Program Pathways
African-American Studies – Major #7640
Associate of Arts Degree
2023 Fall Semester
The African American Studies degree is a social science based program designed to focus on the history, heritage, and social culture of African Americans and the African people of the diaspora. African American Studies provides the knowledge and interdisciplinary critical analysis necessary to help students understand, communicate, and appreciate the rich cultural diversity of American society through the study of the African American community.
Term 1
Units: 14.0
FCC Writing/Reading Competency Requirement: ENGL 1A
4.0
Satisfies FCC GE area D.1
FCC GE AREA E.1: Lifetime Wellness: PE &/or Dance
1.0
FCC GE AREA G: Communications
3.0
AFRAM 1
Introduction to African American Studies (Active)
3.0
Satisfies FCC GE area B
AFRAM 2
African American Cultural Adaptation (Active)
3.0
Term 2
Units: 13.0-17.0
FCC Mathematics Competency Requirement
3.0-5.0
Satisfies FCC GE area D.2 and D.3
FCC GE AREA E.1 or E.2: Lifetime Wellness
1.0-3.0
FCC GE AREA E Lifetime Wellness - 2. Lifetime Skills
3.0
AFRAM 3
African-American Art (Active)
3.0
Satisfies FCC GE area C
AFRAM 15
African American Music (Active)
3.0
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
Term 3
Units: 6.0-7.0
FCC GE AREA A: Natural Sciences
3.0-4.0
Major Course
3.0
Select one of the following:
AFRAM 4
Classical African Societies (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 5
The African Diaspora of the Americas (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 8
African-American Creative Workshop (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 17 (same as ENGL 17)
African-American Literature (Active)
3.0
History of the American Civil Rights Movement
3.0
AFRAM 34 (same as HIST 34)
History of the American Civil Rights Movement (Active)
3.0
OR
HIST 34 (same as AFRAM 34)
History of the American Civil Rights Movement (Active)
3.0
African-American Women's Studies
3.0
AFRAM 41 (same as WSTS 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 41 (same as AFRAM 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
Term 4
Units: 6.0
FCC GE AREA F: Government and American Institutions
3.0
Major Course
3.0
Select one of the following:
AFRAM 4
Classical African Societies (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 5
The African Diaspora of the Americas (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 8
African-American Creative Workshop (Active)
3.0
AFRAM 17 (same as ENGL 17)
African-American Literature (Active)
3.0
History of the American Civil Rights Movement
6.0
AFRAM 34 (same as HIST 34)
History of the American Civil Rights Movement (Active)
3.0
HIST 34 (same as AFRAM 34)
History of the American Civil Rights Movement (Active)
3.0
African-American Women's Studies
6.0
AFRAM 41 (same as WSTS 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
WSTS 41 (same as AFRAM 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
Total: 39.0-44.0