Pan-African Studies (BS)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Major: PAS

Degree: BS

Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

Completion of this degree requires work to be submitted for the department’s Learning Outcomes Measurement. For details,
contact the department.

General Education

Type Hours

General Education 34

Total 34

All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program. Some General Education
requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may
be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree.

Arts & Sciences Programmatic Requirements

Type Hours

General 101: A&S Orientation 1

Foreign Language (completion of the second semester of a single foreign language;

6-8
hours will vary depending on the language taken)

Electives in Humanities or Natural Sciences at the 300 level or above (in addition to
6
courses counted toward General Education)

WR—two approved courses at the 300 level or above (may be incorporated into
other degree requirements)

Total 13-15

Department of Pan-African Studies

Type Hours

Pan-African Studies Core Courses:

Pan-African Studies 2001 3

Pan-African Studies: additional course at 200 level 3

Pan-African Studies 4082 3

Pan-African Studies 500 or 586 3

Any 500 level Pan-African Studies course approved by the advisor 3

Pan-African Studies Subfields:

Cultural Studies: Pan-African Studies courses focusing on art, music, literature,

6
philosophy, or religion

Historical Studies: Pan-African Studies courses focusing on African American, African,

9
and African Diaspora history

Social Studies: Pan-African Studies courses focusing on race, gender, family, health, 9
psycho-social, geography, economics, education, or politics

Total 39

Supporting Courses

Type Hours

Electives in the Division of Social Sciences, other than Pan-African Studies 12

Electives in Humanities or Natural Sciences, of which 6 hours must be at the 300 level or
18
above

Total 30

Minimum Electives 3-5

Minimum Total 121

Only 60 hours in the major department may be applied toward the Bachelor of Science degree.

At least 50 of the total minimum hours required must be at the 300 level or above.
1
Fulfills General Education requirement.
2
Fulfills WR requirement.

Cultural Studies:
PAS210,214,217,218,219,247,300,310,311,315,317,330,340,341,342,343,346,348,349,350,351,353,355,356,361,363,367,369,370,371,
372,373,378,381,516,521,546,547,550,551,557,567,575,577,581
Historical Studies (courses can only be used in one area):
PAS 207,227,305,319,320,322,329,335,360,385,393,394,395,396,412,513,514,528,531,532,533,535,545,590
Social Studies (courses can only be used in one area):
PAS200,204,205,206,301,305,312,313,314,318,319,320,322,324,325,326,327,329,331,332,333,334,335,338,344,352,362,364,366,368,
374,375,383,384,386,387,392,393,394,395,396,408,410,412,505,512,513,514,515,520,528,529,531,532,533,535,540,542,545,560,562,
566,590