Ethnic Studies (BS)
Public/Government
Public/Government offers comprehensive education and training for individuals interested in careers where they apply skills in public sector administration. The employment opportunities include administrative positions in public and private schools. The public sector provides public goods and governmental services in areas such as the military, police departments, public education, and healthcare, and therefore positions in these areas as well as within the government itself.
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Program Requirements
Required General Education
Choose 3 Credit(s)
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Major Common Core
Research Methods/skillsChoose 3 Credit(s):
Prerequisites: ANTH 101, ANTH 230 or consent; ETHN 100, ETHN 101 or ETHN 150 or consent
Diverse Cultures: Gold
Prerequisites: ETHN 100 or ETHN 101 or ETHN 150, or Consent
Diverse Cultures: Gold
Critical Thinking/theoretical
Choose 3 Credit(s):
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: ETHN 100 or ATHN 400
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Major Restricted Electives
Choose 15 Credit(s). Two courses must be writing intensive "W' and two courses be at 400 level.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Gold
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-07
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: Two other ETHN courses.
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: ETHN 110 or ETHN 400 or consent
Prerequisites: ETHN 400, or consent
Goal Areas: GE-05
Prerequisites: ETHN 400, or consent
Prerequisites: none
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: ETHN 400, or consent
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: ETHN 400, or consent
Prerequisites: ETHN major
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: ETHN major or minor
Prerequisites: 2 ETHN courses at 300/400 level
Major Unrestricted Electives
Choose 15 Credit(s). Multicultural Courses
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-08
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-08
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-07
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-08
Prerequisites: none
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-07
Diverse Cultures: Purple
Emphasis Restricted Electives
Choose 15 Credit(s).
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: ETHN major or minor
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-09, GE-11
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05, GE-09
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Prerequisites: none
Minor
Minor is required. Students can choose any Minor, for example, Political Science, Criminal Justice or Urban & Regional Studies.Degree Plan
First Year
Fall - 16 Credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Second Year
Fall - 15 Credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Third Year
Fall - 15 Credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Fourth Year
Fall - 14 Credits
Spring - 15 Credits