UT Dallas 2022 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 an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
010 Core 010 3 010 Core 010 3
050 Core 050 3 020 Core 020 3
080 Core 080 3 040 Core 040 3
HIST 2350 2 4090 3 060 Core 060 3
Language Course 4 3 Language Course 4 3
ARHM 1100 1 1
Total  16 Total  15
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
030 Core 030 3 030 Core 030 3
060 Core 060 3 070 Core 070 3
070 Core 070 3 090 Core 090 3
090 Core 090 3 Language Course 4 3
Language Course 4 3 Free Elective 10 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Major Core 5 3 Major Core 5 3
HIST Elective 6 3 HIST Elective 6 3
PSCI/ECON Elective 7 3 PSCI/ECON Elective 7 3
Cultural Elective 8 3 Cultural Elective 8 3
Free Elective 10 3 Free Elective 10 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Major Core 5 3 Major Core 5 3
Major Core 5 3 Major Core 5 3
LATS Elective 9 3 LATS Elective 9 3
LATS Elective 9 3 Free Elective 10 3
Free Elective 10 3 Free Elective 10 2
Total  15 Total  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 3397.
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.
8 Cultural Elective = LANG 4348 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 2000-level or higher 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: 2022-06-30 14:07:57 v7.6cdde2