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The recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2024-2025 academic year.
CRWT Placement
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
Math Placement
MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above. HGS School Core Language Proficiency Requirement and Placement.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH HG1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- School Core: Language I* or Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: HIST 221 - AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I (HRS 4)
- Major/Gen Ed: AFST 202 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN STUDIES WI (fulfills GLOBAL AWARENESS) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH HG2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: Foundations II Language (HRS 4)
- Major: HIST 222 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY II (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH HG3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- School Core: Intermediate Language (HRS 4)
- Major: LITR 235 - AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE (HRS 4)
- Major: AFST Elective WI Choice (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major/Gen Ed: AFST 208 - AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL & POLITICAL THOUGHT WI (fulfills VALUES AND ETHICS) (HRS 4)
- Major: Co-Op or Internship (HRS 4)
- Major: AFST Elective (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: AFST Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: AFST Elective WI (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: AFST 490 - TOPICS: Africana Studies (HRS 4)
- Major: AFST Elective (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits GPA: 2.0
*If needed
Note: Student must complete 5 courses of elective credit within the Africana Studies Major
3 WI courses needed, please consult with your faculty Advisor.
General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
Social Science Inquiry (+W)
Scientific Reasoning
Historical Perspectives (+W)
Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)
Global Awareness (+W)
GLOBAL AWARENESS (Recommended: AFST 202 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN STUDIES)
Distribution Category (Outside of HGS)
Distribution Category
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
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