Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Publication: 2022-2023 Catalog Program: Latin American Studies Certificate Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Latin American Studies CertificateThe Certificate in Latin American Studies (CLAS) is a collaborative program of the University System of Georgia and the Americas Council. It is open to students in all majors. To apply for acceptance into this program, a student must first complete 30 credit hours, maintain a 2.8 GPA (or above) and complete one 3-credit hour course that focuses on contemporary Latin America or a 3-credit hour course on Latin American culture and civilization. Applications are available from the CLAS coordinator. To earn a CLAS, students must complete 18 credit-hours in specific courses. First three credit-hours must be in a foreign language spoken in Latin America (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole or Quechua) at or above the 2000-level. Second, the remaining 15 credit-hours must be in courses that focus on Latin America. |
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Language requirement (three credit-hours)To satisfy the language requirement, the student must fulfill any one of the following three options: | ||||
Option 11) Taking and passing with a minimum grade of “C” or better in any of the courses listed below: | ||||
Course Name | Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I | (3) Credit Hours | |||
SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II | (3) Credit Hours | |||
SPAN 3010 - Spanish Conversation and Composition | (3) Credit Hours | |||
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SPAN 4020 - Survey of Latin American Literature | (3) Credit Hours | |||
FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I | (3) Credit Hours | |||
FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II | (3) Credit Hours | |||
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Option 2Taking an approved Latin American study abroad program as long as the course is beyond the intermediate level | ||||
Option 3Demonstrating written and oral proficiency in any of the following languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole or Quechua. Demonstration of language proficiency above the intermediate level as defined by ACTFL (or CLEP) standards through examination or successful completion of an oral and written examination evaluated by a qualified University System of Georgia faculty member. | ||||
Latin American studies requirement (15 credit-hours)To fulfill the Latin American course requirements, the student should do the following two requirements: | ||||
Complete any of the courses listed below (3 credit hours) | ||||
Course Name | Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
ANTH 3000 - People and Culture of Latin America | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 3510 - History of Colonial Latin America | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 4670 - Social Revolutions in Modern Latin America | (3) Credit Hours | |||
Note: If SPAN 3020 was the student’s option in B.1 above, s/he will have to select any of the other three options above (HIST 3507, HIST 4670 or ANTH 3000 ) | ||||
Latin American Studies (12 credit hours)Complete 12 credit hours in Latin American studies from the list below. Two of these courses must be outside the student’s major. | ||||
Course Name | Credit Hours | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
ANTH 3000 - People and Culture of Latin America | (3) Credit Hours | |||
BIOL 3050 - Tropical Biology | (3) Credit Hours | |||
BIOL 3450 - Conservation Biology | (3) Credit Hours | |||
FILM 3180 - International Cinemas | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 2500 - Survey of Latin American History | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 2550 - Introduction to the Atlantic World | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 3507 - History of Modern Mexico | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 3510 - History of Colonial Latin America | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 4575 - The Atlantic Slave Trade | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 4670 - Social Revolutions in Modern Latin America | (3) Credit Hours | |||
HIST 3515 - Modern Latin America | (3) Credit Hours | |||
MUSC 2020 - Survey of Latin American Music | (3) Credit Hours | |||
POLS 3100 - Comparative Politics | (3) Credit Hours | |||
POLS 4040 - Comparative Foreign Policy | (3) Credit Hours | |||
SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I | (3) Credit Hours | |||
SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II | (3) Credit Hours | |||
SPAN 3010 - Spanish Conversation and Composition | (3) Credit Hours | |||
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SPAN 4020 - Survey of Latin American Literature | (3) Credit Hours | |||
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Additional Requirements
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NoteThe campus Certificate in Latin American Studies coordinator must approve all courses, study abroad programs, and internships. All courses require a grade of “C” (2.0) or better. The student must not take more than one course at the 1000-2000 level. The student will obtain his CLAS upon graduation from GGC. S/he cannot receive it before his/her graduation. | ||||
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