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Program checklist · B.S.

African and African American Studies

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington · New Kensington, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
208-209
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214625
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214625_a6c0a635
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
        Black Freedom Struggles
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AFR 110
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. SOC 207
        Research Methods in Sociology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. STAT 200
        Elementary Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        1 item
        1. SOC 470
          Intermediate Social Statistics
          Not resolved to a course
          or: PLSC 309 Quantitative Political Analysis
          3-4

        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
            48

          Requirements for the Option

          0 items

            Prescribed Courses

            0 items

              Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

              3 items
              1. AFAM 101
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. AFAM/HIST 211
                Slavery and Freedom in the Black Atlantic
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. AFAM 401
                Afro-American Studies Seminar
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Additional Courses

              0 items

                Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                27 items
                1. Select 21 credits with at least 3 credits in AAAS courses of the following:
                  Not resolved to a course
                  21
                2. AFAM 83
                  First-Year Seminar in African American Studies
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. AFAM/WMNST 102
                  Women of the African Diaspora
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. AFAM/SOC/WMNST 103
                  Racism and Sexism
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. AFAM/RLST 146
                  The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. AFAM/RLST 147
                  The Life and Thought of Malcolm X
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. 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
                8. AFR 197
                  1-9
                9. AFR 199
                  1-12
                10. ECON 102
                  Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
                  Not resolved to a course
                11. ECON 104
                  Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
                  Not resolved to a course
                12. ECON 304
                  Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
                  Not resolved to a course
                13. SOC 119
                  Not resolved to a course
                14. Select 18 credits at the 400-level with at least 9 credits in AAAS courses of the following:
                  Not resolved to a course
                  18
                15. AAAS 494
                  Not resolved to a course
                16. AFAM/SOC 409
                  Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America
                  Not resolved to a course
                17. AFAM 431
                  Black Liberation and American Foreign Policy
                  Not resolved to a course
                18. AFAM/LER/PLSC 445Y
                  Not resolved to a course
                19. AFAM 465
                  The Post-World War II Civil Rights Movement
                  Not resolved to a course
                20. AFR 440
                  3
                21. AFR 495
                  1-18
                22. AFR 497
                  1-9
                23. AFR 499
                  1-12
                24. CRIMJ 451
                  Race, Crime, and Justice
                  Not resolved to a course
                25. ECON 436W
                  Not resolved to a course
                26. EDTHP 447
                  Ethnic Minorities and Schools in the United States
                  Not resolved to a course
                27. PLSC 490
                  Policy Making and Evaluation
                  Not resolved to a course

                Prescribed Courses

                0 items

                  Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                  3 items
                  1. AAAS 400
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  2. AFR 191
                    3
                  3. AFR 192
                    3

                  Additional Courses

                  0 items

                    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                    31 items
                    1. Select 21 credits with at least 3 credits of AAAS courses of the following:
                      Not resolved to a course
                      21
                    2. AAAS 397
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. AFAM 83
                      First-Year Seminar in African American Studies
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. AFAM 211
                      Slavery and Freedom in the Black Atlantic
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. AFR 197
                      1-9
                    6. AFR 199
                      1-12
                    7. AFR 202N
                      3
                    8. AFR 297
                      1-9
                    9. AFR 299
                      1-12
                    10. AFR 395
                      1-18
                    11. AFR 399
                      1-12
                    12. ECON 102
                      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    13. ECON 104
                      Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    14. ECON 304
                      Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
                      Not resolved to a course
                    15. SWA 1
                      Elementary Swahili I
                      Not resolved to a course
                    16. SWA 2
                      Elementary Swahili II
                      Not resolved to a course
                    17. Select 18 credits at the 400-level with at least 9 credits in AAAS courses of the following: 1
                      Not resolved to a course
                      18
                    18. AAAS 494
                      Not resolved to a course
                    19. AFAM 431
                      Black Liberation and American Foreign Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    20. AFAM/LER/PLSC 445Y
                      Not resolved to a course
                    21. AFAM 465
                      The Post-World War II Civil Rights Movement
                      Not resolved to a course
                    22. AFR 403
                      3
                    23. AFR 440
                      3
                    24. AFR 443
                      3
                    25. AFR 454
                      3
                    26. AFR 495
                      1-18
                    27. AFR 497
                      1-9
                    28. AFR 499
                      1-12
                    29. ECON 471
                      Growth and Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                    30. GEOG 444
                      Resource Governance in Africa
                      Not resolved to a course
                    31. PLSC 453
                      Political Processes in Underdeveloped Systems
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Prescribed Courses

                    0 items

                      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                      6 items
                      1. AFAM 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
                        Afro-American Studies Seminar
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      3. CRIMJ/CRIM/SOC 12
                        Criminology
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      4. CRIMJ/CRIM 100
                        Introduction to Criminal Justice
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      5. CRIMJ/CRIM 113
                        Introduction to Law
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      6. CRIMJ/CRIM 451
                        Race, Crime, and Justice
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3

                      Additional Courses

                      0 items

                        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                        14 items
                        1. Select 30 credits of the following:
                          Not resolved to a course
                          30
                        2. AFAM 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/HIST 465
                          The Post-World War II Civil Rights Movement
                          Not resolved to a course
                        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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