Mexican American and Latina/o Studies

Major

Twenty-seven semester credit hours total, including 18 hours upper-division and 18 hours in residence:

1. Mexican American Studies 301, Introduction to Mexican American and Latina/o Studies

2. Three semester credit hours, chosen from Mexican American Studies 307, Introduction to Mexican American Cultural Studies, Mexican American Studies 308, Introduction to Mexican American Policy Studies, or Mexican American Studies 309, Bilingualism in the Americas

3. Three semester credit hours, chosen from Mexican American Studies 361, Mexican American Cultural Studies Seminar, Mexican American Studies 362, Mexican American Policy Studies Seminar, and Mexican American Studies 363, Sociolinguistics in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies

4. Capstone, Mexican American Studies 378
5. Completion of one of the following is required.
   1. Internship
   2. Study Abroad (approved)

Students majoring in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies must achieve, at a minimum, an intermediate level of proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, or a relevant Indigenous language.