Undergraduate Courses
PREPARATION FOR THE MAJOR
Chicana/o Studies 1A-B-C
Spanish 3 or equivalent (see Department for clarification)
UPPER-DIVISION MAJOR
44 UD units are required, distributed as follows:
History and Narrativity:
Chicana/o Studies 120, 125A, 125B, 136, , 139, 140, 142, 151, 151H, 153, 160,
168A-B-E-EH-GQ-I-P-R-S, 174A, 180, 180H, 181, 182, 183, 184A, 184AH;
Spanish 135, 179; History 168A-B-E-F-GQ-I-S
Cultural Production:
Chicana/o Studies 103, 107, 112, 114, 117, 120, 124, 124L,, 130, 137, 138,
143, 146, 147, 148, 150, 153, 153H, 154, 154F, 156, 158, 162, 162A-B-C-D-L,
185, 185A, 185L, 186A, 188C; Sociology 154F
Social Processes:
Chicana/o Studies 108, 109, 126, 132, 133, 134, 135, 135H, 141, 144, 149, 149A, 152,
165, 166, 167, 167H, 168F, 169, 170A, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178A, 179,
179A, 187, 189; Anthropology 108, 110, 113, 113FB, 133, 137; Environmental
Studies 181; Sociology 144, 155W 154F
Methods: Chicana/o Studies 110.
A focused Methods course in a related Department may be substituted by petition.
Seminar: Chicana/o Studies 193.
The full Honors Program Series (Chicana/o Studies 197HA-HB-HC), which requires enrollment
permission from the department, may be substituted for the capstone Seminar by petition
Electives: Upper-division Chicana/o Studies courses (excluding 197HA-HB-HC).
Writing 109CS can be counted as an elective but is optional and not mandatory.
Up to 8 units in closely related fields may be applied by petition
MAJOR REGULATIONS
PREREQUISITES............................................Check the General Catalog for the prerequisites to all listed courses.
P/NP GRADING OPTION............................... All major courses, including those applied to the major from other departments, must be
taken for letter grades.
SUBSTITUTIONS............................................ Permissible only by petition to the department chair and dean.
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS .................... At least 20 UD units in major while in residence at UCSB.
G.P.A REQUIREMENTS ................................ At least 2.0 overall UC average in all upper-division major courses and all courses (Prep
and UD) for the major.
DOUBLE MAJORS .........................................With the approval of each department chairperson, up to a total of 8 units may be applied
simultaneously to both UD majors.