Jul 02, 2024

University Catalog 2024-2025

Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, B.A.

Location(s): Main Campus

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Overview

The Department of Chicana(o) & Latina(o) Studies (CLS) is an interdisciplinary field of study that takes a critical approach to understand social (in)justice, power relations, community, and global dynamics. Students are trained intensively to hone critical thinking, writing, analysis, and speaking skills-all of which our students utilize in their future careers and/or graduate school endeavors. Our mission is to train students to engage in inquiry, analysis, and action in regards to the lives, history, politics, education, art, and culture of Chicana/o/x, Latina/o/x, Afro-Latina/o/x and Indigenous people living in the U.S. To do so, CLS offers a solid foundation of expertise in the following focus areas:

Educación y Salud,
Migrations & Transborder Studies,
Jotería & Muxerista/Feminista Studies, and
Community Organizing & Movement Building
Cuentos, Cultura y Arte

Students with a degree in Chicana(o) & Latina(o) Studies pursue careers in a variety of industries including, but not limited to public health, politics, education, nonprofit work, journalism, law, business, and the arts.

The program includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, a minor in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, and a Masters of Arts degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies. The department also offers minors in Central American Studies and Mesoamerican Studies.

The total number of units for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies is 120 to 136 units. The Core Courses total 39 units.

The Bachelor of Arts degree is available in three options

Option 1, the General Program, requires 15 units, is intended for students interested in interdisciplinary study of Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x experiences.

Option 2, Elementary Subject Matter (ESM) Waiver, requires 68 units, is for students interested in pursuing a K-8 teaching credential after their bachelor’s and would allow them to waive the CSET: Multiple Subjects exam through an approved set of completed accredited academic coursework.

Option 3, the Integrated Multiple Subject Credential, requires 97 units, is intended for those students who want to earn their K-8 teaching credentials while earning their bachelor’s.

Admission Criteria Learning Outcomes Roadmap - CLS BA (2021)

Requirements for Major (54 - 135 units)

Requirements for Core (39 units)

Lower-Division Core Courses (15 units)

Upper-Division Core Courses (24 units)

Requirement for Options (15-96 units)

Option I: General Option (15 units)

Upper-Division Required Courses (15 units)

Select one course from each of the five focus areas; At least two courses must be at the 4000-level.

Focus Area 1: Educación y Salud

Focus Area 2: Migration & Transborder Studies

Focus Area 3: Jotería & Muxerista/Feminista Studies

Focus Area 4: Community Organizing & Movement Building

Focus Area 5: Cuentos, Cultura y Arte

Option II: Elementary Subject Matter (ESM) Waiver (65 units)

A grade of C or higher is required in all courses used to meet the major requirements for the Elementary Subject Matter (ESM) Waiver Option.

Lower-Division Requirements (51 units)

Select one (Note that BIOL 1030 is not intended to raise the overall units but is an acceptable course to meet this requirement.):
BIOL 1010 - General Biology [3]
BIOL 1030 - Life Science [4]
Select one:
ENGL 1005B - College Writing II [3]
ENGL 1010 - Accelerated College Writing [3]
Select one:
COMM 1200 - Argumentation [3]
ENGL 1050 - Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking [3]
Complete all of the following courses:
CHDV 1400 - Development Across the Lifespan (Conception to Adolescence) [3]
COMM 1100 - Oral Communication [3]
EDCI 3020 - Visual and Performing Arts in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom [3]
ENGL 2700 - Why Literature Matters [3]
HIST 1010 - World History to 1500 CE [3]
HIST 1020 - World History Since 1500 CE [3]
HIST 2010 - Early American History [3]
HIST 2080 - California [3]
MATH 1100 - Foundations of the Real Number System for Elementary and Middle School Teachers [3]
MATH 1150 - Elements of Algebra and Statistics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers [3]
MATH 2250 - Explorations in Geometry for Elementary and Middle School Teachers [3]
NATS 1010 - Physical Science [3]
NATS 1020 - Earth and Space Science [3]
POLS 1000 - Power, Politics and Engagement in US Government [3]

Upper-Division Required Courses (14 units)

Option III: Integrated Multiple Subject Credential (96 units)

A grade of C or higher is required in all courses used to meet the major requirements for this option.

Lower-Division Required Courses (51 units)

Select one (Note that BIOL 1030 is not intended to raise the overall units but is an acceptable course to meet this requirement.):
BIOL 1010 - General Biology [3]
BIOL 1030 - Life Science [4]
Select one:
ENGL 1005B - College Writing II [3]
ENGL 1010 - Accelerated College Writing [3]
Select one:
COMM 1200 - Argumentation [3]
ENGL 1050 - Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking [3]
Complete all of the following courses:
CHDV 1400 - Development Across the Lifespan (Conception to Adolescence) [3]
COMM 1100 - Oral Communication [3]
EDCI 3020 - Visual and Performing Arts in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom [3]
ENGL 2700 - Why Literature Matters [3]
HIST 1010 - World History to 1500 CE [3]
HIST 1020 - World History Since 1500 CE [3]
HIST 2010 - Early American History [3]
HIST 2080 - California [3]
MATH 1100 - Foundations of the Real Number System for Elementary and Middle School Teachers [3]
MATH 1150 - Elements of Algebra and Statistics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers [3]
MATH 2250 - Explorations in Geometry for Elementary and Middle School Teachers [3]
NATS 1010 - Physical Science [3]
NATS 1020 - Earth and Space Science [3]
POLS 1000 - Power, Politics and Engagement in US Government [3]

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