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African American Studies

Students

Department of African American Studies
3553 Cullen Boulevard
Agnes Arnold Hall, Room 629
Houston, TX 77204-3047

Undergraduate

  • Closing Session
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  • Embassy Meeting

The African American Studies major requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in the major. Each student must complete 18 hours of required courses and 12 hours of Africana Studies Electives. Students must complete at least 18 of the 30 required hours for a major in African American Studies in residence at the 海角社区, and 12 of those hours must be advanced courses at the 3000 or 4000 level. Students must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses applied to the major.

Degree Requirements

To obtain a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree in African American Studies, students must successfully complete the 海角社区 Core Curriculum as well as those requirements established by the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. The four-year academic map for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree in African American Studies is listed below and details what is required to meet the 120 credit hour requirement for the 海角社区.

MAJOR REQUIREMENT ONE (Students must take all of the following courses - 12 hours)

  •  Credit Hours: 3
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MAJOR REQUIREMENT TWO (Select one of the following courses - 3 hours)

  •  Credit Hours: 3
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MAJOR REQUIREMENT THREE (Select one of the following courses - 3 hours)

  •  Credit Hours: 3
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  •  Credit Hours: 3

MAJOR REQUIREMENT FOUR (Select four of the following Africana Studies elective courses - three must be at the 3000 or 4000 level - 12 hours)

  •  Credit Hours: 3
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