The Major Program Minimum Requirement 12 c.u. 1. The requirement for a Major in African Studies is a pre-requisite of two semesters of an African language at the elementary level, to be taken before or at the time the student applies for the major. Topics vary from year to year. Students who demonstrate a proficiency level of an African language prior to declaring a major in African Studies will be excused from the pre-requisite, in the event they pass the exam at the elementary level. The Minor Program Minimun Requirement 6 c.u. 1.
Topics vary from year to year.
Only one Africa-related course will be allowed. The African Studies Center and the Penn Language Center offer a comprehensive program for African languages, overseen by an on site language coordinator. Swahili, Yoruba, Amharic, Egyptian and Arabic are taught on a regular basis. The University of Pennsylvania sponsors or co-sponsors four study abroad programs with African universities. In order to enrich their Africa experience students are encouraged, though not required, to spend a semester or year studying in one of these programs.