Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Latin Amer & Caribbean Studies
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| ENG160 Composition I | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | SPA101 Elementary Spanish 1 (Foreign Language 1) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| ENG180 Composition II | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | SPA102 Elementary Spanish 2 (Foreign Language 2) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| SPA201 Intermediate Spanish 1 (Foreign Language 3) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | GE Elective (Writing Intensive) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | LAM270 Introduction to Latin American Studies (World Civilizations) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| SPA202 Intermediate Spanish 2 (Foreign Language 3) | 4 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Major Elective - Note 1 | 3 | | Major Elective - Note 1 | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| SPA301 Communication and Culture in Spanish (Foreign Language 3) | 4 | | Major Elective - Note 1 | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| SPA361 Communication and Writing in Spanish (Foreign Language 3) | 4 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Major Elective - Note 2 | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Major Elective - Note 2 | 3 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3 | | Major Elective - Note 1 or 2 | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| Major Elective - Note 1 or 2 | 3 | | Major Elective - Note 1 or 2 | 3 | | Senior Project | 3 | | Major Elective - Note 2 | 3 | | Total | 12 |
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Notes
Content course requirement: 24 credits minimum. These credits must be taken from at least four different departments. Group A - Social Sciences (6 credits minimum):ANT304 Ancient Mesoamerica (WRLD), ANT305 Cultures of South America (WRLD), ANT306 Cultures of Brazil, GEO207 Current Issues in Latin American Geography (WRLD), GEO307 Understanding Latin America, POL353 International Relations of the Americas, POL371 Latin American Politics, SOC336 Social Movements, WOM430 Women in the Caribbean
Content course requirement - 24 credits minimum. These credits must be taken from at least four different departments. Group B - Humanities (9 credits minimum):BLK231 Development of Afro-Latin Amer. Civilization (1492-1825), BLK272 Rap and Spoken Word (HUM), BLK309 Introduction to Afro-Brazilian History (WRLD), BLK311 Blacks in the Caribbean, 1492-Present (WRLD), BLK315 Black and Latino Child Lit (HUM), BLK325 History of Slavery in the Americas (WEST), BLK345 Black and Latino Leadership (DIVR), FRN320 Francophone Cultures (WRLD), HIS277 LTN AM History to 1825 (WRLD), HIS278 Ltn AM History Since1825 (WRLD), HIS302 American Immigration (DIVR), HIS377 History of Mexico, HIS378 Latinos(as) in the United States, SPA372 Culture of Latin America (WRLD), SPA376 Survey of Latin American Literature (HUM), SPA471 Latin American and Caribbean Novel, SPA472 Twentieth-Century Mexican Literature, SPA473 Modern Latin@ American Drama and Performance, THE208 Latin American Drama and Performance (WRLD)
Total Credits: 120
