Africana Studies B.A. - 4 Year Plan of Study

Semester 1 (Fall)

• ✳️  AFA 2000 - Introduction to the Black Experience Credit(s): 3
• ✳️  ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit(s): 3
• SGEM - General Education Core Mathematics   Credit(s): 3
• SGES - General Education Core Social Sciences   Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 2 (Spring)

• ✳️  ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit(s): 3
• SGEH - General Education Core Humanities  Credit(s): 3
• TGEC - Creative Thinking  Credit(s): 3
• Major Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 3 (Summer)

• 6AMT - State Computation Requirement  Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

​​​Total Credit Hours: 6

Semester 4 (Fall)

• SCIV - Civics Literacy  Credit(s): 3
• TGEI - Information and Data Literacy  Credit(s): 3
• Foreign Language I Credit(s): 4
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• Major Elective Credit(s): 3

​Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 5 (Spring)

• ✳️  AFA 3110 - Key Issues in Black Thought Credit(s): 3
• SGEN - General Education Core Natural Sciences  Credit(s): 3
• Foreign Language II Credit(s): 4
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

​Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 6 (Summer)

• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3 

Please consider pursing High Impact Practice opportunities this semester such as Internship Opportunities while earning credit for AFA 4940 - Internship in Africana Studies   Credit(s): 3-6 .

Questions about opportunities? Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.

Total Credit Hours: 9

Semester 7 (Fall)

• ✳️  AFA 4936 - Capstone in Africana Studies Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 1
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Major Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 13

Semester 8 (Spring)

• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Major Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Major Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 9 (Summer)

Please consider pursing High Impact Practice opportunities this semester such as Education Abroad, Internship Opportunities, Community Engagement, or Research Opportunities.

Eligible internship and research opportunities may earn credit through AFA 4940 - Internship in Africana Studies  Credit(s): 3-6 or  AFA 4905 - Independent Study   Credit(s): 1-3. Both courses also qualify as Major Electives.

Questions about opportunities? Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.

Semester 10 (Fall)

• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Major Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Major Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 11 (Spring)

• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 12