Undergraduate Programs
For program information, please contact our Undergraduate Studies Director:
Colbert I. Nepaulsingh, Ph.D.
518/ 442-4890
518/ 442-4790 fax
www.albany.edu/lacs
cnepaulsingh@albany.edu
The Department of Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies has a large cross-disciplinary faculty and is prepared to train undergraduates for research, service, and applied careers dealing with the U.S. Latino communities and with the vast Caribbean and Latin American regions (see Faculty section).
Undergraduate Academic Major
MAPS (Major Academic Pathways for the LACS Major) [PDF]
- Degree Requirements for the Major in Latin American Studies
- Degree Requirements for the Major in Puerto Rican Studies
- Reading proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, or French
- Undergraduate Bulletin - LACS Course Descriptions
Minor in Latin American Studies Requirements
Minor in U.S. Latino Studies Requirements
Minor in Globalization in the Americas Requirements
Minor in Latin American Studies (See Course Descriptions)
A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or
above the 300 level) to include:
| A Lcs 100 or 100Z | 3 credits |
| A Lcs 150 or 150Z, 201 or 302 | 3 credits |
| A Lcs 102 or 269 | 3 credits |
| and 9 additional credits in course work with an A Lcs prefix | 9 credits |
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Total
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18 credits |
Minor in U.S. Latino Studies
A minimum of 18 graduation credits.The requirements include the following: 9 credits of required courses:
Lcs 100/His140, Lcs 269/Ant260, Lcs 201 or Lcs 302
The final 9 credits must be in course work at or above the 300 level and may be chosen from among the following:
Lcs 374, Lcs 318/Pos318, Lcs 357/Pos357, Lcs 359, Lcs 402, Lcs 415, Lcs 475
(or any other appropriate Lcs course as advised)
Minor in Globalization in the Americas
A minimum of 18 graduation credits.
The requirements include the following: 9 credits of required courses:
Lcs 100/His140, Lcs 201, Lcs/Aas/Ant 269, Cas 103 or Lcs/ Soc 223
The final 9 credits must be in course work at or above the 300 level and may be chosen from among the following:
Lcs/Pos 349, Lcs/Pos 357, Lcs 358, Lcs 359, Lcs 374, Lcs/Eco 361, Lcs 410, Lcs/His/Wss 451, Lcs 475, Lcs/Soc 348.
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Department of Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies (LACS)
University at Albany, State University of New York - Social Science 250 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12222 PHONE (518) 442-4890 FAX (518) 442-4790
Boricuas & Other Border Crossers: Of Diasporas and Latinidades October 24–28, 2012 • University at Albany (SUNY)
