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This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2020-2021 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed/Major: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES** – HIST 101 - EARLY AMERICA TO 1865 as recommended for major (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: AIID 001 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, FORMERLY KNOWN AS AIID 201 - STUDIES IN ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Major: HIST 102 - MODERN AMERICA SINCE 1865 (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (Recommended) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- School Core: Language I* or Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: AMER 225 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN STUDIES (HRS 4) WI
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY, SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY, or VALUES AND ETHICS ** (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: AIID 002 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: Language II* or Elective (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: GLOBAL AWARENESS – (Major: America in the World course recommended) (HRS 4)
- Major: American Politics & Society Course (HRS 4) WI Choice
- General Elective: Elective
- Career Pathways: AIID 003 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: African-American Studies Course (HRS 4) WI Choice
- Major: Gender & Sexuality Issues Course (HRS 4) WI Choice
- Major: American Literature Course (HRS 4)
- School Core: Language III* or Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Race & Ethnicity Course (HRS 4)
- Major: American Regionalism Course (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY, SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY, or VALUES AND ETHICS ** (Must be outside of HGS School) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: America in the World Course (HRS 4)
- Major: American Artistic Expression Course (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Level 400 Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits required: 128 credits; GPA: 2.0
*If Needed
** May Double-Count in General Ed and Major
Note: Consult with your advisor to choose three Writing Intensive courses in your major.
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