LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES (A.B.)
Semester Degree Requirements

Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
    Areas A B C D E 42 hours
    Area F 18 hours
Major Requirements 60 hours
College-wide requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS      120

Area A - Essential Skills (9 hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation with an academic advisor.
ENGL 1101 MATH 1101
ENGL 1102

Area B - Institutional Options (4-5 hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected by the student with approval of an academic advisor.

Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
Area C is satisfied by completing two of the following courses. Students may select one course from the Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students may select two courses from different departments in the Humanities list.
Fine Arts
ARHI 2100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2130 MUSI 2060
ARTS 2000 DRAM 2000 MUSI 2020 MUSI 2080
ARTS 2050 DRAM 2120 MUSI 2040
Humanities
CLAS 1000 CMLT 2500 LAND 2510 RELI 1003
CLAS 1010 CMLT 2600 LAND 2520 RELI 1006
CLAS 1020 ENGL 2310 LING 2100 RELI(NAMS) 2004
CLAS(LING) 2010 ENGL 2320 PHIL 1000 RELI(AFAM) 2005
CMLT 2111 ENGL 2330 PHIL 1500 ROML 2550
CMLT 2210 ENGL 2340 PHIL 2200 RUSS 2050
CMLT 2212 ENGL 2400 PHIL 2400 SPCM 1100
CMLT 2220 GRMN 2300 RELI 1001 SPCM 1500
CMLT 2400 ITAL 2500 RELI 1002 Foreign language courses

Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology (10-11 hours)
Area D for Non-Science Majors (including Sociology and Psychology) -- ten or eleven hours
  • Select one course from the four-hour science course list and one course from the three-hour science course list or select two courses from the four-hour science course list.
  • Select one course from the mathematics, science, or technology course list.
Area D -- Four-hour science course with laboratory
ASTR 1010 CHEM 1211L CSCI 1301-1301L GEOL 1260-1260L
ASTR 1010L CHEM 1212 ECOL 1000-1000L MARS 1010-1010L
ASTR 1020 CHEM 1212L GEOG 1111 MARS 1020-1020L
ASTR 1020L CHEM 1411 GEOG 1111L PBIO 1210
BIOL 1103 CHEM 1411L GEOG 1112 PBIO 1210L
BIOL 1103L CHEM 1412 GEOG 1112L PBIO 1220
BIOL 1104 CHEM 1412L GEOG 1113 PBIO 1220L
BIOL 1104L CHEM 2100 GEOG 1113L PHYS 1111-1111L
BIOL 1107-1107L CHEM 2100L GEOL 1121 PHYS 1112-1112L
BIOL 1108-1108L CHEM 2211 GEOL 1121L PHYS 1211-1211L
CHEM 1110 CHEM 2211L GEOL 1122 PHYS 1212-1212L
CHEM 1110L CHEM 2212 GEOL 1122L  
CHEM 1211 CHEM 2212L GEOL 1250-1250L  
       
Area D -- Three-hour science course with or without a laboratory
(Some of the following three-hour laboratory science courses have optional laboratories. See Area D four-hour science course list.)
ASTR 1010 BIOL 1103 GEOG 1125 PBIO 1210
ASTR 1020 BIOL 1104 GEOL 1120 PBIO 1220
ASTR 1420 GEOG 1111 GEOL 1121 PHYS 1010
ASTR 1660 GEOG 1112 GEOL 1122  
ASTR 1870 GEOG 1113 LAND 1000  
Area D -- Three or four-hour mathematics, science, or technology courses
BIOL 1108-1108L MATH 1060 MATH 2260 STAT 2000
CHEM 1212 MATH 1113 PBIO 1220 STAT 2210
CHEM 1212L MATH 2200 PBIO 1220L  
CSCI 1100-1100L MATH 2210 PHIL 2500  
CSCI 1210 MATH 2210L PHYS 1111-1111L  
CSCI 1301-1301L MATH 2250 PHYS 1112-1112L  

Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)
Students will select four courses from at least two departments from the list below:   (Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101.)

(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule of Classes.)

AAEC 2580 ECON 2200 HIST 2301 SOCI 1101
AFAM 2000 GEOG 1101 HIST 2302 SOCI(AFAM) 2020
ANTH 1102 GEOG 1103 HIST(AFST) 2501 SOCI 2600
ANTH(NAMS) 2310 GEOG 1125 HIST 2502 SOCI(AFAM) 2820
CLAS(ANTH) 2000 HIST 2051 HIST 2600 SPCM 1010
CLAS 2110 HIST(AFST) 2052 HIST 2701 WMST 1110
CLAS 2113 HIST 2111 HIST 2702 WMST 2010
ECON 2100 HIST 2112 LAND 1500  
ECON 2105 HIST 2221 POLS 1101  
ECON 2106 HIST 2222 PSYC 1101  

Area F - Courses Related to Major (18 hours)
LACS 2001
LACS 2002
HIST 2221
HIST 2222

Take two courses (6 hours) from two different prefixes, SPAN, PORT, or FREN. One course at the 1000-2000 level, the second course at the 2000 level.


Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall. Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.
Major Language Requirement - 9 hours

Language Requirement:
Choose three (3) courses at the 3000-4000 level in ONE of the following: (9 hours)
SPAN, PORT, or FREN

* Those that elect SPAN or PORT must include SPAN 3010 or PORT 3010 as one of the three courses.


Upper Division Major Requirements - 12

Required Courses: (6 hours)

GEOG 4720
LACS 4911 (senior-capstone course)

Choose any two upper division courses from the following: (6 hours)

AAEC 4910 CRSS(HORT)(ANTH) 4931 INTL 4315
AAEC 4960 ECOL 4290 INTL 4380
AESC 3150 ELAN 5555 INTB 4800
AESC 3910 ELAN 5560 LING 3050
AESC(EETH) 4190 ELAN 4620 LING 4650
ANTH 3080 ELAN 4730 PBIO 3060
ANTH 3270 FREN(LACS) 4170 PORT any 3000-4000 level classes
ANTH 3430 FREN any 3000-4000 level ROML 2550
(ANTH)HORT(PBIO) 3440 GEOG 3640 ROML 3000
ANTH 3540 HIST 3220 SOCI(LACS) 4290
ANTH(LACS) 4225/6225 HIST 3230 SOCI 4300
ANTH(ECOL) 4290 HIST 3240 SPAN any 3000-4000 level classes
ANTH 4300-4300L HIST 3250 WMST 3110
ANTH 4460 HIST 3260 WMST 3250
ANTH 4790/6790 HIST 3270 WMST3500
CMLT 3200 HIST 4200 WMST 4130
CMLT 3990 HIST 4211
CMLT 4970H HIST 4214  
CMLT 4980H HIST 4220  
CMLT(HORT)(ANTH) INTL 4270


LACS TRACK - 18

Choose six (6) upper division courses from one of the three (3) Tracks listed below. (18 hours minimum)

Flexibility and innovation in program design will be encouraged. Course offerings within each track are not limited to the listings below. The list is meant to be a guide, but each student should consult with their academic and/or faculty advisor for courses tailored to the individual track. Some upper division courses have prerequisites that must be met; such courses may count towards general electives credits.

Please note: *Students are encouraged to complement formal course work at UGA with a semester study abroad experience in accredited Latin American colleges or universities or in semester-long UGA-sponsored study abroad programs.

SOCIAL SCIENCES TRACK

ANTH 3080 HIST 3260
ANTH 3270 HIST 3270
ANTH 3430 HIST 4200
(ANTH)HORT(PBIO) 3440 HIST 4210
ANTH 3540 HIST 4211
ANTH(LACS) 4225/6225 HIST 4214
ANTH(ECOL) 4290 HIST 4220
ANTH 4300-4300L INTL 4270
ANTH 4460 INTL 4315
ANTH 4790/6790 INTL 4380
ANTH(CRSS)(ECOL)(GEOG)(HORT) 4930 INTB 4800
GEOG 3640 SOCI(LACS) 4290
GEOG 4720 SOCI 4300
HIST 3220 WMST 3110
HIST 3230 WMST 3250
HIST 3240 WMST 3500
HIST 3250 WMST 4130


HUMANITIES, ART, and MUSIC

CMLT 3200 HIST 4220
CMLT 3990 ELAN 4620
CMLT 4970H ELAN 4730
CMLT 4980H ELAN 5555
FREN any 3000-4000 level ELAN 5560
HIST 3220 LING 3050
HIST 3230 LING 4650
HIST 3240 PORT any 3000-4000 level classes
HIST 3250 ROML 2550
HIST 3260 ROML 3000
HIST 3270 SPAN any 3000-4000 level classes
HIST 4200 WMST 3110
HIST 4210 WMST 3250
HIST 4211 WMST 3500
HIST 4214 WMST 4130


ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, POLICY, and HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

AAEC 4910
AAEC 4960
ALDR(AFST) 4710
AESC 3150
AESC 3910
AESC(EETH) 4190
CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930
CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4931
ECOL(FORS)(GEOG) 4250
ECOL 4290
ECOL(PBIO) 4750
EETH(AESC) 4190
EHSC 4400
HIPR 4000
HIPR 4072
HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440
PBIO(ANTH) 4300-4300L
PBIO 3060


General Electives - 21 hours
Choose any seven (7) courses of general electives (21 hours)

(Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)

Total hours required     120

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)