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Program checklist · African American Studies: Concentration in African and African American History [AAS_AASH]

African American Studies: Concentration in African and African American History [AAS_AASH]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
African American Studies: Concentration in African and African American History [AAS_AASH]
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
05.0101
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1062
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_d5a2f2ca
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

    0 items

      At least 3 credit hours from African American sociological, political and community development

      14 items
      1. AAS 110
        Survey of African American Music (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. AAS 120
        Politics and Multiculturalism (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. AAS 170
        Institutional Racism (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AAS 290
        Introduction to African Politics and Society (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AAS 292
        Race and Politics in America (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AAS 304
        Peoples of Africa (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. AAS 362
        Politics of Developing Nation States (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. AAS 376
        African American Community Organizations (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. AAS 395
        International Race Relations (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. AAS 396
        African American Social and Political Thought I (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. AAS 397
        African American Social and Political Thought II (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. AAS 432
        African Americans in Television and Film (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. AAS 485
        Africa, South of the Sahara (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. AAS 581
        Teaching the Inner City Child (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      At least 3 credit hours from African American literature and the humanities

      13 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 208
        Latin Beats (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AAS 215
        Sports and Music (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AAS 241
        African American Chorale (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AAS 251
        Introduction to African-American Literature (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 433
        Slavery in World History (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. AAS 436
        Films of Spike Lee (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. AAS 460
        Geography and Film (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      At least 12 credit hours from African American history

      11 items
      1. AAS 206
        Blues Appreciation in Culture (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. AAS 208
        Latin Beats (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. AAS 215
        Sports and Music (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AAS 321
        Africa, Human Origins to 1800 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AAS 322
        Modern Africa, 1800-Present (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AAS 312
        African-American History to 1865 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. AAS 313
        African-American History since 1865 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. AAS 368
        African-American Sport History (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. AAS 390
        South Africa (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. AAS 433
        Slavery in World History (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. AAS 428
        The Civil Rights Movement in America (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

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

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        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
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