311
  • 7912791
    OR
    7977871
  • 8170291
  • 0084691
  • 0092251
  • 8253491
  • 0135851
  • AMST19xx - Freshman Seminar

Completion requirement

Students must take at least 21 credits of Electives.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete 4 - 7 course(s) and earn 12 - 21 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8266001
    OR
    7974601
    OR
    8169321
  • 8251031
  • 7912791
    OR
    7977871
  • 7976781
    OR
    8164611
    OR
    7933701
  • 8170291
  • 0093171
  • 0084691
  • 7976791
    OR
    8024521
    OR
    7933711
  • 8253301
  • 0092251
  • 8182981
    OR
    8181591
  • 8271851
    OR
    7974611
    OR
    0161851
  • 8271571
    OR
    8263481
    OR
    8271841
  • 8253491
  • 8185501
  • 0093831
  • 0135851
  • 0091021
    OR
    8022791
  • 8178311
    OR
    8178301
    OR
    8178321
    OR
    8172051
    OR
    8176031
    OR
    8178331
AND
Complete up to 3 course(s) and earn up to 9 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8162561
    OR
    0031051
  • 8037101
    OR
    0023391
    OR
    7920451
  • 7975221
  • 7974621
    OR
    8074311
  • 8173241
    OR
    8174791
  • 8173251
    OR
    8178341
  • 7974611
    OR
    0161851
  • 8056041
    OR
    8018931
  • 8106321
    OR
    8097261
  • 8106661
    OR
    8097721
    OR
    8115991
  • 8179611
  • 7974631
    OR
    0161291
  • 8078221
    OR
    8078021
    OR
    0043441
  • 8047891
    OR
    0161271
  • 7974901
    OR
    0103391
    OR
    7971341
    OR
    7971351
  • 8063391
    OR
    7936951
  • 7974531
    OR
    7938251
  • 7938361
  • 0023291
  • 7938391
  • 7953421
    OR
    8101621
    OR
    7953431
  • 8139971
  • 0023341
    OR
    8258761
  • 8155031
    OR
    8116841
  • 7967681
  • 0050671
    OR
    7896081
  • 8100731
    OR
    8162961
    OR
    0023521
    OR
    7912781
  • 7989041
    OR
    7989011
  • 7975501
    OR
    7999111
  • 8177401
  • 0023371
    OR
    0164171
  • 0023381
    OR
    0164141
  • 7938471
    OR
    8101031
    OR
    7953481
  • 8177411
  • 7977891
    OR
    7975531
  • 0023421
  • 8173351
    OR
    8173371
  • 8094291
    OR
    8093611
    OR
    8094301
    OR
    8093671
  • 8100751
  • 0050601
  • 7914891
    OR
    7922211
  • 0080581
  • 0098131
    OR
    8029251
  • 7890251
  • 8098511
  • 8079501
  • 7944121
    OR
    7950341
  • 7894291
    OR
    7942781
  • 7897911
  • 8101861
    OR
    0087371
    OR
    8189721
    OR
    8101221
  • 8146491
  • 0101961
  • 7922841
    OR
    0073331
  • 7922831
    OR
    0072931
  • 0102801
  • 0086441
  • 7889791
    OR
    7898391
  • 0102841
  • 7922111
  • 7970711
    OR
    0078121
  • 7887291
  • 8018811
    OR
    8029561
    OR
    7920391
  • 7971821
    OR
    8185831
  • 8171061
    OR
    8171281
  • 7975511
  • 7982211
  • 7976861
  • 7975521
  • 0031181
  • 0031211
    OR
    7990871
  • 7982081
    OR
    8107791
  • 7974601
  • 0031231
    OR
    8064591
  • 7982221
  • 7998891
  • 7975291
    OR
    7988971
  • 8085161
  • 7951131
  • 7976881
  • 7976891
  • 7922711
    OR
    0071291
  • 0031281
  • 0031291
  • 0034551
  • 8101061
Completion requirement

The Proseminar is a capstone that furthers understanding of important debates in American Studies and the methodologies that scholars use in their research. Proseminar will help students conceptualize a research project and develop a means of investigation in a collaborative classroom setting. Students will complete the research and writing of a capstone research project, which concludes with a public presentation of the capstone.

Students who double major in CLA and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other CLA major are still required to take the American Studies capstone.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0100071
Completion requirements
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements. Only AMST courses may count towards this requirement.
Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 0093171
  • 0092251
  • 0100071
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