Admission to the Program

1. Students must meet general university admission requirements;
2. Students should discuss this minor with their academic advisors. All majors are eligible to participate in this minor.
3. Students must complete SPAN 1112 or PORT 1112 prior to beginning the program.

Requirements for Graduation

1. Minors can only be granted for the same term in which students graduate;
2. CSUSB will not consider for transfer credit coursework from an institution that will not accept that coursework in its own degree program.

Requirements for a minor in Latin American Studies (18 units)*

Introductory course (3)
LAS 2000	Introduction to Latin American Studies (Core course)	3
Core courses (choose 3 courses) (9)		9
AH 3350	Contemporary Art and Culture of the Americas
SPAN 3900	Voices & Visions from the Hispanic World
SPAN 3309	Cultures of Spanish America
PSCI 3060	Latin American Politics
PHIL 3320	Latin American Philosophy
SOC 4420	The Latino Experience in the U.S.
ANTH 3701R	Cultures of Mexico and Central America
ANTH 3702R	Anthropology of South America
GEOG 4055	US-Mexico Border Region
HIST 3900	History of Modern Mexico
HIST 4650	Modern Central America
HIST 4700	Modern Latin America
Elective courses (choose 2 courses) (6)		6
SPAN 2111	Intermediate Spanish Ist. Semester
SPAN 2112	Intermediate Spanish 2nd. Semester
SPAN 2251	Intermediate Healthcare Spanish I
SPAN 2252	Intermediate Healthcare Spanish II
SPAN 3051	Culture, Health, and Food in Latin America
SPAN 2261	Intermediate Criminal Justice Spanish I
SPAN 2262	Intermediate Criminal Justice Spanish II
SPAN 3061	Criminal Justice and Cultures of Spain and Latin America
PSCI 5400	Seminar in Comparative Politics
PSCI 5920	Seminar in Government
SOC 1100	Latino Communities, Wellness, and Life Skills
SOC 3420	The Latino Family
SOC 4530	Citizenship, Status, and Inequality
SOC 4510	Sociology of Migration
SOC 5250	Indian Nations and Native America
SOC 5450	Indigenous Peoples
GEOG 4060	Emerging World Regions
HSCI 4212	Topics about Special Populations
HSCI 4210	Cultural Competency
HIST 4660	Foreign Relations of Latin America
HIST 4670	Latin American History Through Film
HIST 4690	Colonial Latin America
COMM 4302	Latinx, Media, and Cultures
TA 3720	World Dance Traditions
TA 4663	Dramatic Literature of Identity
ADMN 5955	Independent Study
MGMT 4050	Managing Across Borders
MKTG 4700	International Marketing
PA 5900	Special Topics in Public Administration
Total Units		18

*	Note: Students may not receive credit for more than 2 courses per Department and more than 4 courses per College.
**	Note: Spanish courses are taught in Spanish.

Foreign Language Requirement for Spanish or Portuguese

The following rules apply to challenging a language course for credit in this minor:

1. Only courses at the 1112-level or higher may be challenged.
2. Students whose language of instruction in secondary school was Spanish or Portuguese may satisfy this category by submitting official academic transcripts showing that either language was, indeed, the medium of instruction in the school from which they graduated.
3. Providing documentation of significant foreign language experience such as the successful completion of two years of Peace Corps experience in a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking country.
4. Results from Spanish AP exams may satisfy this requirement.

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