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Program checklist · BA

American Studies BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, 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
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Do you want to help marginalized people reclaim their voice? Would you like the flexibility to study everything from history and economics to literary culture, popular culture and religion? Are you interested in improving your cultural fluency and understanding complex (and timely) topics like critical race theory? If you’re ready to think about American communities within a global context, then this might be the perfect program for you.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_0e0f0d47
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Admission Criteria

0 items

    Major Requirements

    0 items

      American Studies Core (12 credits)

      3 items
      1. AMS 107LEC
        Introduction to American Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AMS 113SEM
        American Lives and Environments: Folklore and Social Groups
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AMS 114SEM
        American Lives and Environments: Folklore and Social Groups
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Eight AMS Electives (24 credits)

      3 items
      1. At least three courses focusing on gender, class, race, ethnicity, and/or indigenous studies
        Not resolved to a course
      2. At least two courses focusing on American culture(s) before 1900
        Not resolved to a course
      3. At least three courses focusing on cultures of the Atlantic World or the Americas beyond the United States
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Degree Requirements Include

      2 items
      1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
        Not resolved to a course

      Program Honors

      0 items

        Curricular Plan

        41 items
        1. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. UB Seminar
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. AMS 107LEC
          Introduction to American Studies
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. AMS 113SEM
          American Lives and Environments: Folklore and Social Groups
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. ENG 105LEC
          Writing and Rhetoric
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        6. AMS Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. AMS 114SEM
          American Lives and Environments: Folklore and Social Groups
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. Pathway Course
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. Pathway Course
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. ENG 105LEC
          Writing and Rhetoric
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        11. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. AMS 300
          level elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. Pathway Course
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. AMS 300
          Level Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        15. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 1
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        16. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Lab
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        17. AMS 300
          Level Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        18. Math and Quantitative Reasoning
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        19. AMS 300
          Level Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        20. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        21. AMS 300
          Level Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        22. AMS 300
          Level Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        23. AMS 300
          Level Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        24. Pathway Course
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        25. Pathway Course
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        26. Communication Literacy 2
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        27. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        28. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        29. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        30. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        31. UBC 399MNT
          UB Curriculum Capstone
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        32. AMS 364SEM
          Research Methods
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        33. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        34. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        35. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        36. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        37. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        38. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        39. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        40. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        41. Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        Source. University at Buffalo, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalogs.buffalo.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=21&poid=7897&returnto=1177. Captured page pages/0077.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.