Dec 30, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

African American and Africana Studies 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in African American and Africana Studies requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Curriculum

Year 1

Fall Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
AAS 100 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN STUDIES Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Global Dynamics)
SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Social Sciences)
UK 101 - ACADEMIC ORIENTATION Credit(s): 1 - 2 (Variable)
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
AAS 200 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA)
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

AAS 301 - INTRODUCTION TO THE AFRICAN DIASPORA Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
Foriegn Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Foreign Langauge - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective (300+) Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

AAS 400 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICANA STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3
A&S - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective (300+) Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

AAS 400 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICANA STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Lab Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective (300+) Credit(s): 3
Elective (300+) Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

Guided Elective (300+) Credit(s): 3
Elective (300+) Credit(s): 3
Elective (300+) Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

AAS 401 - INDEPENDENT READING AND RESEARCH IN AFRICAN- AMERICAN AND AFRICANA STUDIES Credit(s): 3 (GCCR)
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective (300+) Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3