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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Mexican American and Latina/o Studies (BA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
Foreign Language SPN or POR course (General Education)6
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
MAS 301Introduction to Mexican American and Latina/o Studies (Major)3
2nd Semester
Foreign Language SPN or POR course (General Education)6
Mathematics (Core) 0203
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
U.S. History (Core) 0603
3rd Semester
Foreign Language SPN or POR course (General Education)6
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
4th Semester
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core)3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Social Science course (General Education)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
5th Semester
Lower-division MAS course (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought (General Education)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
6th Semester
MAS course (Major)3
Upper-division MAS course (Major)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
Upper-division MAS course (Major)3
Upper-division MAS course (Major)3
MAS 375Internship (Major)3
Upper-division Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
8th Semester
MAS 378Capstone Seminar (Major)3
Upper-division MAS course (Major)6
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Upper-division elective (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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