Following are the requirements for a major in Latin American Studies:

1. Language: SPAN 202 OR PORT 212, or the equivalents.(note change in requirement)
   Please note: Spanish classes at the 100 and 200 level do not count as part of the 30 credit hours requirement. However, the Portuguese language classes do.
2. 30 semester credits hours of courses in the Latin American field offered by the departments of Anthropology, Economics, English, French, Government and Foreign Affairs, History, Spanish, Italian, & Portuguese, and others. No more than 15 credits in any single department can be counted for the major. The major must include courses in a minimum of four departments.

Students can sign up for any classes listed in the Undergraduate Record on the web (not all classes listed there are taught every semester - see our current Course Offerings.) To count other classes as part of the major, the student needs their advisor's permission.

Students may be required to perform additional exercises or to submit additional material in connection with the Major Assessment Program.

The Majors thesis is not required, but is offered as an option for students interested in specific topics of research. Majors who have chosen to write a thesis shall register, in their fourth year, for LAST 491-492, 3 credits, which count for the 30 credits required to complete the major.

Exceptional students are encouraged to investigate the program for Distinguished majors.