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Model 4-Year Plan

The normal course load is 15 semester hours (5 classes). By following the model below, a student will complete all lower division core requirements by the end of the sophomore year as well as AFAM major prerequisites. Note that core areas are suggested to provide a distribution of various disciplines every semester. Please be flexible implementing these suggestions, given your own interests and course availability. In four years, this plan meets all common graduation requirements.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester				S.H.
	AFAM	115	Intro to AFAM	(3)
	AMCS	___	University Core	(3)
	ENGL	110	College Writing	(3)
	HIST	___	University Core	(3)
or
	PHIL	160	Phil. of Human Nature	(3)
or
	THST	___	University Core	(3)
	MATH	___	University Core	(3)
				__
				15

 

Spring Semester				S.H.
	AFAM	155	African American History	(3)
	HIST	___	University Core	(3)
or
	PHIL	160	Phil. of Human Nature	(3)
or
	THST	___	University Core	(3)
	____	___	Critical/Creative Arts Core	(3)
	____	___	Literature Core	(3)
	____	___	Social Science Core	(3)
				__
				15

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester				S.H.
	AFAM	150	Black Cultural Arts	3
	HIST	___	University Core	3
or
	PHIL	160	Phil. of Human Nature	(3)
or
	THST	___	University Core	(3)
	____	___	CMST/Crit. Thinking Core	3
	____	___	Social Science Core	3
	____	___	Elective	3
				__
				15

 

Spring Semester				S.H.
	AFAM	208	Social Research Methods	3
or
	POLS	210	Empirical Approaches	(3)
or
	SOCL	109	Social Research Methods	(3)
	HIST	___	University Core	3
or
	PHIL	160	Phil. of Human Nature	(3)
or
	THST	___	University Core	(3)
	____	___	Critical/Creative Arts Core	3
	____	___	Science Core	3
	____	___	Elective	3
				__
				15

Junior Year

Fall Semester				S.H.
	AFAM	335	Socl of the Black Comm	3
	AFAM	___	AFAM Upper Division	3
	PHIL	___	PHIL 320-330	3
	THST	___	THST 3XX	(3)
	____	___	Upper division Elective	3
	____	___	Elective	3
				__
				15

 

Spring Semester				S.H.
	AFAM	___	AFAM Upper Division	3
	AFAM	___	AFAM Upper Division	3
	PHIL	___	PHIL 320-330	3
	____	___	Upper division Elective	3
	____	___	Elective	3
				__
				15

Senior Year

Fall Semester				S.H.
	AFAM	___	AFAM Upper Division	3
	AFAM	___	AFAM Upper Division	3
or	____	___	Upper Division Elective	3
or	____	___	Upper Division Elective	3
	____	___	Elective	3
				__
				15

 

Spring Semester				S.H.
	AFAM	497	Senior Seminar	3
	AFAM	___	AFAM Upper Division	3
or	____	___	Upper Division Elective	3
or	____	___	Elective	3
	____	___	Elective	3
				__
				15

Students may take no more than ten upper division courses in any one department, except for Philosophy, in which the maximum is thirteen.