UT Dallas 2019 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts and Humanities

Latin American Studies (BA)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester	SCH	Spring Semester	SCH
010 Core Course	3	010 Core Course	3
050 Core Course	3	020 Core Course ³	3
080 Core Course	3	040 Core Course	3
HIST 2350 Latin American Civilizations	3	060 Core Course	3
Language Course⁴	3	Language Course⁴	3
ARHM 1100 Freshman Seminar¹	1
	16		15

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester	SCH	Spring Semester	SCH
030 Core Course	3	030 Core Course	3
060 Core Course	3	070 Core Course	3
070 Core Course	3	090 Core Course	3
090 Core Course	3	Language Course⁴	3
Language Course⁴	3	Free Elective¹⁰	3
	15		15

Junior Year
Fall Semester	SCH	Spring Semester	SCH
Major Core⁵	3	Major Core⁵	3
HIST Elective⁶	3	HIST Elective⁶	3
PSCI/ECON Elective⁷	3	PSCI/ECON Elective⁷	3
Cultural Elective⁸	3	Cultural Elective⁸	3
Free Elective¹⁰	3	Free Elective¹⁰	3
	15		15

Senior Year
Fall Semester	SCH	Spring Semester	SCH
Major Core⁵	3	Major Core⁵	3
Major Core⁵	3	Major Core⁵	3
LATS Elective⁹	3	LATS Elective⁹	3
LATS Elective⁹	3	Free Elective¹⁰	3
Free Elective¹⁰	3	Free Elective¹⁰	2
	15		14

NOTES:
¹	Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
²	Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
³	Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam.
⁴	Language Course = any SPAN language course (or approved course of another language relevant to Latin American Studies).
⁵	Major Core = HIST 3398, HIST 3399, (IPEC 4304 or PSCI 4332), LATS 3301, SPAN 4315, and HIST 4315.
⁶	HIST Elective = HIST 3391, 4369, 4359, or 3397.
⁷	PSCI/ECON Elective = CRIM 3319 or GEOG 2302 or GEOG 3304 or GEOG 3359 or GEOS 2321 or (IMS 3091 or IMS 3V91) or IPEC 4304 or PSCI 4331 or PSCI 4332 or PSCI 4347 or PSCI 4348 or SOC 3336.
⁸	Cultural Elective = LANG 4348 or LIT 3329 or SPAN 3340 or SPAN 3363 or SPAN 3365 or SPAN 3366 or SPAN 4301 or SPAN 4302 or SPAN 4364 or SPAN 4315.
⁹	LATS Elective = Any course under HIST Elective or PSCI/ECON Elective or Cultural Elective.
¹⁰	Free Elective = any lower or upper-level course. Students may need to take some as upper-level to meet the university requirement of earning a minimum of 45 semester credit hours of upper-level courses.

Students wishing to pursue a teacher certification should see an advisor for additional requirements.
Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses
120 semester credit hours required for graduation

This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.

Updated: 2023-07-24 10:37:00 v6.75f99f