Comparative Ethnic Studies

The BA in Comparative Ethnic Studies offers a unique opportunity to study the social, economic, and political forces that have shaped the historic experience of diverse ethnic communities in the United States over the past 500 years and that continue to determine our future. CES embraces interdisciplinary, comparative, and transnational approaches to studying race relations and the intersectionality of race, gender, class, sexuality, and globalization. The program offers a major and two minors; it is preparatory for careers and future study in teaching, social work, law school, community development and nonprofit work.

Students must complete a minimum of 36 credits in the major, as outlined in the program of studies. An overall 2.0 major GPA is required. Students must complete CES Foundational courses and a series of CES Comparative courses from the list of offering outlined below. Students must also satisfy the University's Writing and UCORE requirements, College of Arts and Sciences graduation requirements, and take at least 40 of the total 120 semester credits in 300 – 400 level courses. Students are admitted to the Comparative Ethnic Studies major upon making their intentions known to the School of Languages, Cultures, and Race.

First Year
First Term	Credits
Arts [ARTS]	3
CES 201	3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3 or 4
Second Term	Credits
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
Diversity [DIVR]	3
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1	4
CES Foundational2	3
Foreign Language and/or Electives	6
Humanities [HUM]	3
Second Term	Credits
CES Foundational2	3
Foreign Language and/or Electives	6
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1	4
Electives	3
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
CES 301 [M]	3
CES Comparative3	3
CES Foundational2	6
Electives	4
Second Term	Credits
CES Comparative3	3
CES Comparative (300-400-level)3	6
300-400-level Electives	6
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
CES 462	3
Electives	12
Second Term	Credits
CES 440 [CAPS]	3
300-400-level Electives	12

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Footnotes

1	To meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must complete 1 additional lab credit of [BSCI] or [PSCI] for a total of 8 credits (2 labs).
2	CES Foundational (12 credits) selected from: CES 111, 131, 151, 171, 204, 211, 235, 240, 254, 255, 291, 313, 314, 330, 331, 335, 336, 338, 353, 357; 358, 359, 372, 373, 379, 411, 413, 435, 436, 454, 470. Coursework must include a total of two CES [M] courses and sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet the University requirement of 40 upper division
3	CES Comparative (12 Credits) selected from: CES 101, 207, 209, 216, 220, 222, 244, 260, 264 280, 308, 325, 380, 405, 406, 407, 426, 444, 461, 463, 465. Coursework must include a total of two CES [M] courses and sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet the University requirement of 40 upper division.