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Program checklist · Certificate

Latin American Studies Certificate and Related Concentration

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, 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
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
CIP
05.0107
Credits (computed from items)
1
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215293
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215293_140e1210
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Certificate Requirements

7 items
  1. Students are required to complete a minimum of 15 credits in Latin American/Latinx and/or Caribbean content courses (including Caribbean diaspora studies) taken from at least three different departments.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Courses for the certificate are allowed to count towards other credentials (i.e., majors, minors, certificates).
    Not resolved to a course
  3. There is no specific set of courses you are required to take. Any course with at least 25% of its content related to Latin America and the Caribbean may count toward our credentials.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Students will be required to take 2 years (four terms) of college-level Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua, or Haitian Creole.
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Spanish
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Quechua
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Hatian Creole
    Not resolved to a course

Related Concentration Requirements

5 items
  1. Students are required to complete a minimum of 12 credits in Latin American/Latinx and/or Caribbean content courses (including Caribbean diaspora studies) taken from at least three different departments.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Courses for the certificate are allowed to count towards other credentials (i.e., majors, minors, certificates).
    Not resolved to a course
  3. There is no specific set of courses you are required to take. Any course with at least 25% of its content related to Latin America and the Caribbean may count toward our credentials.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Please note that students who participate in the Seminar and Field Trip Program (Spring and Summer) receive 9 credits toward our credentials. As a result, students need only 6 additional credits (typically two courses) to complete the 15-credit Certificate in Latin American Studies, or 3 credits (1 course) to complete the 12-credit related Concentration.
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  5. Students must earn a grade of at least C in courses counted toward the certificate. Courses taken through study abroad or transferred from another institution require a minimum grade of B.
    Not resolved to a course

Special Academic Opportunities

0 items
    Source. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=241&poid=79320. Captured page pages/0238.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.