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2025-2026 General Catalog

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2025-2026 General Catalog

Chicano and Latino Studies, BA, Sample Four-Year Plan

Freshman Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (16 Units)

CALS 165A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
ENGL 101 - Expository Writing and Analytical Reading Unit(s): 3
Lower Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 1C: Oral Communication
Credits / Units: 3
CALS or University Elective Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (14 Units)

CALS 165B - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
Lower Division GE Area 5B: Life Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 5C: Lab
Credits / Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Sciences
Credits / Units: 3

Sophomore Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

CALS 219 - The Latino Experience Unit(s): 3 OR
CALS 220 - Latina/o Arts and Humanities Unit(s): 3
CALS 314 - Literature in Translation Unit(s): 4 OR
CALS 374 - Latino Literature Unit(s): 4
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 6

Spring Semester (15 units)

CALS 393 - Chicano/Latino Cinema Unit(s): 4
POLS 200 - American Political System Unit(s): 3
CALS Electives Credits / Units: 6
University Elective Credits / Units: 3

Junior Year (30 units)

Fall Semester (15 Units)

CALS 350 - Latino Cultural Studies Unit(s): 4
CALS 458 - CALS Research and Methodology Unit(s): 4
Upper Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
(Ideally CALS 332 or CALS 339 or EDUC 417) Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 3
MEChA Credits / Units: 1

Spring Semester (15 Units)

CALS 442 - Race, Class, and Gender Among Latinos Unit(s): 4
CALS 445 - Chicano/Latino History Unit(s): 4
Upper Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
OR
Upper Division GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities
(Ideally CALS 351, CALS 352, CALS 426, SPAN 300H) Credits / Units: 3
MEChA Credits / Units: 1

Senior Year (30 Units)

Fall Semester (15 Units)

CALS 474 - Major Authors in Chicano and Latino Literature Unit(s): 4
CALS 480 - Latin American Migration to the United States Unit(s): 4
University Electives Credits / Units: 7

Spring Semester (15 Units)

CALS 456 - Sociology of Education/Latinos and Education Unit(s): 4
CALS 495 - Special Studies Unit(s): 1-4
CALS Elective Credits / Units: 3
University Electives Credits / Units: 7

Total Units: 120