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African and African American Studies, Certificate

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Program Requirements

The certificate consists of 15 credit hours, at least 12 of which must be completed at the upper-division level. All courses used toward the certificate must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher.
Required Core Course (choose one) -- 3 credit hours
Elective Core Course (choose one) -- 3 credit hours
Content Courses (choose three) -- 9 credit hours

Other courses may be used with approval from an academic advisor in the School of Social Transformation
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.

Program term definitions

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