Chicana/Chicano Studies, Bachelor of Arts

Requirements

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree

See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.

Elective Requirements

Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120 units.

General Education Requirements (43 units)

See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 Units)

See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" section in the University Catalog.

Statutory Requirements: United States History, Constitution and American Ideals (6 Units)

See the "Statutory Requirements" section in the University Catalog. 

Minor Requirements

No minor required.

Major Requirements (39 units)

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.

Core Requirements (21 units)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Lower Division Required Courses
Select one of the following:		3
CHS 100	Chicana/o Cultural Roots
CHS 205	Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
Select one of the following:		3
CHS 200	Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o History
CHS 212	Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies
Upper Division Required Courses
CHS 300	Critical Issues in Chicana/Chicano Studies	3
CHS 401	Theories and Methods in Chicana/o Studies	3
Select one of the following:		3
CHS 460	Las Chicanas
CHS 486	Chicana/o Family and Gender Issues
Select one of the following:		3
CHS 344	Chicana/o History I
CHS 346	Chicana/o History II
CHS 480	Chicana/o Folklore
Capstone
CHS 490	Senior Seminar in Chicana/o Studies	3
Total Hours		21

Electives (18 units)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Cultural and Historical Inquiry Area
Select three courses from the following:		9
CHS 325	Chicana/o Movement
CHS 340	Native American and Chicana Women's Narrative
CHS 344	Chicana/o History I
CHS 345	Latina/o Identities in the Americas
CHS 346	Chicana/o History II
CHS 372	Chicana/o Spiritualities ad Healing Practices
CHS 410	Chicana/o Popular Culture
CHS 450	Precolumbian Lit of Mexico
CHS 480	Chicana/o Folklore
CHS 486	Chicana/o Family and Gender Issues
CHS 494	Independent Study
CHS 495	Spec Topic Chicano/Chicana St
CHS 496	Internship Chicana/o Studies
CHS 497	Directed Reading
CHS 498	Directed Research in CHS
ANT 333	Ancient Peoples Of Mexico
ARH 363	Art of Latin America
HIS 366	Colonial Latin America
HIS 367	Modern Latin America
HIS 368	Mexico: Colonial
SPA 351	Contemporary Culture of Spanish-Speaking America
SPA 456	Literature of Spanish America
SPA 461	Lecturas Mexicanas y Chicanas
Social, Political, and Educational Inquiry Area
Select three courses from the following:		9
CHS 315	Changing Dynamics in Raza Comm
CHS 323	Latina/o Perspectives on U.S. Immigration and Citizenship
CHS 330	Latina/o Identities in U.S.
CHS 335	Urban Youth Gangs in Los Angeles
CHS 375	Chicana/o Latina/o Body Politics
CHS 396	Practicum in Chicana/o Studies
CHS 400	Chicana/o Issues in Education
CHS 436	Chicana/o Latina/o Politics
CHS 460	Las Chicanas
CHS 471	Mexican Thought, Social Activism and Political Ideology
CHS 494	Independent Study
CHS 495	Spec Topic Chicano/Chicana St
CHS 496	Internship Chicana/o Studies
CHS 497	Directed Reading
CHS 498	Directed Research in CHS
PSY 380	Psychology of the Mexican American I
POL 343	Political Behavior in Latin America
POL 344	Latin America: The Revolutionary Tradition
SPA 435	A Sociolinguistic Approach to Chicano/Latino Dialect
Total Hours		18

• Students will learn about race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, intersectional feminisms, and identity in order to examine how they inform both Chicana/e/o individual and community social, economic, political, and historical outcomes.
• Students will critically assess historical and contemporary paradigms to explain how power is created, how Chicana/e/o communities maintain power against oppressive structures, and how Chicana/e/o communities operationalize power to employ anti-colonial and social justice norms and values.
• Students will evaluate and produce research and scholarship to distinguish, differentiate, and analyze theories and practices of space, place, and belonging in an effort to identify diversity in Chicana/e/o communities.
• Students will express how relationships among Chicana/e/o cultural practices, expressions, and epistemologies create new forms of knowledge.
• Students will engage in and gain practical leadership experience in the Chicana/e/o community by participating in civic engagement, activism opportunities, internships, and community-based events on campus and in the community.

Chicana/Chicano Studies 

4-Year Roadmap

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Hours
HIS 101 History of the United States		3
GE Area 3A: Arts Courses (6)		3
CHS 125	Chicano/Latino Musical Culture	3
GE Area 3B: Letters Courses (3) (4)		3
CHS 100	Chicana/o Cultural Roots	3
CHS 205	Introduction to Chicana/o Literature (GE Area 4A: Perspectives on Individuals, Groups and Societies)	3
	Hours	18
Spring
POL 101 American Institutions		3
GE Area 1B		3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
GE Area 5A or 5B		3
GE Area 2		3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
GE Area 5A or 5B		3
GE Area 5C		1
Elective to meet 120		3
GE Area 4B: Global and Historical Perspectives		3
CHS 200	Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o History	3
	Hours	13
Spring
GE Area 1A		3
GE 1C		3
Elective Course		3
CHS 212	Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies (Meets or Satifies GE Area 6)	3
	Hours	12
Third Year
Fall
Select one CHS elective course		3
CHS 300	Critical Issues in Chicana/Chicano Studies	3
CHS 480	Chicana/o Folklore	3
CHS 344	Chicana/o History I	3
CHS 340	Native American and Chicana Women's Narrative	3
CHS 345	Latina/o Identities in the Americas	3
	Hours	18
Spring
GE Area 4UD: Integrative Studies in the Social Sciences (18) (19) (20)		3
CHS 323	Latina/o Perspectives on U.S. Immigration and Citizenship	3
CHS 330	Latina/o Identities in U.S.	3
CHS 335	Urban Youth Gangs in Los Angeles	3
CHS 460	Las Chicanas	3
CHS 486	Chicana/o Family and Gender Issues	3
	Hours	18
Fourth Year
Fall
GE Area 3UD: Integrative Studies in the Humanities		3
CHS 401	Theories and Methods in Chicana/o Studies	3
Electives to meet 120 units		3
Elective to meet 120 units		2
	Hours	11
Spring
CHS 490	Senior Seminar in Chicana/o Studies (Meets or Satifies GWAR )	3
CHS Elective Course		3
GE Area 5UD		3
Elective Course		3
Elective Course		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	120

2-Year/ADT Roadmap

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Hours
GE Area 3UD		3
CHS 340	Native American and Chicana Women's Narrative	3
CHS 345	Latina/o Identities in the Americas	3
CHS 300	Critical Issues in Chicana/Chicano Studies	3
CHS 344	Chicana/o History I	3
CHS 480	Chicana/o Folklore	3
	Hours	18
Spring
GE Area 4UD: Integrative Studies in the Social Sciences		3
CHS 323	Latina/o Perspectives on U.S. Immigration and Citizenship	3
CHS 330	Latina/o Identities in U.S.	3
CHS 335	Urban Youth Gangs in Los Angeles	3
CHS 460	Las Chicanas	3
CHS 486	Chicana/o Family and Gender Issues	3
	Hours	18
Second Year
Fall
CHS Elective Course		3
CHS 401	Theories and Methods in Chicana/o Studies	3
CHS Elective Course		3
GE Area 5UD		3
	Hours	12
Spring
CHS 490	Senior Seminar in Chicana/o Studies (Meets or Satifies GWAR)	3
CHS Elective Course		3
Elective Course		3
Elective Course		3
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	60