Advising Course Plan - American Studies Major - 3 Year Plan
This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in three years. It is appropriate for students who have already completed eight units of coursework. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester. This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.
Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan: None.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| American Studies Orientation Course1, 2 | 1 | American Studies Orientation Course1, 2 | 1 |
| American Studies Course 100/200-level1, 2 | 1 | American Studies Course 100/200-level1, 2 | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| American Studies Course (100/200 Focus Area)1, 2, 3 | 1 | American Studies 100/200-level1, 2 | 1 |
| American Studies Course (100/200 Focus Area)1, 2, 3 | 1 | Upper-Level Research Course From List (or Elective, if this requirement already completed) | 1 |
| Upper-Level Research Seminar, chosen from approved list (or Elective, if this requirement to be taken in spring)5 | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| American Studies Course (300-level Focus area)1, 2, 3, 4 | 1 | AMST 499 | 1 |
| American Studies Course (300-level Focus area or 300-level Elective1, 2, 3, 4 | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Total Units 24 | |||
- 1
American Studies courses include those with AMST prefix or non-AMST courses with American Studies attribution.
- 2
While it makes sense to start with orientation courses, it is fine to take the other elective and Focus Area requirements at different times than suggested here.
- 3
Focus Area courses can be identified retroactively.
- 4
Three courses at 300-level or above required for major (in addition to AMST 499).
- 5
The upper-level research course is chosen from an approved list published in the Catalog