Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor

Requirements

18 credits in minor courses, including:

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
LANGUAGE. 6 credits from the following:6
SPAN numbered 2200 to 2209
SPAN numbered 3100 or above
ELECTIVES. 12 additional credits chosen from eligible courses, which regularly include:12
Course offerings for Latin American & Caribbean Studies vary frequently and often include Special Topics, Topics In, and Honors College courses. Before registration each semester, a list of eligible courses is posted as a See Also list in the Schedule of Courses (Classic Version). Many of those courses will not show up immediately in students’ degree audits. The courses listed in this table are always eligible and should automatically be applied in degree audits.
Other relevant courses may be substituted with the approval of the director, including courses taken while studying abroad.
LEVEL REQUIREMENT
At least 9 credits must be at the 2000-level or above for courses taught in English or at the 3000-level or above for foreign language courses.
DISCIPLINARY REQUIREMENT
Courses for the Electives section of the minor must come from at least 2 academic disciplines.

Restrictions

Students completing minor in Latin American & Caribbean Studies may not also receive the the B.A. in Global Studies with a concentration in Latin American & Caribbean Studies or the minor in Global Studies with a concentration in Latin American & Caribbean Studies.

Pre/Co-Requisites

Spanish language through SPAN 2100: Intermediate I or the equivalent (SPAN numbered 2100 to 2109).

Introductory and intermediate courses for various subject areas may be necessary to reach some of the courses that can be applied to the minor.

Other Information

In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), only one course may overlap between a major and a minor or between two minors.

Courses for the minor and/or its pre/co-requisites that are cross-listed in the catalog or schedule of courses under another course prefix may be taken under that other prefix and still count for these requirements.

With the approval of the chair/director, courses that applied to the minor in previous years but have since been deactivated may be applied to this year’s minor requirements if they are reactivated.

For a Bachelor of Arts degree, no more than 45 credits in courses with the same departmental prefix may be used toward completion of the 120 credits required for graduation. For a Bachelor of Science degree, the maximum is 50 credits.

At least half of the credits used to complete minor requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.