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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: LATCLBA

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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.
TCL 101 Latinas/os in the U.S. (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 201 Transborder Society and Culture I: Interdisciplinary Approaches (HUAD) OR TCL 202 Transborder Society and Culture II: Contemporary Issues OR TCL 220 Transborder Latina/o Expressive Culture (HUAD) OR TCL 230 The Expressive Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Transborder Perspective or ASB 220 The Expressive Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Transborder Perspective 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 303 Transborder Theory OR SOC 303 Transborder Theory 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 304 Transborder Research Methods 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 305 Transborder Practicum and Field Research OR TCL 498 Pro-Seminar 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 201 Transborder Society and Culture I: Interdisciplinary Approaches (HUAD) TCL 202 Transborder Society and Culture II: Contemporary Issues TCL 310 Folklore of the Southwest TCL 314 / SOC 314 Transborder Latin American Migration to the U.S. (SOBE) TCL 327 Health and Migration (SOBE) TCL 331 / HST 331 Mexican American History to 1900 TCL 332 / HST 332 Mexican American History Since 1900 (GCSI) TCL 348 / ASB 348 / ENG 348 The Borders of Language (SOBE) TCL 377 / JUS 377 / POS 377 / SGS 377 Arizona, Immigration, Latinos and Politics TCL 378 / ASB 378 Globalization: Migration, Mass Media, McDonald's (GCSI) TCL 422 U.S.-Mexico Border Health TCL 425 / GCU 425 Geography of the Mexican American Borderland TCL 431 / ASB 431 / HST 431 / SLC 431 / SPA 431 Language Hegemony and Culture TCL 443 / ASB 463 / SOS 463 Political Ecology of the Border TCL 444 / ASB 464 The Ethnography of Mexico and the Borderlands TCL 447 / SGS 454 / SOS 447 / WST 447 Gender, Culture, and Development (GCSI) TCL 472 / GCU 472 The U.S.-Mexico Border: People, Place, Power TCL 494 Topic: Ethnography of Schooling in the Borderlands TCL 494 Topic: Feminism on the Border TCL 494 Topic: Indigenous Nations & Human Rights on the Border 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 310 Folklore of the Southwest TCL 314 / SOC 314 Transborder Latin American Migration to the U.S. (SOBE) TCL 327 Health and Migration (SOBE) TCL 331 / HST 331 Mexican American History to 1900 TCL 332 / HST 332 Mexican American History Since 1900 (GCSI) TCL 348 / ASB 348 / ENG 348 The Borders of Language (SOBE) TCL 377 / JUS 377 / POS 377 / SGS 377 Arizona, Immigration, Latinos and Politics TCL 378 / ASB 378 Globalization: Migration, Mass Media, McDonald's (GCSI) TCL 422 U.S.-Mexico Border Health TCL 425 / GCU 425 Geography of the Mexican American Borderland TCL 431 / ASB 431 / HST 431 / SLC 431 / SPA 431 Language Hegemony and Culture TCL 443 / ASB 463 / SOS 463 Political Ecology of the Border TCL 444 / ASB 464 The Ethnography of Mexico and the Borderlands TCL 447 / SGS 454 / SOS 447 / WST 447 Gender, Culture, and Development (GCSI) TCL 472 / GCU 472 The U.S.-Mexico Border: People, Place, Power TCL 494 Topic: Ethnography of Schooling in the Borderlands TCL 494 Topic: Feminism on the Border TCL 494 Topic: Indigenous Nations & Human Rights on the Border 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 111 Latinx Cultural Studies (HUAD) TCL 210 / AFR 212 / APA 210 / JUS 210 Introduction to Ethnic Studies in the U.S. (SOBE) TCL 211 Latinx Poetics TCL 220 Transborder Latina/o Expressive Culture (HUAD) TCL 230 / ASB 220 The Expressive Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Transborder Perspective TCL 315 Latinx Family Structures TCL 323 Latina/o Health Issues (SOBE) TCL 326 Health of Chicanas and Latinas TCL 335 / AFR 335 / HST 323 Historical Studies in Race, Crime, and the Law TCL 340 Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics and Policy TCL 341 Latinas/os and the City TCL 342 / SOC 343 Race, Ethnicity, Latinos and the Changing Demographics of the United States (QTRS) TCL 343 / ASB 343 / PUP 343 / SOS 343 Latinas/os and the Environment TCL 352 / FMS 352 Chicana/o Film TCL 360 / AFR 350 / APA 350 / CDE 350 / JUS 365 / SOC 350 Inequality and Diversity in Education (SOBE) TCL 362 / COM 362 Urban Communication: Reinventing the Latinx City TCL 363 / ENG 363 Transborder Mexican and Chicano/a Literature of Southwest North America (HUAD) TCL 373 / WST 373 Latina/Chicana Issues TCL 410 / SOC 410 Race, Medicine, and the Body TCL 464 / ENG 458 / FMS 464 Latina/o Literature TCL 471 / FMS 471 Latinos In Hollywood (HUAD) TCL 485 Chicana and Latina Writers (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 315 Latinx Family Structures TCL 323 Latina/o Health Issues (SOBE) TCL 326 Health of Chicanas and Latinas TCL 335 / AFR 335 / HST 323 Historical Studies in Race, Crime, and the Law TCL 340 Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics and Policy TCL 341 Latinas/os and the City TCL 342 / SOC 343 Race, Ethnicity, Latinos and the Changing Demographics of the United States (QTRS) TCL 343 / ASB 343 / PUP 343 / SOS 343 Latinas/os and the Environment TCL 352 / FMS 352 Chicana/o Film TCL 360 / AFR 350 / APA 350 / CDE 350 / JUS 365 / SOC 350 Inequality and Diversity in Education (SOBE) TCL 362 / COM 362 Urban Communication: Reinventing the Latinx City TCL 363 / ENG 363 Transborder Mexican and Chicano/a Literature of Southwest North America (HUAD) TCL 373 / WST 373 Latina/Chicana Issues TCL 410 / SOC 410 Race, Medicine, and the Body TCL 464 / ENG 458 / FMS 464 Latina/o Literature TCL 471 / FMS 471 Latinos In Hollywood (HUAD) TCL 485 Chicana and Latina Writers (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
300-Level SPA Elective 400-Level SPA Elective TCL 275 / ASB 275 Culture, Language and Learning TCL 348 / ASB 348 / ENG 348 The Borders of Language (SOBE) TCL 431 / ASB 431 / HST 431 / SLC 431 / SPA 431 Language Hegemony and Culture 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TCL 305 Transborder Practicum and Field Research TCL 321 / SOC 320 Transborder Community Development and Health TCL 355 / FMP 355 Transborder Digital Media Making TCL 410 / SOC 410 Race, Medicine, and the Body TCL 444 / ASB 464 The Ethnography of Mexico and the Borderlands TCL 447 / SGS 454 / SOS 447 / WST 447 Gender, Culture, and Development (GCSI) TCL 472 / GCU 472 The U.S.-Mexico Border: People, Place, Power TCL 484 Internship TCL 490 / WST 490 Transborder Queer Performativity TCL 492 Honors Directed Study TCL 493 Honors Thesis TCL 494 Topic: Decolonizing Research in Higher Education TCL 494 Topic: Ethnography of Schooling in the Borderlands TCL 498 Pro-Seminar TCL 499 Individualized Instruction 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

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.
LIA 101 Student Success in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences OR ASU 101-LA The ASU Experience Campus immersion students enroll in LIA 101. ASU Online students enroll in ASU 101-LA. 1 Credit Hours		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. Students with previous experience in the language are required to take a placement exam.
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Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, BA

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