Students must receive a grade of C- or better for a course to count toward the major. The point scale for retention of the major applies to all courses taken to fulfill the major. All study-abroad plans must be approved by the director of the Latin American Studies Program. No more than the equivalent of four semester courses of foreign study or transfer credit may be counted toward the major. A minimum grade point average of 2.7 is required for admission to study abroad.
Permission is required.
It involves a year-long independent research project that replaces the senior seminar requirement. An intensive, cross-disciplinary introduction to Latin American society and culture. Four credit hours. Four credit hours. Readings will consist almost entirely of primary sources ranging from Columbus's letters to contemporary novels.