Chican@ and Latin American Studies (CLS), CSU Fresno

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements - Chicano Studies Major

Students are strongly encouraged to pursue a dual major and can take the Chicano Studies either as a primary or secondary major. Chicano Studies majors and dual majors are required to see a CLS adviser during their first semester on campus.

Major requirements (33 units)

• Lower-division requirements (6 units)
-Basic Content: CLS 3 or 5 (3 units)
-Latin America: CLS 70 or 72 (3 units)

• Upper-division requirements (21 units)
  -U.S.-Mexico Relations: CLS 114 or 115 (3 units)
  -Political and Economic Issues: CLS 126 or 128 (3 units)
  -Arts and Humanities: CLS 100, 101, 106 or 108 (see note 1) (3 units)
  -Research Methods: CLS 142 or 116 (3 units)
  -Family and Gender: CLS 152, 160 or 162 (3 units)
  -Education: CLS 141 or 143 (3 units)
  -Community Service/Senior Project: CLS 145 (see note 1) (3 units)

• Approved electives (6 units)
-Consult your advisor

General Education requirements (51 units)

Electives and remaining degree requirements* (36-42 units)
It is recommended that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor. See Degree Requirements.

Total (120 units)

*This total indicates that 6 units of the following courses in General Education also may be applied to the Chicano studies major: CLS 9 in G.E. C1, and CLS 3 or 5 in G.E. D3.

Advising Notes
Contact the department chair or CLS adviser for list of approved electives. A maximum of 3 units from CLS 106, 107, 108, 145, and 180T can be used to fulfill 3 units of electives, but students must secure proper and final approval from the department chair or CLS adviser.
Consult your adviser or the Schedule of Courses to determine what CLS courses also meet General Education requirements.
If the Chicano studies major is taken as a second major, CLS courses taken to complete General Education Integration requirements also can be used to satisfy major requirements.
Chicano studies majors are not permitted to take CLS courses by CR/NC grading (unless the courses are only offered on that basis).
General Education and elective units may be used toward a dual major or minor (see Dual Major or other departmental minor). Consult the appropriate department chair, program coordinator or faculty adviser for further information.
Students who are planning to do graduate work in Chicano or Latin American studies are advised to study Spanish and/or Portuguese.
Liberal Studies/BCLAD students may take CLS 145 in lieu of EHD 50 or EHD 115, but not both.
No General Education Integration or Multicultural/International course offered by the Chicano and Latin American Studies Department may be used to satisfy the General Education requirements for majors in the department.