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Program checklist · African American Studies: Concentration in African American Sociological, Political, and Community Development [AAS_AASC]

African American Studies: Concentration in African American Sociological, Political, and Community Development [AAS_AASC]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
African American Studies: Concentration in African American Sociological, Political, and Community Development [AAS_AASC]
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
For more information about this program, contact the Africana Studies Department .
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_f832a415
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

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    A. 9 Credit Hours

    4 items
    1. AAS 100
      Introduction to African American Studies (3 cr. hr.) or
      Not resolved to a course
    2. AAS 101
      Introduction to African American Studies (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. AAS 412
      Independent Research in African American Studies (1-3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. AAS 486
      Senior Seminar in African American Studies (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    B. 27 Credit Hours in Additional Courses in African American Studies.

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      At least one course from African American history

      8 items
      1. AAS 208
        Latin Beats (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. AAS 215
        Sports and Music (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. AAS 321
        Africa, Human Origins to 1800 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AAS 322
        Modern Africa, 1800-Present (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AAS 312
        African-American History to 1865 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AAS 313
        African-American History since 1865 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. AAS 390
        South Africa (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. AAS 428
        The Civil Rights Movement in America (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      At least one course from African American literature and the humanities

      12 items
      1. AAS 110
        Survey of African American Music (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. AAS 206
        Blues Appreciation in Culture (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. AAS 231
        Hip-Hop Culture (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AAS 241
        African American Chorale (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AAS 251
        Introduction to African-American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AAS 460
        Geography and Film (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. AAS 332
        Jazz (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. AAS 352
        Early African American Writing (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. AAS 353
        Recent African-American Writing (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. AAS 425
        African-American Women Writers (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. AAS 436
        Films of Spike Lee (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. AAS 470
        American Multicultural Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      At least 12 credit hours from African American sociological, political and community development

      22 items
      1. AAS 106
        Africana Dance (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. AAS 110
        Survey of African American Music (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. AAS 112
        Beginning Blues Guitar (2 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AAS 120
        Politics and Multiculturalism (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AAS 142
        Rock, Jazz and Blues Ensemble (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AAS 170
        Institutional Racism (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. AAS 210
        Racial and Gender Role Stereotypes (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. AAS 290
        Introduction to African Politics and Society (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. AAS 292
        Race and Politics in America (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. AAS 304
        Peoples of Africa (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. AAS 305
        Prisons and Punishments (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. AAS 362
        Politics of Developing Nation States (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. AAS 376
        African American Community Organizations (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. AAS 395
        International Race Relations (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      15. AAS 396
        African American Social and Political Thought I (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      16. AAS 397
        African American Social and Political Thought II (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      17. AAS 404
        Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      18. AAS 431
        Communication and Prejudice (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      19. AAS 432
        African Americans in Television and Film (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      20. AAS 456
        International Politics in the Middle East (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      21. AAS 485
        Africa, South of the Sahara (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      22. AAS 581
        Teaching the Inner City Child (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Example of the B.A. in African American Studies over four years

      0 items

        First Year Fall

        6 items
        1. AAS 100
          Introduction to African American Studies (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. AAS 120
          Politics and Multiculturalism (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. COR 101
          The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. CPN 100
          As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)”
        5. COM 100
          Human Communication (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. World language 101 (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        First Year Spring

        6 items
        1. AAS 110
          Survey of African American Music (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. AAS 241
          African American Chorale (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. SOC 150
          Introduction to Sociology (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. CPN 101
          Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. HIS 200
          The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. World language 102 (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Second Year Fall

        3 items
        1. AAS 251
          Introduction to African-American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. AAS 290
          Introduction to African Politics and Society (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. World language 201 (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Second Year Spring

        3 items
        1. AAS 231
          Hip-Hop Culture (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. AAS 292
          Race and Politics in America (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. World language 202 (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Third Year Fall

        0 items

          Third Year Spring

          0 items

            Fourth Year Fall

            3 items
            1. AAS 412
              Independent Research in African American Studies (1-3 cr. hr.)
              Not resolved to a course
            2. AAS 486
              Senior Seminar in African American Studies (3 cr. hr.)
              Not resolved to a course
            3. Elective/minor/concentration (3 cr. hr.) Upper level elective/minor/concentration (3 cr. hr.) Upper level elective/minor/concentration (3 cr. hr.)
              Not resolved to a course

            Fourth Year Spring

            0 items
              Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=8851&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0147.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.