Major Requirements

The Ethnic Studies Department offers majors in the following areas: Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, and Native American Studies. The department also offers minor programs in each area.

All majors require four core courses:

1. Ethnic Studies 10AC
2. Ethnic Studies 11AC
3. Ethnic Studies 101A
4. Ethnic Studies 101B

Each major also requires at least 4 additional electives and 4 units of field work.

Ethnic Studies

Advisors:
Ruth Hopper, 642-6613
Laura Jimenez-Olvera, 642-0243
Dewey St. Germaine, 643-6420

Lower Division: One additional elective course from African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies, or an ethnic studies related course from another department.

Upper Division:

1. Ethnic Studies 190 (or an approved seminar in African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies, or Native American Studies)
2. Completion of three elective courses from Ethnic Studies 100, 103, 122AC, C126, 130, 135, 136, 141, N144, 147, 150, 159AC, C170, C173, 180, or 190
3. Completion of two additional elective courses from either: African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies, ethnic studies related courses from other departments, or approved EAP courses. (Note: elective courses do not have to be from the same program.)
4. Ethnic Studies 197 (4 units total)

Asian American Studies

Advisor:
Dewey St. Germaine, 643-6420

Lower Division:

1. Asian American Studies 20A
2. Asian American Studies 20B

Upper Division:

1. Ethnic Studies 103
2. Completion of four elective courses from Asian American Studies 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128AC, 130, 141, 145, 146, 150, 151, 165, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 190 or 190AC
3. Asian American Studies 197 (4 units cumulative).

Chicano/Latino Studies

Advisor:
Laura Jimenez-Olvera, 642-0243

Lower Division: Completion of two courses from Chicano Studies 20, 40, 50 or 70.

Upper Division:

1. Ethnic Studies 103
2. Completion of four courses from Chicano Studies 101, 110, 130, 133, 135A, 135B, 135C, 141, 142, 143, 145, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 159, 161, 162, 163, 165, 172, 174, 176, 179, 180 or an approved course from another department or EAP
3. Chicano Studies 197 (4 units cumulative).

Native American Studies

Advisor:
Ruth Hopper, 642-6613

Lower Division:

1. Native American Studies 20A
2. Native American Studies 20B

Upper Division:

1. Ethnic Studies 103
2. Native American Studies 110.
3. Completion of three courses from Native American Studies 100, 101, 102, 104, 120, 120AC, 145, 149, 151, 152, 155, 158, 175, 176, 178, 178AC, 182 or 190
4. Native American Studies 197 (4 units cumulative)

Undergraduate program

• Overview
• Curriculum
• Careers in Ethnic Studies
• Ethnic Studies Undergraduate Student Collective