Brookhaven College - Emphasis Degrees

This is a new award effective Fall 2007.

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Available at Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, and Richland Colleges

This is an "Emphasis" degree. Students should read and understand the paragraphs below.

Degree Code: AA.LATIN.AMER.STUD

This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to transfer to a four-year college/university. Students planning to continue their Latin American Studies as a transfer student should check specific requirements at the transfer institution. This plan may not satisfy all the requirements of a specific transfer four-year college/university.

In order to be eligble to receive this AA degree, a student must:

Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, Speech 1311 or 1315 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C");
Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

This degree may be taken through a combination of on-campus and distance education offerings or if planned correctly, the degree may be completed entirely through distance education. Receiving institutions are not required to accept a grade below "C" in transfer.

Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

Requirements for the AA Degree Emphasis in Latin American Studies	Credit Hours
COMMUNICATIONS Select each* of the following:* English 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required), English 1302, and Speech 1311 or 1315 (a grade of "C" or better required)	9
MATHEMATICS (A grade of "C" or better required.) Select one* from the following:* Math 1314, 1324, 1332, 1333, 1348, 1414, 2342, 2412, 2442 or higher level	3-4
LAB SCIENCES Select two* from the following:* Biology 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409; Chemistry 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412; Geology 1401, 1403, 1404, 1445; Physics 1401, 1402, 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426 NOTE: This requirement cannot be met by using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; CHEM 1405 and 1411; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425.	8
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Select each* from the following:* History 1301, 1302; Government 2301, 2302 Select one* from the following:* Anthropology 2346, 2351; Economics 1303, 2301, 2302, 2311; Psychology 2301, 2314, 2316; Sociology 1301, 1306	15
HUMANITIES/VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Select one* from each of the following groupings:* Humanities 1315* English 2331* Cultural Studies 2370; History 2321, 2322, 2380, 2381; Philosophy 1301, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317; Religion 1304 *NOTE: The Humanities 1315 and English 2331 courses MUST be selected from sections designated as Latin American Studies (LAS).	9
INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS Select the following: Physical Education 1164 Select one* from the following:* Take any 3 or 4 credit hour Computer Science course with the prefix of COSC OR Take BCIS 1405	4
REQUIRED LATIN AMERICAN EMPHASIS COURSES All courses in this section taken for the Latin American Emphasis Degree MUST be sections designated as Latin American Studies (LAS). Select each* of the following:* Spanish 2323 Introduction to Latin American Literature Government 2371 Comparative Politics Select one* from each of the following two groups:* GROUP I: History 2389 Academic Coop or Sociology 2319 Race, Ethinicity, and Community or Sociology 2320 Field Studies in American Minorities GROUP II: Spanish 2312 Intermediate Spanish II or Spanish 2315 Spanish for Native Speakers II	12
Total Credit Hours	60-61

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