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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: LAAMRSTBA

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
Major Requirements
A minimum of 12 upper-division credit hours used toward the major requirements must be taken from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search.
Major Core
AMS 201 Introduction to American Studies (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
APA 210 Introduction to Ethnic Studies in the U.S. (SOBE) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
SST 301 Mixed Research Methods for American Communities 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AFR 428 Critical Race Theory OR AMS 380 Race, Gender, and Class (SOBE) OR WST 380 Race, Gender, and Class (SOBE) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AMS 498 Pro-Seminar OR SST 484 Internship OR SST 493 Honors Thesis OR SST 499 Individualized Instruction Enrollment in a capstone experience requires prior approval. Please contact SST Advising (sstadvising@asu.edu) for more information or visit the SST internship website to explore options. 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
American Studies Track Electives
AFR 317 Genes, Race and Society AFR 460 Race, Gender, and Media (SOBE) AIS 180 Introduction to American Indian Studies (SOBE) AIS 360 Issues in Urban Indian Country AMS 334 Class in America AMS 449 Hate Speech, Manifestos, and Radical Writings (CIVI) AMS 450 Latina/os, Schooling and Social Inequality (CIVI) APA 330 / WST 331 Asian Pacific American Genders and Sexualities (HUAD) APA 350 Inequality and Diversity in Education (SOBE) APA 360 Asian Pacific American Experience APA 450 Asian Pacific American Contemporary Issues JUS 437 The Social Construction of Disability and Justice (HUAD) WST 313 Women and Sexuality (SOBE) WST 340 Gender, Science, and Technology WST 413 Queer Studies 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AFR 317 Genes, Race and Society AFR 460 Race, Gender, and Media (SOBE) AIS 360 Issues in Urban Indian Country AMS 334 Class in America AMS 449 Hate Speech, Manifestos, and Radical Writings (CIVI) AMS 450 Latina/os, Schooling and Social Inequality (CIVI) APA 330 / WST 331 Asian Pacific American Genders and Sexualities (HUAD) APA 350 Inequality and Diversity in Education (SOBE) APA 360 Asian Pacific American Experience APA 450 Asian Pacific American Contemporary Issues JUS 437 The Social Construction of Disability and Justice (HUAD) WST 313 Women and Sexuality (SOBE) WST 340 Gender, Science, and Technology WST 413 Queer Studies 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AFR 302 History of Black Women in America (HUAD) AFR 365 Unruly Voices: Black Women and Cultural Narratives (HUAD) AFR 465 Harlem Renaissance: a Cultural History: 1877-1945 AIS 280 American Indian Sovereignty and the Courts (CIVI) AIS 285 Federal Indian Policy (CIVI) AMS 330 American Lives (HUAD) AMS 412 Studies in American Politics and Law AMS 417 Religious Traditions of the American Southwest AMS 428 Peoples and Cultures of the American West, to 1848 JUS 235 Disability, Justice and Advocacy (HUAD) JUS 430 Social Protest, Conflict, and Change (CIVI) SST 294 Topic: Introduction to LGBTQ History and Culture TCL 340 Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics and Policy TCL 377 / JUS 377 Arizona, Immigration, Latinos and Politics WST 375 Women and Social Change WST 377 History of American Feminist Thought (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AFR 302 History of Black Women in America (HUAD) AFR 365 Unruly Voices: Black Women and Cultural Narratives (HUAD) AFR 465 Harlem Renaissance: a Cultural History: 1877-1945 AMS 330 American Lives (HUAD) AMS 412 Studies in American Politics and Law AMS 417 Religious Traditions of the American Southwest AMS 428 Peoples and Cultures of the American West, to 1848 JUS 430 Social Protest, Conflict, and Change (CIVI) TCL 340 Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics and Policy TCL 377 / JUS 377 Arizona, Immigration, Latinos and Politics WST 375 Women and Social Change WST 377 History of American Feminist Thought (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AFR 351 Gender and Hip Hop AFR 353 African American Literature: Beginnings through the Harlem Renaissance (HUAD) AMS 326 Popular Culture AMS 336 The American Southwest in Literature and Film (HUAD) AMS 420 Theatre in America (HUAD) APA 310 Asian Pacific American Arts and Cultures APA 315 Asian Pacific American Literature APA 340 Asian Pacific Americans and Media APA 345 Asian Pacific Americans and Film TCL 363 Transborder Mexican and Chicano/a Literature of Southwest North America (HUAD) TCL 471 Latinos In Hollywood (HUAD) WST 371 Sex and the City: Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture (HUAD) WST 470 Gender and Popular Culture 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Other courses may be used with approval. Contact SST Advising (sstadvising@asu.edu).

The College Requirements
Mathematics Proficiency Requirement: All students are required to obtain a grade of "C" or higher in any course that satisfies the ASU General Studies MATH requirement.
Mathematics (MATH) Recommended: MAT 114 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Second Language Requirement: All students pursuing a BA degree in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must demonstrate proficiency in a second language. Proficiency is demonstrated by completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent), or a higher-level course that has 202 (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite. 16 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	16

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-LA The ASU Experience OR LIA 101 Student Success in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Campus immersion students enroll in LIA 101. ASU Online students enroll in ASU 101-LA. 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
ASU Language Placement: Only true beginners are eligible for 101-level courses. All other students are required to take a placement exam, regardless of prior credit earned.

Program Requirement

American Studies, BA

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