Requirements

Students must complete at least 40 credit hours in African American and African Diaspora Studies and Sociology, including the following:

1. African American and African Diaspora Studies Courses. At least 18 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above, including:
   1. AAAD-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans
   2. AAAD-A 355 African American History I or A356 African American History II
   3. AAAD-A 379 Early Black American Writing or A380 Contemporary Black American Writing
   4. 9 additional credit hours from History, Culture, and Social Issues Concentration. These 9 credit hours must include the Senior Seminar (majors are strongly encouraged to take A363 Research on Contemporary African American Problems I when it is taught)
2. Sociology Courses. At least 21 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above, including:
   1. One course from the following:
      • SOC-S 100 Introduction to Sociology
      • SOC-S 210 The Economy, Organizations, and Work
      • SOC-S 215 Social Change
      • SOC-S 230 Society and the Individual
   2. SOC-S 110 Charts, Graphs, and Tables
   3. SOC-S 217 Social Inequality
   4. SOC-S 335 Race and Ethnic Relations
   5. Three additional courses in Sociology at the 300-400 level

Students must also complete the CASE Credit Hour and Residency Requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.