Minor Requirements and Restrictions

1. Foundation Course (4 credits)
   Choose 1 of 3:
   
   • GO 209 The Latin American Puzzle
   • HI 111 Latin American History, an Introduction
   • FS 212 Survey of Spanish American Literature
2. Electives (minimum 10 credits)
   
   • 3–4 courses
3. Languages Across the Curriculum (1 credit)
4. Senior Capstone (4 credits)
   
   • Latin American and Latinx Studies Colloquium (1 credit)
   • Latin American and Latinx Studies Senior Capstone (3 credits)
     Completed by taking either LA 371, LA 372, or LA 399, or an approved course in an associated discipline or program

Restrictions

• No more than two courses taken in a single discipline (excluding the capstone), and/or the student's major.
• Only one course may be in Language (Literature courses offered by the World Languages and Literatures Department do not count for this limit).
• At least two courses, including the Capstone, must be at the 300-level.
• Students must demonstrate above intermediate competency in at least one regional language and complete one Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) course, ensuring the ability to consider sources of knowledge produced in the region. Competency may be demonstrated either by demonstrating intermediate competency by taking a test offered by WLL or successfully completing a WLL course at the level of 208 or above.
• Up to one course may have partial Latin American content.