Latin American and Latina/o Studies, AA [LAS-AA, 60 Total Credits]

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

• MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics or above (except MATH122 and MATH123)

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

• ENG 100 - Composition Enhanced
• or  ENG 101 - Composition I
• or  ENG 113 - Composition I for International Students

• and

• ENG 102 - Composition II
• or  ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students

Literature (3 Credits)

• ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above

Analytical Reasoning (3 Credits)

• PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

Natural Science (7 Credits)

Two courses from the following, one must include a lab.

• any AST prefix course
• or  any BIOL prefix course (100 level or above)
• or  CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society or above
• or  any ENV prefix course
• or  GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
• or  GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
• or  GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
• or  any GEOL prefix course
• or  any PHYS prefix course

Humanities (6 Credits)

• COM 101 - Oral Communication

• and

• ENG 292 - Introduction to Chicano Literature
• or  ENG 293 - Latin American Literature

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

• ART 267 - Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture
• or  ART 278 - Art and Photography in 20th Century Mexico
• or  MUS 229 - Survey of Latin American Music

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

• Four Credit Options

• HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
• or  PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics

•  

• Six Credit Options

• HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
• and  HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877

• or

• HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
    
• and  HIST 217 - Nevada History

Values and Diversity

^{All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.}

• LAS 101  fulfills this requirement.

Core Requirements (4 Credits)

• LAS 101 - Introduction to Latin American Studies
• and  LAS 299 - Capstone Class in Latin American Studies

Special Program Electives #1 (3 Credits)

• LAS 100 - Introduction to Latina/o Studies
• or  LAS 210 - Hispanic Groups in the United States

Special Program Electives #2 (6-8 Credits)

Choose one group

• Group #1

• PORT 111 - First Year Portuguese I
• or  PORT 112 - First Year Portuguese II
• or  PORT 211 - Second Year Portuguese I
• or  PORT 212 - Second Year Portuguese II

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• Group #2

• SPAN 111 - First Year Spanish I
• or  SPAN 112 - First Year Spanish II
• or  SPAN 211 - Second Year Spanish I
• or  SPAN 212 - Second Year Spanish II

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• Group #3

• SPAN 126 - Introduction to Spanish for Heritage Speakers
• or  SPAN 226 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
• or  SPAN 227 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II

Special Program Electives #3 (3 Credits)

• ENG 211 - Introduction to Linguistics
• or  LAS 223 - Spanish Caribbean Culture
• or  LAS 224 - Mexican Culture

General Electives (9 Credits)

• ANTH 214 - Introduction to Mesoamerican Prehistory and Archaeology
• or  ECON 180 - The Economics of Discrimination
• or  HIST 227 - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture I
• or  HIST 228 - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture II
• or  HIST 247 - Introduction to the History of Mexico
• or  PSC 205 - Latino Politics and Society
• or  PSY 224 - Introduction to Latino Psychology
• or  RST 260 - Mesoamerican Religions: Jaguars, Serpents, Trees