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Dept of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education & School Psychology
Bachelor of General Studies

Southwestern Studies Minor Check Sheet

Southwestern Studies Minor Checklist

2022-2023 Catalog

18 Hours

This checklist is for advising purposes for BGS students only.

Consult your undergraduate catalog or official degree audit for degree requirements.

  • Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required for the BGS.
  • A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
  • No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for BGS minors.
  • Course rotation indications are intended to be used for planning purposes and do not guarantee course availability. "F" indicates "fall," "S" indicates "spring," and "Su" indicates "summer" availability.
  • No more than 3 courses, including core courses, from a single dept. may count towards this minor.
  • Relevant Honors and special topics courses may be substituted with permission from the Center for the Study of the Southwest.

Choose 2 courses from:

  • _____ ANTH 3315 - Archaeology of the Southwest (S)
  • _____ ANTH 3324 - Mexican American Culture
  • _____ ENG 3344 (WI) - Chicano/a Narrative and Social History (F)
  • _____ ENG 3345 (WI) - Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region (F)
  • _____ ENG 3346 (WI) - Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region (S)
  • _____ GEO 4306 - Geography fo the Southwest
  • _____ HIST 2327 (WI) - History of Mexican America to 1865
  • _____ HIST 2328 (WI) - History of Mexican America from 1865
  • _____ HIST 3329 (WI) - Spanish Borderlands, 1521 - 1821
  • _____ SOCI 3322 - Sociology of Latinos and Immigration

Choose 4 courses from:

Courses cannot be repeated between blocks.

  • _____ ANTH 3315 - Archeology of the Southwest
  • _____ ANTH 3318 - Texas Archeology (Prerequisite: ANTH 2415 with a grade of "D" or better.)
  • _____ ANTH 3324 - Mexican American Culture
  • _____ ARTH 4300 (WI) - History of American Art
  • _____ ARTH 4310 (WI) - Race and Representation
  • _____ ENG 3309 (WI) - The Southwest in Film
  • _____ ENG 3344 (WI) - Chicano/a Narrative and Social History (F)
  • _____ ENG 3345 (WI) - Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region (F)
  • _____ ENG 3346 (WI) - Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region (S)
  • _____ ENG 4325 (WI) - Literature of the Southwest
  • _____ GEO 3308 - Latin America (F, S)
  • _____ GEO 3329 - Geography of Texas (F, S)
  • _____ GEO 4306 - Geography fo the Southwest
  • _____ GEO 4310 (WI) - Regional Field Studies (Big Bend)
  • _____ HIST 2327 (WI) - History of Mexican America to 1865
  • _____ HIST 2328 (WI) - History of Mexican America from 1865
  • _____ HIST 3329 (WI) - Spanish Borderlands, 1521 - 1821
  • _____ HIST 3352 (WI) - Western America
  • _____ HIST 3353 (WI) - Southwestern History
  • _____ HIST 3368L (WI) - History of Mexican American Music in the Southwest
  • _____ HIST 3372 (WI) - Texas History: A Survey (F, S, SU)
  • _____ HIST 4372 (WI) - Mexican American History
  • _____ HIST 4375A (WI) - Critical Issues in Texas History
  • _____ HIST 4375B (WI) - African-American Experience in Texas
  • _____ HIST 4376 (WI) - The History of Texas Music
  • _____ HON 2305B (WI) - Women and Texas Music
  • _____ PS 4323 (WI) - Latina/o Politics (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301.)
  • _____ SOCI 3322 - Sociology of Latinos and Immigration
  • _____ SOWK 4310 – Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work (F, S)

  • _____ SPAN 4370 - Hispanic Literature of the Southwest (Prerequisites: SPAN 3309 all with grades of “C” or better)