Latin American and Caribbean Studies - A.B.

I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S  ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H   MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E

II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.

Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.

World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

V. Social Sciences (9 hours) Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H. 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 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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.

Required Courses (39 hours) Major Language Requirements -  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 SPAN 3010H or PORT 3010 as one of the three courses. Upper Division Major Requirements - 6 hours Required Courses: (6 hours) LACS(ANTH)(SOCI) 4311/6311 LACS 4911 (senior-capstone course) Interdisciplinary Electives - 24 hours Mixing courses from the different areas and departments below is required.  Courses must be selected from at least two (2) different areas.  Within at least one of the areas, courses must represent two (2) or more departments.   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 and LACS  AFAM(ROML) 4860/6860 AFST(RELI)(LACS) 4620/6620 ANTH(NAMS)(LACS) 3270 ANTH 3540 ANTH 3541  ANTH(LACS) 4225/6225 ANTH(ECOL) 4290/6290 ANTH(PBIO) 4300/6300-4300L/6300L ANTH(NAMS)(LACS) 4460/6460 ANTH 4790/6790 COMM 4820/6820 COMM 4850/6850 ECHD(LACS) 4660/6660 GEOG 3290 GEOG 3640 GEOG 4290/6290 GEOG 4670/6670 GEOG(LACS) 4720/6720 INTL(LACS) 4270 INTL(LACS) 4315 INTL 4318 INTL(LACS) 4380 INTL 4530 JOUR 5570/7570 JRLC(LACS) 5060 JRLC 5080 LACS 4010 LACS 4050/6050 LACS(SOCI) 4211/6211 LACS 4800 LACS 4900 LACS(SOCI) 4910  RELI 4905/6905 SOCI 3010 SOCI 3320 SOCI 3830 SOCI(LACS)(POLS) 4055/6055 SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280 SOCI(LACS) 4290 WMST 3110 WMST(LACS) 3500 WMST 4130/6130 WMST(LACS) 4500/6500 Languages and History CMLT(AFAM)(AFST)(GEOG)(LACS) 4260/6260 CMLT(AFST)(LACS) 4545/6545 ENGL 4860 FILM(LACS) 4640/6640 or FILM(LACS) 4640I/6640I FREN any 3000-4000 level FREN(LACS) 4170  HIST(LACS) 3210 HIST(LACS)(WMST) 3215 HIST(LACS) 3220 or HIST(LACS) 3220H  HIST(LACS) 3230 or HIST(LACS) 3230I HIST(LACS) 3235  HIST 3240 HIST 3242 HIST 3270 HIST 3710 HIST 3711 HIST(LACS) 4200/6200  HIST 4211/6211 or HIST 4211H HIST(RELI) 4214/6214 HIST 4220/6220 HIST(LACS) 4230/6230  HIST 4235/6235 HIST(LACS) 4240/6240   HIST(LACS) 4250/6250 PORT any 3000-4000 level SPAN(LING) 3050 SPAN(LING) 4650 SPAN any 3000-4000 level (except SPAN 4081)  Education and Environment ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820E ALDR 3820H  ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710/6710 ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710E/6710E ANTH(ECOL) 4290/6290 ANTH(PBIO) 4300/6300-4300L/6300L CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930/6930 CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4931/6931 ECHD(LACS) 4660/6660 ECOL 3600 ECOL 4280/6280 ECOL(BIOL)(MARS) 4330/6330-4330L/6330L EETH(AESC) 4190/6190 EHSC 4400 EHSC 4500 FORS(ECOL)(GEOG) 4250/6250 GLOB 3100 GLOB 3150 HIPR 4000/6000 HIPR 4072/6072 HORT 2990S HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440 LLED 4730/6730 PBIO(ECOL) 4750/6750

General Electives (21 hours) Choose any seven (7) courses of general electives (21 hours) (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)

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