Chicana and Chicano Studies, BA

The BA in Chicana and Chicano Studies at SJSU provides students an in-depth understanding of the discipline of Chicana/o Studies as well as insights and skills to analyze and work with Chicanx-Latinx communities to address the issues they face. The degree encompasses three different areas of emphasis: Cultural & Creative Expression, Institutions & Community Engagement, and Transnationalism & Global Relations.

University Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

4-Year Program Roadmap

Students may find a roadmap for this program here. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Transfer Degrees (ADT) pathway roadmaps can be found here.

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (53 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (33 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 6 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Upper Division General Education (9 units)

Of the 9 units required by the university, 0 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (6 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Chicana and Chicano Studies (6 units)

CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 units (D2)
CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 units (M7)

Physical Education (2 units)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html.

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

Major Requirements (40 units)

Lower Division Core (4 units)

CCS 1 - Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies 3 units
CCS 2 - Library Studies 1 units

Upper Division Core (15 units)

CCS 125 - Chicana/o Community Studies 3 units
CCS 135 - Contemporary Chicana/o Issues 3 units
CCS 150 - Research Methods 3 units
CCS 151 - Theory in Chicana/o Studies 3 units
CCS 152 - The Story of Chicano Spanish 3 units

Additional Upper Division Courses (21 units)

All Majors will select a specific specialization area and will take 9 units in that area and 6 units in each of the other two areas for a total of 21 units.

University Electives (27 units)

Students may choose 9 3-unit university or Chicana and Chicano Studies electives. Students are encouraged to enroll in a minor or second major.

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