Mexican-American Studies

60 credit hours

The Mexican-American Field of Study will lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree with special emphasis or concentration in Mexican-American studies in literature, history, politics, culture, Spanish for native speakers, and fine arts appreciation. The completed FOS will transfer to, and be applied toward, the completion of the appropriate degree plan at any Texas public college or university. Each college or university will accept at least 18 hours of applicable lower division coursework. Additional FOS academic opportunities may include Learning Communities, Field Studies, etc.

MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES FIELD OF STUDY

Mexican-American Studies Field of Study						18 credit hours
	Introduction:				3 credit hours
		HUMA	1305	Introduction to Mexican-American Studies ¹
	History:				select 3 credit hours
		HIST	2327	Mexican-American History I
		HIST	2328	Mexican-American History II
	Government:				3 credit hours
		GOVT	2311	Mexican-American Politics
	English / Literature:				3 credit hours
		ENGL	2351	Mexican-American Literature ¹
	Spanish:				select 3 credit hours
		SPAN	2312	Intermediate Spanish II
		SPAN	2315	Spanish for Native Speakers II
	Fine Arts:				3 credit hours
		HUMA	1311	Mexican-American Fine Arts Appreciation ²

1 One of these courses will satisfy the Humanities component of Collin's core
2 This will satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts component of Collin's core

To complete the AA degree, in addition to the Field of Study Certificate, complete the following core requirements and recommended elective credit hours:

CORE CURRICULUM 36 credit hours

(Below are component areas of the Texas Core not included in the FOS. Please be sure to complete one of the courses listed below to meet the Humanities component area, to fulfill the AA degree requirement. The full Texas Core can be found here.)

COMMUNICATION		9 CREDIT HOURS
Must take both:	ENGL 1301 and 1302	6 credit hours
Select one:	SPCH 1311, 1315, or 1321	3 credit hours
MATHEMATICS		3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one:	MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332 ¹, 1342, 1350, 1351, 1414, 2305, 2312, 2318, 2320, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2417, 2419
NATURAL SCIENCES		8 CREDIT HOURS
Select two from the following areas (a two-course sequence is recommended):
Biology	BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 1414, 1415, 2401, 2402, 2404, 2406, 2416, 2421
Chemistry	CHEM 1405, 1411, 1412, 2401, 2423, 2425
Environmental Science	ENVR 1401, 1402
Geology	GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447
Physics	PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1410, 1415, 2425, 2426
SOCIAL / BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES		3 CREDIT HOURS
*Select one from the following areas:*
Anthropology	ANTH 2346*, 2351
Economics	ECON 2301, 2302
Psychology	PSYC 2301
Sociology	SOCI 1301
SOCIAL SCIENCES		12 CREDIT HOURS
Must take both:	GOVT 2301 and 2302	6 credit hours
Select two:	HIST 1301, 1302 or 2301	6 credit hours
INSTITUTIONAL OPTION		1 CREDIT HOUR
*Select one of the following:*
Dance	DANC 1101, 1110, 1111, 1141, 1142, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1151, 1152, 1222, 1223, 2141, 2142, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2148, 2151, 2152, 2301, 2325
Physical Education	PHED 1100, 1102. 1104, 1106, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1120, 1121, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1133, 1136, 1137, 1140, 1147, 1148, 1253, 1338

1 Before taking MATH 1332, check with an academic adviser regarding the transferability. Some majors or institutions may require a higher-level mathematics course.

* Please Note: You may take either ANTH 2346 as a core option under Social / Behavioral Sciences or HUMA 2323 as a core option under Humanities. HUMA 2323 is not listed above because it will not meet the AA degree requirement. Students may take either ANTH 2346 or HUMA 2323, but not both.

Recommended Electives minimum of 6 credit hours

Course not used in the FOS for History
Course not used in the FOS for Spanish

Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.