Academic Catalog 2024-2025 
    
    Oct 05, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Latin American and Caribbean Studies (ID), B.A.


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Requirements for the Interdepartmental Major:


Eight courses from at least two concentrations: 1. Humanities and Arts; 2. Social Sciences; 3. Student Designed Concentration (e.g., Biology, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, to be designed in consultation with the LACS Director and the student’s academic adviser), including:

Requirements for Honors in Latin American and Caribbean Studies:


To be eligible for honors, a student must (1) attain a minimum index of 3.50 in courses counted toward the major; (2) a cumulative index of 3.30 or better; (3) a grade of “A minus” or higher on the Senior Thesis (a two-term Senior Project Thesis for LACS Majors); and (4) oral exam based on the Senior Thesis before LACS faculty or a presentation of the work at Steinmetz or another public academic venue.

Course Selection Guidelines:


Students seeking to double major in LACS and another subject that also requires a two-term thesis must present a proposal and obtain written permission from LACS director and the other department chair.

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