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Program checklist · B.A.

African and African American Studies

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
05.0201
Credits (computed from items)
144
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_0d31bbbe
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      4 items
      1. AFAM 100N
        3
      2. AFAM/HIST 211
        Slavery and Freedom in the Black Atlantic
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AFR 110
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. SOC 207
        3

      Requirements for the Option

      0 items

        Requirements for the Option: Require a grade of C or better

        1 item
        1. Select an option
          Not resolved to a course
          33

        Requirements for the Option

        0 items

          Prescribed Courses

          0 items

            Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

            3 items
            1. AFAM/WMNST 101
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. AFAM/SOC/WMNST 103
              Racism and Sexism
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. AFAM 401
              3

            Additional Courses

            0 items

              Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

              1 item
              1. Select 24 credits from one of the following three areas of concentration: 1
                Not resolved to a course
                24

              1. History Perspective

              11 items
              1. AFAM/RLST 146
                The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.
                Not resolved to a course
              2. AFAM/RLST 147
                The Life and Thought of Malcolm X
                Not resolved to a course
              3. AFAM/HIST 210
                Freedom's First Generation: African American Life and Work, from the Civil War to World War II
                Not resolved to a course
              4. AFAM/SOC 409
                Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America
                Not resolved to a course
              5. AFAM 431
                3
              6. AFAM/HIST 465
                The Post-World War II Civil Rights Movement
                Not resolved to a course
              7. ENGL 461
                3
              8. ENGL 469
                3
              9. HIST 152
                African American History
                Not resolved to a course
              10. PLSC 474
                Civil Liberties and Due Process
                Not resolved to a course
              11. SOC 119
                Not resolved to a course

              2. Social Sciences and Community Development

              13 items
              1. AFAM/WMNST 102
                Women of the African Diaspora
                Not resolved to a course
              2. AFAM/RLST 146
                The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.
                Not resolved to a course
              3. AFAM/RLST 147
                The Life and Thought of Malcolm X
                Not resolved to a course
              4. AFAM/HIST 210
                Freedom's First Generation: African American Life and Work, from the Civil War to World War II
                Not resolved to a course
              5. AFAM/SOC 409
                Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America
                Not resolved to a course
              6. AFAM 431
                3
              7. AFAM/HIST 465
                The Post-World War II Civil Rights Movement
                Not resolved to a course
              8. CRIMJ 451
                Race, Crime, and Justice
                Not resolved to a course
              9. ECON 304
                Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
                Not resolved to a course
              10. ECON 436W
                Not resolved to a course
              11. EDTHP 447
                Ethnic Minorities and Schools in the United States
                Not resolved to a course
              12. PLSC 490
                Policy Making and Evaluation
                Not resolved to a course
              13. SOC 119
                Not resolved to a course

              3. Cultural and Gender Perspective:

              17 items
              1. AFAM/WMNST 102
                Women of the African Diaspora
                Not resolved to a course
              2. AFAM/RLST 145
                African Diaspora Religions and Spiritualities
                Not resolved to a course
              3. AFAM/THEA 208
                Workshop: Theatre in Diverse Cultures
                Not resolved to a course
              4. AFAM 410
                3
              5. AFAM/THEA 412
                African American Theatre
                Not resolved to a course
              6. AFAM/CAS 422
                Contemporary African American Communication
                Not resolved to a course
              7. COMM/WMNST 205
                Gender, Diversity and the Media
                Not resolved to a course
              8. COMM 411
                3
              9. EDTHP 447
                Ethnic Minorities and Schools in the United States
                Not resolved to a course
              10. ENGL 139
                3
              11. ENGL 235
                3
              12. ENGL/WMNST 462
                Reading Black, Reading Feminist
                Not resolved to a course
              13. ENGL 463
                3
              14. ENGL 467
                3
              15. ENGL 469
                3
              16. MUSIC 7
                Evolution of Jazz
                Not resolved to a course
              17. SOC 119
                Not resolved to a course

              Prescribed Courses

              0 items

                Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                4 items
                1. AAAS 400
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                2. AFR/HIST 191
                  Early African History
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                3. AFR/HIST 192
                  Modern African History
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                4. AFR/PLSC 454
                  Government and Politics of Africa
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3

                Additional Courses

                0 items

                  Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                  1 item
                  1. Select 21 credits from one of the following two areas of concentration: 1
                    Not resolved to a course
                    21

                  1. Humanities Perspective

                  11 items
                  1. AAAS 404
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. AFAM 431
                    3
                  3. AFAM/HIST 465
                    The Post-World War II Civil Rights Movement
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. AFR 202N
                    3
                  5. CMLIT 3
                    Introduction to African Literatures
                    Not resolved to a course
                  6. CMLIT 422
                    African Drama
                    Not resolved to a course
                  7. CMLIT 423
                    African Novel
                    Not resolved to a course
                  8. FR 458
                    3
                  9. HIST 479
                    History of Imperialism and Nationalism in Africa
                    Not resolved to a course
                  10. SWA 1
                    Elementary Swahili I
                    Not resolved to a course
                  11. SWA 2
                    Elementary Swahili II
                    Not resolved to a course

                  2. Social Science Perspective

                  11 items
                  1. AAAS 404
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. AFAM 431
                    3
                  3. AFAM/HIST 465
                    The Post-World War II Civil Rights Movement
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. AFR 202N
                    3
                  5. AFR 403
                    3
                  6. ECON 304
                    Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
                    Not resolved to a course
                  7. ECON 471
                    Growth and Development
                    Not resolved to a course
                  8. GEOG 444
                    3
                  9. PLSC 453
                    Political Processes in Underdeveloped Systems
                    Not resolved to a course
                  10. SWA 1
                    Elementary Swahili I
                    Not resolved to a course
                  11. SWA 2
                    Elementary Swahili II
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Prescribed Courses

                  0 items

                    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                    6 items
                    1. AFAM/HIST 210
                      Freedom's First Generation: African American Life and Work, from the Civil War to World War II
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    2. AFAM 401
                      3
                    3. CRIM 100
                      Introduction to Criminal Justice
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    4. CRIM 451
                      Race, Crime, and Justice
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    5. CRIMJ/CRIM/SOC 12
                      Criminology
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    6. CRIMJ/CRIM 113
                      Introduction to Law
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3

                    Additional Courses

                    0 items

                      Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                      14 items
                      1. Select 15 credits of the following:
                        Not resolved to a course
                        15
                      2. AFAM/SOC 409
                        Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. AFAM/HIST 431
                        Black Liberation and American Foreign Policy
                        Not resolved to a course
                      4. AFAM/LER/PLSC 445Y
                        Not resolved to a course
                      5. AFAM 465
                        3
                      6. AFR 440
                        3
                      7. CRIM 430
                        American Correctional System
                        Not resolved to a course
                      8. CRIM 433
                        Sentencing
                        Not resolved to a course
                      9. CRIM 435
                        Policing in America
                        Not resolved to a course
                      10. CRIM 441
                        The Juvenile Justice System
                        Not resolved to a course
                      11. CRIM/SOC 467
                        Law and Society
                        Not resolved to a course
                      12. CRIM 490
                        Crime Policy
                        Not resolved to a course
                      13. CRIMJ/WMNST 453
                        Women and the Criminal Justice System
                        Not resolved to a course
                      14. ECON 436W
                        Not resolved to a course
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