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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, African and African Diaspora Studies (BA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
Foreign Language (General Education)6
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
Free elective (Elective)3
2nd Semester
Foreign Language (General Education)6
Mathematics (Core) 0203
AFR 303Introduction to Black Studies (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
3rd Semester
AFR course - Geographical Area One (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
4th Semester
AFR course - Geographical Area Two (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
Minor course (Major)3
5th Semester
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought course (General Education)3
Upper-division Minor course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
6th Semester
AFR course - track (Major)3
Upper-division Minor course (Major)3
Free electives (Elective)9
7th Semester
AFR course - track (Major)3
AFR course - track (Major)3
Upper-division Minor course (Major)3
Upper-division course (Elective)3
Upper-division course (Elective)3
8th Semester
AFR 375Community Internship (Major)3
Minor course (Major)3
Upper-division course (Elective)3
Upper-division course (Elective)3
Upper-division course (Elective)3
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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