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Asian American Studies Major - Double Major - Minor

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JR 340

Phone

818-677-4966

Main Office Hour

M-F 9 AM to 5 PM

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AAS 4 year Graduation Plan - for Standard Majors

Suggested 4-Year Study Plan for Asian American Studies Standard Majors (R Plan)

1st Year. Fall Semester.

GE/CSUN Requirements	AAS Requirements	Description	Units	Examples of Courses. (Courses in bold must be taken).
A1/IC		Written Composition	3	AAS 155; ENG 155
A3		Mathematics	3	MATH 102, 103, 105, 140
F	Sec I	Comparative Cultural Studies: AAS Core Course	3	AAS 100 - Introduction to Asian American Studies
A4		Oral Communications	3	AAS 151; COMS 151
for 120 units		Fun class #1 of 17	3

1st Year. Spring Semester.

GE/CSUN Requirements	AAS Requirements	Description	Units	Examples of Courses. (Courses in bold must be taken).
A2	Sec I	Critical Thinking: AAS Core Course	3	AAS 201 - Race, Racism and Critical Thinking
Title V (1)		US History, Institutions and Ideals	3	CHS 245; HIST 270, 271; PAS 271, 272
B		Natural Sciences (including lab)	3+1	ASTR 152 & 154L; BIOL, 100 & L; CHEM 100 & 110L; PHYS 100A & L
for 120 units		Fun class #2 of 17	3
for 120 units		Fun class #3 of 17	3

2nd Year. Fall Semester.

GE/CSUN Requirements	AAS Requirements	Description	Units	Examples of Courses. (Courses in bold must be taken).
B		Natural Sciences (including lab)	3+1	GEOG 100 & 102; GEOL 101& 102; GEOL 110 & 112
D	Sec I	Social Sciences: AAS Core Course	3	AAS 210 -History of Asians in America
C	Sec I	Arts and Humanities:AAS Core Course	3	AAS 220 - Survey of Asian American Literature
for 120 units		Fun class #4 of 17	3
for 120 units		Fun class #5 of 17	3

2nd Year. Spring Semester.

GE/CSUN Requirements	AAS Requirements	Description	Units	Examples of Courses. (Courses in bold must be taken).
C	Sec III	Arts and Humanities: AAS Cultural and Literary Studies	3	AAS 321 - Asian American Fiction
Title V (2)		US Constitution/ State-Local Government	3	AAS 347; CHS 250; PAS 161; POLS 155
E	Sec III	Lifelong Learning	3	AAS 230 - Asian Americans and the Media
for 120 units		Fun class #6 of 17	3
for 120 units		Fun class #7 of 17	3

3rd Year. Fall Semester.

GE/CSUN Requirements	AAS Requirements	Description	Units	Examples of Courses. (Courses in bold must be taken).
	Sec I	AAS Core Course	3	AAS 311 - Research Methods in Asian American Studies
F, Upper-Div	Sec IV	Comparative Cultural Studies: AAS Social Relations, Family & Gender Studies	3	AAS 340 - Asian American Women
F, Upper-GE	Sec II	Comparative Cultural Studies: AAS Community Studies	3	AAS 345 - Contemporary Issues
IC, upper-Div		Information Competency from Subject Exploration	3	Any upper-div GE, IC-designated course
for 120 units		Fun class #9 of 17	3

3rd Year. Spring Semester.

GE/CSUN Requirements	AAS Requirements	Description	Units	Examples of Courses. (Courses in bold must be taken).
E, Upper-Div	Sec I	Lifelong Learning: AAS Core Course	3	AAS 390 - Field Practicum
Upper-GE	Sec II	Comparative Cultural Studies: AAS Community Studies	3	AAS 360 - AA Immigration-Global Perspective
Upper-Div	Sec V	AAS Elective #1	3	AAS 361A-Z, 430, 355, 455, 450, 440, 417
for 120 units		Fun class #10 of 17	3
for 120 units		Fun class #11 of 17	3

4th Year. Fall Semester.

GE/CSUN Requirements	AAS Requirements	Description	Units	Examples of Courses. (Courses in bold must be taken).
D, Upper-Div	Sec IV	Social Sciences: AAS Social Relations, Family & Gender Studies	3	AAS 350 - AA Personality & Mental Health
Upper-Div	Sec V	AAS Elective #2	3	AAS 361A-Z, 355, 455, 450, 453, 440, 417
Upper-Div		Fun class #12 of 17- must be upper division	3
for 120 units		Fun class #13 of 17	3
for 120 units		Fun class #14 of 17	3

4th Year. Spring Semester.

GE/CSUN Requirements	AAS Requirements	Description	Units	Examples of Courses. (Courses in bold must be taken).
Upper-Div	Sec VI	AAS Senior Capstone Course	3	AAS 495 - Advanced Topic OR AAS 497 Senior Seminar
Upper-Div		Fun class #15 of 17 - must be upper division	3
Upper-Div		Fun class #16 of 17- must be upper division	3
Upper-Div		A 1-unit upper division course	1
for 120 units		Fun class # 17of 17	3
Note: Student may need more courses for full-time student requirement
48 units of GE; 6 units of Title V; 45 AAS units overlap with GE (including 6 units of upper division GE)			120	14 required AAS classes

Notes

~ 120 units are required to graduate with a BA in Humanities. After GEs, Title V, and AAS requirements, an AAS major student needs 51 more units to graduate.

~ 51 units of non-GE and non-AAS courses are accounted here as fun classes, where 9 units are upper-division fun classes. Total units taken with this 4-year plan is 120 when all 17 fun classes are taken.

~ Please note that AAS courses here only account for 33 of the 40 required upper-division units (9 of the 40 must be also GE). The remaining 7 units are achieved through upper-division fun classes and a 1-unit through AAS 499A.

~ Student who has completed 56 units and has met the lower division writing requirement needs to take an essay exam called the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Examination (WPE). It is recommended to do this prior to earning 90 units (in junior year).

~ Please note that this plan is for GE-ready students. Students taking developmental courses will need summer classes to stay on this 4-year plan.

~ It is recommended that the student applies for graduation one year before the expected date of graduation.

~ Student should meet with the advisor to do the graduation check to make sure all requirements will be met for graduation.