Academics

Given the interdisciplinary organization of the Department of Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies, students may elect to concentrate their program of study in the Africana sequence, Puerto Rican/Latino sequence or a combination of both with courses in social sciences and humanities.

Several courses within this major may fulfill parts of the Hunter Core Requirement.

A total of 30 core credits are required of all Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies majors.

Students must choose 6 credits from:

AFPRL 20100  African History from Human Origins to 1600 CE
AFPRL 20200  African History Since 1600 CE
AFPRL 20300  African American History I
AFPRL 20400  African American History II
AFPRL 20900  Introduction to Caribbean History to 1900
AFPRL 21000  Introduction to Caribbean History: 1900 – Present
AFPRL 24100  Puerto Rican History to 1897
AFPRL 24200 Puerto Rican History Since 1898

3 credits from:

AFPRL 28100  Fieldwork in African American/Latino Communities

Of the remaining 21 credits, 12 must be taken at the 300 and/or 400 level. At least 3 credits  must be taken in Puerto Rican/Latino studies if the Student’s concentration is in Africana studies and vice versa.

Honors

AFPRL 499 Honors – 3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: Dept. permission; upper Jr/Sr with 3.3 cumulative GPA, 3.5 major GPA. Individual research and honors essay under direction of a department member are required.

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The Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies minor consists of 12 credits chosen from Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies.

To fulfill the minor requirements, 2 credits must be taken at the 100/200 level, with an additional 2 taken at the 300/400 level.

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