Chicano and Latino Studies, Minor

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Students are to select two courses minimum (8 units) from the CALS core, with additional classes selected from CALS electives (12 units). In some cases students may apply and transfer one course (only) from another department (likely their major) to the CALS minor.

The following two options for a specific emphasis for the CALS minor are often of interest:

Social Science emphasis

CALS 350 - Latino Cultural Studies Unit(s): 4
CALS 339 - Latinos and the U.S. Labor Market Unit(s): 3-4 OR (4 Unit(s) Required)
CALS 432 - Latinas/os and Globalization Unit(s): 4
CALS 405 - The Chicano/Latino Family Unit(s): 3-4 OR (4 Unit(s) Required)
CALS 442 - Race, Class, and Gender Among Latinos Unit(s): 4
CALS 445 - Chicano/Latino History Unit(s): 4
CALS 458 - CALS Research and Methodology Unit(s): 4
CALS 395 - Community Involvement Program (CIP Unit(s): 1-4 OR
Service Learning Project (optional)

Units

Total units required 20-24

Spanish emphasis

CALS 225 - Spanish for Bilinguals Unit(s): 4 OR
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish, 2nd Semester Unit(s): 4

One additional course in advanced-level Spanish required (up to two permitted), selected from the following:

SPAN 301 - Advanced Composition and Conversation Unit(s): 4
SPAN 305 - Introduction to Literature Unit(s): 4
SPAN 307 - Cultures of Latin America Unit(s): 4