American Studies

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39credit hours to graduate

4requirement groups

3courses named

Requirements

Required courses

AMST 101
AMST 390
AMST 490

AMST-designated electives, at least two at the 300 level

about 20 credit hours

20 credits from AMST 120AMST 130AMST 200AMST 208AMST 215AMST 220AMST 232AMST 256AMST 260AMST 265and 13 more · Minimum of five AMST-designated electives (20 units). Two of these must be 300-level AMST courses.

300-level AMST electives (two required)

about 8 credit hours

8 credits in AMST · Two of the AMST electives must be 300-level AMST-designated courses. These count toward the AMST-designated electives ab

Electives in other departments (maximum two)

about 8 credit hours

8 credits from ARTH 285BLST 101BLST 315BLST 381ENGL 142ENGL 289ENGL 346HIST 101HIST 102HIST 207and 7 more · No more than two approved electives from other departments may count toward the seven electives.

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