Welcome to the Chicanx and Latinx Studies minor! As an interdisciplinary program focused on social justice, culture, and history, the minor is designed to offer undergraduate students a dynamic understanding of the historical, social, and cultural complexities of Chicanx and Latinx communities in the United States. The minor also introduces students to the major conversations within this multi-faceted field, opening up the diversity of Chicanx and Latinx cultures and experiences to further exploration. Students enrolled in the minor are encouraged to engage with the social forces shaping the broad array of Chicanx and Latinx experiences in the United States and beyond. 

Requirements for the Minor

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses: Complete all below		9
AMS 100	Introduction to American Studies
or AMS 110	American Identities
AMS 260	Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx Studies
AMS 320	Grounding U.S. Latinx Histories: Human Mobility and Migration
or AMS 344 when the topic is Latinx/Chicanx centered.
Electives
Choose two of the following:		6
HIST 208	Latina/o/x Civil Rights Movements
AMS/SPAN 325	Spanish for Heritage Learners (or an indigenous language of the Americas, like below)
or QUEC 230	Intermediate Quechua I
or KQKL 230	Intermediate Kaqchikel Maya I
ENGL 337	Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature
AMS 343	Topics in Latinx/Chicanx Studies: _____
HIST 355	U.S. Borderlands Since 1848
HIST 384	Chicana/Latina Women’s History
SPAN 464	Reading and Analysis of U.S. Latino/a Literatures: _____ (In Spanish)
AMS 552	Public Service in American Studies
LAC/ANTH 562	Mexamerica
Any 300-level or above Indigenous Studies (ISP) or African and African-American Studies (AAAS) course.		3
Please contact the Latinx/Chicanx Coordinator to consider any other courses for the minor that are not listed above, but that focus on the Latinx/Chicanx experience.
Total Hours		18

Latinx/Chicanx Studies Minor Hours & Minor GPA

While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and GPA minimum standards:

Minor Hours
Satisfied by 18 hours of minor courses.

Minor Junior/Senior (300+) Hours

Satisfied by a minimum of 12 Hours of junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.

Minor Hours in Residence

Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours of junior/senior (300+) hours of KU resident credit in the minor.

Minor Graduation GPA

Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 KU GPA in all departmental courses in the minor. GPA calculations include all courses in the field of study including F’s and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator.