Latin American Studies Minor

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A minor in Latin American Studies (LAST) requires a minimum of 18 semester hours:

• Six hours of required coursework (LAST 3300 , HIST 2371  or HIST 2372 , or SPAN 3374  plus either a 3000- level Spanish-language course or a course covering Mexican-American and/or Latino-related topics).
• Three 3000- or 4000-level courses across a variety of disciplines in at least two different departments.
• One additional course at the 4000-level in the student’s area of concentration. This course may be an independent study course focusing on a research project or an internship in the student’s area of concentration.
• Twelve of the 18 semester hours must be in residence, including 6 semester hours at the 3000- or 4000-level.
• A minimum 2.0 grade point average for all courses applied to the minor is required.