B.A. degree program in Puerto Rican and Latino studies
HEGIS code 0308
NYS SED program code 01976

B.A. degree program in Puerto Rican and Latino studies - full information and requirements

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Department requirements
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Fulfillment of the college foreign language requirement in Spanish. Knowledge of Spanish as established in an interview with a faculty member of the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Department or successful completion of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 4415 or 4430.

One of the following: a) or b).
a) Puerto Rican and Latino Studies (30 credits)
Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 1001, 3320W and one seminar taken from among: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 4510, 4615 through 5710.

One of the following courses: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 2105, 3105 through 3125.

One of the following courses: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 2300, 3205 through 3225.

One of the following courses: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 3305, 3310, 3325 through 3340, 4450.

One of the following courses: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 2505, 4505 through 4610.

Three additional Puerto Rican and Latino Studies courses; Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 5715 and 5720 are also options.

b) Puerto Rican/Latino Studies and Business (36 credits)

All of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 1001, 3215, 3220, 3320W, 4505, 4510, 4515; Business 3170.

One of the following: Caribbean Studies 1001; Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 2300, 3205, 3210 (same as Anthropology and Archaeology 3520), 3335, 4610 or 4635, 4615, 4645, 5710, 5715.

Three of the following: Business 3100, 3200, 3130, 3140.

With permission of the departmental curriculum committee, appropriate PRLS course substitutions are allowed in the major under special circumstances.

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Department honors
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To qualify for honors in Puerto Rican and Latino studies, a student must complete either Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 4605 or 4630 with a grade of B or higher and must have an academic index of 3.50 or higher in the major.

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Department recommendations
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All Puerto Rican and Latino studies majors should consult the chairperson in planning the sequence of required courses. For students selecting concentration a: 18 credits in courses in another department chosen in consultation with a department adviser.

For students selecting concentration b: 9 credits in business-oriented elective courses from any department of the college chosen in consultation with a department adviser.